Wedding Flavors

Yes, you read that correctly.  Wedding FLAVORS.

This past weekend, Mom, Future Mother-in-Law, Sister and I went to the Original Wedding Expo in Newton, MA.

I should have had at least a smidgen of a clue what to expect, and I did, with all the wedding board reading I do in my spare time.  However... It was all still a little much for me.

We arrived and handed in our tickets, and each received individualized stickers - a bride sticker, mother of the bride, mother of the groom stickers.  Sister got a 'guest' sticker, because for whatever reason they didn't have a sister OR a maid-of-honor sticker.  Surprising, considering how the wedding industry tells brides their maids of honor are expected to be slaves.

(Sorry.  Tangent.)

We walked around the expo for a while.  Keep in mind, I was really only there to win the free honeymoon.  I have a pretty good idea of what I want for everything else, and my guess is I won't be using any of those vendors, apart from perhaps Men's Warehouse for the dudes.

There were fun giveaways, freebies (like a lunch bag, oven mitt, candy, photo booth pix, etc).  We watched a pretty cute fashion show, with Spring, Summer, Fall AND Winter bridal, bridesmaid, groomsmen, junior attendant, and mother of the bride attire.  We watched three poor unsuspecting couples compete in a dance-off (my favorite couple won!)

Suffice to say, I didn't get the free honeymoon or the free wedding cake.  I did receive a free candle, because apparently now Yankee Candle sees what a huge industry weddings are, and they want in.  That's right folks, you can personalize your own wedding candle, with a picture of you and your beloved, and give them as favors or use them in the centerpiece.

I like some Yankee Candle smells better than others, but the free sample one was quite pleasant - it was a fresh, baby-powder type smell.  When asked what scent the candle was, the sales rep replied "Wedding!"

I'm sorry, readers.  I laughed in her face.

Now on top of everything else, you can get wedding flavor candles for your wedding favors.

Sigh.  I wonder if Kim K had Yankee Candle wedding flavor candles at her ill-fated nuptials.