Listen to the Elfmans on the latest Ranker Podcast!
Jenna and Bodhi Elfman have been married for a loooooooooooong time, so when they stop by the Ranker Podcast, they naturally talk about weddings. Since they know a thing or two about being in a relationship, and for that matter, being married, they're here to offer you some advice on what you REALLY need at your wedding. This guide will save you quite a few headaches and, more importantly, quite a few bucks.
As a bonus, Dan chimes in with a few things he doesn't think you should have at your wedding either!
Let's get rankin!
Jenna & Bodhi Elfman List Things No Wedding Really Needs,
Vet DJs and Wedding Bands Thoroughly
BE: You gotta make it tits or don't do it all. We went to a wedding a long time ago where the guys in the band got drunk, did the toasts wrong.
JE: He loved hearing himself and the vibration of his own soundwaves and we had to then endure the DJ...
That isn't even the worst thing that happened, listen above to hear how this wedding horror story ended!
No Dogs Allowed
JE: If someone needs a therapy dog to go to your wedding, they shouldn't be in your life.
Let Annoying Friends Be Annoying Friends
Daniel Kohn: They're everywhere. Not just annoying in the sense that they cry, annoying in the sense that they make the wedding about them, and it isn't!
Keepsakes with Your Name and Wedding Date Aren't Cool
JE: In the middle of the table, there's keepsake for the guest to take home with them. It's either a paperweight or a framed thing with the bride and groom's name engraved on it with the date of the wedding.
BE: It's so stupid.
JE: I don't f*****g want to take anything to my home with your name and wedding date on it!
Don't Invite A*****e Family Members
Bodhi Elfman: Our thing was that we have family members that are a******s and they're not coming. I don't care if you're a family member, you aren't coming.
Jenna Elfman: We had a rule that we didn't want them there.
Destination Weddings Keep It Exclusive
DK: You weed out the noise by having a wedding far away. People who are there want to be there.
BE: You only want the good s**t.
For Jenna's contrary opinion, listen to the whole episode!
Have a Stripper-Free Bachelor Party
BE: It's gotta be curated or a controlled bachelor party. Put some thought into what you're doing or else it can get really stupid. I've seen bachelor parties go really bad. Rather, I should say don't invite strippers and here's why...
Listen to Bodhi's reasoning in the full episode!
Hors d'Oeuvres Always Work
JE: I figured if we have a late morning wedding and people will have already had a wedding and won't be ready for lunch, so we're going to do hors d'oeuvres. We got married at 10:30 in the morning and had hors d'oeuvres, cake, and a wedding toast.
Don't Pay for Overpriced Food
BE: Don't do it. We got Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles and we fed 75 people for $256.
JE: AND we had red beans and rice leftovers! It was fantastic.
BE: But that's not all...
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