I sell wedding dresses and one of the most unique things one of our brides did was having her mother, grandmother, and great grandmothers wedding dresses put onto mannequins and showcased at the reception! Such a fun way to show how styles and trends have changed over the decades and incorporating loved ones on their big day!!
I love this idea!! I happen to have my mom’s and grandmother’s wedding dresses. I might have to do this. Maybe I’ll pin photos of them on their wedding days to the mannequins, too.
We had our grandmothers be our flower girls! It was such a bright spot on the wedding day, and they still tell all their friends about how they were the flower grannies.
4 years ago my best friend got married and she had the idea of putting a notebook on the "friends" group table. We have quite a large group of friends all buds since school and the idea of the notebook was for us to all write down things that we have noticed throughout the night. Ive heard that the day goes too fast for the bride and groom so there will be so many things that they miss. They absolutely loved reading through the notebook afterwards. I think we even started writing a random love story in there and just stuff to make them laugh. We have had 2 other weddings in our friend group since then and we have done the notebook thing at each wedding. Its become a tradition. I absolutely cannot wait to read our notebook after we get married in July!! 🥰🥰 I'm looking forward to it so much
PSA to wedding planners: Can I get a catalog of all the weddings you did and say I want that? Quote me. I don't wanna choose. I don't wanna customize. Have a menu of weddings: First class, Economy, Business class. I'll just pick whatever fall in my budget. Thanks, lol.
I can see how this could work as a starting point, but please don't overlook how beautiful a wedding is when you include things that really represent the bride and groom, their personalities, and what makes their relationship so special. My husband and I were married 18 years ago, and we customized our ceremony and reception. Our families and friends loved it and still bring up how beautiful it was anytime weddings are brought up. We even get lots of anniversary cards every year because everyone involved remembers the date 💜. Don't sell yourself short, even if you want a traditional / conservative ceremony, it will feel so much more special for you and your guests if you can find a way to share a part of what makes you special with your guests.
I was a server with a catering company, so I saw a LOT of weddings in that time. When I think of the most unique thing I saw this is what it was: An outdoor wedding by a small creek with a few big trees around the area. On the entrance side where the table with a guest book and such was there was also one of the trees. They had tacked on wedding pictures of each generation in order; the couple, parents, grandparents, ... y'all, it was a FAMILY TREE. Literally. It was so cute not only in displaying the pictures but to include their family in the day too!
Also, I know this will likely never be seen because it's been almost a year and a half since the video, but maybe if someone else is scanning the comments for inspiration like me it might help :)
Similar to this topic, I’d love to see a video about what special touches couples can add to their day to make it more personalized and/or what little gifts you’ve seen couples give each other on the day that make it extra memorable
We are doing a concert themed wedding. (Invites were VIP PASS concert tickets on lanyards) We are doing a concert merch table for favors. And personalized concert posters all over.
@@JamieWolfer hey!!!! Soooooo...... concert themed wedding- TOTAL SUCCESS! we have gotten rave reviews from our guests at how fantastic and unique and fun our wedding was. I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to share some of these special ideas with you. Send you some photos... I am happy to even send you one of the awesomely unique wedding invites.
I got married just a few weeks ago. We had gone back and forth on 2 songs (This is it- Scotty Mccreery or My Miracle- Brad Paisley) for our fist dance. I ended up letting him win his first dispute with meand we danced to Scotty Mccreery. We never got that time to leave our event and I was really bummed, but now I know why. He coordinated a last dance to My Miracle where he asked our DJ to clear the whole ballroom (DJ, Staff, Guests, Etc) so we can have a dance alone before the night was complete. The Most Memorable part of my wedding day!
At a relative's wedding years ago they incorporated apples into the theme because the bride's grandmother had an apple orchard. The center pieces were vases full of apples, and you were encouraged to take them up to a table with apple slicers and caramel. I loved that they made the centerpieces into something interactive. They also had a virgin frozen margarita machine, which my brother and I really enjoyed (we were around 11 and 9, I think).
I used to work at a wedding venue & the singularly best thing I ever saw at any of the weddings? They set up a table in a corner with a large basket of Flip-Flops! A basket of about 40 pairs of flip-flops in all different colours and sizes, with a sign that just said "If your feet hurt, please take a pair & keep them!" and by the end of my shift there were only 3 pairs left in the basket, it wasn't just female guests in heels who took them either, I saw a few guys who swapped their shoes for flip-flops too. Such a great way to help keep your guests comfortable!
Most unique wedding I've been to was at a summer camp while no summer camp sessions were being held. We guests stayed in the cabins and ate at the cafeteria for 3-4 days, basically having an extended hangout and party and had access to the camp activities like ziplining and the archery range. The wedding was on site on the last night. The guests had a chance to make the baked decorations for the traditional Ukrainian wedding cake and there were vodka bottles along every table for toasts which everyone got to participate in. It basically turned into sharing memories and sweet sentiments about the couple and was much more egalitarian than regular toasts. The bride and groom tattooed each other in a smaller gathering in the woods with a symbol that they had chosen to represent themselves. It all sounds very elaborate, but I'm guessing the cost was actually on the lower side as the cost of the camp and bulk buffet food was probably the worst of it.
Because we're short on time and money, we can't do as many unique things as I initially hoped. But my fiance is from Bosnia and I am choreographing our first dance so that a lot of the steps are influenced by traditional dances from his culture. I also made the color palette the same colors as his country's flag. His family is not able to join for the wedding so I'm doing as much as I can to make him feel like his culture is represented 🥰
I went to a wedding that served an entire breakfast buffet! It was so unique and fun to have breakfast for dinner followed by cake and champagne. I'll always remember it.
In sort of the same vein, I’d love a video-maybe sourced from wedding attendees as well-about what wedding games and activities guests actually found memorable and fun! I know there are quite a few common ones like cornhole, wedding themed mad-libs, the shoe game, etc. but I want to make sure my guests would actually find an activity interesting!
