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Fairy-tale Weddings: in this day and age?

By Grisel Damgaard
23/03/2009

Fairy-tale Weddings: in this day and age?

How to be true to your childhood Cinderella fantasies (without making a fool of yourself!)


Before we start talking about fairy-tale weddings, let’s just take a moment and admit that in this day and age, it is kind of a weird thing to be using the term “fairy-tale” in the first place. It does have a kind of 1950s, non-egalitarian, passive, somewhat… “dépassé” ring to it, doesn’t it? Not to mention the connotation of someone, a Handsome Prince, usually, coming to rescue you (whether you need rescuing that is).

 

Cinderella fantasies?
Cinderella fantasies?


As wedding planners, we are very used to this paradox: independent women, earning their own paychecks, fixing their own flat tires (OK, when it’s not the AA man) and in charge of their own lives, suddenly transforming into women hell-bent on ensuring that on their wedding day they feel like a princess and that the entire experience be worthy of a Hollywood (if not Disney) production.

Let’s face it, social norms in the West decree that on her wedding day, the woman has power, gets to be the boss, and is “queen for a day” (Bridezilla syndrome, anyone?) Whether or not women’s desire to temporarily become princesses on their wedding day is born from a real sense of power, or whether it stems from the fact that they feel that they have not yet acquired the voice, influence and clout they deserve in their every-day lives, can be argued either way (I suppose…)

Monte Carlo Weddings
Monte Carlo Weddings

The bottom line is that no matter what our upbringing was like, most of us approach our wedding day with romantic fantasies of a fairy-tale wedding. But how does one add a modern touch to this childhood dream? It all depends on how much of a “Cinderella bride” you have dormant inside you.

Although most wedding stylists and decorators will suggest that you keep to the theme of the wedding, this does not mean that you cannot combine different elements in the first place. I assume you want your wedding to be unique, one-of-a-kind. Here are some options:

Cinderella-Chic

 

Cinderella-Chic
Cinderella-Chic
Cinderella-Chic
Cinderella-Chic

Kind of a modern-day “I am a Princess but don’t need rescuing” look – heavy on the flowers, lots of petals, lots of decorations, combined with a modern, elegant wedding dress, maybe strapless, with no veil. Perhaps only a few bridesmaids will be in attendance, or maybe just a maid-of-honour, depending on the size of the wedding.

   

A Princess in her Own Right

 

A Princess in her Own Right
A Princess in her Own Right
A Princess in her Own Right
A Princess in her Own Right

Ok, so you don’t spend every waking hour fantasizing about your Wedding Day – but you do want to get it right. You are, after all, planning on marrying your Prince, warts and all. In these cases, a castle is truly “de rigeur.” On the other hand, in these economic times, if you can’t afford a centuries-old French castle, I am pretty sure your guests will certainly forgive you!  Why not go for an elegant tiara or other fairy-tale designer touches instead?

Unabashedly Cinderella (à la Katie Price)

 

Unabashedly Cinderella
Unabashedly Cinderella
Unabashedly Cinderella
Unabashedly Cinderella

Is pink your favourite colour? Do you still have your childhood Barbies handy? Do you dream of pumpkin rides and glass slippers? Then my advice is: go for it! Just think: our every-day lives are pretty depleted of Princes, ball gowns and magic wands. If you don’t fulfill this fantasy on your wedding day, when will you?



 

By Grisel Damgaard, of Monte-Carlo Weddings
Grisel and her husband, Frank run Monte-Carlo Weddings – a designer wedding planning company in the Principality of Monaco, in the South of France (where there are in fact, real Princes and Princesses!)

 

Monte Carlo Weddings
Monte-Carlo Weddings

"Le Ruscino"
14, Quai Antoine 1er
MC 98000 Monte-Carlo
Principality of Monaco

tel 377.93.50.35.95
grisel@montecarloweddings.com
www.montecarloweddings.com 

COMMENTS:

06/06/2013 - prataps1 said :

I like to party, not look articles up onilne. You made it happen.

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