I'm sitting on the fence a bit here. I had a very low key church wedding but that was the way it was done then. It seems to me that many couples now tend to get married a bit later in their relationship when they are perhaps ready to start a family. That was the case with the 3 of my 4 children who are married. They were each given what we considered was a fairly generous budget to plan their weddings and each was magical in its own way. All had wonderful photographs, DVDs taken on the day and lovely venues for the reception.
When the going gets tough and the reality of parenthood (or just married life) strikes, I think it's a wonderful thing to look back on that day and remember being surrounded by those who love you and to remember the vows you took that day. Some who were present on those days are no longer with us and the memory of the part they played is poignant. The one thing that we made sure our children understood was that it is the MARRIAGE that is important, not the WEDDING.
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?
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Elderly fellow gran has become loudly racist