Quiz: What Type of Wedding Should You Have? BridalGuide

A quiz book and planning guide all in one, 101 Quizzes for Brides & Grooms will help you navigate this special time in your lives through fun, informative tests, and accompanying advice. This interactive guide helps you create a personalized wedding-planning roadmap based on your own preferences. Taking the time to talk about your dreams and hopes will help you uncover your very own wedding style, whether it's traditional and timeless, rustic and casual, or somewhere in between. Here, author Natasha Burton shares must-ask questions that'll help you and your future spouse make big-picture wedding decisions. Take the quizzes separately, and then compare your answers!

How Formal, or Not, Should Our Wedding Be?

Weddings can run the gamut on the formality scale, from flip-flops on the beach to full-on black tie. Where will yours fall?

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1. When we're invited to a black-tie wedding, our first thought is:
A. Finally! Now we can dress up!
B. Fun! But...eek! What do we wear?!
C. Groan...

2. Our ideal wedding décor is:
A. Tons and tons of flowers with candles and pretty linens
B. Photos of the two of us with some cool lanterns
C. We don't really care all that much about décor

3. Our ideal wedding venue is:
A. A gorgeous hotel
B. A rustic barn or private home
C. Our backyard

4. When we imagine our wedding food, we think:
A. Four-course meal
B. Family-style or buffet
C. Food trucks

5. Our wedding attire must include:
A. A tiara and a bow tie
B. A flowy dress and a suit
C. Anything we don't have to wear fancy shoes with

6. Our general style, in life, is:
A. Sophisticated
B. Down-to-earth
C. Casual

7. The thought of our friends and family members in nice suits and dresses is:
A. Not anything new
B. A nice change from the everyday
C. Shocking

8. At our wedding, we want to:
A. Feel extra fancy
B. Be comfortable
C. Just hang out

9. We tend to get dressed up:
A. Whenever we have an excuse to (and sometimes we create an excuse ourselves!)
B. When the occasion calls for it
C. Almost never

10. We definitely don't want our wedding to feel:
A. Casual
B. Too formal
C. Stuffy

Next: Deciding What Your Wedding Priorities Are ►

What Are Our Wedding Priorities?

From the following list, choose three things that are absolute must-haves for your wedding.

1. A beautiful or interesting venue
2. A unique menu
3. A convenient location
4. A packed dance floor
5. Amazing entertainment
6. Really, really good food
7. Personalized DIY touches
8. Gorgeous flowers
9. A big guest list
10. Somewhat predictable weather
11. Special details or elements we haven’t seen at any other wedding
12. A meaningful ceremony
13. Getting married in a particular city, state, or country
14. Delicious dessert
15. An unforgettable entrance or grand exit
16. A unique venue

Next: Narrowing Down Your Ideal Wedding Wants ►

Narrowing Down Our Ideal Wedding Wants

Sometimes you can't have everything you want. Use this quiz to help you prioritize what's most important to you two.

1. Bigger guest list OR better food?
2. Awesome location OR more convenient venue?
3. Pricier photographer OR more flowers?
4. All-inclusive venue OR having to hire more vendors?
5. Off-season wedding OR getting hitched in the spring or summer?
6. Get married ASAP OR have more lead time to plan?
7. Designer wedding gown OR honeymoon shopping fund?
8. Religious service OR super-personalized ceremony?
9. Band OR DJ?
10. Honeymoon right after wedding day OR post-wedding brunch?
11. Buying/renting décor OR doing DIY projects?
12. Live ceremony music OR recorded?
13. Hiring a full-service planner OR a day-of coordinator?