I'm too old school for the camo thing. yes I own camo gear, and even don the ol ghille suit when I need to. But for a wedding, that's just a little too.... cliche. When I did get married, it was the traditional church and reception at the local curling club. (My ex's parents are very active in the sport and got the hall for next to nothing) The reception was all donated, friends of the ex-wife's family were all in the catering business, one donated a smoked beef roast (like a pig roast but a side of beef), one donated the vegetables and salads, one did the cake, and another did the potatoes and breads. It was very memorable, even when I threw out my knee 2 hours into the reception (dang high school wrestling injury). But one thing was compromise, I didn't request anything fishing or hunting, out of respect for my ex (who objected to me hunting and fishing so much). But that was then, and now if i do get married again, it will be an outdoor ceremony, no camo, no fishing, no hunting, but a nice autumn day, followed by a nice bbq beef roast.

As for Valentine's Day, I'm spending the morning with her and then the kids will show up from my ex, then I'm off to work. Not romantic, but she knows that I love her, and she knew the job I have requires me to be gone most of the time, but when I'm there, I'm there for her and the kids when they're around.

I immediately thought of CMT's Redneck Weddings, that show is too funny! Some of the episodes are a bit, well, crazy, but some of the ideas they come up with are neat.
I've never been to a Camo or Hunting theme wedding. When my sis was planning her wedding it was more traditional. While looking at the cakes though, they found one that looked like a tree log and had the bride and grooms names carved into it along with a pocket knife stuck into the side. They told me that it was my future wedding cake. Lol But there's no wedding in my near future! If I do get married, it will be a simple event and hopefully camo/hunting. No shotgun confetti as I'm with you on that Kim, it would hurt!

Congrads to our first guy winner!! Is he getting some RealTree Girl stuff? :D Lol Just had ta. I'm just kidding though! ;)

I love the theme but in reality its not for me, unless I was president of Mossy Oak!

I have not attended a camo wedding and have to say that some of the ones on CMT are funny but some are just over the edge. I CANNOT imagine putting myself or my family on television looking and acting like some of those people. Makes me wonder if some of it is staged for ratings. Makes me say OMG right out loud.
When we got married we had the reception the weekend of the 4th of July. Very casual(it was my 2nd) and very, very laid back.
A country band, a hog roast and the rest of the food was catered but we served 700 people. It was awesome!!
Later in the year we traveled to Saskatchewan for a white tail hunt, that was our honeymoon. =)
Jamesti, I'm with you...someone has to post the bride in camo...it's out there for sure, someone just needs to bring it on or "git er done". lol
Congrats to the male gear giveaway winner. I can't wait to see what you won. Remember, even if it's pink, you have to use it or wear it at least once...we want photos too. Just kidding.
Women...we're ggggrrrreeeeeaaaattttttt!!!!!!!!

Just want to say that I've been selling a line of gowns I created for over a year now and I've never been so busy. It's called "A TOUCH of CAMO"...and my idea was to go with the elegant approach...the traditional white or ivory wedding gown, with the camo as an accent 'color'. Now we've added all camo gowns and dresses, made in bridal satin and in 4 patterns...and girls LOVE them! So don't presume it can't be done in an 'elegant' redneck manner. My brides probably wouldn't make to the My Big Redneck Wedding, because they won't be 'mddin' in these dresses. go to www.laceandpromises.com to see them.

I agree it could look nice if done correctly. I think that just wearing camo clothing could make it look sloppy and trashy, but if the decorations look good and the wedding party match, I think it could look really cute. I'm not exactly using that as my theme, but I would like to attend one that does!

I'm only 14 so I'm a long way from getting married (I don't think I will though). But I think it would be cool to have a wedding like that. We would really blow PETA's socks off. HAHA.

I am having a hunting/camo themed wedding. I'm having so much fun planning it. My mother is making my dress which is ivory with camo accents. I also hand made my ring bearer and flower girl basket with RealTree camo with sheer ribbon accents(which was less than $25). My invitations have moose on them. We found tin water throughs at a local craft store that we are using as centerpieces. I've also found camo balloons, deer toasting glasses, deer cake serving set. My party favors are molded soap in the shape of a moose (choices are brown, hunter green, and tan with a variety of natural scents such as pine, running brook, vanilla, etc). My bridemaid's dresses are sun dresses (the new Taylor Swift/LEI line at WalMart which are only $14- I didn't want them to spend a lot on dresses). I found a beautiful dress at Kohl's for my flower girl- $15!! The only people wearing camo are me and my future hubby. Everything else is hunter green/tan/brown. We thought that since we met on a family hunting trip some 15 years ago that it would be a lot of fun to having a hunting themed wedding.

I love the hunting themed wedding. I am getting married May 15, 2010 and my wedding is going to be realtree camo all the way around. My dress, table clothes, sash, mensware, boquet liner, flower girl basket. Everything.
I am hoping to get it on video, and maybe ya'all can see me on CMT...

I am also having a mossy oak camo break up wedding. It is going to be October 8, 2011. I have always loved to fish and be outdoors when I was a kid but as I grew a little older I became more of the city girl. When I met my fiance he turned me on to country living at its best. We love to fish, camo, go four wheel riding, and he is a hunter and is teaching me. When we finally decided to get married (we have been together for 6 years) I wanted the wedding to be about us not just the typical wedding that everyone has that doesn't reflect their personality as a couple. He suggested going for a camo themed wedding and I jumped on the idea. Our theme is "The Hunt is Over". We are having touches of camo in the wedding so that it is not overwhelming. Our tables will be decorated with tan tablecloths with mossy oak camo runners. WE have bought vases made from deer antlers and also candle holders made from deer antlers. We are also adding small feed bags on the tables and bowls of nuts. My wedding dress is white but has camo accents on it and so will my viel. I am wearing my boots under my wedding dress and they are also camo. In my opinion most weddings reflect the bride and leave the groom out completely unless he has a grooms cake and I think that marriage is about compromise and what better way to compromise then to display both of our tastes and personality into our wedding. I can't wait for our big day! If anyone else that is planning a camo wedding needs ideas or wants to see what we have planned please feel free to email me at TracyDurmon@hotmail.com.