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Our weddings are often inspired by pop culture trends and events. Take a quick jog back
to memory lane, and then check out the Way Cool Wedding archives from that year! Remember when...
2005 Way Cool Weddings
The "Runaway Bride" makes headlines when she ditches her wedding by pretending
to be kidnapped. She eventually returns home and is currently facing criminal charges. Individual
bridesmaids gifts replace cookie-cutter bridesmaid gifts, and mix and match bridesmaids' separates
top traditional bridesmaids' dresses.
2004 Way Cool Weddings
It's all about reality TV show weddings, from "The Bachelorette" to "Newlyweds." None of
these shows quite compare to the success of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," however.
2001-2003 Way Cool Weddings
Same-sex marriage legalized in the Netherlands, Patriotic Weddings and Green Weddings are popularized,
while the destination wedding takes a dip in popularity. These years also chronicle the rise and fall of
"Bennifer," Ben Afleck and Jennifer Lopez, who never make it to the altar.
2000 Way Cool Weddings
Madonna marries Guy Ritchie in a secret Scottish ceremony, prompting kilts to become the groomsmen gifts
de rigueur. Silver is the millennium-inspired bridal color of choice, and weekend weddings reign supreme.
1999 Way Cool Weddings
In the year of Y2K, everyone partied like it was 1999, with cross-dressing attendants (think groomsmaids and bridesmen)
and 2.4 million couples getting hitched! Toasts replaced the garter/ bouquet toss, and ethnic wedding
rituals became all the rage, according to theknot.com.
1998 Way Cool Weddings
A wacky year for weddings indeed, with the debut of the comedy classic "The Wedding Singer,"
a company called "Bridal Bounce" creating wedding tennis shoes for stiletto-phobic brides,
and "The YMCA" still the most popular wedding reception dance. Check out the suitably wacky
caricatures of 1998's winning couple, Heather and Rich!
1997 Way Cool Weddings
Princess Diana dies in a fatal car crash, but the tradition of the Princess wedding continues,
as seen her in Melissa and James's "storybook" wedding!
1996 Way Cool Weddings
1996 marked the beginning of way cool weddings! Notable weddings included the first ever
recognized "Internet marrage", which united the lucky couple Lisa and Andrew.
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