Weddingbee Blog

For me, the most memorable parts of a wedding are those that truly represent the couple. Whether that means dressing up your penguin pal in his finest so he can make an appearance on your big day:

Mr. Popper at a friend’s wedding {Photo by Deidre Lynn}

Or letting your personality completely shine through for all your guests (and photographers) to witness:

My beautiful friends at their wedding {Image by Pam Cooley}

Incorporating these personal touches is of the utmost importance to me for our wedding. While I love a great many things (I’m a lover—what can I say?), not everything I love (…we love, whatever) can be crammed into the wedding festivities. So, throughout the planning process I have focused on incorporating a select few of our favorite things that mean the most to us, are cost effective, and fit the overall feel of our wedding and venues.

I am going to share some of our favorite things that we plan to incorporate into our wedding in upcoming posts, but here are some things that I love that will (sadly) not be making it into our wedding day.

Polka Dots:

Image via Apple Cellar Bakery

Oh, I heart polka dots. They are so versatile. They can be retro, fun, stylish, or sophisticated. But, unfortunately, polka dots don’t mesh with the rather formal character of our reception venue (or so I am told). So, we are going to forgo polka-dotting it up at the reception. But I might slip them into another wedding event.

Bunting:

Image via Country Bunting

When I see bunting, I see a playful, fun party atmosphere. When Mr. Pony sees bunting, he sees a used car lot, so this potential project was scrapped from the beginning. I’m not that sad to lose this project, though, because I also see a lot of work cutting, sewing, and stringing things together. But again, if I can manage it, I would love to work a less labor-intensive version of bunting into our rehearsal dinner or day-after brunch.

Cafe lights:

Photo by Our Labor of Love

It was a sad day when I learned we could not hang anything from the ceiling at our venue. I have coveted those cafe lights from the first moment my eyes ever saw them featured on a wedding blog. I absolutely love the romance and ambiance these lights give to a space. In picking our reception venue, I was aware of their restrictions on hanging decorations from the ceiling, but my heart still flutters when I see pictures of weddings using these fabulous lights. Maybe someday when I have a backyard…

Fun socks:

A wall of socks—my personal heaven (personal photo)

To say I love socks is an understatement. Since high school I have loved wearing fun socks. Plain socks are so boring and monotonous, but a pair of fun socks always makes my day a little better. My collection spans virtually all major holidays, seasons, and interests. On our wedding day, however, I won’t be wearing any of my beloved socks. Instead, I am going to live vicariously through Mr. Pony and his groomsmen by forcing on them giving them an awesome pair of fun, colorful socks to wear.

Did you have to sacrifice things you love in order to match the other elements of your wedding? How did you make those decisions? Does anyone else love fun socks like me? If so, let’s compare collections!