5 Things My Wedding Won’t Be Having

1. A Massive Bridal Party – Some people swear by their baseball team-sized wedding parties and if you know lots of responsible, reliable people who are happy to spend tons of hours and cash on helping make your big day a reality, then go for it. But personally, I know that my wedding will be a lot less stressful with a simple, family-only wedding party. Plus it’ll be cheaper this way as well,

2. Separate Ceremony and Reception Site – Having everything in one spot just seems so much easier for both the wedding party and our guests. Less traveling + less rushing around = more time to just enjoy the day.

3. Stretch Limos – Seriously, who rents these tacky things? Besides being cheesy, they’re also ridiculously expansive.

4. A DJ – I don’t care how big your music collection is Mr. DJ, it’s not as good as mine. My fiancé and I will be creating the playlists for our reception and loading them into two different laptops (one will be for back-up), which will then be baby-sat by our teenaged cousins. This way, the music will be exactly what we want, the dance floor will be packed and we’ll save ourselves some cash (you may be noticing a theme here).

5. Programs – It’s a wedding, not a theatrical experience. And while I can see the point of a program if your wedding is packed with different events or is spread out over a day (or weekend), I don’t see why people need a program to tell them that dancing will follow the dinner.