Cinderella Weddings: Yay or Nay?

[prettygurrl19]

BIG YAY!! for me, a cinderella wedding is about "the big silk dress, tasteful decorations/floral arrangements"!!! However, i guess it depends on how its done.

Examples:

http://www.eglintongrand.com/picture_perfect.pdf

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/200...05_468x422.jpg

[basicandorganic]

I want something small and fun, tasteful and traditional.
... on the beach.

[alliemia]

hell yes..and that is what i had...fairy tale style go-all-out wedding. loved every minute of it!! and it was 8 years ago, but i still recall so many great memories. would do it all again in a heartbeat.

[cookiecthulhu]

i had a civil cerimony and i was happy not to enter into our marriage already in debt (cinderella weddings are expensive) but i do feel like i missed out. whenever people talk about big weddings i get depressed. DH feels really bad about it.

[yeliab]

nay... rather save the money for a downpayment on a house or more handbags!

[Chanel Belle]

i want something classy, yet subdued - such as a wedding in a museum.

is that a Cinderella wedding??

[GirlFriday]

I said Nay. I didn't want the stress (or debt) or a big wedding. Some people told me I would regret it, but I don't. It's just not me. We had about 30 people including my husband and I and our family.

[zoeyjoey]

Nay (for me). DH and I eloped and it was one of the best decisions we ever made. I don't think I would have gotten married if DH insisted on a giant wedding with all the bells and whistles - just the thought makes me anxious. But, if you can afford it and all parties agree then I have no problem with a Cinderella wedding.

[samjane]

I always keep the idea of eloping in the back of my mind although my mom has already told me she'd kill me. Not literally but I know how upset she would be if she didn't get to be there. I don't know if I could do it but I know I won't be having a cinderella wedding.

[spoiled_brat]

Originally Posted by juneping

if money is not a problem, i would like a traditional wedding...w/ a wedding planner. so realistically...nay.

I agree!

If I married somebody who had quite a bit of money to spend on a perfect wedding then yes. Otherwise, no.

[little LV lover]

I'd say yay if that is truly what the bride and groom want. After all, it is their special day. And the line 'till death do you part seems pretty permanent to me...lol. So if you're 'supposed' to get married only once, better do it the way you want it done.

[closeted]

Well, we had a cinderella wedding "gifted" to us by our parents. And yes, we know how the money can be spent much more worthwhile somewhere else. But in the end everything work out the best. We manage to keep everything as simple as we could without being too simple ( if we had our ways, we would really prefer to have a more intimate wedding). Those who came had the best of time and now, we have a great relationship with both sides of our parents ( they kept raving how their guests really enjoyed the wedding and how nice everything was).
So if you have the means, I say go for it, it is once in a lifetime. But I wouldn't do it if I or anyone have to go into debt. U still have the rest of ur life to live after the wedding.

[Rockysmom]

I would prefer to rent a party boat and cruise around at sunset with close friends and family - something simple and easygoing. Probably have a bbq, lots of alcohol, a cool live band and a really yummy cake. I am not traditional at all so I can't see myself getting married in a church with a big sit down dinner, walking down the isle, tossing the bouquet, etc. Blah. Seems all of our friends have done that and I am just bored with weddings. I would like to do something different...something people will say wow, that was fun.
I think you have to do what is right for you and your SO...what you can afford.

[Gimmethebag]

My SO used to want a huge wedding (we're talking 300+ people) which is honestly, enough to give me a heart attack. We used to joke that we could sign up for tapings of Groomzillas. Besides the fact that I could NEVER stick my father with that kind of bill (my parents would only invite, like 20 people tops), I would care about every minute detail with a wedding of that scale. And honestly, I don't really want to care about tasteful place cards and what trim the napkins have or what kind of flowers we have. I just want to show up and celebrate.

He's coming around to the idea of a non-Cinderella wedding. I just want a fun party... and we could use the money saved towards so many other things. I would much rather have a nicer engagement ring than a giant wedding. Or a bigger down payment on a cooler house. Or a couple of Knoll womb chairs for the library that we want to build in a couple of years...

[scarlett_2005]

I didn't vote because my wedding fell somewhere in the middle. We didn't have a tiny wedding and we didn't have a huge wedding. We got married in a small chapel and we had about 60 guests(close friends and family only).