Anti-Bride

Because I wanted to stay away from doing a traditional wedding I opted not to have certain things. Here are some of the items: No white dress, no groomsmen; DJ instead of band; no limos (reception place is walking distance from church); no professional hair or make up lady (even though one of my friends offered to do my make up); no rehearsal dinner; no bouquet throw; no garter toss; no line dancing of any kind (that includes macarena, dollar, electric slide); as a matter of fact I also banned disco because the idea of having Donna Summer's "Last Dance" at the wedding makes me want to scream;no flower centerpieces; no wedding bun. [I must ask - Why is it that every bride decides even if they have never worn their hair up in a bun to do this ridiculous hairstyle on the day of the wedding? (see exhibit A above) Doesn't the groom ask "Who is this woman and what has she done with my wife?" Probably hiding in that bun of hers. Okay let us go back. I also opted for a hand made purse from some independent artist instead of the typical wedding satin ivory purse. These are little things but things I am proud is keeping me indie. (Hi indies!). I start to sway every so often, like last night when I caught myself looking at monogram crystal cake toppers at 1 am in the morning. But then I pull myself back or the FH throws a shoe at me or something like that. I will say I am a big fan of Ann Wood cake toppers (again my tastes are too expensive for my budget) http://www.annwoodhandmade.com/. So instead of limo maybe I will leave the church in a rickshaw. I know there are brides out there that secretly want to.