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I'm Curious If You Think These Marriage Traditions Are Completely Classic Or Completely Ridiculous In 2022

Please, let someone try to throw cake in my face.

Y'all...some proposal/wedding/marriage traditions are WEIRD. That's it. End of statement.

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So with that fact in mind, we want to know which traditions YOU think are classic and which you think are absolutely ridiculous in the year 2022!

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Ready? I sure hope so! Here we go:

  1. 1. Asking a parental figure's permission to get engaged in advance?

    Asking a parental figure's permission to get engaged in advance?
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1. Asking a parental figure's permission to get engaged in advance?
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    Classic — it's a show of respect, and a way to include the bride's family.
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    Ridiculous — it's 2022, and the only permission you actually need is from the person you're asking to marry you.
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  1. 2. Having separate bachelor/bachelorette parties?

    Having separate bachelor/bachelorette parties?
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2. Having separate bachelor/bachelorette parties?
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    Classic — it's your one, final night out without each other before you're together forever!
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    Ridiculous — you shouldn't need a night out apart to feel like you can let loose.
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  1. 3. The couple not seeing each other the night before and the morning of?

    The couple not seeing each other the night before and the morning of?
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3. The couple not seeing each other the night before and the morning of?
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    Classic — how else are you going to have that beautifully emotional, dramatic first look?!
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    Ridiculous — it's superstitious and weird.
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  1. 4. Having a "first look" moment (where the bride and groom see each other for the first time moments before the ceremony)?

    Having a "first look" moment (where the bride and groom see each other for the first time moments before the ceremony)?

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4. Having a "first look" moment (where the bride and groom see each other for the first time moments before the ceremony)?
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    Classic — see my above answer: I'm very supportive of the dramatic first look!
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    Ridiculous — people are waiting for us to get this show on the road, and we're wasting time!
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  1. 5. Gifting the bride with something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue?

    Gifting the bride with something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue?

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5. Gifting the bride with something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue?
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    Classic — it's a harmless little tradition, and who doesn't love free stuff?!
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    Ridiculous — why am I forcing my friends and family to do what is essentially the world's silliest scavenger hunt for no reason?
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  1. 6. The bride wearing pure white to the ceremony?

    The bride wearing pure white to the ceremony?
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6. The bride wearing pure white to the ceremony?
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    Classic — it's iconic, and when else in your life do you get to wear stark-ass, pure white?!
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    Ridiculous — I don't care what the occasion is, I'm wearing whatever color I want.
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  1. 7. How about having the bride wear the veil down over their face (for the groom to lift during the kiss)?

    How about having the bride wear the veil down over their face (for the groom to lift during the kiss)?
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7. How about having the bride wear the veil down over their face (for the groom to lift during the kiss)?
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    Classic — it has an important meaning and it looks beautiful.
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    Ridiculous — no. Just no.
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  1. 8. Having all of the bridesmaids wear the exact same dress (cut, color, etc.)?

    Having all of the bridesmaids wear the exact same dress (cut, color, etc.)?
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8. Having all of the bridesmaids wear the exact same dress (cut, color, etc.)?
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    Classic — it looks classier, and more uniformed in all the pictures!
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    Ridiculous — I like my friends.
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  1. 9. Having younger children as the flower girl and ring bearer?

    Having younger children as the flower girl and ring bearer?
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9. Having younger children as the flower girl and ring bearer?
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    Classic — it's so sweet and cute, and a great way to get your younger guests involved!
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    Ridiculous — trust a child with my rings? Why don't I just let them do my taxes, too!
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  1. 10. A parental figure escorting the bride down the aisle and "giving them away"?

    A parental figure escorting the bride down the aisle and "giving them away"?
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10. A parental figure escorting the bride down the aisle and "giving them away"?