Contemporary weddings celebrate tradition, irony and humor St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wear grandmother's brooch, buy a new strand of pearls, borrow your mother's diamond bracelet and wear a blue garter belt if that really rocks your world, but don't do anything that makes you feel stifled.
If you aren't inspired by your choices, if you don't care, if you yawn at the thought of your ceremony, then how do you expect everyone else to feel? And why are you spending all that money for a supremely uninteresting experience?
Pardon us for interjecting our opinions on your special day, but in our humble opinions, the minute people start dressing the way they are "supposed" to dress because this is proper and this is not, that's the minute they hit the snooze button on one of the most meaningful days of their life.
Yes, you can wear a Cinderella dress on the beach or a knee-length gown in church. If buttercream and ivory are not your idea of color, you can choose a gown in navy blue or emerald green. The world will not rock off its axis, and your grandma will not faint from shock.
Even Martha Stewart's wedding magazine showed off a men's black cummerbund on a wedding dress last year. There isn't a wedding rule that hasn't been broken, so you don't have to feel like a heretic.
A wedding is a ceremony of love and a commitment to starting a new life with a partner who shares your goals and dreams. Shouldn't that start with a wedding that reflects your style and your tastes and what's unique about you?
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