Wedding Registries
#11
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Long Island
Posts: 24,820
the only thing worse is the destination weddings. they expect you to take your vacation where they want, and for how long they want. you must fly to where they want it to be and still give a gift, and...do activities they want you to do. talk about having moxie!!!!
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Midwest
Posts: 5,051
I don't go to destination weddings. If one chooses to have their ceremony on a beach or wherever , they should expect lessattendees, which, I believe is their intent anyway. The sister of a good friend of mine had a destination wedding. Her only sister could not attend because the school year had just started. (she is a teacher) to this day, my friend is still sad that she could not attend her only sisters' wedding. I thought it was very selfish on the brides' part. But, one makes choices and some have consequences.
sandy
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#14
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,515
Any invitation I get that has 'Entitlement' all over it, I throw it in the trash. I'm not paying for a honeymoon. If the couple can't afford one then they don't need to go on one. I guess later they will be sending out invitations to pay their house payment.
#16
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
Funny!
Recently heard, was not invited/would not have gone if was/ a couple getting married on the brides parents dime---20k....they had to remortgage their house to pay for this shindig! Odd thing...couple are both college grads, teachers, have lived together for over two yrs in a house they bought...brother of bride was officiating...college student..not a minister..I guess got a license on the internet or something....I don't want to know!
I have gone to two of these " modern" weddings in the last 4 yrs, both couples are now divorced!
#18
In Florida notaries can officiate at weddings so when I was at the local UPS store getting some photocopying done I noticed a sign that for $30 you could get married at the UPS store. I asked them if anyone had gotten married there and they said they had done a few.
Romance has taken on a new meaning!
Romance has taken on a new meaning!
#19
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
My husband looks at some of the youth group kids like they need him - I tried to talk him out of it but he felt it was such an honor to be asked and really wanted to be there for them. I don't think they even realize the out of pocket expense involved. A friend of ours tried to tell him he should have declined but my DH said he wouldn't do that to the bride. (He has known her since she was 9 years old - I think she is 21 now.)
It's nice to help out and mentor these young kids and most of the time you never know if it'll be worth it in the future. You never know how someone will turn out. At least a few of these kids realized this and want that important person to share in something as important and personal as it gets, their wedding, their future. He's a good guy for doing this.
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