Weddings are getting cooler, unique and more fun than ever as couples move away from tradition and start thinking outside the box. Here are just a few of the awesome things that you can do to give your ceremony that extra sparkle.
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A High Fashion Gown
If chiffon, lace and tulle
are enough to make you gag, then why not pick up a designer dress for your nuptials instead? Glue Wedding (www.gluewedding.com) specializes in sourcing pieces by designers that don’t specialize in wedding dresses per se, but have beautiful, high fashion that will easily serve as an outfit for your big day. Designers include Dries Van Noten, Yohji Yamamoto and Commes Des Garcons, to name a few. Glue Wedding also sources vintage frocks from flea markets all over the world and has its own line of lace gowns.
A Green (er) Event
With so many guests
flying in from overseas, not to mention the attendant waste that inevitably follows wedding celebrations, why not try to have as green a wedding as possible? Instead of cut flowers for your reception, try potted flowers or herbs that can live on after the ceremony. For table decorations, try “upcycled” products made by local designers, such as these cute Eggy candles, which are made with discarded eggshells and filled with soy-based wax. Float them in a bowl of water for an unusual talking point—they also make cute favors. Buy online at kacama.carbonmade.com. Oh, and need we say it? Stay away from shark’s fin.
Thoughtful Favors
Sure, sugared almonds
are fine. But the perfect gift favor is beautiful, practical and unexpected. Check out these Double Happiness mini soaps by local company Bathe to Basics (www.bathetobasics.com) and try telling us why they’re not
an awesome idea.
Quirky Shoes
Forget the cream pumps
and show of your creative side with a rocking pair of heels. Why not make them your something blue and spring for these electric blue platform pumps by Charlotte Olympia ($6,400)? Available at On Pedder.
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A Super-Sweet Dessert Table
If your guests have
a sweet tooth, they’ll be bowled over by these pretty dessert tables, where they can graze on cookies, cake pops and even bag their own candies to take home. Try making one yourself, or call upon dessert table pioneers Beyond Dessert (pictured, www.beyonddessert.com) to create one for you.
