The big white dress. Hundreds of guests. A spectacle.
In 2022, weddings have swung so far in the other direction that many couples are now opting for everything a traditional wedding is not.
It’s being dubbed the ‘anti-wedding’.
Not to be mistaken for no wedding at all, the anti wedding is a movement that ditches perceived wedding essentials and over-the-top extravagances weddings are often associated with, allowing the couple to focus on the celebration without the stress or financial burden.
It might look like bucking traditions you don’t believe in, or going small, with fewer guests and excessive extras.
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Maybe it’s having a wedding at home, wearing an off-the-rack dress that’s possibly not white at all.
Or drinking wine out of paper cups and making your own playlist instead of hiring a DJ.
Or walking down the aisle by yourself, or with your partner, or with both your parents, or not walking down the aisle at all.
It’s saying no all the “usual wedding things” that simply don’t feel like you, and being radically authentic in how you do represent yourself and your love story.
Over the years, lots of betrothed celebrities have endorsed the concept.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick had an anti wedding way back in 1997.
They invited their friends to a “party” on a Monday night and SJP wore a black dress because she didn’t want people to pay her too much attention.
More recently, Lily Allen and David Harbor tied the knot in a low-key wedding ceremony in Las Vegas, which was officiated by an Elvis impersonator.