Unique Wedding Ideas

Unique wedding ideas allow you to be more creative than a traditional wedding does. The unique wedding can be very elegant and formal, or it can be simple and natural. It can be religious or non-religious. You can make your wedding as unique as you are.

Some people decide to have a unique wedding, because of cultural and religious blending, or for a second marriage.

Before you decide if this is the type of wedding for you, make a list of what parts of the traditional wedding are important to you and your fiance.

Is it important to you to wear a white wedding gown and veil? Do you want to include the first dance, bouquet toss, or cake cutting at your reception?

A unique wedding ceremony can be customized to include any of the traditional details that are meaningful to you. You can even decide to have a traditional wedding ceremony with a unique reception.

The most important thing is to make sure you are having the event that YOU want.

There are five basic types of unique wedding ideas:

ELOPEMENT

The elopement is the easiest unique wedding idea to plan. Many people decide on an elopement when the planning of their traditional wedding becomes too stressful for them.

Las Vegas is one of the most common cities for couples to go for an elopement, but there are wedding venues in most states that cater to elopements.

However, if you would like your family and friends to witness this special day, then an elopement might not be for you.

DESTINATION

The plus side of a destination wedding is that it is easy to plan, and your guests will have a great time.

So, if you can be flexible, like to travel, and most of your guests are coming from out of town, a destination wedding might be for you.

Most resort hotels offer wedding packages, and a destination wedding often costs half as much as a traditional wedding.

A good idea when planning a destination wedding is to send out save-the-date announcements with wedding information to give your guests plenty of notice to make travel plans.

WEDDING THEMES

In recent years, theme weddings have become very popular. If you and your fiance have a favorite hobby, movie or time period, then you can include that into your ceremony and/or reception.

If you choose a theme wedding where your guests dress up, try to arrange to have your photographer or another guest take pictures of each guest individually. These pictures will make a great wedding favor for your guest.

Some of the more common wedding themes are:

• Beach or Tropical
• Country/Western
• Green or Eco-Friendly
• Medieval
• Academy Awards
• Greek
• Vintage
• Mardi Gras
• 80's Dance Club or Big Band
• Sports

If your wedding date falls near a holiday, you may want to incorporate it into a theme wedding idea. Or maybe you have just always enjoyed the fun spirit of Halloween.

There are so many ways to include a holiday into your wedding theme. From the invitations to the decorations, the ideas are endless.

Some of the more common Holiday Themes are:

• Halloween
• Christmas
• Valentine's Day

Do you have a favorite season?

If so, then plan your wedding during that season and incorporate it into your wedding.

Ideas for each season:

• Fall/Autumn
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer

HERITAGE

Many American couples are choosing to incorporate the old with the new and begin their own family customs and traditions.

Below are wedding ideas to help incorporate parts of your heritage into your wedding:

• Chinese
• Filipino
• German
• Irish
• Italian

SURPRISE WEDDING

Next to an elopement, the surprise wedding is the easiest to plan.

The surprise wedding can be elaborate or casual, and can be held any place, from your backyard to a ski slope. The important part of the surprise wedding is that everyone involved in the planning can keep a secret.

A plus of the surprise wedding is that you can be surrounded by your family and friends.

HOME WEDDING

The home wedding can be small or large, simple or very elegant.

When making up the guest list, be sure there is going to be plenty of parking and room for the number of people you want to invite.

While a home wedding can be inexpensive, you do have to be careful not to let the cost get out of hand.

Be sure to have someone else in charge of the function on the day of the wedding, so that you can enjoy your special moment.

When having a home wedding, many people choose to have a backyard wedding. A backyard wedding is simple to plan and offers a sense of intimacy and familiarity.

Unique wedding ideas allow you to have the wedding you have always dreamed of.

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