Aww thanks Jamie! We got so busy we didn't get a chance to choreograph, so I'm glad it was still memorable ❤️ Technically we started with Lindy Hop and the 2nd half of our song was Balboa, but a lot of times we say "swing" too since it's more recognizable.
I've been looking for alternative first dances as well! Was thinking a slow dance fading into a swing. Esp would like to then incorporate our parents, aunt's and uncles to fill the dance floor with a third dance to start the party off vs having a dedicated parental dance.
@@sunnym9491 That's really cute :) After our first dance we did a 2nd line parade (because we love NOLA) that got everyone dancing. In our video it's the portion where people are dancing with umbrellas. I wonder if you could do something like that for your parents, aunts, and uncles to fill the dance floor. It's super fun!
My fiance and I have been Lindy Hopping together for years, so when Jamie mentioned y'all's first dance, I was like oh!! That's gonna be us!! We're planning to start slow dancing unassumingly with Glen Miller's Moonlight Serenade and then bust into a fast tempo Lindy. We both taught swing at our college campus, so at our wedding (after the first dance) we're gonna teach an impromptu intro to Jitterbug class so all our guests can join us on the dance floor (and guests seem excited). It's funny how easily pleased non-dancers become just with improv. My fiance and I danced one (1) song at my sister's wedding off the cuff, and afterwards we had guests and even random event staff coming up to tell us it was the most amazing thing they'd ever seen. He and I were like "But this is just a typical Thursday night for us?" Haha! Guess not many people dance anymore if that's impressive these days.
Last wedding I was in featured a s'mores bar. They custom built a little wooden bar with some mini propane heaters burried in pretty little rocks. They had a platter of all the s'mores ingredients (including reeses!) and it was a huge hit!! Guests loved it!
We are doing a choreographed first dance! I'm a theatre kid so couldn't resist! we are also getting married in a historic haunted abandoned prison with a til death theme! So in other words definitely into out there and unique weddings! also the BLD 177 wedding- her dress was also so unique and breath taking!
I attended a Iraqi wedding where the wedding favors were small iraqi flag scarves that everyone ended up using to dance with and wave around. This isnt super unique in the grand scheme of things, but Im arab and it tends to be a bit taboo to veer off from the norm in our weddings, like everyone will be a bit mad if there isnt a cake or if the dress isnt fancy. So this is unique for our type of weddings as favors typically tend to be candles or candy or that sort of thing
For my wedding, I have a friend who produces honey and usually uses some to brew homemade mead. He'll be our best man and as a wedding favor for the other guests and as our wedding gift, he'll make each of our guests a small bottle. Another thing we're thinking of doing is replace our first dance with fight choreography, as my future husband and I met at karate when we were kids. Actually, the first time we talked I kicked him where it hurts by accident. He was really impressed XD
I've thought about doing something like that for the father daughter dance, but we also have a song/saying that is our thing and I also kinda want to do something sweet with that. I don't think my two ideas blend well
I got married August 1st and I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your amazing videos and advice. I watched them all and took so many notes. I did a LOT of DIY and totally wish a coordinator like you had been in our budget! In the end, we had a backyard wedding after our venue couldn't open due to Covid. We cut our guest list down and simplified everything and I honestly wouldn't change a thing. It was an amazing day and I'm so excited to finally be married to my best friend💗 I'm so glad I kept my videographer and photographer post-Covid plans because they really did capture everything perfectly and the photos and videos are amazing to look back at.
We had a bit of a time gap between the ceremony and reception. Catered out for the dinner, but wasn't in the budget for appetizers. So my dad borrowed a popcorn machine! People were able to hang out and snack on popcorn while waiting for grand entrance.
I’m having an alternative wedding - it’s going to be a pirate wedding on October 16th. We rented a pirate ship that I will get married on, hoist our pirate flag, then go off sailing for 2 hours with the guests. Come back and have the reception inside a beach hotel. I didn’t want a typical White dress so I’ll be wearing a pirate outfit with a belly dance tribal style long skirt and a fancy corset and undershirt with long puffy sleeves, a dagger, and a old pistol. My fiancé has a big fancy pirate coat, hat, sword, etc. Guests are encouraged to dress up too so that has everyone excited. The flower girl won’t throw flowers instead she will hand us the rings but she will be in a mermaid tail (I still need to measure her for her tail I am making it for her). I don’t have a wedding planner but I probably should have gotten one. It is a lot of stuff to tackle but I’m having fun with it!
I plan on collecting flowers from my guests as I walk down the aisle. Our guest list is about 50 people. So, it will be a pretty large bouqet. I will get walked to the beginning of the aisle by both my dads. Then they will continue down aisle together to their seats. I will use that time to look at all of my frends and family that have come together to celebrate our marriage. Then as I walk down the aisle I will grab flowers from every person in attendance. At the top of the aisle, my grandmother will tie a ribbon (and maybe a zip tie) around the flowers to make a bouqet. Also, I've asked every one that doesn't have to fly in for the wedding. To bring anything from their gardens that are in bloom. So hopefully, all my flowers will actually be from friends and family. To pass out the flowers, they will all be placed in a large vase (possibly champagne bucket depending on how many) at the entrance to the ceremony space. I'll have a small sign that will tell everyone to pick out their favorite bloom and then hold onto until the ceremony begins. I am so excited to share this moment with everyone!
Omg... that’s stunningly sweet. Imma gonna copy you. But I think it would be a long trip down the aisle so maybe just collect flowers from MIL and Mom for me.
