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8 Wedding Traditions That Appear to Be Going Extinct
And how this mother-of-the-bride is trying hard to embrace change.
The first thing I did when I got engaged in 1989 was purchase a copy of Emily Post’s Complete Book of Wedding Etiquette. Originally published in 1982 and now in its 6th edition, it has long been considered a go-to guide for anyone planning a wedding. At least that’s why I thought.
So, when my daughter got engaged this past year, I asked whether she’d like me to buy her a copy.
Her response was my first major clue that weddings have changed significantly over the last 30+ years as she gave me a puzzled look and simply said, “Who’s Emily Post?”
As we start planning a summer 2024 wedding, here are some traditions from our neck of the woods that may or may not be standing the test of time:
Getting married in the bride’s hometown.
The year I got married (1990) my husband and I attended 11 weddings, including ours. Talk about an expensive year. Every one of those weddings was held in the hometown of the bride.
Nowadays, that doesn’t seem to be the surefire choice.
Destination weddings are becoming increasingly popular and in my daughter’s case, she…
