We had our reception at the church hall, catered by the church’s Ladies Aid.
It was lovely. Very inexpensive. Well attended. And dry. We didn’t want to worry about anyone not making it home.
We had premarital counseling by not one, but two ministers. Our wedding was going to be the new minister’s first, so the outgoing minister gave him a hand.
Let’s just say we’ve been happily wed for quite a while.
There’s a lot to be said for tradition.
I’d recommend folks just starting out to have a modest wedding and save the big bash for milestone anniversaries.
Though a while back we threw my husband’s parents fiftieth anniversary party at the same church, catered by the same Ladies Aid, and it was lovely, too.
We had our reception at the church hall, catered by the church’s Ladies Aid.
Ours was similar. Small church, church ladies did the reception. Hubby worked with a lady that also worked at a bakery on weekends. She baked the cake as a wedding gift. My aunt worked at a bridal shop so she made my wedding dress as a gift.
My older sister was my bridesmaid and I got her dress off the sale rack at Macy’s for $10. The most expensive thing was the flowers and that bill was about $100 at the local florist. Our HS band director was a photographer and he did a great job with the pictures (for free). After almost 50, we have a framed picture still on the wall.
It was a sweet wedding and I’m so glad I didn’t burden my parents with a demand for an expensive wedding (they would have laughed in my face anyway-—we were poorer than the mice at the church).