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Lauren
Savvy July 2017

Double wedding

Lauren, on November 13, 2016 at 10:10 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 35

Has anyone ever been to or been involved in a double wedding? How did it play out? I am considering doing a double wedding with my sister but I am just thinking of all the ways it could go wrong. If we did separate weddings they would be very close in time and I feel like it may be easier for our...

Has anyone ever been to or been involved in a double wedding? How did it play out? I am considering doing a double wedding with my sister but I am just thinking of all the ways it could go wrong. If we did separate weddings they would be very close in time and I feel like it may be easier for our family traveling out of state to come just once. It would also save us both money. What do you all think?

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  • Lakeya
    VIP September 2017
    Lakeya ·
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    Nope! Sorry....but not really sorry..**kanye shrugs**

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  • LB
    Champion November 2016
    LB ·
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    My sister's best friend had a triple wedding with her and her two sisters. She's @FutureMrsL on here. I'll tell her to pop in after work

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  • Private_User832
    Master August 2017
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    I haven't but I'd be opposed. It's the one day that's your day. I just couldn't get past that and sharing it

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  • Lauren17
    Master July 2017
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    I would def not do this.

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  • Victoria A
    Expert October 2017
    Victoria A ·
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    It's a great money saver to have a double wedding but it would be important for me to have my own moment in the spot light be sure to have different ceremonies even different colors for you and your sister that complement each other but still create 2 different feels

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  • FutureMrsL
    Super September 2017
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    I went to a triple wedding! One of my good friends from college had a triple wedding with her and two of her sisters. It was awesome it was a lot of fun they did a great job during the ceremony of making sure each couple has their own time. If you and your sister are both for it I would say go for it :-) if you have any specific questions let me know I can always reach out to my friend

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  • Hannah
    Expert June 2018
    Hannah ·
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    It will probably be great, or a disaster. I personally would never want to share my day, but I do see the convenience for the family. Good luck!

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  • krclark7
    Super September 2017
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    My MOH/BFF's mom and her husband live in New Zealand. My MOH and her sister got married the same summer, about six weeks apart. They had different visions, budgets, and they each wanted their own day. They are both happy that they did it that way.

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  • FutureMrsWhitman
    Expert December 2016
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    Personally, I wouldn't do it for my wedding because I am the princess. As a guest I wouldn't mind it IF I knew at least the bride or groom for each couple. Guests will feel obligated to give money to someone they don't know and sit through a ceremony for strangers.

    If you were to do this, I'd say do separate wedding showers (so guests aren't gifting to strangers), seperate ceremonies (maybe one ceremony at 4 and one at :45) and have each person stand up at the others ceremony, and have your card boxes outside the ceremony so that people don't feel the need to fork out money for both coupless at the reception. You'll have to have 3 types of invitations, 1 for guests of one bride and groom, 1 for guests of the other bride and groom, and 1 for guests that know both. Ceremonies would need to be the epitome of short and sweet as not to bore everyone out of their skull. At the end of the first ceremony, send the guests that only are there for that bride to a fully hosted cocktail our. Possibly with entertainment like live music. Then at the end of the second ceremony have the remaining guests join the cocktail hour. I'd say only a few pictures after the end of both ceremonies because the first set of guests would have been there for a while. This is the type of wedding thay requires a first look and the majority of pictures should be taken before the ceremonies.

    As far as the reception, I'd say make sure someone that is close to both couples gives speeches. I hate hate hate hate speeches as it is and I couldn't imagine sitting through four.

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  • FutureMrsWhitman
    Expert December 2016
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    My explanation sounds so complicated. Lmao. So, all in all, I guess my vote would be no.

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  • CuteNickname
    Super July 2017
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    Could you have them close together but on different days? Like hers on Saturday and yours on Sunday?

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  • Beutivant
    Master May 2016
    Beutivant ·
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    Not gonna lie, I would love to attend one just to see how it played out. I thought this idea was just for the movies.

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  • Punkin Beer
    Master October 2017
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    Hard hard pass. This is a day for you and your FS. Your sibling can have their own wedding on another day.

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  • Spiff
    VIP August 2017
    Spiff ·
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    Someone else already mentioned it,but I think a weekend of weddings would be the best way to go.. do one Friday night, get a hotel block and do one Saturday.

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  • Katie
    Expert March 2018
    Katie ·
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    I would not do a double wedding, not because I dont want to share my day (well maybe just a little), but because it will be a mess. There will be disagreements between who to invite, centerpieces, cakes, (etc.) seems like a headache to me

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