My Lutheran niece married into a mixed marriage. Italian Catholics and Irish Catholics. Both with large families 12-15 (“with so many kids it was redundant to say they were catholic”). So I DO understand what you are saying. The wedding and reception were wonderful. My mom was just showing early symptom of dementia. The love and care they gave my parents as the elders of our family ( only 7 on moms side and 8 on dads) was so impressive. Dad kept in contact with the other grandparents for years. So much laughter.
what a great story and memory. how nice is that.