Your Dolls in Your Wedding??

My girlfriend and I plan on at least having a pair of pukis as our cake topper, but beyond that I dont know

 

Pff I would dress my dolls up and force my bridesmaids to carry them down the aisle hehe but I would only want something small and fun, I don't see the point of something massive and lavish and formal with tonnes of people you hardly know. My sister's wedding was at a lovely venue in country Australia where the chapel and reception centre were on the same property, and if she were so inclined, she could easily have incorporated dolls and nobody would have been... 'freaked out'... cos they were our family and friends. She walked down the aisle to 'Concerning Hobbits', and I was her bridesmaid and had bright turquoise hair, so really, dolls wouldn't have caused much of a stir lol

 

I think it can be done tastefully. The thing to remember is that you will be VERY busy, and won't have time to keep an eye on them at all times; I would have them in a safe location (like maybe in a case on the cake table) or assign a trusted friend to whisk them out of danger. You'd be surprised what you forget when you're happily exhausted, lol!

It's your hobby, and you've spent a lot of money in it. It's your wedding. This isn't like a huge doll wedding with hundreds of dolls and that's the whole theme; remember what we're really talking about, here.

 

I planned on doing that actually. I was going to have on of my female dolls and male dolls dressed on wedding gear and have them in a glass case on the signature table.

 

I think its a cool idea... but prolly not. I'm a freak about getting things lost and broken ^^; My boyfriend might not mind, but I. DO. NOT. WANT. MY. GIRL [AND BOY]. TO. GET BROKEN

 

Maybe using tinies on the cake > w <

 

Naw. It's a cute idea, but really there's just too much going on to be bothered with something else. Not to mention that it would weird out my family to no end. XD I can see myself being led to the limo or car that takes us from the Church to the reception, and people are throwing rice... And I turn around, going "I FORGOT MAH DOLL!!!!!!"

Yeah.

 

It really depends on what kind of wedding. If you're doing the whole big white wedding- no, too much of a hassle. For me, I don't want a big wedding. If I ever decide to actually get married, it would probablly be a very small civil ceremony with a couple of close friends and family, and then dinner afterwards either a favorite restaurant or at home. I would deffinately bring the dolls along- especially since at current my SO is as into the dolls as I am. We take them everywhere, and there'd really be no reason for us not to bring them and have them present.

On another note- we do have a pair of dolls we'll probablly be throwing a pretty elaborate wedding for >.> Invitations and everything. It's just very in character and we thought it would be fun.

 

Hmm..
I think probably yes, because the dolls have been part of my life.
So yeas. They gonna be in my weddings.

 

Wow, I'd like to know whose weddings you've been to that have actually been like that. Moreso, why did you go to their weddings if their Bridezilla behavior was that unpleasant? I'm hoping that that's all purely hypothetical, because I certainly wouldn't want to attend the wedding of someone who's been that horrible just planning the event.

Whatever You can do whatever the hell you want at your wedding - bring your dolls there, cry for a week, walk down the aisle to The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, smash cake in each others face, get a Xanax prescription...whatever.
I just think it's a little weird to constantly think of your dolls during an event that's supposed to be about YOU and your SO. I know that my ex, while we were still dating, would have rolled her eyes and gone "wtf are you thinking" if I had told her I wanted my dolls at our wedding. :P

 

Yeah....no. That's a bit much, I think.

 

Since when did that become the norm? :/ I'm curious as I've been to quite a few weddings that were lovely and without the divorce, tears, and drama you say is the accepted normal behavior. I should hope that isn't normal, since it's pretty terrifying if it is.

Anyway, so what you want at the wedding. It's YOUR day.
As for me, I think it's a little too much. I have different plans.

 

Oh for crap's sake. You guys are too funny! That's a list of things that so-called "normal" people definitely do/have done-- but not all at the same time! No, it's not any one real event. (But that list would make for one nightmare wallbanger of a wedding. *snert*)

The list IS peppered with hard cold reality: friend of mine's mother did have a complete meltdown regarding gourds - bridal magazines really are 2 inches thick - an episode of The People's Court featured a bridezilla suing re the colors in the photographer's results - Botox really is used on bridal armpits - stranger than fiction etc. And don't tell me you've never seen a bridesmaid-dress so hideous that you wonder why the bride hates her friends so much.

