Ugh. My Love-Hate relationship with wedding trends continues.
However, this time it’s not because of any specific practice or trend that is currently showing popularity among engaged couples . . .
. . . but with the seemingly loose usage of the word “Trend.”
Over 60 million couples got married in the U.S. last year alone. With that many people, it only make sense that many will be making similar choices.
However, just because a lot of couples followed a similar practice for their wedding, it’s not always enough to call it a trend.
Sometimes it’s merely choices.
Peonies, garden roses, ranunculus, and dahlias are popular flower selections; Greenery is Pantone’s 2017 color of the year; Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” is the top requested song – these choices are trends as there are many options (literally hundreds) that couples could have chosen.
However, other choices are merely the same “are you or aren’t you” choices that have been made for decades. Choices, not trends.
Most recently, two non-trend choices have somehow been deemed as the latest trends. They are:
1. Not inviting children to the wedding
AND
2. Not doing a seating chart for the reception
People – THESE ARE NOT WEDDING TRENDS.
These practices are not something new. They are not suddenly the “in” thing.
For years, many couples have chosen to not invite children to their wedding.
For years, many couples have chosen not to do a seating chart, opting for open seating instead.
But guess what? Just as many DID invite children, and just as many HAD assigned seating at their reception.
Which makes them wedding choices, not wedding trends. Choices that brides and grooms have been making for years. And they’re just a couple of the gazillion other choices that every couple makes when planning their wedding.
Ok, Thanks for letting me rant about wedding trends. I’ll climb down from my soapbox now.
Hearts, Joy, Love!
Jean
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