My fiancé and I fell in love doing karaoke. I was so nervous and had stage fright at first. He really upped my confidence and over time I started singing to him and having fun with it. He asked me to be his girlfriend at our karaoke spot. He asked me to be his wife at our karaoke spot and we sang together that night. We decided we wanted our djs to be the people who do karaoke at the bar we go to, and we’re having karaoke at our wedding. We’re still doing like a normal dj and music with the dj who does the dance parties, but we’re gonna have like an hour at the end for wedding karaoke. I think that makes our wedding unique and special to us and our love story and I can’t wait.
i was a junior bridemaid for my aunt’s wedding back in the day… didnt remmbered much but i definitely remmbered the horse drawn carriage she had!! will be using one for my wedding as well!!
Can I just say, I stumbled across your video when my fiancé and I first got engaged on 1st August 2019. You have helped my fiancé and I SO much! Especially now with the pandemic, it’s meant we’ve had to do 99% of the planning online. If you ever come down to Australia for a holiday, we will gladly take you on a tour of the Blue Mountains! All the antique stores, all the nature, it’s a win! THANK YOU!!
Aww, we did a glowstick soccer tunnel for my grand exit! It was last minute (literally at the reception we were like, we're leaving, let's do this) and it ended up being one of my favorite parts of the reception. It was so fun and the perfect way to end the night!
My friend’s maiden name was Simpson and her brother made a speech with custom Simpson cartoon style illustrations projected on the back wall, telling the love story of the couple. It was awesome.
Just got married this past Monday and wanted to come back and say this went really well and can’t wait to get the pics!! I had my dad’s late mother’s ring as my something old, and had my dad put it on the ring finger of my right had as part of the first look. Happy Wedding everyone!
My fiance and I had been swing dancing together for three years before we got engaged. You bet our wedding dance is gonna be something to please the crowd :)
I've been following since you had maybe 3k subscribers, and girl I am SO PROUD. If I could ever afford it, I would 10000% fly you to Mass for my wedding, and either way, I will be bingeing your videos all over again as soon as that time comes. You have worked so hard and I'm so happy for you and your success! Also, super jealous that you now reside in Waco! I CANNOT WAIT to see the rustic glam weddings you design!
Jamie Wolfer oh my goodness of course!! You inspired me to finally just go for it and create a side business where I do event planning, home decor and home organization. COVID has put a damper on marketing and growing it right now, but I’ll get there!
I am new and have semi stalked this channel all day and was so excited to see that a new video was posted just now!!! Doing a completely on our own wedding in 2021 and these videos have been SOO SUPER HELPFUL!!!!
There was a big wedding in my country (Hungary) a few years ago, where two circus families joined. The brides family have been working with elephants for decades, so the bride and groom left the church on an elephant, they looked so cool!
So for like the longer ads that are like 2 minutes+, do we have to watch the whole thing for you to make ad revenues or can we just watch like 30 seconds of it
At our vow renewal and reception...were going to have A Fallen Heros table!!! Hubby is a 21 ye military retired veteran and we both have lost friends in the recent wars! We're also going to do a passed loved ones table too and since we will have littles , we're going to cordon off a section and put throw blankets, oversized pillows/nap mats ( courtesy of their parents of coarse ) because we know they won't last till the end , that way they're safe n parents can still jam without annoyingly leaving early , I also mad sure the bathrooms at the venue have diaper change stations and so parents don't have to bring a bag, I'm going to set a small plastic drawers tables( Walmart,already own) and set up diaper caddy (again I can reuse these or pass then as gifts for newly arriving littles) that are stocked
My cousin was brought in on a horse drawn Cinderella carriage. The woman who ran everything in the church said to her, " This is a wedding not a circus". My family looked at that lady so hard I think she crawled back into her skin.
I too am stealing a unique idea from a previous wedding on our upcoming wedding. Its both our second wedding and small and so no bridal party. But we are having people who were invited to the wedding who can not make it write down marriage or relationship quotes (wise, funny, etc) when they RSVP. We are then (during the ceremony) going to have the people who would have been part of the bridal party stand up and read some of those quotes or advice. To honor those who can not be there (eff COVID) and those who are there and mean the world to us.
I wanted to do the horse drawn carriage thing SO BAD but my ceremony is happening right outside the building where my reception will be and my bridal suite to get ready is in that building as well so it wouldn't really make sense....the trade off though is that the building is a castle
My cousin got married to her partner of 27 years, and didn’t do a dessert. At the end of ceremony and during cocktail hour, they did pretend-cake cutting photos in front of a pièce montee of sushis ! The whole dinner was buffet style, but it was all kinds of food made by different food vendors Really unique !
I’m not even close to getting married yet, but since I love painting and making gifts, I really want to do something like that for my future wedding favors. Maybe paint pouring on a small canvas, or something else 😊
I've had a ideal for a min an wondering if it would be cute an unique or a total bust a backdrop for the ceremony. As gust arrive an wait for the ceremony. Have a big canvas for them to throw paint balloons. Of course a set up to prevent paint getting everywhere. Making an abstract painting from everyone for a keepsake. For the ceremony have the canvas displayed as the backdrop/background of the bride an groom.
Some amazing memories. We will marry next year. We moved to a small town some years ago because of his job. His company is international so a lot of our friends here are from all over the globe. Also he lived in several countries in the past. We will have themed tables for seating like "family", "preschool friends groom", "university girls bride" or "friends from far away" and we prepare letters in envelops for every table, thanking for joining our big day, talking about memories we have with each person and we will add some pictures of events or memories with the people on every table. And I think this will be funny because there will be for example an printed email of the groom saying hi to his department and everybody answering on this and saying welcome. Or he has a friends since teenage days that he met in an online game like WoW. So we made a screenshot of their both characters in the game goofing around. Or I prepared an overview of all the bachelor theses of me and my girls because I helped all of them to setup they layout so they look really familiar and it's such a funny memory about this evening, all of us sitting together and drinking wine and me working on their word documents to make them look good. It's not so impressive but I'm proud of this idea to show our guests that we love all of them, appreciate their coming and treasure all the memories in our hearts.
