Skip the rules, it's your day.

I sort of have a thing about speaking in absolutes as it relates to weddings. When I hear "you have to" it makes me cringe. Weddings are so personal, and they should be a reflection of who you are and what matters most to you.

I love it when couples incorporate something meaningful and sentimental instead of always following the "rules" or allowing tradition to dictate. When it's all said and done, as long as you were legally married under the guidelines set forth by the state, how you were doesn't have to be like the couple next door.

Does your family love to bake and you want to include their handcrafted sweetness? Yum!

TM Photography

Want to get married at your childhood home? Go for it!

Essenza

Love cake and want a really big one regardless of your guest count? Do it!

Radcliffe Weddings

Fun in the destination wedding? Invite me please?

Nicholas Haskins Photography

Live on the edge and break the rules, it's your day so make it count! If someone tells you that you can't because "that's not how it's done", remember why and what you're doing in the first place. You don't get married everyday...I hope...so make it about you and all of the things you love. You have my permission to break the rules. Now go be fabulous, creative, and most importantly YOU!