A growing amount of brides and grooms are now opting for planning a simple wedding. This growing trend among soon to be married couples is to create a unique individualized wedding of their dreams. They are giving up the traditions of the old world style for a new modernized event without giving up fashionable taste and class. Every bride still wants to have a wedding that the whole bridal party and all the guests will talk about, long after the last piece of wedding cake is consumed.

The wedding reception has become the single most expensive part of the event, allowing the bride and groom to come up with innovative and less traditional types of places to have their wedding. Fabulous weddings can be had at beaches, parks and even in your own backyard. Some of the more memorable wedding events I have been to have been at locations that have selected from a romantic place in the hearts of the bride and groom.

I will never forget the bowling alley wedding I attended. This is where the couple met, and for them it was the most unforgettable wedding reception they could ask for. The wedding decorations were all themed with bowling in mind and it was very whimsical in nature. The bridal party all wore matching bowling shoes and the groomsmen attire consisted of bowling shirts under their rented tuxedos. The wedding cake and wedding invitations were all themed for the bowling location as well.

I will also never forget the beautiful wedding I was lucky to attend was held at a park in San Diego, California, with amazing views of the ocean. Sometimes simple weddings can be the most memorable weddings you can have. The brides wedding dress was flowing in the ocean breezes. They had wines and champagne from the local region that was enjoyed by the whole bridal party and guests.

Innovative decorating has adorned many a backyard for the wedding reception. These joyous occasions are sometimes held in the yard of a close relative. More and more brides are choosing this as their primary location since they can spend the savings on catering and flowers.

When planning a simple wedding, it is imperative to voice your desires to the entire family. This will block any pressures to the bride from people wanting her to go into huge debt to have an extravagant wedding that she doesn’t want. The bride and groom’s wishes are paramount and providing their desires are agreed upon then that is all that counts. If they desire to keep the wedding as simple as they can then it is perfectly alright to follow your emotions and try to get everyone involved in making your dream wedding come true.

Simple weddings can allow you to get creative with wedding invitations, your wedding attire, the decorations and entertainment.

You can contact a wedding consultant or wedding planner to help you, just remember to let them know exactly what you want. Explain how you want your wedding to be simple, but stylish.