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" 1. The bouquet toss I used to think the bouquet was the most exciting part of a wedding. When I was 12. As I got older, and the crowd of women around me hungering for the bride&amp;#039;s flowers thinned out to a handful of tweens and me, I realized how awful this tradition really is. Plus, I&amp;#039;m selfish and want to keep my bouquet to myself, m&amp;#039;kay?   2. The garter retrieval There&amp;#039;s nothing less sexy than your guy burrowing his head under your wedding dress while your dad\u2014and his\u2014watch. Not to mention your mother, your mother-in-law, your friends\u2026need I go on? My groom can put his head between my legs all he wants on our honeymoon, but not in front of our nearest and dearest. 3. Bridesmaids Why, in 2013, are we still down with the idea of forcing our friends to buy ugly coordinated dresses and stand up in uncomfortable high heels next to us while we get married? There is literally no reason to do this, now or ever. Sure, I suppose some people like the cuteness of taking pictures with their friends in matching outfits, but I did enough of that at the mall&amp;#039;s glamour shot booth in middle school. Not trying to hate on gals who dream of a big bridal party, but I honestly don&amp;#039;t see the point.   4. The white dress  Full disclosure: I bought a white dress for my wedding. But I can&amp;#039;t say I wasn&amp;#039;t tempted by the blush, pink, and red frothy creations that have been floating down runways and taking up valuable real estate in bridal salons. While I chose to wear white\u2014mainly because it fits my personal vision of how I&amp;#039;d like to look as a bride\u2014I don&amp;#039;t like the kinda sexist, virgin-y undertones of the tradition.  5. The father give-away This is another thing I&amp;#039;m probably going to do, even though I&amp;#039;m not totally down with the origin of the tradition\u2014as in, the suggestion that a woman is an object given to her husband from her dear old dad. Still, I don&amp;#039;t want to walk down the aisle alone (I&amp;#039;ll trip and fall on my face, knowing my lack of composure in these types of high-pressure situations), my mom has politely declined the job for fear of the same aforementioned clumsiness, and I have two amazing fathers\u2014my dad-dad and my step-dad\u2014who would happily escort me. And, more importantly, keep me upright.   6. The not-seeing-each-other-beforehand thing Honestly, I love this tradition of not seeing my groom until I&amp;#039;m walking down the aisle. It&amp;#039;s kinda romantic, right? But I don&amp;#039;t like the idea of following a superstition that, if we happen to catch a glance of each other, bad luck will befall our marriage. Plus, I&amp;#039;m going to be nervous as sh*t pre-ceremony and I want to be able to hug my fianc\u00E9 and hear him tell me how pretty I look before we swap vows.   7. The cake smashing It&amp;#039;s become custom for couples to get into a mini food fight after cutting their ungodly expensive wedding cake. I get it. It&amp;#039;s funny to see people in fancy clothing with food on their faces. Maybe I&amp;#039;m a bit uptight, but I&amp;#039;d prefer not to have chocolate ganache smeared up my nose (or on my dress) on my wedding day. Considering that most couples don&amp;#039;t get a chance to eat at their receptions, I&amp;#039;d much rather put that cake where it belongs\u2014in my belly. And then get myself back out on that dance floor. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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