I would love to an award ceremony and hand out certificates instead of trophies. Is there a list easily accessible on the internet of the award categories they used?
I have some questions about bridesmaids that are really specific. So as far as asking goes, can I just ask them first and then give them a proposal gift later? I want to know how many I'll have before I spend the money to give them one. Do I give my junior bridesmaid and my flower girls one also? Does my fiance do the same for his groomsmen? How do you determine who to ask? There's a girl I've had as a friend since I was 7, but we aren't as close and we only get together maybe once a year, even though we live close together. I also have a step sister I don't see anymore (dad and step mom got divorced) and I didn't know if I should ask her or not. If I give them a group of colors for my wedding, do they work it upon themselves to choose who gets to wear what color? Do I pick their dress and they pay for it, or do they pick their own dress and pay for it?
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If you watch enough episodes of Four Weddings, you'll see a ton of unique ideas. I saw the awards ceremony on there and personally I found it kind of cringey. Thank you for the ideas, Jaime! I love your energy! :)
I was Just googling for this Topic Yesterday! Thx, Super Helpful! If possible, Could you please make Videos on 1) What are duties and a Job of the Maid of Honor? 😍 2) LEGIT Online Websites to buy cheap wedding Dresses {The dresses sold on Ebay,Amazon The fabric never looks like the ones in the pictures they show.They are cheap but such a scam} 🥰💝 Thx!
I think the horse and carriage might be British thing. 3 of my family members have had it and had bridesmaids etc following in their own. Also one used port to toast the wedding instead of champagne. Just found your page tonight. Do you have a catalogue or a book. If not oh boy you should.
I love these videos, I’ve been thinking about it and maybe you could do a series of your reaction to first wedding dances from people who send you their videos. I think I remember you mentioning that it was your favorite moment of a wedding and it would be nice to see you react to them or something, idk, just a thought.
My fiance and I are doing a fairytale theme. Our wedding is at a castle and we are dressing as princes and all guests are wearing a fairytale costume of their choice.
Okay hear me out, murder mystery but with a wedding spin. A crime takes place between the vows and the reception. A necklace was stolen! Each guest gets a card explaining their role in the circumstance. Over the course of the evening, people have to talk to each other to solve the mystery.
I looooove you!!! Kept me going through postponing my wedding and continuing to planning! Thank you for your smiles, laughs and helpfulness. You da best!!!
Loved watching your channel grow throughout my year of engagement❤️ I’m married now & just wanted to say thanks for putting out these amazing videos because they helped me tremendously with the planning.
I’ve always dreamt of a horse drawn carriage but ever since I’ve smelled horse poop, every time I think horse frame carriage, I remember the smell and I’m like hmm I’m good 😂
Jamie Wolfer of course I love thrift store shopping I used to be involved with a little theatre and any time I had to do front of the house I would buy my dresses from goodwill I think the most I spent was $20 and they were formal dresses
I sell wedding dresses and one of the most unique things one of our brides did was having her mother, grandmother, and great grandmothers wedding dresses put onto mannequins and showcased at the reception! Such a fun way to show how styles and trends have changed over the decades and incorporating loved ones on their big day!!
I love this idea!! I happen to have my mom’s and grandmother’s wedding dresses. I might have to do this. Maybe I’ll pin photos of them on their wedding days to the mannequins, too.
MortViolette that’s what I would do! So fun!
This was done on Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta Lori did it for her sons wedding
That sounds so beautiful and thoughtful!
I LOVE the idea!
We had our grandmothers be our flower girls! It was such a bright spot on the wedding day, and they still tell all their friends about how they were the flower grannies.
That's such an adorable idea!!
That's ADORABLE.
Flower grannies🥺😭 how stinking cute!
Flower grannies! ❤️ I love that!
awww! I like this idea. I wanted my mommy (thats how we call our grandma) to be more involved in the wedding.
4 years ago my best friend got married and she had the idea of putting a notebook on the "friends" group table. We have quite a large group of friends all buds since school and the idea of the notebook was for us to all write down things that we have noticed throughout the night. Ive heard that the day goes too fast for the bride and groom so there will be so many things that they miss. They absolutely loved reading through the notebook afterwards. I think we even started writing a random love story in there and just stuff to make them laugh.
We have had 2 other weddings in our friend group since then and we have done the notebook thing at each wedding. Its become a tradition.
I absolutely cannot wait to read our notebook after we get married in July!! 🥰🥰 I'm looking forward to it so much
I think I'm bit this thanks fir sharing
PSA to wedding planners: Can I get a catalog of all the weddings you did and say I want that? Quote me. I don't wanna choose. I don't wanna customize. Have a menu of weddings: First class, Economy, Business class. I'll just pick whatever fall in my budget. Thanks, lol.
Damn this is actually super smart hahaha
Thanks for the idea 😄😄😄
Lmfaooooo why is this so genius. Each budget tier should have a few themes to pick from.
I can see how this could work as a starting point, but please don't overlook how beautiful a wedding is when you include things that really represent the bride and groom, their personalities, and what makes their relationship so special.
My husband and I were married 18 years ago, and we customized our ceremony and reception. Our families and friends loved it and still bring up how beautiful it was anytime weddings are brought up. We even get lots of anniversary cards every year because everyone involved remembers the date 💜. Don't sell yourself short, even if you want a traditional / conservative ceremony, it will feel so much more special for you and your guests if you can find a way to share a part of what makes you special with your guests.
Yes! Please lol!
I was a server with a catering company, so I saw a LOT of weddings in that time. When I think of the most unique thing I saw this is what it was:
An outdoor wedding by a small creek with a few big trees around the area. On the entrance side where the table with a guest book and such was there was also one of the trees. They had tacked on wedding pictures of each generation in order; the couple, parents, grandparents, ... y'all, it was a FAMILY TREE. Literally. It was so cute not only in displaying the pictures but to include their family in the day too!
