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PJMcK

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26. If this is a new trend...
Sat May 23, 2020, 11:27 AM
May 2020

...I'm all for it.

Generally, weddings are a pain. The travel, hotels, clothes, meals, gifts, etc. just end up costing a lot of money. When you're at the wedding, you'll only get a few brief moments with the couple so, what's the point?

As someone posted above, hopefully this will dent the wedding industrial complex!

Corona is pushing us in the direction we were going anyway-- just... TreasonousBastard May 2020 #1
Like Ferris Bueller says, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once ... marble falls May 2020 #2
Good quote! PJMcK May 2020 #5
Our family too snowybirdie May 2020 #3
No, up in the air is when my friends got married in a balloon! Maeve May 2020 #7
Love it! snowybirdie May 2020 #8
Up, up and away... PJMcK May 2020 #10
Aww, that's cool! BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #19
K&R, Sounds like this couple is going to be on the side of science and common sense a good start uponit7771 May 2020 #4
They're very bright and engaging young people PJMcK May 2020 #6
My daughter got married on Facebook Live iwillalwayswonderwhy May 2020 #9
Best wishes to your daughter! (n/t) PJMcK May 2020 #11
I am officiating a wedding this evening. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #12
Hope all goes well PJMcK May 2020 #22
The bride's father has this thing planned like a military exercise. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #30
I've always thought that the big expensive weddings were a waste of money-- mtngirl47 May 2020 #13
10k? HA! That number has been left in the dust oldsoftie May 2020 #15
I've officiated over 600 weddings over the last 15 years. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #31
HA! But 600? WOW!!! oldsoftie May 2020 #33
Not that many in recent years, but Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #34
To them: Mazel tov! Good on them for Ilsa May 2020 #14
As long as the check doesn't bounce, they appreciate your attendance. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #16
I'm sure there was some drinking! PJMcK May 2020 #23
Let's hope COVID kills the Wedding-Industrial Complex. Coventina May 2020 #17
Here, here PJMcK May 2020 #24
Didn't have to get dressed up.... paleotn May 2020 #18
The question everybody WANTS to ask, is, of course...... DFW May 2020 #20
Well, the bride and groom have been living together for a coupe of years PJMcK May 2020 #25
For their sake... DFW May 2020 #27
That's a great story! PJMcK May 2020 #28
Sounds like a WIN all around! BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #21
If this is a new trend... PJMcK May 2020 #26
Wedding industrial complex! DFW May 2020 #29
Yes! It's all banking on (mostly) young women's fairytale fantasies. BlancheSplanchnik May 2020 #35
Only one problem: you didn't get wedding cake 😄 hauckeye May 2020 #32
My daughter had a zoom wedding Laurelin May 2020 #36
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