Our daughter’s wedding reception will be in December, after her husband’s college graduation. They were married privately during COVID lockdown in March 2021.
We couldn’t care less about gifts. What we need is a big happy celebration of marriage and family. (I wanted a renewal of vows, but that is not happening due to a faith problem my daughter is having. My husband says he intends to do a very Christian toast to the couple, at the least.)
Our family is scattered all over America. We get together for weddings, funerals and graduations. We need to come together for joy, or we will only be together at funerals.
Right on. I got married a bit older and my parents offered to buy us a boat instead of a wedding. Long story. Anyway, I said I’d rather have a wedding so the families can meet and we can get to know one another. WE had a great wedding. It wasn’t big, but the entire family from both sides were there. Within a year of that wedding, my Father, my mother-in-law, and first cousin had all passed. I am so happy I chose the wedding and my fondest memory is dancing with my Father at my wedding.