Comments on: Lopsided families http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/lopsided-families Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:51:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Offbeat Bride | What to do when you have 500 family members, and your fiance has 10 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/lopsided-families/comment-page-1#comment-7821 Offbeat Bride | What to do when you have 500 family members, and your fiance has 10 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:50:03 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/lopsided-families#comment-7821 [...] Tips for dealing with lopsided families at weddings [...] [...] Tips for dealing with lopsided families at weddings [...]
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]]> By: Jen http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/lopsided-families/comment-page-1#comment-578 Jen Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:22:35 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/lopsided-families#comment-578 There are tons of great Polish wedding customs, though many of them are specific to certain regions, so having him check with his mom makes sense. Two things: consider serving a Polish cocktail such as żóbrówka (an awesome vodka with bison grass) and apple juice. The cocktail is either called a "tatonka" (as in "Dances with Wolves"...seriously), or szarlotka (because it tastes like Polish apple cake). Or you could serve some krupnik if you want everyone HAMMERED, or make your own lemon vodka. Sounds like the perfect favor to me :). You might also want to play Chopin at some point and announce or include in the program that Chopin is Poland's most famous composer. I think that little touches like this really make a difference to family. Polish weddings are generally pretty crazy affairs that traditionally last for days, so it might go more easily than you expect. Gratulacje! "The three most astonishing things in the past half-century were the blues, cubism, and Polish vodka." ~Pablo Picasso There are tons of great Polish wedding customs, though many of them are specific to certain regions, so having him check with his mom makes sense.

Two things: consider serving a Polish cocktail such as żóbrówka (an awesome vodka with bison grass) and apple juice. The cocktail is either called a "tatonka" (as in "Dances with Wolves"…seriously), or szarlotka (because it tastes like Polish apple cake). Or you could serve some krupnik if you want everyone HAMMERED, or make your own lemon vodka. Sounds like the perfect favor to me :) .

You might also want to play Chopin at some point and announce or include in the program that Chopin is Poland's most famous composer. I think that little touches like this really make a difference to family.

Polish weddings are generally pretty crazy affairs that traditionally last for days, so it might go more easily than you expect.

Gratulacje!

"The three most astonishing things in the past half-century were the blues, cubism, and Polish vodka."
~Pablo Picasso

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]]> By: Luke+Veronica http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/lopsided-families/comment-page-1#comment-568 Luke+Veronica Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:44:47 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/03/lopsided-families#comment-568 Thanks super lots for getting back to us so quickly and with such great advice. We were thinking we wouldn't have a rehearsal dinner because 1. we don't know what the point is of rehearsing, I guess and 2. We heard they're expensive. However, a nice informal dinner with just the closest of my relatives and with his relatives should be fine. I love the idea of including cards with phrases on them. I'll have to ask about any Polish traditions that maybe we could incorporate. Luke says he doesn't think he'll be wearing a veil to the wedding... (but I'll be sure to snap shots of him in mine at some point, just wait~!) Thanks for the fun times at the event. Yay love! Thanks super lots for getting back to us so quickly and with such great advice. We were thinking we wouldn't have a rehearsal dinner because 1. we don't know what the point is of rehearsing, I guess and 2. We heard they're expensive. However, a nice informal dinner with just the closest of my relatives and with his relatives should be fine. I love the idea of including cards with phrases on them. I'll have to ask about any Polish traditions that maybe we could incorporate.

Luke says he doesn't think he'll be wearing a veil to the wedding… (but I'll be sure to snap shots of him in mine at some point, just wait~!)

Thanks for the fun times at the event. Yay love!

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