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Wedding Traditions that couples want to get rid of

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When it comes to weddings, these days, just about anything goes. While some traditions seem here to stay, like exchanging rings and walking down the aisle, a new survey suggests couples want to make their weddings as unique as they are.

According to a poll of 2-thousand U.S. adults in serious relationships, engaged or married, 78% say weddings are more memorable when they reflect the couple’s lives.

  • About two-thirds (68%) feel it’s more important to customize the wedding than to follow tradition.
  • That means different things to different people, for 45% it means having the ceremony somewhere that has personal significance.
  • Just over a third (36%) feel it means walking down the aisle to a different song than “The Wedding March,” for 29% it’s leaving the traditional dress code behind and for 18% it’s choosing an unconventional theme.
  • Traditions people consider outdated and would like to leave in the past include not seeing each other before the ceremony (36%) and wearing a white dress (36%).
  • But the top tradition modern couples are ditching is the bride’s family paying for the wedding (46%).
  • No matter how much you plan, things can still go wrong on the big day, as 63% of married couples dealt with at least one surprise mishap on their wedding day. The most common ones include family drama (34%), missing or late guests (32%) and bad weather (27%).
  • The wedding advice those who’ve already tied the knot would give couples planning their wedding now is to communicate opinions honestly (57%), go with the flow (46%) and make a detailed budget (45%).

Source: SWNS Digital


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