Comments on: Your wedding is not a contest

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:16:53 +0000

Reading all of this makes me feel so normal! Isn't that funny?

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:44:20 +0000

I know I am just now reading this about 4 years after it was originally posted, but four years later this has totally helped me put my wedding in perspective. Thanks for being a cheerleader Ariel, and creating a community full of them

By: Miss Jacki

Miss Jacki — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:32:24 +0000

This is excellent, thank you!

My fiance & I are planning our "HalloWedding" for October 2011 & are having a blast with it! We've really got most of it planned already, and that's because we've really let ourselves have fun with it & are actually enjoying it rather than stressing. It's definitely NOT your typical wedding by any means, & I think the only traditional aspects are that I will be wearing a dress (though not white, of course), there will be vows, and everyone will eat like pigs

Other than that, we've just been combining our thoughts & tastes in everything from music to attire, decorations & entertainment (both of which there are plenty of), and have taken care to be 50/50 about it. We changed the date to next year recently (it was supposed to be this October) so that's why we're a bit ahead of the game.

Anyway, again, I love this & I think it's super important to remember what you're doing & why you're doing it instead of focusing on how many have done it before you!

Much love & posi vibes!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:30:28 +0000

I just want to say thanks for this website and for all of the people who contribute to it. I have never been to or known anyone whose wedding even resembles the one I am planning for my fiancee and I. So I find myself wrestling with uncertainty and wondering if I will regret not going a more traditional route…But the stories of all of these couples who have made bold and unique choices inspires me to be brave.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:43:31 +0000

I love that idea! KandE bracelet…..hehehe

Me n my fiance just wanna show up be married and hang out …..bbq, funky music, ppl in comfy clothes…just a house type party in which we just happen to exchange vows….none of the money spent on stuff no one really wants to take home…cept some munchies! =) oh but the cake….GOTTA HAVE! I freakin LUV cake! lol
You could do a cake to look like turntables! That would not suck! =)

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:06:17 +0000

I absolutely NEEDED to read this. It hasn't entirely settled one particular internal conflict for me, but I needed a reminder that whatever I choose, it's MY choice and I don't need to justify it to anyone.

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Sat, 08 May 2010 02:06:26 +0000

I am so glad you- and your site- exist. Thank you.

By: A-L

A-L — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:09:50 +0000

Though some other bloggers have touched on this issue, I think this post just really made everything sink in for me. I don't know if it was the timing, or the wording, or whatever it was, but thank you. Definitely am bookmaring this one!

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:01:29 +0000

I think this post perfectly sums up the entire website for me. It's very reassuring and grounding precisely because even though the whole site focuses on what's different it's not about being different for the sake of it, or to show off how different you can be, it's more a reminder that a wedding should be about the two people getting married and reflecting who you are is more important than following other people's traditions and ideals.

I might not have aquired a lot of specific ideas from this place (although there's been a few) but it has restored a lot of my confidence that if I want to do something differently I can, instead of worrying about whether it's what I 'should' do.

By: Austin Bride 10/10/10

Austin Bride 10/10/10 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:39:58 +0000

I'm a unique lady and sometimes its hard to explain 'weird' things I do on a daily basis let alone explain why I want certain things for my wedding, and reading this makes me feel like 'its ok to do what you want for your wedding, its ok to express yourself for your wedding'

I mean I'll only be getting married ONCE!!