[Pollster1]

I don’t attend weddings unless I am endorsing and expressing approval of the marriage. Accepting an invitation is not an obligation, particularly when the invitation is expensive. I don’t tell people why I am not attending, because that would be rude, but I do not automatically go when invited.

As for my wedding, it was small and God-centered. It was about making our vows before our friends and family and in the presence of God, not about being the center of attention.

[AppyPappy]

We had 13 people at our wedding. That doesn’t include the prostitute that interrupted our wedding night.

[Mr. Douglas]

Same here. Both paragraphs.

[neefer]

I don’t attend weddings unless I am endorsing and expressing approval of the marriage. Me too. I didn't go to my cousin's wedding. Family members asked why. I explained it wouldn't last. Three years later, they divorced.

I always told my parents I would elope. But my mother-in-law was enraged by the idea, yet she didn't have a dime to contribute to a large celebration. We had an out of state wedding in Gatlinburg in order to keep it small. She complained, of course. I regret not eloping. The only reason we didn't was to appease her, yet she complained it wasn't what she wanted.