Some of us never stood a chance at the “white dress, roses, and beige hotel” version of weddings. You probably knew it way before you even got engaged. Here are ten dead giveaways that you were always destined to do things your own way.

1. Your teenage playlists were basically your personality

If your MSN status updates read like Fall Out Boy lyrics, traditional organ music was never going to cut it. You already know what songs are going to play when you walk down the aisle, when you kiss, and when everyone ends up sweaty on the dancefloor… and there’s not a string quartet in sight.

2. You’ve already DIYed half your house

Your living room wall? Hand-painted mural. Your shelves? Pallet wood project. Your plant pots? Spray-painted neon. You’ve been training for a DIY wedding without even realising it so why pay someone else when you’ve got the vision (and the glue gun burns) to do it yourself?

3. Pinterest gives you a headache

You didn’t want blush pink chair covers in 2014 and you still don’t now. Plus all the AI slop on there these days makes you cringe. Weddings are meant to be unique, and these days Pinterest feels like a guidebook on how to have a carbon copy of somebody else’s vision. Sorry not sorry.

4. You’ve got more tattoos than formalwear

And you’re not about to cover them up for one day. Your tattoos are part of you, and they’ll be front and centre on your wedding day. You’re not about to put them in hiding just because someone on the internet thinks they’re “a bit much.”

5. The thought of saying “we do” in a beige function room makes you itch

Floral carpet, questionable buffet, polite clapping – no thank you. You’d rather get married in a dive bar with sticky floors, under a canopy of trees, or in front of a neon sign that says “Til Death.”

6. Your fashion heroes are more Vivienne Westwood than Vera Wang

You want drama, texture, attitude – not a gown that looks like everyone else’s. Corsets, leather, latex, sequins, colour, tulle explosions – if it makes a statement, you’re into it. Your outfit isn’t about fitting in; it’s about showing up as the truest version of yourself.

7. Your playlists are already planned. Spoiler: it’s not Ed Sheeran

No offence to Ed but yawn! You’ve been mentally queuing songs for your wedding since you were 15 and now is your time to shine! (PS every wedding is better with an emo hour once Granny goes to bed!)

8. You know marriage isn’t about performance

You want a celebration of your weirdness, not a staged production for someone’s Facebook album. And you don’t want to spend the day ticking off traditions just because “that’s how it’s done.” The only people you care about impressing are each other.

9. You live for a theme

Gothic fairytale? Vegas kitsch? Pagan handfasting? You’re totally into it. Minimalism has never appealed, because “too much” is your comfort zone. Beige minimalism? No thanks.

10. You’re reading Rock n Roll Bride

Enough said.

Rock n Roll Bride exists because of you, the couples who refuse to compromise on individuality. So thank you for being so awesome! Keep doing it your way.