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No ceremony means sans the....

SharonR, on August 9, 2012 at 1:48 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4

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So as I mentioned before, we are having a wedding reception without the ceremony.

(For immigration reasons we had an elopement/civil ceremony just a few weeks ago and the reception will be next year as if we had all this time as an engagement).

But just because we had to do it quickly doesn't mean we don't want to have the reception and celebrate with friends and family.

But I digress......

As I have started to *think* about planning this thing I realize there are some things that I get to skip or leave out since there won't be a ceremony. Things like a bridal party, stag and doe, showers, rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, maybe even flowers... do I really need a bouquet for just the reception and pics? Probably not.

So where else do you think I can start to cut things out? What do I not need to worry about since our guests will not have been at a ceremony before the reception?

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Latest activity by beachbum2004, on August 9, 2012 at 2:36 PM

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WasSoon2BMrsSmith · on August 9, 2012 at 2:14 PM
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You can cut like everything except food and booze... IMO, but it's still nice to have pretty centerpieces and a guest book, some speeches and music
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SophieMuffin · on August 9, 2012 at 2:27 PM
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Unless you were going to have something like a commitment ceremony for the guests to see you kiss and such you could just have it similar to an engagement party. You are just having a celebration of your wedding. Food, Booze, like Mrs. Smith said maybe centerpieces and if you felt like doing a favor i would suggest an edible one, possibly home made.
And unless you wanted to wear a wedding gown you could just wear a pretty white dress or of whatever color you wanted.

IF you do want to have the big blow out reception I say do what you feel you want to do, you may not need the full out wedding party but maybe MOH and BM for the groom and they can give speeches and be cute.
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SharonR · on August 9, 2012 at 2:31 PM
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Thanks for your thoughts.
I am def doing the gown and tux thing (i'm only doing this once so I gotta have some fun right?) and we are doing a first dance and some of the more traditional events... But...
it will just be kind of like one of those weddings were you go to the ceremony.. wait around while pics are being taken and then the reception starts a few hours later... only the first half never happened. LoL.

There will be a lot of people travelling for the reception (myself and hubby included) so it might be nice to have a brunch or something with family before hand... maybe.

As you can tell the wheels are turning but I am still all over the map. hehe.

I appreciate your comments.
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beachbum2004 · on August 9, 2012 at 2:36 PM
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Have fun! You could just wear a nice dress unless you want to wear your wedding dress. Fancy hair?
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