Just like a Frat Party

Just like a Frat Party

September 17th, 2009 @ 3:34 pm by Mrs. Lamb
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Did you ever go to a fraternity party where the theme was something like Golf Pros and Tennis Gals* (*that not quite appropriate word for women)? CEOs and secretaries? Romans and Goddesses?

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Sometimes, I feel like a wedding is just a big theme party. In all of my online puttering about, I’ve seen some fabulous and some not so fabulous themes.

Some themes are all out:

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I was thinking of one in particular where the theme was Victorian magicians - there were parlour tricks, and everything was beautifully dark and twisty and elegant - all at the same time! I thought I had seen it on Once Wed or Snippet & Ink, but now I can’t find it. Anyone remember this one and can refresh our memories?

Some themes are gorgeously subtle:

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Deciding on our theme was difficult. Before we were engaged, I was telling my Lamb Lovie that it would be so fun to have a football themed wedding, with my beloved Redskins and his beloved Giants taking each other head on in a story that ends in romance. I pictured it all!

The Redskins garter:

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The football helmet groom’s cake:

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Table number jerseys of our favorite players:

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We could even have the reception during a big game!

My Lamb Man thought this was the cheesiest idea I’d ever had.

In the end, I’m happy with the subtle Victorian verging on Deco vintage theme that we chose. But if anyone has a football themed wedding, will you invite me? Especially now that football season is upon us again, I find myself fantasizing about each bridesmaid wearing a dress in their favorite team’s colors and having stadium food served at the reception!

Have you ever been to an extreme-themed wedding? Was it as fun as I’m imagining it in my head?

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kjpugs (message) 1,751 posts, Buzzing bee

i may or may not have a subtlety pug themed wedding Things like: pug cake toppers, our pugs will be in pre-pictures, our bottles for the champagne toast have pugs on the label, our pugs are on our STD’s… etc. But all done tastefully!

9/17/09 @ 3:38 pm (reply)

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HugsKissesLadyBugsBride (message) 361 posts, Helper bee

I WOULD LOVE A FOOTBALL THEMED WEDDING AND YOU ARE SO INVITED!!! Of course mine would be Steelers and my sweeties would be the Pats, so they’d probably be some sort of confrontation before the day was over!!! LOL

9/17/09 @ 3:40 pm (reply)

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HugsKissesLadyBugsBride (message) 361 posts, Helper bee

@kjpugs- I love it!! I have a Puggle and he is the center of my world, he will most def be a huge part of the theme!! I hope you share some of your ideas/theme whenever the time comes!

9/17/09 @ 3:41 pm (reply)

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kjpugs (message) 1,751 posts, Buzzing bee

Oh and I totally get the themed parties thing… I was t-shirt chair for my sorority!

9/17/09 @ 3:45 pm (reply)

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thefuturemrsjewell (message) 1,829 posts, Buzzing bee

oh my gosh! I love it! I would LOVE to go to a football themed wedding! Bring on the late-night snacks of wings, nachos, pretzels & hotdogs!

9/17/09 @ 3:47 pm (reply)

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polkadot (message) 218 posts, Helper bee

My fiance is a DIE HARD Redskins fan, and I was completely shocked when he dismissed the Redskins jersey table number idea. I thought he would be so into it, but he said he wants to “keep it nice” ha!!!

9/17/09 @ 3:47 pm (reply)

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Sarah

I went to a Renaissance wedding–we all went to the local Renn faire the day before, and the first dance was from the period. The bride sewed outfits for the entire wedding party, plus a few friends.

9/17/09 @ 3:52 pm (reply)

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markyk (message) 227 posts, Helper bee

I might be alone on this it seems, but I’m with Mr. Lamb, I don’t like the football theme. (Giants fan here BTW). Maybe for the rehearsal dinner or something else but not the wedding.

9/17/09 @ 3:56 pm (reply)

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voomie24 (message) 101 posts, Blushing bee

I really wanted a March Madness themed wedding but the fiance said no. I think it would have been a blast!

9/17/09 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Bruschetta (message) 5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

I’d love to attend a costume party themed wedding!

9/17/09 @ 4:11 pm (reply)

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pinklady (message) 19 posts, Newbee

Miss Lamb,
I think the victorian wedding you are talking about might be this one:

http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/vaudeville-wedding#more-2498

9/17/09 @ 4:20 pm (reply)

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mcnetn3 (message) 1,675 posts, Bumble bee

same wedding pinklady has but more pics

part 1:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/02/01/7825/
Part 2:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/02/01/real-wedding-a-magical-connecticut-wedding-mario-and-katie/

9/17/09 @ 4:27 pm (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,732 posts, Bumble bee

I love the school themed ones. With chalkboards, yellow pencils, apples, so cute for teachers in love.

9/17/09 @ 4:41 pm (reply)

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HugsKissesLadyBugsBride (message) 361 posts, Helper bee

Oh my lord I love that wedding above!!! I love people who are daring and go totally creative with it and really make it a day all about their personalities!!

9/17/09 @ 4:46 pm (reply)

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pinklady (message) 19 posts, Newbee

same wedding also on style me pretty with more pics:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/02/01/7825/

9/17/09 @ 4:51 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,278 posts, Busy Beekeeper

nope, none of the weddings i attended had a theme. i didn’t even know weddings even had themes until i started reading blogs!

though a coworker and his wife worked in their mutual love of baseball into their wedding. they had peanuts and cracker jacks as their favors! as much as a sports junkie as i am, i wouldn’t push for a sports themed one. that’s more me than the boy.

9/17/09 @ 5:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Guacamole

Woo Giants! Mr. Lamb has great taste in football teams My best friend is having her wedding in Buffalo, NY (where her family is from) and they’re doing a super cute day-after brunch watching the Bills game!

9/17/09 @ 5:20 pm (reply)

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jhguba (message) 242 posts, Helper bee

the cheesiness comment from your FH made me laugh!

9/17/09 @ 5:24 pm (reply)

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pansyshell (message) 1,955 posts, Buzzing bee

those sound like some frat parties i’ve been to.

9/17/09 @ 5:35 pm (reply)

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miss bliss

My friend didn’t use the football theme for her wedding this past January… but they did wave their Terrible Towels as they entered the reception hall. It made their entrance extra fun for the guys… and it worked because by the end of their honeymoon the Steelers had another Superbowl Win!

9/17/09 @ 6:12 pm (reply)

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