But, no, I just made that aggregate list to illustrate how silly it is to split hairs about what's considered "obsessive". Anyone who thinks it's weird for hobbyists to bring their hobbies into their weddings, then think about how weird it is to have live birds dyed to match a dress. Step back & have some perspective. One person's obsessive is another person's normal.

This is the crux of the issue. If the Big Day is all about YOU, then YOU should get to choose what to bring into it. Hobbyist couples, pet-loving couples, extreme-athlete couples, rock-star couples, theatre couples-- people who are really passionate about what they love-- do this kind of thing all the time. You're not just marrying the other person, you're also marrying all his loves & habits & passions too. So, many couples feel that involving their passions in their wedding-day brings them closer together.

When I got married, I didn't have a wedding; I eloped, to escape the whole stupid ritual. Weddings are ridiculous and I hate them. But, that's just for me. ^^ The only weddings I enjoy attending are those who DO deviate from the same old boring script. Geek-weddings are the best. Last one I attended, the bride & groom were both Battlestar Galactica fanatics and had gotten matching Sine Qua Non spaceship tattoos. They also both love zombie-apocalypse films, so their wedding cake was surrounded by encroaching plastic figurines of zombies & victims. Without these personal touches, their wedding would've been just another boring ritual script, on the same boring schedule, with everything announced by the same smarmy guys that get hired for that same job everywhere from New Jersey to California. Ugh, no thanks.

(OT, but fun for perspective: Check out some of the fab events here: http://www.projectwedding.com/post/list/hump-day-game-wacky-wedding-wednesday Shrek & Fiona! Lightsabers! Fairytale castle! Wonder Woman! All-condom gown! )

 

I think tinies would make great cake toppers, as mentioned by whooganana!! I'd love to see more BJDs at weddings. It's fun and different.

 

Actually, I think we were both addressing your attitude towards weddings without assuming your list happened all at once. It just seems like a lot of stereotypical behavior you mentioned. :/ Like you said, you find weddings (at least the rituals) meaningless, but others don't. -shrug- It seems silly to group the whole experience under 'one big hot mess' when a few things can be rather odd, yes, but that certainly doesn't give the whole perspective of the event.

As for dolls in the wedding, like I said, if you like it, go for it. No one is going to stop you on your wedding day if you have dolls incorporated in it. It isn't nearly as...'interesting' as a clown theme for example.

Edit: The idea of dressing one doll as a bride and the other the groom sounds really cute. :3 I wouldn't do it, but I think if you like the idea of it, it's really sounds cute and original.

 

Hmmmm:> I'm planning a grand wedding for me and my girlfriend XD She pushing me to marry ASAP...but i wont do it until i save up like $100.000.00 at least for it XDD...and there will be DOLLS....everywhere!!
Cake topper, ring bearing, table decorations etc ^^
We both love them , so why not :>

 

During the wedding ceremony, I personally would not want my dolls to be present. I think I owe it to my family to provide them with a "somewhat weird-free" wedding, as they would put it. If the dolls were around during the reception, it may be cute to display them in a safe location, but it would depend on how comfortable my SO would be with them and how chaotic the reception is. I would be heartbroken if something happened to them.

 

If my fiancee was ok with it I'd find a way. (although i'm still saving and planning my bjd) but my fiancee says "they are creepy, they are just too life like I'm scared that they'll come to life and kill me in my sleep. I'm not saying you can't have them, just... keep them locked up..." yes that is word for word.

 

I would love to, I am having a Renisance wedding at a local renfaire and I would like to include my doll but he might leave me standing at the alter cause the dolls creep him out

 

Should my boyfriend and I get married, I run the same risk, because he's afraid of dolls (and puppets). XD
I think the idea of including dolls in a wedding can be very sweet, but it won't be something for me. Aside from my boyfriend being afraid of dolls, my wedding would be about me, my brand new husband, and the people who are invited to the ceremony/reception/party. I won't have time to think or worry about dolls.

I do like some of the ideas I’ve read here. Puki cake toppers.