Ideas worthy of stealing

Smart wedding moves made by friends: guests in black, Pogues coverband, champagne toast on a mountaintop, wine tour reception, white water rafting with the wedding party, hotel bars, surprise ceremony, bubbles instead of rice, Cape Cod farmhouse and postcard invitations.

Traditions erased by the non-traditional: strip clubs, white shoes, tossing a bouquet.

Rituals to keep: personal vows, honeymoon, you may now kiss the bride.