my hubby and I both had large families when we got married. Everything had to be planned long distance for our wedding in my family's home town, San Francisco. We did have advantages, though. My family literally had the butcher, the baker, the florist and access to the S.F. Symphony, friends who ran the country club, etc. The only things we paid for were the photographer and the rented Rolls. There were 2 receptions and a breakfast for us; we were so lucky to have all this help around us. I tried like the dickens to keep things simple, but, no! An Asian family doesn't know how to do things simply. My hubby's Anglo Saxon/Slovenian family didn't know what hit them, haha!
To have eloped would have been an insult to everyone. After all, even the priest who had baptized my grandmother and brought us kids through First Communion officiated (yes, he was ancient).
It's really hard to say what's best for anyone. As the mother of a daughter, I would like to see her have a lovely wedding; but, that's up to her. Because the butcher, the baker et al aren't around for her, she'll certainly have a much different experience. But, that's okay. Whatever happens, it will be HER wedding done her way.
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my hubby and I both had large families when we got married. Everything had to be planned long distance for our wedding in my family's home town, San Francisco. We did have advantages, though. My family literally had the butcher, the baker, the florist and access to the S.F. Symphony, friends who ran the country club, etc. The only things we paid for were the photographer and the rented Rolls. There were 2 receptions and a breakfast for us; we were so lucky to have all this help around us. I tried like the dickens to keep things simple, but, no! An Asian family doesn't know how to do things simply. My hubby's Anglo Saxon/Slovenian family didn't know what hit them, haha!
To have eloped would have been an insult to everyone. After all, even the priest who had baptized my grandmother and brought us kids through First Communion officiated (yes, he was ancient).
It's really hard to say what's best for anyone. As the mother of a daughter, I would like to see her have a lovely wedding; but, that's up to her. Because the butcher, the baker et al aren't around for her, she'll certainly have a much different experience. But, that's okay. Whatever happens, it will be HER wedding done her way.
And, that's how I feel about this.
April 11, 2008 - 4:24pmThis Comment
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