The Path to Unique?

We're 'off' today at the lake shooting an engagement session for an August couple's summer e-session. The groom's boat is a featured player in the day------ we'll find out pretty quick where our lovely bride ranks in that scenario! :) All aboard!

It is a fine line.......... some would say a slippery slope! Almost every bride and/or groom want to be "unique". They want their once in a lifetime day to be totally and remarkably theirs, and yet..................... and yet.................. you don't want to cross it over the line!

We dig the tie above.......... a very groove thang tie for a groomsman. The caveat is that the wedding was one that was 'smaller', and definitely more casual. I don't see these being worn at the Basilica! (Now that would absolutely be over the line, yes?)

The most commonly done thing on the path to unique would be flowers. Where there are brides that have in their mind an arm full of roses, there are just as many that go to their florists and request a bouquet that is different! There are however dozens and dozens of ways to show your own individual flair and style.

So................ when do you cross the line? The short answer is that if you don't know, you probably are! Most of our brides (and all brides as far as that goes) LOVE the bridal magazines. If you haven't been out there looking there is certainly no shortage of them on the newsstands. Use the collective vision and idea banks found there to help you forge your own personal vision and ideas. It is a fairly inexpensive way to make your day as special and unique as you are.

Collect ideas in categories, don't be afraid to buy every bridal mag out there and cannibalize them into categories; floral, wedding party, cake, etc. When you start forming your own viewpoint your chosen wedding professionals can be used to be your set of critical eyes.

Critical eyes? Yes! Not your Mom, not your best friend, your maid of honor or your best man. Critical eyes belong to your Wedding Coordinator, your florist, your baker, your venue, etc. And yes, even your photographer. These excellent professionals see it every weekend, in actuality-- they have seen it all, the good, the bad and, well you know the rest! Ask and ye shall hear, the truth plain and unvarnished!

Know your budget! Form your vision using the tools readily available to you! Your vision may change from where you originally started. Be flexible! Some visions are impractical, or simply too expensive to execute for whatever reason. Lastly, be prepared to hear hard truth, you do want to know don't you? Are you on the path to unique or has the road veered off to a place you'd rather not go! Do you remember how you have made fun of your Mom's cake or your Dad's tux? Maybe your older siblings table decorations when the wedding had the theme of Saturday Night Fever? Uh-huh............ ask, because the truth shall save you much in the future!

If you are a bride that believes in timeless and classic, that is unique too! Why? Easy, because it is YOU. And being you is to share the very best vision of all!