Offbeat Bride [antikvár]

HOW I LEARNED TO STOPWORRYING a LOVE THE BRIDEFor me, the scariest part of getting engaged was feeling as if I were suddenly buying into an identity that wasn't my own.I was having a bridentity crisis.Suddenly I was supposed to care about floral arrangements and classical quartets. Suddenly 1 was supposed to like poufy white dresses and showing off jewelry. Suddenly 1 was supposed to buy five-hundred-page glossy magazines and take a strong interest in decorative bows for the backs of rented chairs.I was a bride, but I wasn't that kind of bride. 1 didn't care about any of these things. I just loved my partner, Andreas, and I wanted to have a big party to share that love with our family and friends.Most of us weirdos want our weddings to be a unique reflection of ourselvesand yet somehow, once we start planning the event, that concept seems to fall by the wayside. Tradition has this eerie way of creeping in and taking over. And while a conventional wedding is a superb choice for conventional folks, I'm always amazed by how many freaks, feminists, and freethinkers find themselves getting married at a ceremony that looks like it belongs to someone else.We made an effort to start from the ground up. We consciously chose the elements of our wedding, trying hard not to default to