The group picture is being held aloft my a Muppets-at-the-MGM-Fountain picture holder! It is the most distinct place for a picture in my heart. =) It was also the background of my laptop for a little while.
I too was amused by people talking about how un-traditional the wedding was, having spent serious amounts of time at Offbeatbride and Indiebride and all those other sites. I think had I forced certain people to peruse those sites as well, things would have been easier. "At least I'm not getting married while sky diving. Count your fucking blessings."
Yeah, it's interesting the things people make a fuss about. Sure it looked distinctive, but the actual wedding was very traditional. Bible verses, sermon, soft pretty music. It was gorgeous, personalized, and traditional.
I don't know as much about traditional Jewish ceremonies as Christian ceremonies, but I got the feeling that was somewhat the case with your (lovely :D) wedding as well...am I correct in this?
Ours was ... a bit skewed but still mostly traditional. It was tricky because my (feminist) rabbi and I ran into some conflicts with me wanting things more traditional than he was okay with. A traditional Jewish wedding is very patriarchal - male acquiring the bride, that sort of thing - which I was okay with given the ... dynamic of Andrew and I's relationship; I really didn't mind the idea of being acquired. But I couldn't really explain that to my Rabbi ;-) So we had to shuffle some things out of order in order to get everything the way I wanted but still make him comfortable.
The Zelda and Final Fantasy music is definitely NOT a traditional Jewish wedding component. Other than that, though, most of the stuff I thought I was being "offbeat" about is actually traditional for a Jewish wedding (as I discovered in my reading). Like, the bride and the groom BOTH going down the aisle, being escorted by both parents, the groom being in white, etc.
Kayti looked smashing. I was quite disappointed that Caitie got to walk down the aisle with a super hot girl in a tux and I got Mike.
Actually, the most amusing outcome of the wedding is that I, allergic to all things feminine, am now represented on Facebook largely by five hundred pictures of me in a dress, heels and makeup being escorted by a man.
Thanks for posting the link to the Chip Talbert pictures. I wanted desperately to see her bridal gown and the groomsmaid after your description. I love *everyone's* dresses!! It's so much more fun when everyone gets to be unique. (Not to mention the fact everyone has their own body shape, so there's practically no way one dress style will work for everyone.) I have massive shoe envy - the groomsmaid's shoes are amazing. Oh - and I love the group shots!!!! Such fun and happy expressions on everyone. :) Best, the boys kind of look like mobsters in their suits and hats.
And I'll always think of this when I see your CD case. :) I had it in my hands yesterday, in fact!
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The Zelda and Final Fantasy music is definitely NOT a traditional Jewish wedding component. Other than that, though, most of the stuff I thought I was being "offbeat" about is actually traditional for a Jewish wedding (as I discovered in my reading). Like, the bride and the groom BOTH going down the aisle, being escorted by both parents, the groom being in white, etc.
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What does that mean? ;)
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Actually, the most amusing outcome of the wedding is that I, allergic to all things feminine, am now represented on Facebook largely by five hundred pictures of me in a dress, heels and makeup being escorted by a man.
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And I'll always think of this when I see your CD case. :) I had it in my hands yesterday, in fact!
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