What traditions to keep and which to kick

By Cathrine Westraadt                   Updated 15.02.2018

When it comes to wedding traditions there are those we love and those we would rather give a skip. How to decide what to keep and what to kick is not all that hard because it all depends on what is important to you. Traditions are established to create memories through generations of brides within their family. From time old favorites like something borrowed, something blue and something new to those we do not enjoy or let’s say your bridesmaids hate, dressing them in the worst style for your special day. Let’s dive in…

Wearing bright white on your wedding day, this is one that is often frowned upon especially by the mothers and mother in law. Age old tradition states that a bride is to wear all white on her first wedding day, we say kick this one! We are crazy about off-white wedding dresses and even adding subtle colors. We say add some spice to your special day.

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Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, this is one tradition every little girl dreams of when thinking of her special day. We vote this one as a keeper. This tradition is a beautiful is shared between, grandmothers, mothers, sisters and even your mother-in-law and you. Whether it’s the garter, a hairpin or a timeless necklace, something you will someday hand down to your daughter.

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Another questioned tradition we hear about a lot is the wearing of a veil. This is one of those we will leave up to you as there is many ways to wear a veil and not all of them is frowned upon. We say kick the traditional veil and do something different and edgy. You can also upgrade to a princess cape which adds a soft but spontaneous side to your wedding look.

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Wedding day gifts for him and her, this is a tradition we absolutely love. Putting some thought into something special to make your big day even more memorable. Whether you tell him to take a shot before tying the knot or whether he says diamonds really are a girl’s best friend, we think this is one of the cutest traditions and really has room for creativity.

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Planning your wedding day can be quite stressful and what about the timeline… We say kick the traditional timeline and change things up. Why wait to do the first dance, why only cut the cake at the end of the evening and why have so many speeches. Change things up and create a timeline that suits your needs and makes your day memorable and different.

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Bridesmaids dresses are something we need to give you a heads up, please kick this tradition. It is rude to put your bridesmaids in the worst possible dresses. You can put them in a million-dollar Ralph Lauren dress all eyes are still going to be on you, the bride. You are the focus of the day and no-one will be talking about the bridesmaids outshining the bride as this is just not possible. So, do us all a favor and kick the ugly bridesmaid's dress tradition.

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Traditions are endless and some we love to have and others we don’t. For your wedding day, the decision is ultimately yours in terms of habits to keep or kick. We will always encourage every bride to do what she loves and make the day memorable and possibly create some new traditions.