Theme weddings are the new bad tattoo

I have to say, I've always wanted a Gatsby style wedding. Nothing over the top, but outide, twinkle lights at dusk, twenties-style champagne colored dresses (note: I HATE poofy), a vintage-style jazz band, appetizers, LOTS of chmpagne. I think this is more elegant than themey, but that's just me.

When it comes down to it, a wedding is a party where the main event is the beginning of a marriage. If you wanna theme your party by dressing up as Luke and Leia, Buffy and Angel, or Jimi and Janis, who cares? It's your day.

I think its great....as long as u don't do anything overboard like having a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" theme!!!

Wow, seriously? That wedding ("pirates in heaven," HA) will definitely be remembered by all, huh. I love that your son went as a banker. That's pretty funny.

I had a native american themed wedding and it was awesome!

When i got married to my ex we got married oin hallowen and had a halloween themed wedding. the wedding party wore tradtional wedding attire in black and red....yes I ws nice and skipped the orange. the guests were asked to come in costume. Some did and some didn't. A few people just wore their favorite jeans. Hey it was a great time and everyoe was comfortable and to me that was what it was all about!

Of course I am getting remarried in November..another theme. We will be on a beach in the bahamas!

Apparently not everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas....

My friends wanted to have a Star Wars theme - yes...very odd. But oddly enough - it would suit them & somehow I picture them doing a really cool job. lol

One of my best friends is getting married later this year. I suggested a "80's big hair rock band" theme. We thought it'd be funny as heck and our closest friends would get a kick out of it, but his family would definitely freak out. Oh well...

I am thinking about a theme wedding, If I ever remarry I dont want the same old 'here comes the bride white wedding' (obviously if I am remarrying It didnt work the first time.) I am a big Gone with the wind fan. I think I want an ante bellum style wedding with all the men in confederate soldier uniforms and all the women in hoop skirts!!!!!!!!!!!!

going to aloha wedding but,it's redneck aloha so wish me luck.

Ultimately, a Wedding Ceremony is centered around the Groom and Bride's expression of love. In front of friends & family, they proclaim their love and celebrate. So essentially, there are no set rules but to live and let love flourish for the moment in time.

How about all the bridesmaids wearing six foot wide wings in the pastel colors of their dresses? And the guys in white puffy shirts with black knickers and plastic swords? The groom got to wear a real sword and almost cut his own finger off during the reception. Note to Kate: Swords and drinking don't mix. He had to be rushed to emergency. Oh, yes, the bride did wear white wings. There was a theme here, but I can't quite get a handle on it. Pirates in heaven??? And all the guests were supposed to come in costume. My son went as a banker.

Keep It simple but elegant. Think about your wedding pictures and your future children. They will think you are lame enough dont give them anymore reasons to ignore you.

Should the theme of wedding be WEDDING??? Maybe I'm just old school.

i think that if you are going to have the guts to do something not in the conventionary wedding theme, you might as well go way out there...lol
i would like to see someone do a total gothic or even comic gothic like beetlejuice type of stuff...
just way out there and cartoonish and spooky.

To each their own. As long as it a blast and it's what the couple wants. Who cares..

Having a Buffy The Vampire Slayer themed wedding is NOT overboard! And I agree with Stacy and Megan, keep it elegant, that is the day you want to feel beautiful, the day you want everything to be and beautiful, and to remember as beautiful, and pictures are to think about, maybe have some simple nice ones that aren't to strange you'll put all over the house, then some of all the unique amazing work done to make your themed wedding what you wanted, and to each your own, as long as it's fun and it's what you both want and it's what made you smile, who cares about anyone elses opinion? You two are the ones spending the rest of your life with just each other.

To Broadwystar22 - I won't be having a full blown Buffy theme, but there will definitely be Buffy influence, as others have done as well (http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20048105_11,00.html) So long as people aren't dressing anything weird, I think most themes are fine. It's when costumes show up that things get weird. But who cares if the place cards are football shaped? If it makes the bride & groom happy, cool. Just so long as they're not wearing pirate outfits, and making all their guests wear eye-patches, I think theme weddings can be really fun.

I love it. lol My boyfriend and I both want a Halloween wedding when we get married. I would love to have it on Oct 31st and for those that don't think a Buffy wedding would be cool...oh well. I AM ALL ABOUT IT! haha :) I actually found this thread while googling, Buffy the vampire slayer wedding theme. LOL I am plotting and scheming already. haha I think your wedding day should express who you are and when people sit down the whole room screams you and your partner. Why settle for the tradtional when you may not be all that conventional in every day life? haha :) I want to do a costume ball reception. In my opinion it should be a fun, loose gathering celebrating your love for one another. Have fun! I don't want to plan an uptight event that will leave the guests onlooking and uninvolved. Give them some fun!