Also, I know this will likely never be seen because it's been almost a year and a half since the video, but maybe if someone else is scanning the comments for inspiration like me it might help :)
Similar to this topic, I’d love to see a video about what special touches couples can add to their day to make it more personalized and/or what little gifts you’ve seen couples give each other on the day that make it extra memorable
We are doing a concert themed wedding. (Invites were VIP PASS concert tickets on lanyards)
We are doing a concert merch table for favors. And personalized concert posters all over.
i wanted to do this!! Thats so cool! what kind of venue are you using?
@@sarahmichelle6402 regular reception hall.
@@JamieWolfer I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to share it with you!
Oh my god, I love this idea. Wouldn't match my groom but this bride here would be ready to rock this concert!
@@JamieWolfer hey!!!! Soooooo...... concert themed wedding- TOTAL SUCCESS! we have gotten rave reviews from our guests at how fantastic and unique and fun our wedding was.
I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to share some of these special ideas with you. Send you some photos... I am happy to even send you one of the awesomely unique wedding invites.
I got married just a few weeks ago. We had gone back and forth on 2 songs (This is it- Scotty Mccreery or My Miracle- Brad Paisley) for our fist dance. I ended up letting him win his first dispute with meand we danced to Scotty Mccreery. We never got that time to leave our event and I was really bummed, but now I know why. He coordinated a last dance to My Miracle where he asked our DJ to clear the whole ballroom (DJ, Staff, Guests, Etc) so we can have a dance alone before the night was complete. The Most Memorable part of my wedding day!
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My cousin rode down on a horse on her parent's farm and it was a medieval themed wedding. Coolest wedding I've been to.
At a relative's wedding years ago they incorporated apples into the theme because the bride's grandmother had an apple orchard. The center pieces were vases full of apples, and you were encouraged to take them up to a table with apple slicers and caramel. I loved that they made the centerpieces into something interactive. They also had a virgin frozen margarita machine, which my brother and I really enjoyed (we were around 11 and 9, I think).
I used to work at a wedding venue & the singularly best thing I ever saw at any of the weddings? They set up a table in a corner with a large basket of Flip-Flops! A basket of about 40 pairs of flip-flops in all different colours and sizes, with a sign that just said "If your feet hurt, please take a pair & keep them!" and by the end of my shift there were only 3 pairs left in the basket, it wasn't just female guests in heels who took them either, I saw a few guys who swapped their shoes for flip-flops too.
Such a great way to help keep your guests comfortable!
Most unique wedding I've been to was at a summer camp while no summer camp sessions were being held. We guests stayed in the cabins and ate at the cafeteria for 3-4 days, basically having an extended hangout and party and had access to the camp activities like ziplining and the archery range. The wedding was on site on the last night. The guests had a chance to make the baked decorations for the traditional Ukrainian wedding cake and there were vodka bottles along every table for toasts which everyone got to participate in. It basically turned into sharing memories and sweet sentiments about the couple and was much more egalitarian than regular toasts. The bride and groom tattooed each other in a smaller gathering in the woods with a symbol that they had chosen to represent themselves. It all sounds very elaborate, but I'm guessing the cost was actually on the lower side as the cost of the camp and bulk buffet food was probably the worst of it.
Love that red hat, looks like a halo 😇
How?
It's 'cuz she's an angel
Because we're short on time and money, we can't do as many unique things as I initially hoped. But my fiance is from Bosnia and I am choreographing our first dance so that a lot of the steps are influenced by traditional dances from his culture. I also made the color palette the same colors as his country's flag. His family is not able to join for the wedding so I'm doing as much as I can to make him feel like his culture is represented 🥰
I went to a wedding that served an entire breakfast buffet! It was so unique and fun to have breakfast for dinner followed by cake and champagne. I'll always remember it.
In sort of the same vein, I’d love a video-maybe sourced from wedding attendees as well-about what wedding games and activities guests actually found memorable and fun! I know there are quite a few common ones like cornhole, wedding themed mad-libs, the shoe game, etc. but I want to make sure my guests would actually find an activity interesting!
Aww thanks Jamie! We got so busy we didn't get a chance to choreograph, so I'm glad it was still memorable ❤️ Technically we started with Lindy Hop and the 2nd half of our song was Balboa, but a lot of times we say "swing" too since it's more recognizable.
Awesome ❤️ ~fellow swing dancer from across the world ;)
that’s so cool - my bestie & her hubby did a Lindy Hop for their first dance & it was fantastic ❤️
I've been looking for alternative first dances as well! Was thinking a slow dance fading into a swing. Esp would like to then incorporate our parents, aunt's and uncles to fill the dance floor with a third dance to start the party off vs having a dedicated parental dance.
@@sunnym9491 That's really cute :) After our first dance we did a 2nd line parade (because we love NOLA) that got everyone dancing. In our video it's the portion where people are dancing with umbrellas. I wonder if you could do something like that for your parents, aunts, and uncles to fill the dance floor. It's super fun!
My fiance and I have been Lindy Hopping together for years, so when Jamie mentioned y'all's first dance, I was like oh!! That's gonna be us!! We're planning to start slow dancing unassumingly with Glen Miller's Moonlight Serenade and then bust into a fast tempo Lindy.
We both taught swing at our college campus, so at our wedding (after the first dance) we're gonna teach an impromptu intro to Jitterbug class so all our guests can join us on the dance floor (and guests seem excited).
It's funny how easily pleased non-dancers become just with improv. My fiance and I danced one (1) song at my sister's wedding off the cuff, and afterwards we had guests and even random event staff coming up to tell us it was the most amazing thing they'd ever seen. He and I were like "But this is just a typical Thursday night for us?" Haha! Guess not many people dance anymore if that's impressive these days.
