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By Amanda Trimble
THE BATTALION
I Carol Conlee has a wealth of experience in weddings.
O’nlee and her husband are the proprietors of the 7-F Lodge
il Wellborn, a bed and breakfast, antique wedding chapel and
large party pavilion, all in a nature setting. Her First observa-
tk n about trends in weddings is simple.
I "We’re seeing lots of individualism now,” Conlee said.
‘Teople bring their personal lifestyle into their weddings.”
I Individualism includes everything from ornate wedding
th mes to minimalism with the bride as the star of the show.
Regardless of the category, weddings are evolving and
in orporating the loves and interests of the bride and
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“The common denominator with people who get mar-
Kd out here is that they love nature ” Conlee said. “It’s
■ore of the bride and groom’s wedding versus the par-
elts’ wedding. The biggest trend is less pageant and more
lality.”
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d the Aggie I iny a tropical island feel with tiki torches and outdoor grilling, an
said the C Italian bistro theme and a vintage theme with the bride and bridesmaids
loved the wearing vintage mink stoles.
tt everyoneJill Filip, a senior agricultural development major, will be getting
i ike the o- -IB arr ' ec * ' n Shiner, Texas. Along with other small town wedding
touches. Filip found a band to play the “Grand March,” a traditional
jH^ftnce involving all of the wedding guests.
I "It's your basic country wedding,” Filip said. “I told my friends it’s
is some. *g 0ul g t 0 b e polka music and lots of kolaches, so I hope you like it.”
■ Julie Hum has been coordinating weddings for 20 years and for the
la.M three years has been at the Kyle House in Bryan. Last year she saw
an Indian-themed wedding using traditional dress and foods, and seven
wiiklings scheduled around Christmas. Hum said couples specifically
wanted Christmas decorations.
■ “One girl even decorated her cake with Christmas decorations,”
Hum said. “She used greenery and red berries — it was gorgeous.”
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instead of a groom’s cake from another wedding.
“The trend is moving away from two cakes because you have two
different kinds, and it makes it more expensive,” Walters said. “So [hav
ing cookies] is a good alternative.”
Hurn said the tradition of a groom’s cake is not common outside
the South.
“I think what happened one day was some groom decided he
wanted chocolate cake,” Hurn said.
Other changes in wedding trends are incorporated into the ceremo
ny itself. Filip is having her grandmother light a memory candle for her
and the groom’s grandparents who have passed away. Kate Osborn, a
junior education major, is having her mother and father give her away
at the wedding ceremony.
“I just wanted both my parents to be there wuth me,” Osborn said.
As a sign of gratitude, Walters said she will carry two roses down
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By Lycia Shrum
THE BATTALION
It is the all too familiar story of guy notices girl, girl
asks guy out, guy nervously awaits the date and the guy and
girl hit it off for a fairy-tale ending.
This romance story now is available in a four-song EP.
Dashboard Confessional, led by Chris Carrabba, released
So Impossible in December 2001, which tells the story of
young love starting with the track “For You to Notice” and
ending with the track “Hands Down.”
“I had a thought on my mind and I wrote all four songs
on the EP in about an hour and a half,” Carrabba said. “I
realized that it tells the complete tale and wanted to put it
out like that. I wrote one song and it was on my mind so I
wrote the next song and it was still on my mind so I just
kept getting further and further along with it, and, granted
it’s not the entire story, but it’s the story of a beginning.”
From his clever writing skills to his unforgettable per
formances, Carrabba captures the hearts of his fans time
and time again, not only because of his musical talent, but
because of the sincere appreciation he has for his fans.
With Dashboard Confessional’s rising success,
Carrabba said he has not forgotten the people who helped
bring him to the place he is today. From multiple magazine
appearances to a video on MTV and his song “Screaming
Infidelities,” which is making its way into regular radio
rotation, Carrabba said he is appreciative of the fans who
helped get his music heard.
“All this press and this MTV and all the radio in the
world could not touch what has happened for my band due
to word of mouth and the passion of the kids who actually
embrace it,” Carrabba said.
Even after a change in his style of music, Carrabba
knows that if any fans are going to stand by a band, it will
be his true fans.
What started out as a guy, his guitar and a stool has
developed into what seems to be a recipe for success. The
current lineup of Dashboard Confessional includes
Carrabba, Dan Bonebrake of the band Seville on bass,
Mike Marsh, also of Seville, on drums and Mike Stroud on
guitar and piano. On each of Dashboard Confessional’s
tours, the crowd can expect to see others of Carrabba’s
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