5 Overrated Wedding Trends

Hey Wedding Watchers!  It’s been some time! Listen, no one loves weddings more than me.  The details, the bride, the groom… all that love in one room.  I think there are just some things that we can retire, hang up and leave in the closet.  Here’s the list of overrated wedding trends:

1. Cash Bar.  TACKY.  Just don’t.  Most of these guest throw $200-300 even $400 in an envelope with your name on it.  Imagine having a great time mingling, laughing, and you go to grab drinks at the bar and they say, “That’ll be $9″… SAY WHAT!?  If you didn’t want to spend the extra $100 for open bar, then go smaller, do BYOB or elope.  These people came to celebrate you.  Don’t make them pay.
2. Asking for Cash.  Since we’re on the subject of cash and TACKY.  Are you really asking for cash? Need I say more.  Ok. I didn’t think so.
3. Inviting Guests to the Shower, but not the Wedding. How is this even a thing?? Traditionally, all of the women and/or men who are invited to the shower, are also invited to the wedding and vice versa. Yes, weddings can be expensive.  I know, but you’re technically telling those guest that they are good enough to buy you gifts for your shower, but they’re not good enough for you to pay for the $125 a head list. Not cool.
4. Smashing Cake in the Face.  This is so awkward, embarrassing and usually gets out of hand. I’ve seen a whole cake topple over because they were trying so hard to get each other “good”.  Not only was her dress covered, and make up ruined, but most importantly, we got no cake. Like none.  Don’t do this please.
5. Garter and Bouquet Toss. This is such an ancient tradition.  I remember being a flower girl and watching this. I was 5.  Most times, especially with the bachelorettes, it gets brutal.  It’s not the Super Bowl ladies. Chill.  When it’s time for the bachelor to slip on the garter, its like the “show off” switch is turned on and it’s usually insanely inappropriate.  What’s the point anymore? Most guests are already married.

What do you think?  What else should be added to this list?

Until next time WW!