Non-Traditional Weddings and Compromises

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Maybe… you want to elope, wear a red wedding dress, let out your rockabilly side, walk down the aisle in your converse sneakers or carry feathers instead of flowers.

Perhaps your “non-traditional” is as simple as preferring a tea-length dress or serving cookies instead of cake.

Weddings are all about personalization, right?  And, it’s your day!

But, weddings are also about joining families too.  And where there are families, there are sure to be compromises!

So, how do you express your “non-traditional” self and not alienate family {and even friends} in the process?

Maybe “alienate” is too strong of a word.  Although for some, it’s not.

It’s true… it’s your wedding. But, do you forsake all other opinions because of it?

You love them.  They love you. Where are you drawing the line at what you want and what others want?

This is an issue that never goes out of style, does it?  So, help out another bride and groom… please leave a comment on how you’re dealing with whatever is considered “non-traditional” in your wedding planning and how you’re compromising or not compromising over it.



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  • Nalie

    This is definitely me! I’d love to go less traditional for our church wedding but it’s so important for him and his family to have a traditional big church wedding. So I’m willing to compromise as I realize how important it is for them. I’m also having a traditional Hmong wedding because I know how important that is to my parents. He’s willing to go through the Hmong traditional wedding for my family. I’ll just have to sneak in a little bit here and there to make it more personal for me :) But in the end as long as we are together it doesn’t really matter to me!

  • http://www.trulyengaging.com/ Truly Engaging

    Thanks for your reply Nalie! I love how you say~ in the end as long as we’re together, it doesn’t really matter! Can’t wait to see how it all comes together for you both.