{"id":7395,"date":"2017-06-30T11:54:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T18:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=7395"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:31:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:31:12","slug":"new-wedding-traditions-to-trade-in-for-the-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/new-wedding-traditions-to-trade-in-for-the-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"New Wedding Traditions to Trade-In for the Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"American-Wedding-Traditions-New-and-Old-IMG-Hero\"Independence Day marks a milestone for America. It’s tradition for us to celebrate with barbecues and lighting fireworks on the 4th of July — some couples will even host a festive Americana themed wedding. Just like our American traditions, some wedding traditions are a “must-have”, but seem outdated. Find out which old traditions you should swap-out for these brand new traditions.<\/p>\n

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WEDDING RING TRADITION
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\"DiamondOld Tradition<\/strong>:<\/span> The diamond ring and wedding band is one of the oldest American traditions. They were meant to symbolize a life-long promise of love and commitment.<\/p>\n

New Tradition<\/strong>:<\/span> Couples are flocking to tattoo parlors for matching wedding band tattoos<\/a>, or other tattoos to symbolize their unity. This is a great way to never lose your wedding ring and show your everlasting love!<\/p>\n

Not into having ink until “Death do you part?”<\/em> Another alternative to the traditional diamond ring, is a natural stone ring<\/a>. Certain natural stones are known to hold great energy, healing powers, and are very symbolic.<\/p>\n

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WEDDING DRESS MUST-BE WHITE?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"WhiteOld Tradition:<\/strong><\/span> For centuries, brides were expected to wear white as they walked down the aisle. White was worn to symbolize innocence, purity, and light.<\/p>\n

New Tradition<\/strong>:<\/span> Today\u2019s wedding dress can be seen in a variety of colors, from hints of hues to bright, tropical colors. So don\u2019t be afraid to make your dress match your personal style! Wedding Advice: <\/strong>What does your wedding gown color mean? <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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ENJOY THE CEREMONY<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"PhotosOld Tradition:<\/strong> <\/span>Letting wedding guests take photos during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

New Tradition:<\/strong> <\/span>An unplugged wedding! We get it — mom wants that perfect photo to post on Facebook right away. Ask your guests to put away the phones\/cameras… at least during the ceremony<\/em>. More and more couples are practicing this notion, because they realize their wedding photographer (which they are paying for) <\/em>will get better photos without friends\/family getting in the way. Plus, your guest will get to feel the raw emotion of your ceremony<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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PICK A SIDE VS. PICK A SEAT
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\"PickOld Tradition:<\/strong><\/span> Bride’s family and friends on the left side, and groom’s loved ones on the right side.<\/p>\n

New Tradition:<\/strong> <\/span>Encourage your guests to sit wherever they want. This makes the ceremony a lot more relaxing and enjoyable for everyone. Only reserve space for immediate family.<\/p>\n

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WEDDING PARTY<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"LargeOld Tradition:<\/strong><\/span> Large wedding parties with your childhood best friend, adult best friend, siblings, cousins, etc.<\/p>\n

New Tradition:<\/strong><\/span> Many couples are cutting down on the bridal party and opting to have a more intimate group. Save your sanity by having 1-3 close family\/friends join you as you exchange your vows.<\/p>\n

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WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"PosedOld Tradition:<\/strong> <\/span>We\u2019ve all seen the “staged” photos. Wedding parties in a straight line, or over-posed group photos.<\/p>\n

New Tradition: <\/strong><\/span>Couples want to live in the moment, and want their wedding photography to be authentic. Photojournalism or Lifestyle photographers<\/a> are in high demand in the wedding industry, offering couples with photos that are unscripted and reflect the true nature of your wedding.<\/p>\n

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BOUQUET TOSS (OPTIONAL)?
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\"BouquetOld Tradition:<\/strong> <\/span>One of the oldest traditions is the toss of the bouquet.<\/p>\n

New Tradition<\/strong>:<\/span> Honoring love by giving the bridal bouquet to the longest married couple, or perhaps splitting up your bouquet and sharing it with the people that are closest to you.<\/p>\n

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HONEYMOON<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"HoneymoonOld Tradition:<\/strong><\/span> Honeymoons right after the wedding day. You worked so hard for the perfect wedding, now take a vacation.<\/p>\n

New Tradition:<\/strong> <\/span>Many couples are now waiting for a later date to travel for their honeymoon. A wedding can be expensive and saving money for a honeymoon, simultaneously, can be financially draining. Couples are opting to wait to save some money, so they can truly enjoy the perfect honeymoon. Expert Tip:<\/strong><\/em> Get a professional to help you with International travel. Ever After<\/a> is a great destination wedding and honeymoon company that provides experts to help you find and book your dream getaway.<\/em><\/p>\n

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WEDDING REGISTRY<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"WeddingOld Tradition:<\/strong> <\/span>Give cash to the newlyweds, or gifting something on their registry.<\/p>\n

New Tradition:<\/strong><\/span> Let’s face it, most people go out and buy what they want. Back-in-the-day, the purpose of the registry was to help couples buy things for the house for then they move-in together (since it was frowned upon to live with your fiance prior to your “I dos”). <\/em>Today, couples are asking their guests to make donations towards a good cause instead of gifting them with material goods.<\/p>\n

Some wedding traditions just stick and stay with us forever — like getting married in Las Vegas. Couples have been “tying the knot” at Chapel of the Flowers<\/a> for nearly 60 years, and generations of their family continues to wed and renew vows<\/a> at the historic chapel. Contact<\/a> our wedding planners<\/a> to start your own tradition by exchange vows at the best wedding chapel in Las Vegas<\/a>.\u00a0 Have a look at the Vegas wedding packages<\/a>, and see what suits you and your fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Independence Day marks a milestone for America. It’s tradition for us to celebrate with barbecues and lighting fireworks on the 4th of July — some couples will even host a festive Americana themed wedding. Just like our American traditions, some wedding traditions are a “must-have”, but seem outdated. Find out which old traditions you should […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[88,77],"tags":[72,1329,1029],"class_list":["post-7395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-tips","category-wedding-trends","tag-las-vegas-weddings","tag-summer-weddings","tag-vegas-weddings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7395"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11797,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7395\/revisions\/11797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.littlechapel.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}