Morning after photos: the trend that totally isn’t
Oh lord. The internet has its panties in a wad with yet another OMG SHOCKING!! wedding trend. This time it’s “Morning after” photos, where a photographer comes to the wedding suite the morning after the wedding and takes pictures of you and your honey looking all sexy with your fuck-nest hair and tousled sheets. It’s a cute enough concept (especially if you’re poly and need some sexy shots for your couples-seeking personals ad) but bitches, we need to talk: this is not actually a trend.
The Onion skewers us: Horrible Couple Really Wants Wedding To Reflect Their Personalities
This is the most awesome satire of offbeat wedding trends since Portlandia’s “Cool Wedding”:
Horrible Couple Really Wants Wedding To Reflect Their Personalities.
Yes, it’s mean-spirited as hell, but I think we can all recognize ourselves in there and laugh at our own ridiculousness.
Wording from an Unplugged Wedding program
Last year, we introduced the concept of “Unplugged Weddings,” where couples ask their guests to put down their cameras. We even gave you some examples of how to word your request.
Well, a year later, we’re starting to see more and more couples choosing to unplug their weddings. New York’s Ryan Brenizer Photography recently posted this photo of a wedding program on his Facebook wall, with the caption, “I saw this in the wedding program yesterday. Fantastic.” Looks like they read Offbeat Bride!
Screw “timeless” weddings, I WANT my wedding to look dated
I am sick of the words “timeless” and “classic.” I’m pretty sure it’s going to be obvious I got married in 2013, and I’m fine with that, because… I will have gotten married in 2013! Why would I even try and attempt to circumvent that?