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Miss Manners, is that you?

Of the last six or seven weddings I've been to recently, only one of them has had a place setting card indicating who sits where. But then again, none of my friends are into big extravagant weddings, with tons of pomp and circumstance, either. Well, except for one, and she had place setting cards. :)

When there are a number of people attending a wedding,who don't know anyone but the bride, or the groom, it is impolite and crass, to NOT try to seat them with people one thinks that they would have a pleasant time with.

You must go to some very loosey goosey weddings. :-)

Sounds like you have some pretty good friends, too. IMHO, I think that people in general today put way too much expense towards weddings. It's more of the bride's family (and/or groom's too) wanting to flaunt their affluence in a 'social' setting. The richer the families involved, the more 'need' to feel that tons of pompous is required for the public showing.

Have you ever wondered what the divorce rate would look like in this country if the couple and their respective families put God first as the cornerstone foundation of their marriage commitment(s) and vowed to spend half the effort with one another the rest of their lives as the effort (time and dollars) they spend up front to 'pull off' the wedding? Some folks easily spend $35,000 to $50,000 to get their daughter(s) married. Imagine what the nest egg would look like at 60 yrs old if half that amount was placed into a Roth IRA mutual fund for both the bride and the groom that marry in their early twenties ?