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From:	Keith (d207-216-60-167.bchsia.telus.net)
Subject:	Re: Elopement Reception?
Date:	August 25, 2007 at 7:32 pm PST

In Reply to: Elopement Reception? posted by Anonymous on August 25, 2007 at 6:55 pm:

If the reason you are doing this is to avoid a traditional wedding because the idea makes you ill, then why try to hold a traditional wedding reception which will make you ill? Why not decide what kind of event you want to have, that would make you comfortable, and do that?

Weddings and the related events do not have to be a humungous extravaganza. The point of a wedding is for your friends and family to witness you exchanging your vows (for the practical reason that then you can't later claim that you never promised that). The point of a reception is for the newly joined families to get to know each other. So, forget the traditional forms, if they stress you out, and plan something else that accomplishes those objectives.

If the numbers are small enough, how about a dinner party at home? If there are too many for that, how about a catered lunch at your favourite restaurant? (That's the option we chose, and it was a great success and not outrageously expensive.)

Keith

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