• It will not be held at a church, temple, etc. I'm an atheist. It would be insulting. I am certain that I could love someone with beliefs outside of mine - still, if my husband's religious convictions were so deep that they required our ceremony to take place at such an institution, I doubt that we would be getting married in the first place.
• There will not be a priest, rabbi, etc. present. See above.
• I will not take my husband's last name. I love my name. I've worked too hard to build an identity around it, and hopefully by that point in time I will have made a name for myself professionally as well. I might tack on his name at the end or hyphenate it if it sounds pleasant enough, but I won't make any promises - color surnames can be tricky.
• It will be held at the Plaza Hotel. Hah. We'll see.
• Guests will be discouraged from giving gifts. Nor will I create a bridal registry or any other tacky wish list. Instead, guests who wish to thank us for our entertainment and hospitality will be asked to make a donation to a charitable cause of my and my husband's choice.

That's about it--other than that, I am very traditional and love nothing more than a fun-spirited, heartwarming wedding. I am a girl, after all.