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Queen
Victoria vs Rock and Roll
Integrating Tradition with Creativity
By Lisa Hughes, MagicWand
Weddings. Posted February 6, 2008.
So, you wish to have all the trappings of a traditional wedding
like your parents or grandparents, but prefer to spruce it
up with some uniqueness and individuality? Well, thirty or
so years ago it might have been thought of as mixing the tradition
of *Queen Victoria with the debauchery of rock and roll. But,
today's wedding styles allow couples to have their cake and
eat it too with regard to tradition and creativity. Take the
example a few years back of a Hollywood wedding and the mother
who labored over a finely designed traditional style, only
to have it personalized by an interruption of a rock and roll
song during the ceremony. It was kept secret by the couple
up to the surprise and became the couple's stamp of individuality.
Score one for rock and roll. So, in the spirit of romance,
what's your style, passion, or interest? I'm always asked,
"How can we make our wedding different"? My response
is "Personalize it". I ask them to sit back and
think about who they are, their passions and their own personal
styles. From there we come up with a host of ideas to ignite
the creative juices and the empowerment of creativity. In
my research on the east coast, I find couples are also looking
for a new twist to an area known for tradition. One couple
interviewed there had a great passion for baseball, and are
including custom baseball themed wedding
favors, professional baseball team named tables and engraved
baseballs as wedding favors.
Another couple is planning a New Year's Eve Wedding with wedding
favors that were travel size alarm clocks as favors that
will all sound off at the stroke of midnight. I've had many
requests for couples wishing a friend to perform the ceremony
like they saw on the TV show Friends. This procedure of becoming
ordained is simply done on-line in five minutes and it's legal
with no charge. Another great idea that I recommend as a great
keepsake is to send your wedding invitation to President and
Mrs. Bush at the White House. The address is:
The President & Mrs. Bush
The White House
Greetings Office, Room 39
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20502
You will receive back a nice memento. If you're catholic,
you can even have your invitation blessed by the Pope. Check
with your local priest for information. Why not address your
guests yourself through a custom CD as an invitation or favor?
Words spoken and recorded from the bride and groom are memorialized
digitally along with their selection of songs. You can even
have a custom song written and recorded for something extra
special.
The creative choices are endless for today's couples. Why
not integrate you and your fiancés love of baseball,
juggling or medieval archeology into your wedding path. Weddings
are steeped in tradition, but are sculpted in creativity and
when blended together, can be a wonderful, memory-filled experience
to create that magic of happily ever after.
*Queen Victoria is credited for being the first bride to wear
a white wedding gown.
For more information:
MagicWand Weddings is located in Banning, California and is
an emerging leader wedding packaging including chinese
take out boxes, wedding favors,
bridal shower favors,
place cards
and menu cards. MagicWand Weddings is a innovator, catering
to brides and party planners, benefiting its' customers with
great design and quality products. As the premiere wedding
supplies company, MagicWand Weddings offers a range of services
for customers unique to this industry, derived from conventional
wisdom in the wedding industry.
Visit MagicWand Weddings at http://www.magicwandweddings.com
Contact Info:
Name: Lisa Hughes
Address: Box 1541
City: Banning
State: California
Country: United States
Zip: 92220
Web Address: http://www.magicwandweddings.com
Phone: 1-760-888-424-7153
For more information please visit :http://www.magicwandweddings.com
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