Victorian beach vacation

Rock-and-roll weekend

Groom-designed Flash Website with RSVP form

On the beach in Cape May, New Jersey

In a community
rec room on the beach in Malibu, California

Five bridesmaids in strapless gowns and five groomsmen in British tails

None

Bluegrass band playing “You Are My Flower”

High-school rock
string quartet playing “Wild Horses”

Respective parents of bride and groom walk them down either
side of the gathering to
meet up front in the middle at the same time

Monique Lhuillier–
inspired floor-length lace gown made by
her mother

White suit, tie, and Chuck Taylors to
match the groom’s

Red roses

Boutonnière

Song of Songs, Pablo Neruda, I Corinthians 13, Dr. Seuss

Meaningful lyrics from rock and pop songs

Interfaith minister         

Close friend who got ordained on the Internet

Traditional-humanist

Self-written

Prepared speeches by father of the bride, groom, bridesmaid (Lo) and best man

Open-mike roasts of bride and groom

Congress Hall Hotel Ballroom, Cape May

Same as ceremony

Hurricane candles and scattered rose petals,
all in ivory

Red Venetian candles, sunflowers in vintage Chianti bottles,
red-and-white gingham tablecloths

Slow dance to Jack Johnson’s “Traffic in the Sky"

Choreographed dance routine to “Crazy
in Love” by Beyoncé and Jay-Z

Bronzed chicken or pan-roasted grouper with steamed vegetables

Rigatoni and vegan meatballs with the groom’s family’s sauce

Five-tier chocolate and raspberry cake iced in ivory with chocolate-brown lattice design

One vegan chocolate cake per table served with Silk soy milk

Groom serenades bride with Ryan Adams’s
“My Winding Wheel”

Karaoke for everyone