Last wedding I was in featured a s'mores bar. They custom built a little wooden bar with some mini propane heaters burried in pretty little rocks. They had a platter of all the s'mores ingredients (including reeses!) and it was a huge hit!! Guests loved it!
My friend got married last week and they did the glow stick exit!! It’s so simple, but such a good idea when it comes to safety and cleanup!
We are doing a choreographed first dance! I'm a theatre kid so couldn't resist! we are also getting married in a historic haunted abandoned prison with a til death theme! So in other words definitely into out there and unique weddings!
also the BLD 177 wedding- her dress was also so unique and breath taking!
Omg that's amazing! I love it
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@@kashmyaadventures I had that on our save the dates!
My wedding is Gala themed... An award ceremony would be so perfect and different! lol Definitely mentioning to my beau.
The hoop is called a moon arch. I had one at my wedding and it was gorgeous
I attended a Iraqi wedding where the wedding favors were small iraqi flag scarves that everyone ended up using to dance with and wave around. This isnt super unique in the grand scheme of things, but Im arab and it tends to be a bit taboo to veer off from the norm in our weddings, like everyone will be a bit mad if there isnt a cake or if the dress isnt fancy. So this is unique for our type of weddings as favors typically tend to be candles or candy or that sort of thing
For my wedding, I have a friend who produces honey and usually uses some to brew homemade mead. He'll be our best man and as a wedding favor for the other guests and as our wedding gift, he'll make each of our guests a small bottle.
Another thing we're thinking of doing is replace our first dance with fight choreography, as my future husband and I met at karate when we were kids. Actually, the first time we talked I kicked him where it hurts by accident. He was really impressed XD
we’re planning on doing that for our first dance too!!
I've thought about doing something like that for the father daughter dance, but we also have a song/saying that is our thing and I also kinda want to do something sweet with that. I don't think my two ideas blend well
I got married August 1st and I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your amazing videos and advice. I watched them all and took so many notes. I did a LOT of DIY and totally wish a coordinator like you had been in our budget! In the end, we had a backyard wedding after our venue couldn't open due to Covid. We cut our guest list down and simplified everything and I honestly wouldn't change a thing. It was an amazing day and I'm so excited to finally be married to my best friend💗 I'm so glad I kept my videographer and photographer post-Covid plans because they really did capture everything perfectly and the photos and videos are amazing to look back at.
We had a bit of a time gap between the ceremony and reception. Catered out for the dinner, but wasn't in the budget for appetizers. So my dad borrowed a popcorn machine! People were able to hang out and snack on popcorn while waiting for grand entrance.
I’m having an alternative wedding - it’s going to be a pirate wedding on October 16th. We rented a pirate ship that I will get married on, hoist our pirate flag, then go off sailing for 2 hours with the guests. Come back and have the reception inside a beach hotel. I didn’t want a typical White dress so I’ll be wearing a pirate outfit with a belly dance tribal style long skirt and a fancy corset and undershirt with long puffy sleeves, a dagger, and a old pistol. My fiancé has a big fancy pirate coat, hat, sword, etc. Guests are encouraged to dress up too so that has everyone excited. The flower girl won’t throw flowers instead she will hand us the rings but she will be in a mermaid tail (I still need to measure her for her tail I am making it for her). I don’t have a wedding planner but I probably should have gotten one. It is a lot of stuff to tackle but I’m having fun with it!
You are adorable! I would hold off on the carriage and horse thing. Horses don't like pulling carriages.
I had a couple put the garter on a football before throwing!
I plan on collecting flowers from my guests as I walk down the aisle. Our guest list is about 50 people. So, it will be a pretty large bouqet.
I will get walked to the beginning of the aisle by both my dads. Then they will continue down aisle together to their seats. I will use that time to look at all of my frends and family that have come together to celebrate our marriage. Then as I walk down the aisle I will grab flowers from every person in attendance. At the top of the aisle, my grandmother will tie a ribbon (and maybe a zip tie) around the flowers to make a bouqet.
Also, I've asked every one that doesn't have to fly in for the wedding. To bring anything from their gardens that are in bloom. So hopefully, all my flowers will actually be from friends and family.
To pass out the flowers, they will all be placed in a large vase (possibly champagne bucket depending on how many) at the entrance to the ceremony space. I'll have a small sign that will tell everyone to pick out their favorite bloom and then hold onto until the ceremony begins.
I am so excited to share this moment with everyone!
Omg... that’s stunningly sweet. Imma gonna copy you. But I think it would be a long trip down the aisle so maybe just collect flowers from MIL and Mom for me.
Love it ! - reminds me of a Unitarian Universalist flower communion
Love this so much!
My fiancé and I fell in love doing karaoke. I was so nervous and had stage fright at first. He really upped my confidence and over time I started singing to him and having fun with it. He asked me to be his girlfriend at our karaoke spot. He asked me to be his wife at our karaoke spot and we sang together that night. We decided we wanted our djs to be the people who do karaoke at the bar we go to, and we’re having karaoke at our wedding. We’re still doing like a normal dj and music with the dj who does the dance parties, but we’re gonna have like an hour at the end for wedding karaoke. I think that makes our wedding unique and special to us and our love story and I can’t wait.
i was a junior bridemaid for my aunt’s wedding back in the day… didnt remmbered much but i definitely remmbered the horse drawn carriage she had!! will be using one for my wedding as well!!
OH MY LORD THE AWARD CEREMONY IS AMAZING!!!
Can I just say, I stumbled across your video when my fiancé and I first got engaged on 1st August 2019. You have helped my fiancé and I SO much! Especially now with the pandemic, it’s meant we’ve had to do 99% of the planning online. If you ever come down to Australia for a holiday, we will gladly take you on a tour of the Blue Mountains! All the antique stores, all the nature, it’s a win! THANK YOU!!
