Wedding Blog

The Best “Man”…
Mr. CB and his little sister are extremely close, I’d call them best friends. Think Ross and Monica - together they are as goofy as that episode where R&M were dancing together on the Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve episode. Whenever we hypothetically chatted about our future wedding plans at the dinner table and who our wedding party might include, she always claimed the role of “Best Man.”

Within our wedding party, we chose not to give anyone the Maid of Honor or Best Man title because we felt the same honor for each person that agreed to be a part of our wedding party. So it was very fitting that we saved that special title for his sister. We asked her to be the Honorary Best Man. We like to pull her leg and say that when we print that in writing (as proof for her) on the program, it’d be in the same color ink as the paper (so you wouldn’t see it.)

The Bride’s “Parents” …
My aunt, my mom’s older sister, is extremely dear to my heart. She’s been there since day one and has been my “other mom.” It’s very important to me to have her in the wedding and recognized for how very special she is to me. As part of the ceremony, originally I was planning to have two of my guy friends escort my aunt then my mom down the aisle but we may ask them to walk together, especially since they are extremely close. During the reception, when the family is introduced as they walk in the room, I’ll likely have a friend escort my aunt in and to be seated at the head table with us.

The flower princess …
We love our flower girl to pieces and know she’ll shine like the star that she is. She’s going to steal the show when she walks down the aisle. As part of the wedding party, I don’t recall the flower girl being a part of the introductions as the wedding party enters the reception before the bride and groom. If our little princess isn’t too shy by then, we’d love for her to be introduced and walk out before us ….or alternative #2, we’ll have her introduced and walk out with the last pair of our wedding party.

Ring bearer … non-existent…
for our wedding at the moment …. but we may have another non-traditional role to incorporate another special family member. We have yet to ask him, so until then, we’d love to keep it a surprise and share more with you later.

What special/non-traditional roles are you incorporating into your wedding?