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>>>>The wedding is at City Hall in Los Angeles. They've been engaged for 2 years, known each other (as friends) for 4 years. Since they moved out here from Connecticut, they've been hit financially hard, so when he got hit with the mother of all state tax bills they decided to forgo the big wedding in Hawaii and just make it legal. I told them they can renew their vows, or have the marriage blessed later on. We're driving out first thing tomorrow to pick up the grandbaby and her mother tomorrow. Baby is doing great :)>>>>>

That is a wise choice even in good times. Always better to spend money wisely than waste it on day kissing a bunch of people you don't know. LOL Weddings seem like such a tragic waste of money and just add to the financial stress of marriage when a couple is starting out. That is easy for me to say though since they didn't have dreamy magazines of white weddings where I grew up. I just never saw the point. Romance comes in many different formats. :)

Enjoy what is the treasure... them uniting amongst close friends and family.

LOL Weddings seem like such a tragic waste of money and just add to the financial stress of marriage when a couple is starting out. That is easy for me to say though since they didn't have dreamy magazines of white weddings where I grew up. I just never saw the point. Romance comes in many different formats. :)

Oh yeah, wedding insanity. My girl has been looking through wedding magazines for a couple of years. Talk about "sticker shock"! I found her a dress in a catalogue for $99 bucks. It was ivory lace with an ivory skirt. It was supposed to be a faux 2 piece dress? The top and bottom were only attached by the back zipper, it exposed her stomach when she lifted her arms, and the skirt was the kind of material that you would line a real dress with. She had a fit. Totally crummy workmanship. So she's going to just wear a suit or something. I'm catering, and the 3 of us girls are cleaning the house this week and cooking. It'll be some hard work, but we'll get it done :)

I can't believe how much money couples spend on weddings. It's ridiculous. I thought Celine Dion's wedding was ridiculous, and they can afford it.