When trying to decide between a modern and traditional wedding there are many things that you will need to consider. Often people have a hard time making this decision, partly because their mothers may be paying for it and they can’t envision anything other than the traditional wedding. Of course you may have been surfing the internet and have your mind full of all sorts of wonderful modern ideas that your mother has never seen before. If may be a good idea to actually show her pictures of other people’s wedding where these things have been done successfully. Explain why these ideas are exciting to you. It may also be a good idea to listen to what things your mother really values in a traditional wedding in may be as simple as the inner and outer envelopes used for traditional wedding invites.

Speaking of wedding invitations, their are many ways that you can combine the contemporary wedding invite with the traditional style. You might decide that the use of traditional wording will work for you and having a nice script font for the bride and groom names will give them that traditional touch without loosing your craving for a modern style in the graphics.

The thing that is amazing about mothers is that they will usually come around to what the bride wants, especially if other people are complimenting the bride on what great taste she has. Make sure to listen to your mother’s concerns because this is a special even for her too, but this is your wedding. You will only have one (hopefully!) and you should do it the way that you feel is right. It is important for you to have confidence in your choices. You might see this as a chance to assert yourself in your new life. Listen to other people’s advice, we all do have blind spots and need people to point out what we can’t see, but don’t give up on something you feel strongly about. Of course your happiness and keeping the peace is the most important thing.