Wedding Did your wedding take a new direction?

[iwannaprettyone]

I was thinking about my wedding today and certain elements have changed. In my mind I originally had a very classic and classy wine/ vineyard/ French theme in mind.....it has morphed in to a jazz wine bar soiree much more "hip". I love that! I am sooo in love with my music choices and I am just super excited at this point!

AHHHHH omg I am gonna be a Mrs. in 23 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, did your wedding take a new direction?

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

ooooooh yea our wedding changed. we went from a casually elegant beach wedding to an eclectic artsy wedding.

 

[modernsparkler]

Funny, I was just thinking today how it is a good thing we are engaged for so long as our wedding has morphed several times. I initially thought I wanted a tiffany blue wedding in a ballroom, then we decided on an elegant and classy (think pearls and vintage) at a golf club but then decided it was more tailored to our parents, and now it is sort of in between with slate blue and silver colors, a big focus on music, lighting, and lots of crystal trimmed details.... (and my bm''s have all thanked me for not adorning them in tiffany blue)! We are both much happier with the direction of our wedding now as it is really our style and will hopefully have something for everyone.

 

[zoebartlett]

Ours changed. We had ideas of what we wanted, and in the end, we wound up with a much more traditional wedding than we thought we would. We originally wanted a casual BBQ or a brunch reception, and I didn''t want a "typical" wedding dress. Once we decided on a venue though, that kind of dictated more or less what kind of reception we would have. We skipped things that weren''t important to us, and that helped us feel more comfortable with the more formal vibe of the day. In the end, my husband wore a tux, I wore a "typical" dress (which I loved), and we were very happy with how things ended up. There''s still a part of me that wished we could have done a brunch reception just because it''s different. Oh well. Maybe for my next wedding.

 

[Gwyn]

Well when I originally pictured "my wedding" I thought it would be a big fair with tons of friends and family. But, now with my FI who has very little family and the fact that we live a whole country away from most of my friends and family it has evolved into a very small (40 people) affair.

Originally FI and I planned for a expresso brown and light greyish blue combo for wedding colors. But due to the lack of tasteful dresses in the correct blue color we ended up scratching that whole plan and using more fall colors. This kind of set a more earthy tone(not to mention the brown wicker chairs in the wine room where we the reception is) and we have added things like fig branches and such to our centerpeices, not at all what I had originally invisioned.

 

[doodle]

mine hasn''t at all, but i think that''s because FI and i have very similar taste, so what we would do was pretty predictable from the get-go. the only thing that has changed at all with ANY wedding detail whatsoever is my relationship with my best friend, because she''s pretty much been a ditch-a-witch through the whole process, which really surprised me. as far as wedding aesthetics, though, we''ve adhered to the plan from day one! OW! i just sneezed and hit myself in the face..that doesn''t have anything to do with anything, though, hahaha!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Actually..yeah it did. Haha. I originally planned a Spring wedding with an Asian theme. Now it''s a Summer garden wedding with a summery/garden/floral theme. Only Asian thing left is I am considering doing 1,000 cranes still. But who knows.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Ours definitely did--I wanted a super casual clam bake. Then DH got ahold of the wedding--switched paper plates to china, added steak options to the lobster, wanted tuxes instead of casual attire, a full bar, jazz music and it became this whole vintage oceanside formal thing...but I still got my lobster bibs! It was a good blend of everything we loved and while not as casual as I imagined, it was still very laid back and fun. So long as you love it, the wedding will be perfect!

The ceremony was EXACTLY as I planned, though. Very intimate, written by us and overlooking the ocean--it was the reception that changed forms.

 

[kittybean]

Well, I have no idea what the general theme is (and people keep asking about it!), but my color scheme has changed as I''ve delved further into coordinating dresses, flowers, linens, decor, cake, etc. I originally wanted green and pink (on the brighter side of each color), but kept finding that the pink wasn''t looking the way I had imagined it, so now I think it will be green (a relatively light, lime-y shade) and eggplant purple. Unfortunately, I''m having a little issue with finding bridesmaid dresses in eggplant, even though it''s everywhere this season . . . so things may change again.

I guess I originally thought my wedding would have a more formal, traditional feel, but I''ve found myself leaning toward more contemporary, colorful aesthetics while sticking with a traditional framework for the day.

 

[WishfulThinking]

Oh boy has it ever...

We don''t even know quite yet *what* it has become. It''s a work in progress, for sure, but we''re happy with the direction it''s going in.

 

[zipzapgirl]

We initially wanted to have a big wedding at a plantation in Charleston, SC (not my hometown), but things started slipping out of control and no one was really thrilled with the whole idea. We switched to a smaller affair in Italy and it feels much more like us. We met in Europe and love traveling there, have lots of friends that live there, etc. so it fits. Plus, it keeps it small and intimate--we can actually spend a few days with everyone who comes--and my fiance and I are so excited!

 

[oobiecoo]

Mine did!!!

We started out planning on a smallish (20 or so guests) wedding with just immediate family because DH''s extended fam is HUGE and we were on a tight budget. It was going to be simple, classy, and fresh with little finger sandwiches and blueberry tea at my dad''s friend''s B&B. Well... that didn''t work out and more guests kept getting added so we ended up with about 100 people and a more formal feel. Some of you may remember my posts about being disappointed with how a few things turned out... I think if we had stuck with the small wedding then I probably would have felt a little better. It was nice having DH''s extended family there though... I love all of them

 

[clop]

Yep, mine changed as well.

Initially it was going to be a destination - beach wedding. Then a very contemporary/minimalistic/stark, and in the end it was formalish/traditional. Our guest list also ballooned from 30-50 to 110. I am perfectly happy with how things turned out. My normal tastes for decor are very minimal, borderline institutional. We were choosing between all white walls, concrete floors, glass & steel, and the venue we ended up choosing was very traditional, mahogany walls, drapery, plush carpeting etc. I was not thrilled with our choice initially, but felt that our guests would enjoy the latter better. In the end, it wasn''t as ''stuffy'' as I thought it was going to be, rather it was classic & elegant. Our guests, family really appreciated it.