Tradition vs. Offbeat: Dancing

Dancing has been kind of a touchy topic with us lately. Here's the deal.

Matt and I hate dancing.

In our almost six years together we have danced a few times. Matt can't hear rhythm, and we are definitely awkward and self-conscious while dancing.

We have been to weddings before where the dancing felt forced and as a whole it was obvious that the group would rather not dance. Because of this we don't want to have forced/organized dancing at the wedding. That's why we want to have other things to do at the wedding and why it will be earlier in the day. There will be music playing, and if people want to dance, I'm not going to stop them.

How is it that dancing became a requirement for weddings anyway? Here's a few other couples who felt the same way we do:

Jamie & Chris

Amy & Mikel

Amy & Mike

Officiant

This is a huge update people. We have booked the officiant for our wedding...

Rod Yeacker, our friend and Matt's high school track/cross country coach.

Tradition vs. Offbeat: Introduction

I just attended a lovely bridal shower for Matt's cousin Nikki, who is getting married this October. It put me in the mood to add to the blog! As I may have already mentioned, Matt and I have a pretty specific idea of what we do and don't want our wedding to be like. There are a lot things typical of weddings that just don't appeal to us. I'm not knocking people who have traditional weddings, they are gorgeous and as long as the couple is happy that's all that matters.

In order to stay true to who we are, our wedding will take some departures from tradition. We will keep certain tradition too, and that's what this post series will be about. Topics will include: the reception, favors, the changing of my name, bridal fashion, etc.

So stay tuned for more 'Tradition vs. Offbeat' posts. And feel free to suggest topics at any time for me to post on. I want this blog to document my planning process and keep people in the loop who I may not get to talk to very often, so let me know what you want me to post on!

I will leave you with this, not something Matt and I would ever think of doing, but it is so fun to watch it!