Different Cultures Different Weddings

There are many many different weddings that have different themes, colors, places, traditions and ceremonies. Each wedding is special in its own way.

Weddings are a way for people to be creative and bring out their own flavor and style. There are minor differences that dramatically make each wedding different including the season and outfit choices. For example the bride in an indian wedding will wear a red dress rather than white.

Some ceremonies may have a priest and others a pastor. Some weddings will take place in a church others in a temple and some on a beach.

Don't be afraid to do something different for your own wedding. People go to a lot of weddings and always look forward to seeing something much different than the last wedding they went to.

Dream Wedding

Since I am completely obsessed with weddings, I have been imagining my dream wedding since I was a little girl. Along the way I have helped in planning each of my sisters weddings. With each wedding I discover new ideas that I would like to use for my own wedding. I have imagined my wedding in every type of venue possible.

But my true dream wedding would take place on my grandparents 90 acre vineyard. Being the last of my siblings to get married puts a lot of pressure on my wedding because every type of wedding has been done by my older siblings. Many of my family members always thought that I would want a large extravagant wedding at a country club. However, I believe it would be more meaningful to have my wedding at a place that is close to my heart.

I would like a large tent that sat right outside my grandparents house and next to their famous garden that has even been recognized on various gardening shows. I would like all white flowers to fill the tables. I would also like christmas type lightening to surround the top of the tent with the white globe balls for a backyard feeling.

Although my ideas may change closer to the time I actually get married but for now it is my dream wedding.

What is the right age to get married?

Recently one of my best friends came to me and said that she has been stressing out because she is feeling pressure to find a boyfriend that will be her future husband. It took me by surprise because we are still young but many people are starting to think about marrying that current boyfriend or girlfriends.

But what is the right age to get married? I believe that no relationship will work out if they rush to get married. This will only end in a divorce. Some girls feel that there clocks are ticking and that once they hit the 35 years old mark that they need to have a baby immediately before it is too late.

In today's society many couples are getting married at an older age than couples in the past. This is because more women are taking jobs. People want to assure their positions in their jobs before starting a family together.

While there is no right or wrong age to get married. But in todays society the 30s are the new 20s!

The Royal Wedding

Recently millions tuned in to watch the royal wedding take place between soon to be Princess Kate and Prince William. The wedding took place very early on Friday morning and many Americans woke up early enough to catch the wedding but most waited until later to see it via the internet.

The beautiful Kate wore a conservative dress because it was required that she cover her arms and not show off to much skin in order to remain classy and royal. She chose to do her own make up because she did not want to look dramatically different to William the day of their wedding.

As kate walked down the isle William chose to only turn around and look at her once she got to the alter. His face lit up as soon as her set eyes on her. His brother peaked and turned around to see Kate walking and he turned to his brother and told him how beautiful she looked.

This was certainly the wedding of the year and will have people talking about it for months to come!

Destination Wedding

Just as one wedding ends in my family another one begins! The next wedding is my sister Kelly. She has been engaged for over a year now and really wants to have a destination wedding. 

Destination weddings are always a really fun idea in theory but may be very stressful. Planning a wedding in a different venue than where you are currently located is never easy. It requires very tedious detailing and planing in advanced. 

A major downfall to a destination wedding is that not as many people will be able to attend. It is inconvenient for friends and family to pay and travel for weddings far away. Many times people decline destination weddings because they require too much time away from home that many people can not give up on their weekends, especially if they have kids. 

Another major downfall is the expense of the weddings are usually greater and therefore you can not invite as many people.

In my sisters case she would like a smaller wedding which is why she chose to do a destination wedding. She wants to charter out a plane for the family and friends that she chooses to invite. This will make it much easier and more fun for everyone to travel together and enjoy a small vacation to celebrate her wedding! 

Wedding Speeches

Wedding speeches are commonly made by the best man, maid of honor and sometimes the brides father. These speeches are to reflect on the bride and grooms relationship as well as wish them luck.

I was asked to give a speech for my sisters wedding since I was the maid of honor. I had planned out a few different speech ideas which included the possibility of telling the bride and groom why it was ironic that they were getting married by a fish tank or advice to the groom about my sister etc.

The day of the wedding I was extremely nervous to give my speech. I had written it down on note cards to read off of but when the DJ announced my name I made the last minute decision to talk from the heart.

In my speech I discussed three stories about the first time I met the groom, why they are perfect for each other and finally the story about the proposal. I ended with three different advice for the groom. I also shared stories about me and my sister growing up.

Surprisingly, the speech went extremely well!

Wedding Pictures

This is a picture of the reception room that was surround by a shark tank:

 A shark ice luge at the bar with a sharkbite cocktail that came out of the mouth: 

My sister and my nephew Lucas: 

 The gifts were champagne flutes with sharks on it :

 The bride and grooms first dance (notice the red shoes):

 The wedding cake with the shark tank behind it :