Aww, we did a glowstick soccer tunnel for my grand exit! It was last minute (literally at the reception we were like, we're leaving, let's do this) and it ended up being one of my favorite parts of the reception. It was so fun and the perfect way to end the night!
My friend’s maiden name was Simpson and her brother made a speech with custom Simpson cartoon style illustrations projected on the back wall, telling the love story of the couple. It was awesome.
My partner doesn’t want a first look, so I’m doing a first look with my dad instead. I’m sure I’m not the first, but I think that will be special :)
Just got married this past Monday and wanted to come back and say this went really well and can’t wait to get the pics!!
I had my dad’s late mother’s ring as my something old, and had my dad put it on the ring finger of my right had as part of the first look. Happy Wedding everyone!
@@treasure6883 That is so sweet!!
Oh my gosh!! The last couple did like a Dundy’s Ceremony from the show The Office 😂 how amazing
Lol I was thinking the exact same things
My fiance and I had been swing dancing together for three years before we got engaged. You bet our wedding dance is gonna be something to please the crowd :)
I've been following since you had maybe 3k subscribers, and girl I am SO PROUD. If I could ever afford it, I would 10000% fly you to Mass for my wedding, and either way, I will be bingeing your videos all over again as soon as that time comes. You have worked so hard and I'm so happy for you and your success! Also, super jealous that you now reside in Waco! I CANNOT WAIT to see the rustic glam weddings you design!
Jamie Wolfer oh my goodness of course!! You inspired me to finally just go for it and create a side business where I do event planning, home decor and home organization. COVID has put a damper on marketing and growing it right now, but I’ll get there!
I am new and have semi stalked this channel all day and was so excited to see that a new video was posted just now!!! Doing a completely on our own wedding in 2021 and these videos have been SOO SUPER HELPFUL!!!!
There was a big wedding in my country (Hungary) a few years ago, where two circus families joined. The brides family have been working with elephants for decades, so the bride and groom left the church on an elephant, they looked so cool!
So for like the longer ads that are like 2 minutes+, do we have to watch the whole thing for you to make ad revenues or can we just watch like 30 seconds of it
Regarding the awarards ceremony - how did the guests who didn't receive any award feel? Wasn't it strange for those?
Kaylee, the Night Owl pretty much told everyone you are the go to person for wedding planning advice. Keep up the good work.
PANCAKES! Awesome! MOVIE POSTER! Awesome! AWARD CEREMONY! I would totally do that! Actually we did that at a family reunion and it was really fun!
I am riding a horse down the aisle, so the horse drawn carriage is definitely awesome!
At our vow renewal and reception...were going to have A Fallen Heros table!!! Hubby is a 21 ye military retired veteran and we both have lost friends in the recent wars! We're also going to do a passed loved ones table too and since we will have littles , we're going to cordon off a section and put throw blankets, oversized pillows/nap mats ( courtesy of their parents of coarse ) because we know they won't last till the end , that way they're safe n parents can still jam without annoyingly leaving early , I also mad sure the bathrooms at the venue have diaper change stations and so parents don't have to bring a bag, I'm going to set a small plastic drawers tables( Walmart,already own) and set up diaper caddy (again I can reuse these or pass then as gifts for newly arriving littles) that are stocked
I saw a grand exit as a slip n slide 🥺❤️
My cousin was brought in on a horse drawn Cinderella carriage. The woman who ran everything in the church said to her, " This is a wedding not a circus". My family looked at that lady so hard I think she crawled back into her skin.
I too am stealing a unique idea from a previous wedding on our upcoming wedding. Its both our second wedding and small and so no bridal party. But we are having people who were invited to the wedding who can not make it write down marriage or relationship quotes (wise, funny, etc) when they RSVP. We are then (during the ceremony) going to have the people who would have been part of the bridal party stand up and read some of those quotes or advice. To honor those who can not be there (eff COVID) and those who are there and mean the world to us.
I wanted to do the horse drawn carriage thing SO BAD but my ceremony is happening right outside the building where my reception will be and my bridal suite to get ready is in that building as well so it wouldn't really make sense....the trade off though is that the building is a castle
Can we get a video with the pros and cons of each type of venue please?
My cousin got married to her partner of 27 years, and didn’t do a dessert. At the end of ceremony and during cocktail hour, they did pretend-cake cutting photos in front of a pièce montee of sushis !
The whole dinner was buffet style, but it was all kinds of food made by different food vendors
Really unique !
That horse drawn carriage tho 😭🤩🤩
I had a friend who did the glow stick thing! It was so much fun!
I’ve been to so many unique weddings and I love them so much! One was in an old schoolhouse that felt like a chill winter house party 😄
I’m not even close to getting married yet, but since I love painting and making gifts, I really want to do something like that for my future wedding favors. Maybe paint pouring on a small canvas, or something else 😊
Ummmmmm you did you do Tori Kelly’s wedddingggg?!?!? Did I miss that?
I'm pretty sure she did. She mentioned she made that backdrop before
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING
No Ads this video?... Was ready to watch them fully to give ya the $$$
Psycho , obsessed
We had our grandmothers be our flower girls!
I've had a ideal for a min an wondering if it would be cute an unique or a total bust a backdrop for the ceremony.
As gust arrive an wait for the ceremony. Have a big canvas for them to throw paint balloons. Of course a set up to prevent paint getting everywhere. Making an abstract painting from everyone for a keepsake.
For the ceremony have the canvas displayed as the backdrop/background of the bride an groom.
Some amazing memories.
We will marry next year. We moved to a small town some years ago because of his job. His company is international so a lot of our friends here are from all over the globe. Also he lived in several countries in the past.
