The New Nuptuals – Avoiding (Most of) the Cliches of Wedding Planning

Getting married is one of the most exciting days of your life. Even though nearly everyone you know may already be married – your grandparents,your parents, both your sisters and your best friend – doesn’t mean your day has to be anything like theirs. In fact, your wedding is one of the greatest opportunities to show off all of those qualities that are uniquely you and your spouse-to-be.

While some trends and traditions ring true through the years, there are many that fade into the background as a bad judgement call (like my Dad’s powder blue suit at my parent’s wedding!). So, while you begin compiling that binder full of wedding ideas, be sure to keep in mind what will suit your taste decades from now. If you are dipping your toe in the pond of wedding planning and want to know how to avoid the cliches, then this article is for you! Read on for some top tips on how to plan your perfect day.

1) Fabulous Photos

You know that perfectly staged wedding photo that hangs on your parents wall? And the same one with different people that hangs on your grandparents wall. Well, you don’t have to do that. In fact, photography is one of the areas where you can really let your style shine. A photo booth in Sydney is the perfect way to capture guests. Photo booths are not the black and white set of four you may remember. Rather, the modern day photo booth comes with props, backgrounds and some even have someone to help orchestrate every photo!

2) Crazy Colour

Bridesmaids are really standing out these days. The never-to-be-worn-again bridesmaid dress is a cliche of the past. Brides these days are letting their bridesmaids get creative from choosing the style and cut of the dress all in a chosen colour scheme, to having bridesmaids wear bold and brilliant colours next to a crisp white bride. These colour pallets and varying styles make for really fun photos and it means your ladies can wear their dress again!

3) Funky Food

Move over baked ham, there are food trucks rolling through. Boring, overpriced wedding food is a stress only the bride of yesteryear had to endure. Today, brides and grooms are getting creative to ensure their foodie lifestyle can accommodate their modest budget. Hiring food trucks to feed guests is a great way to provide a variety of cuisine at a fraction of the cost. Another idea is to provide all the meats and veggies from the grill and ask guests to bring fancy sides and salads.

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From the fake “I lost the ring!” from the best man to the dreaded cake smear-in-the-face, weddings can be full of overused cliches. There are a lot of ways to get a laugh and create a memorable experience other than using what everyone else has been doing for decades.

Brides and grooms these days want to create a memorable experience for themselves and their guests. Parental pressures are less of a focus and true, unique, true-to-character elements of a wedding are on trend. If you are planning your wedding and are feeling the pressure to be a perfect-pinterest bride then take a moment to reflect on what is being overdone, and where you can create new and exciting non-cliche aspects to a day you will remember forever!