They Have so many wedding with ceremonies in random open rooms, lobbies, patios, parks, and a ton of "turning around" rooms from ceremony to reception.
Is it really that much more expensive to get married at a church or a courthouse that is moderately attractive?
I don't think its that its more expensive to get married at a church... but i think a lot of people do the ceremony in a "turn around" room, or random spot at the reception hall to make it easier for the guests. So they don't have to have a gap between the ceremony and reception, and do guests don't have to drive from one place to another.
Post by melindafelinda on Feb 28, 2013 16:55:39 GMT -5
Not everyone is religious. I much prefer going to weddings that are all in one place.
For me getting married in a church would have made as much sense as getting married in a high school locker room They hold about the same level of significance to me.
Well, we had it set up so the ceremony was outside and then people could just come in to the reception hall. No priest, my uncle served as a minister with a non-religious, self-written ceremony.
But then it rained. So we did the ceremony in the hall on the dance floor. The good part was there was no "turn around" or set up time.
I don't quite get your point? I'd hate to dick around while the room was being set up (as a guest) but other than that I don't see the "play" aspect. I think this is YOUR specific vision of marriage screwing up your perspective.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
My wedding ceremony and reception are in the same place. We didn't want a church ceremony, nor did we want a courthouse, which (to us) seemed impersonal. The ceremony is in a different room than the reception, but after the ceremony, they will turn that room into a place where guests can have cocktails away from the music and dancing, should they want to.
It appealed to us because of convenience and both rooms we are using were beautiful, and had nothing to do with money.
We got married in a church, and it was considerably cheaper than having a ceremony at the place where our reception was. But we weren't thinking of it in terms of cost. My husband wanted a church wedding, and thought his parents would boycott a non-church wedding, so church it was. (As an atheist, I wanted to get married at the place where our reception was. Such a pretty setting for the ceremony! But I lost that fight.)
A lot of people aren't religious, so church weddings aren't for them. And courthouses aren't open on weekends, right? And don't do large, individual weddings anyway? I never even thought about a courthouse as a possibility.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Feb 28, 2013 17:01:40 GMT -5
I wouldn't let my pastors-wife grandmother say a prayer during my ceremony so I sure as shit wasn't going to have my ceremony in a church. Choosing a courthouse over the garden I got married in is making me laugh uncontrollably.
Also, there may be a disproportionate number of non-church weddings on Four Weddings because I'd imagine a lot of churches don't allow television camera crews to film their sacraments.
I got married at a beautiful community for adults with special needs to show support for my uncle and sister with disabilities. The residents made our favors and all of our floral arrangements and place settings. Our ceremony was in their chapel on the agreement there wasn't anything religious about it. It was fucking awesome.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
I got married at a beautiful community for adults with special needs to show support for my uncle and sister with disabilities. The residents made our favors and all of our floral arrangements and place settings. Our ceremony was in their chapel on the agreement there wasn't anything religious about it. It was fucking awesome.
No, Betty. It's not sacred or real life unless someone is there to make you eat bread that you pretend is the body of a 2000 year old dead guy.
i guess since i got married indoors at a vineyard next to a wine bar and my wedding ceremony was just play-acting, i can still bone whoever i want. i'll let my husband know that our marriage wasn't sacred enough. maybe i'll score some digits at the bar across the street before i head home to my house. the joint mortgage is real, even if our marital bond is not.
i guess since i got married indoors at a vineyard next to a wine bar and my wedding ceremony was just play-acting, i can still bone whoever i want. i'll let my husband know that our marriage wasn't sacred enough. maybe i'll score some digits at the bar across the street before i head home to my house. the joint mortgage is real, even if our marital bond is not.
Post by iheartvino on Feb 28, 2013 17:22:59 GMT -5
I much prefer it when people get married at their reception venue or outside if they are not religious. It kind of irks me when people have no ties to religion, but they want the church wedding.
That being said, I really don't like it when I'm sitting at the table that will be my dinner table while the ceremony is going on.