TFYP 01 | Make It You

If you start digging around in the history of why wedding traditions are what they are, not only do you find a reoccurring theme of warding off evil spirits (bridesmaids dresses, the bouquet, and being carried over the threshold are just the beginning), but you’ll notice that much of what we do today is a combination of past traditions built upon past traditions (just one of the many examples: breaking of bread to celebrate fertility was transformed into a wedding cake, then much later in time cakes were stacked higher and higher as a kissing game, creating multiple tiered wedding cakes). And if you dig toooo far… things get quite barbaric, and honestly just a bit disturbing (tossing the bouquet and garter became a distraction from ripping the brides clothes off for luck. just, no.).

If traditions like these are your thing, we do not mean to persuade you from planning a wedding just so. Do it, and do it big. But if you’re like us and find yourself wondering “but whyyyy do I have to wait and see my best friend until mid-day walking down the aisle when this is supposed to be a celebration of US?!” – then don’t be afraid to break the rules.

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