There are so many different approaches for marriage ceremonies. Our family looks to buck the fads and skip the convention in favor of personalizing our marriage ceremonies. When my husband and I got married we were very youthful – not even out of our teens when we determined to endeavor to make a go of it. Being a little rebel didn’t help much in creating the event acceptable to grandparents and older friends of the family. But, we did it our way, and I had my short wedding dress that I had to have (I had just gotten my personal trainer certification and wanted to show off my legs!), and my husband only trimmed his hair, leaving it lengthy, but slicked back for the big day. At the time, we didn’t see the point of me varying my last name either, since we both worked in the same office and couldn’t be troubled with the hassle and confusion. So too, I wasn’t a big fan of his family, and seeing as my folks had quickly come to adopt him in a sense, it seemed like if any name changing would be done, he’d be the more likely party to change – not me!! So now, twelve years and 2 children later, I’m still the odd-man-out. We at times joke that it’s about time I joined the family, but that thought not ever looks to last.
I have 2 younger sisters. They’re both officially single, although 1 is approaching the big day quite quickly. Both girls without doubt have big ideas for marriage ceremonies. Although neither 1 wants anything over-the-top or ultra-extravagant, both are still sticking to our 1 family convention: bucking the fads! For starters, my sis is insisting on pink sapphires for her engagement ring. She’s a dermatologist that helps people with how to get rid of cold sores and figures her job is conventional enough, she doesn’t want her ring to be! The 1 ring that she looks pretty stuck on does have a diamond in the center. However, this stone is flanked by 2 very prominent pink sapphires that my sis swears she’s stick with forever. That’s just the beginning of her jaunt from convention. The other sister is into boxer dog training. I’m not sure when she’ll get married.
So many girls now endeavor to mime their plans for marriage ceremonies like paper dolls. These days each girl looks to require a solitaire diamond, and most of these diamonds simply must be princess cut. I personally prefer that particular cut, or even the emerald cut has a nice look to it, but what’s the point of everyone deciding on the exact same ring? It looks like when it comes to plans for marriage ceremonies, our culture is created up of conformists with no ideas of their own. A wedding is supposed to be 1 of the most important, exceptional days of your life – a time to flaunt your individuality and an opening to add personal flourishes each step of the way. Hopefully this thought will take root and none of us will be subjected to boring, plain white dresses, 1 mimicked after another, boring wedding speeches and standard last songs. Here’s to a new revolution for marriage ceremonies and enough of this copycat business!
