Reception 8 Months After the Wedding.

We had something similar happen and our 'wedding' is next month, a year and 2 months after we were actually married. Don't stress it people won't care it's still a celebration of your marriage! If you want to avoid questions you can just re enact the ceremony and call it a wedding and if you want people to know then just call it a reception, celebration of marriage. Again, people who care about you won't "judge" you just will be happy you wanted to celebrate with them So sorry for your loss, my prayers go out to your family.

Can we stop writing in third person?

With that said, you can call it a celebration of your marriage.

I think it's fine to call it your reception if you want. I can't imagine that anyone with a soul would really care whether they called it their wedding, reception, celebration of marriage, etc. in these circumstances. Call it what makes you smile. I'm really sorry this happened to you or your friend.

Call it whatever you want.

No one is talking in the third person. Sometimes it is just easier not to put personal information on a web site. For anyone interested, I am the groom's mother who went into the hospital just about a month before the wedding and received an organ transplant just 17 days before the wedding. I had complications. The usual hospital stay is about 5 to 8 days. I was lucky that the hospital let me go home the day before the wedding. My father in law passed just 12 days before the wedding. Instead of having the funeral quickly as is usually the case the family postponed it so out of state relatives could get home. They put (thoughtlessly) the funeral on the day before the wedding. The young couple were distraught. However, they at least carried out the ceremony. As I said before only the wedding party and the groom's family attended. I was in a wheelchair and was under orders to go back to the hospital the next day.

We are giving the couple a reception, celebration of marriage or party. Whatever you will. We are not trying to "trick" anyone. Don't you think that everyone wanted to know why the first reception was cancelled? We told them back then.

When I said "they have no way of knowing' I meant the couple. They have no way of knowing what to do as they have never encountered an incident like this.

By the way, I have tried and tried to change my user information and I can not seem to. I am not "married recently" but the drop down doesn't go back father then about 10 years. I have been married for 34.

I guess old "farts" like me don't post on wedding sites very much.

You've had quite the year; I'm sorry.

If everyone knows they had the ceremony, I would call it a celebration of marriage and enjoy every minute.

Unless you are reiterating a story about someone else, yes PU, you are writing in the third person. Please pick up "The Elements of Style" by White and Strunk, it will explain it to you.

Normally if you are already married, you would call the later party a "celebration of marriage" as you are already married. Don't lie to your guests, they will be pissed off.

Guys, read her most recent response. Why are you getting into the minutia of grammar? Hardly the point here.

@OP, I'm so sorry for what you and your family have had to go through. My thoughts and prayers go out to you.

I would call it a celebration of marriage!

MrsCoakleyToBe - Thank you.

Why are some so judgemental? Does it make them happy to bash another poster?

I am most likely old enough to be grandmother to many of you.

Would you treat your own grandmother that way?

Or do you only do that on line where you can remain anonymous and hide behind your keyboard.

I just reported this to WWLynnie. I didn't report anyone in particular and I did not report names. I don't work that way.

Fall Bride - Thank you.

Sorry to hear about all the bad circumstances that had happened.

Seeing that people know that are already married and long as they're not doing a vow renewal ceremony, I would call it a marriage celebration. If they do a vow renewal then it could be called a reception. Under no circumstance would I call it just a party. They're actually having something to celebrate.

Celebration of marriage. Best of luck!

I am so sorry about all of this - what a time. Praying for you and your family.

I would call it a celebration of marriage. It's essentially a delayed reception. Whatever the title, I sure hope you all have a lovely time together. It seems like it is well deserved!

PS - I understand the third person. Sometimes it's a bit easier telling it like a story instead!

I agree about the Celebration of Marriage or whatever you want to call it.

I also agree about people being so judgmental when all you want is wedding advice! I'm telling you, when I want to post a question, half the time I don't because someone is going to be rude and nasty. What's the point? For the most part the advice is good though.

Call it whatever you want! And i'm so sorry for all you went through recently! Enjoy the reception!

@Private User - I'm so sorry to hear about everything that you and your family has gone through.

Like the previous posters have suggested, it's best to call this party/reception a "celebration of marriage" and it will be clear to your guests when you invite them that they are celebrating the already married couple. From there they can include as many or as few wedding traditions as they want to!

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