We've all seen the traditional garter toss at weddings. The groom removes the garter with his hands (or teeth) from the bride and tosses it into a crowd of single guys. I've seen a few times where the groom goes up under the brides dress (use your imagination here) to retrieve the garter. Even though I've seen this done lots of times at straight weddings, I've never seen this does at a gay, let me be more specific, lesbian wedding.
Personally, I am not interested in this at all. After all, who would remove the garter? Would I wear a garter and my partner remove it? Or, would my partner wear one and I remove it? Or, do we both wear one and and remove it from each other? Yeah...either way, I'm just not interested in this for my wedding.
I read up on the history of this practice and it's kinda weird. Looks like brides began to throw their garter to keep others from ripping their dress...strange, but true!
But for me...I'll pass on the garter toss. How do you feel about this traditional practice?
Showing posts with label fall wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall wedding. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Not-So-Big Wedding Boutique & Challenge
So, I'm headed to the Not-So-Big Wedding Boutique & Challenge tomorrow with the family. It is a wedding expo that focuses on weddings with a small budget (under 15K). Which I think is great, because our wedding budget is not big at all.
The good thing is that representatives from one of the parks in MD (well, a few of them) that we are considering for our ceremony will be there. Plus the event will be held at Rockville Manor, a facility that I like so it will be good to see it up close and personal, finally.
Here's my concern. One of the reasons that I produce Say I Do! LGBT Wedding Expo is because most wedding shows assume a man-woman couple. That's the target audience and the assumption of a bride and groom is the norm. So as a non-traditional couple, you never know how you will be received. So this will be interesting, to say the least. It's always an interesting reaction with the person I am speaking to learns that I am marrying her not him...
Needless, to say I am hoping for the best but prepared for the worst. But as I always say, if someone has a problem with me, it's entirely theirs!
The good thing is that representatives from one of the parks in MD (well, a few of them) that we are considering for our ceremony will be there. Plus the event will be held at Rockville Manor, a facility that I like so it will be good to see it up close and personal, finally.
Here's my concern. One of the reasons that I produce Say I Do! LGBT Wedding Expo is because most wedding shows assume a man-woman couple. That's the target audience and the assumption of a bride and groom is the norm. So as a non-traditional couple, you never know how you will be received. So this will be interesting, to say the least. It's always an interesting reaction with the person I am speaking to learns that I am marrying her not him...
Needless, to say I am hoping for the best but prepared for the worst. But as I always say, if someone has a problem with me, it's entirely theirs!
Monday, October 25, 2010
October Too Chilly for An Outdoor Wedding?
Why? Because we both love the fall and how beautiful the leaves are with they change to bright reds, oranges and golds. October has some warm days and some really chilly ones, and when it's warm its NICE and when its chilly, it's not as pleasant. It's not like were having our wedding in a warm climate, so I am getting a little concerned that our guests and us will freeze our piggies off at our October wedding. We plan on having an outdoor ceremony and a tented receptions. If that wasn't enough we were looking to have an evening event or at least late afternoon. Maybe I'm putting to much thought into it. I guess we hope for the best and plan for the worst.
Anyone else having a fall or winter wedding? How are you preparing?
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