nice day for a warm wedding
Jun. 22nd, 2009 03:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I spent Satyrday at 80% of an an outdoor wedding in Culpeper, followed by an outdoor reception, where it was both hot and humid. I hate Virginia summers.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
uilos was gorgeous in her purple bridesmaid dress and sculpted hair, as was rislyn, who simply glowed.
Like every wedding I've been to, this one sharply reduced my desire to ever get married. This should be taken as no reflection on the happy couple, merely on my own tolerance for Ceremony and Tradition and Doing It This Way Because My Relatives Insist. If my relatives (or my partner's) want a party they can throw it themselves, preferably without inviting me.
The cake can stay, though.
I spent Satyrday at 80% of an an outdoor wedding in Culpeper, followed by an outdoor reception, where it was both hot and humid. I hate Virginia summers.
uilos was gorgeous in her purple bridesmaid dress and sculpted hair, as was rislyn, who simply glowed.Like every wedding I've been to, this one sharply reduced my desire to ever get married. This should be taken as no reflection on the happy couple, merely on my own tolerance for Ceremony and Tradition and Doing It This Way Because My Relatives Insist. If my relatives (or my partner's) want a party they can throw it themselves, preferably without inviting me.
The cake can stay, though.
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Date: 2009-06-25 03:18 am (UTC)Also, regarding weddings: when my best friend got married, they invited their eight closest friends to an extremely wonderful restaurant most of us normally wouldn't have been able to afford, exchanged their own vows, and announced it to everyone else later. No muss, no fuss, no officiant, no tradition. We got to share a very personal and unique moment with them, plus dinner was fantastic. Pennsylvania does not require an officiant at a wedding, simply two non-related witnesses.
Not saying that's what you should do, but if you ever decide you want to, you can still make it your own.
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Date: 2009-06-30 03:26 am (UTC)That sounds like a most excellent way to do things as far as weddings go. I /do/ like Pennsylvania's non-requirement.
I have a handful of Ideas for the "wedding" itself. Most of them involve something along the lines of "so, hey, we're getting married in the other room in fifteen minutes, and you're invited."