We will have themed tables for seating like "family", "preschool friends groom", "university girls bride" or "friends from far away" and we prepare letters in envelops for every table, thanking for joining our big day, talking about memories we have with each person and we will add some pictures of events or memories with the people on every table. And I think this will be funny because there will be for example an printed email of the groom saying hi to his department and everybody answering on this and saying welcome. Or he has a friends since teenage days that he met in an online game like WoW. So we made a screenshot of their both characters in the game goofing around.
Or I prepared an overview of all the bachelor theses of me and my girls because I helped all of them to setup they layout so they look really familiar and it's such a funny memory about this evening, all of us sitting together and drinking wine and me working on their word documents to make them look good.
It's not so impressive but I'm proud of this idea to show our guests that we love all of them, appreciate their coming and treasure all the memories in our hearts.
Why didn't I think about no wedding party? Seriously would have been a lot less stressful.
love the new set up and lighting!
The awards were a pretty awesome idea!
Would like more pictures and video to describe what you’re talking about. Some of the stuff features were pretty cool.
I would love to an award ceremony and hand out certificates instead of trophies. Is there a list easily accessible on the internet of the award categories they used?
I have some questions about bridesmaids that are really specific. So as far as asking goes, can I just ask them first and then give them a proposal gift later? I want to know how many I'll have before I spend the money to give them one. Do I give my junior bridesmaid and my flower girls one also? Does my fiance do the same for his groomsmen? How do you determine who to ask? There's a girl I've had as a friend since I was 7, but we aren't as close and we only get together maybe once a year, even though we live close together. I also have a step sister I don't see anymore (dad and step mom got divorced) and I didn't know if I should ask her or not. If I give them a group of colors for my wedding, do they work it upon themselves to choose who gets to wear what color? Do I pick their dress and they pay for it, or do they pick their own dress and pay for it?
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If you watch enough episodes of Four Weddings, you'll see a ton of unique ideas. I saw the awards ceremony on there and personally I found it kind of cringey. Thank you for the ideas, Jaime! I love your energy! :)
I love that show! I’m going to go back and watch it again and take notes! 😂
My mother-in-law just got married and made her entrance on a horse drawn carriage. It was so beautiful.
I like the glow stick idea, and the awards cermony
I was Just googling for this Topic Yesterday! Thx, Super Helpful!
If possible, Could you please make Videos on
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Based on reviews it seems like Azazie is pretty legit
Jilly Bean I’ve ordered bridesmaids dresses on azazie. HIGHLY recommend!!
My cousin used light in the box and we then used it for my sisters bridesmaids dresses 🙂
I recommend Jjshouse.com! Got my own wedding dress there and it was amazing 😊
I got dresses from Amazon wardrobe so that I could return for free. Super cute and under 50!
I think the horse and carriage might be British thing. 3 of my family members have had it and had bridesmaids etc following in their own.
Also one used port to toast the wedding instead of champagne.
Just found your page tonight. Do you have a catalogue or a book. If not oh boy you should.
in Indian weddings there is something called a baraat where the groom comes in on a horse (some people do cars too)
Awesome Vid!! Love the awards idea😆
I love these videos, I’ve been thinking about it and maybe you could do a series of your reaction to first wedding dances from people who send you their videos. I think I remember you mentioning that it was your favorite moment of a wedding and it would be nice to see you react to them or something, idk, just a thought.
Do you know what they used to make the giant flower ring as a backdrop??
I love your videos!
I love the vibes, outfit, and that hat, ugh it looks sooo good on you! 😍
So the last couple basically did Dundies? Oh. That's fantastic. 🤔😍
Im also a wedding planner and I really love your channel sister
You didn’t leave the link for the 3D printer wedding topper ! I was interested
My fiance and I are doing a fairytale theme. Our wedding is at a castle and we are dressing as princes and all guests are wearing a fairytale costume of their choice.
Wow I love the background! You’re giving me ideas to design my room with my hubby ☺️
We're not starting wedding planning until I get out of nursing school... Will the phone call club still be helpful?
I'm hosting my wedding in September at a loft apartment due to Covid-19 since we downsized to just Immediate Family. We NEED to be creative haha
Okay hear me out, murder mystery but with a wedding spin. A crime takes place between the vows and the reception. A necklace was stolen! Each guest gets a card explaining their role in the circumstance. Over the course of the evening, people have to talk to each other to solve the mystery.
@@sunnym9491 I love that!! I was married last September but we may need to do that for a major anniversary :D
Aww, congratulations!
@@sunnym9491 thank you 😊
You are so fun to watch. You need to have your own tv show 😊
Where do we watch the behind the scenes for the couple who did the 3D printing cake topper?
Does anybody know where we can get a cake topper like that?!?! I’m absolutely obsessed and I want do that for my wedding 😍😍😍
Etsy
Average cost $250-400 😳
The awards are such an amazing idea !!
Would you be able to provide advice in foreign weddings? I.E. Mexico
I looooove you!!! Kept me going through postponing my wedding and continuing to planning! Thank you for your smiles, laughs and helpfulness. You da best!!!
Loved watching your channel grow throughout my year of engagement❤️ I’m married now & just wanted to say thanks for putting out these amazing videos because they helped me tremendously with the planning.
My brother and sister in law did the 3D printed cake topper! It was SO weird to see 😂 all the details were insane
Great ideas Jamie. I'm planning to hire Lily Hayes Photography for my bff photoshoot. She will be wearing her mom's dress with little alteration.
I’ve always dreamt of a horse drawn carriage but ever since I’ve smelled horse poop, every time I think horse frame carriage, I remember the smell and I’m like hmm I’m good 😂
“Our faces hurt” was the funniest things😂😂😂
I love your shirt
Jamie Wolfer of course I love thrift store shopping I used to be involved with a little theatre and any time I had to do front of the house I would buy my dresses from goodwill I think the most I spent was $20 and they were formal dresses
I've always wanted to get married at a pool (kind of like when you jump off the cliff into the water) everyone says its the weirdest thing ever