Couples should aim to have a wedding that truly represents
them — and that doesn’t mean it needs to be different
from everyone else’s wedding.

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COUPLES PLANNING THEIR WEDDING take pains to make sure every detail is
chosen with precision and purpose. But sometimes you need a reality check.

Sometimes you need to listen to the friend who can’t help but tell you what they think.

This is one of those times. Here are five wedding trends that you need to avoid.

Trust us. We’re your friend.

THE SNOWFLAKE WEDDING
Some couples set out with the goal of having their wedding be one
of a kind, and that isn’t necessarily the right mindset, according to
Ariel Meadow Stallings, author of Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives
for Independent Weddings.

Rather than set out to have a unique “snowflake” wedding, couples
should aim to have a wedding that truly represents them — and that
doesn’t mean it needs to be different from everyone else’s wedding.

Stallings thinks if a couple is traditional, their wedding should
be traditional. “And if you and your partner are weirdos, then you
should definitely have a weird wedding — but the goal for any wed-
ding is authenticity.”
Say Yes to the Dress and Four Weddings often present extravagant
weddings and boast that they come with a modest price tag, she
says. “They make it look like you can do a wedding and get a lot of
things affordably or for free,” says Weiss.

But in reality, the TV couples are cutting costs because their
THE SONG EVERYONE EXPECTS TO HEAR
Nothing dates a wedding more than the songs played at the recep-
tion. It’s time to stop playing the songs everyone else is playing,
writes Celina Feng on the QC Event School blog.

“Nothing is worse than your DJ honoring a dozen requests to
play different renditions of ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ in the
span of six hours,” she says.

She recommends that couples speak with their planner and con-
sider what kind of music matches their personalities. And creating
a do-not-play list for your DJ is always an option.

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BELIEVING TELEVISION IS REALITY
If there’s one thing that Cara Weiss, of Rockville’s Save the Date, sees
as overdone, it’s the television shows that her clients watch about
wedding planning.

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