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" Love yoga? A new trend has brides and grooms planning yoga-inspired weddings. Seriously--white yoga clothing, &amp;quot;I do&amp;quot; poses, breathing exercises for the wedding guests, and a yoga instructor as the officiant. A fitness-centered wedding sounds like fun, but honestly, could you really walk down the aisle in yoga pants?Lisa Helfer, owner of the New York City-based company, Yoga for Weddings, contacted me recently to tell me about her (fascinating!) business. &amp;quot;Brides and grooms are drawn to the ceremony idea because they either practice yoga together or are looking for an alternative to the traditional wedding,&amp;quot; she says. When Helfer performs a yoga wedding, it&amp;#x27;s one part ceremony, one part yoga class. That means vows exchanged sitting on the ground, bowing, &amp;quot;namastes,&amp;quot; and maybe a sitar playing in the background somewhere. Friends and family are encouraged to do poses along with the couple. &amp;quot;The guests definitely get into it,&amp;quot; she says. Then there&amp;#x27;s the question of what to wear: &amp;quot;I recommend loose comfortable clothing, but it is your wedding day, so you can keep it stylish,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;There are plenty of cute white yoga wear clothing options for the bride, and the bridesmaids/groomsmen can wear the same outfits if you want to keep it traditional.&amp;quot; She suggests outfits from Lotus Blossom Style and Lululemon among others. &amp;quot;If the ceremony just incorporates a few elements of yoga,&amp;quot; she continues, &amp;quot;the bride, groom, and guests can do them in dresses/nice clothes.&amp;quot; So yes, in a strapless Vera Wang even. While a yoga wedding wouldn&amp;#x27;t have been for me (I was pretty happy with my traditional ceremony!), I do think it would be fun to be a guest at a yoga wedding. Instead of just sitting there while the officiant rambles on, I could be getting some exercise--and you&amp;#x27;ve got to love that! What about you (especially to all you engaged gals out there)--could you say &amp;quot;I do&amp;quot; in a pair of yoga pants, or would that be a bit too much for you? Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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