76 Trombones Led the Big Parade

You've already read about our Loft Location Drama. And how I had worked hard to find a ceremony site that was within walking distance of our original reception site at the Soho Loft because I didn't want to have to deal with trying to transport guests between neighborhoods in NYC. So we booked the Kraine Theatre for the ceremony. Then we had to move our reception to a different location and were so thrilled to have it at the Midtown Loft! One problem: how to make sure everyone gets between the ceremony and reception without getting lost or having to spend any money?

We could have hired some black cars for the transport, but that seemed kind've boring. I wanted the wedding to be very "New York," in addition to dramatic, so I thought it would be fun to have everyone take the subway. We have a lot of out-of-towners, though, and I was fraid that they would get lost or be annoyed that they had to figure out the subway for themselves. Solution: WEDDING PARADE!

I was researching online and apparently it's a pretty common tradition for brides and grooms in New Orleans to parade with their guests between the ceremony site and the reception site, like so:

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I think a wedding parade through the streets of New York will be so much fun and such a memorable part of our day! Our photographer will be coming with us and we hope he'll capture some amazing pictures throughout the parade and the subway ride!

So I'm proud of us for turning what was a wedding snafu into an exciting part of our day!

How have you turned a wedding planning disappointment into a wedding day positive?