According to a Ugandan experienced wedding planner, Andrew Kawesa of Rossy Roots Events and Anna Akakwasa of Evannah Events Specialists
Weddings are, in the eyes of many, bastions of tradition.
And for lots of people, there are certain rules that must be followed: the bride must wear a white dress, the ceremony must take place in a church and the couple must cut a fruitcake.
But of course, many Millennials are breaking with tradition, ripping up the rulebook and redefining what a wedding should look like.
For some, this means ditching the white dress and having a ?cake? made out of cheese, and for others, it means saying their vows up a mountain.
To find out the most common ways millennials are making weddings their own, we spoke to wedding planner Andrew and Anna of Rossy Events.
How Millennials are revolutionising weddings:
1. Skipping church
According to Andrew and Anna, it?s becoming increasingly common for couples to lean away from traditional church weddings in favour of low-key formalities at a registry office, often followed by a more elaborate blessing in a unique location.
?Couples are constantly pushing the boundaries in terms of where their wedding ceremony or blessing is taking place and this, in turn, helps them to infuse their own personality into their wedding,? Anna told Mikolo
This is backed up by data and online Bride?s research which found that more and more couples are choosing to hold their ceremonies and receptions at the same venue, with a country manor house proving the most popular location.
2. Spending more
According to research made from service providers, it has proven that of
