I have a pretty good friend who was engaged for close to 3 years. They got married at the courthouse in March and told everyone that day and posted it all over FB and changed her name, etc. No secret. She told me she was going down to FL this week but I figured it was just a vacation/ late honeymoon. Today there are pics on FB of her clearly in a wedding gown exchanging vows and professional pictures with the parents in attendance. I don't understand why they'd do that in FL? Like how is that special to do a fake ceremony and take pictures in a fancy dress on a beach when you got married 5 months ago?
I have another friend who got engaged 2 weeks ago and they already scheduled their intimate family only wedding for next month. She will wear a gown and everything. But she's saying all over FB how they will have the large, everyone invited vow renewal next summer. At least she's calling it a renewal and not "the wedding" but I still don't get the point. If you want everyone there, why are you doing it quickie next month?
Neither of them are having the legit PPD (lying about it) but I still just don't get it. I'm a grinchy-poo or you with me?
Re: I just don't get it- PPD's
Same with elopements. I really don't understand eloping and then having a big party at home afterwards. Again it totally defeats the purpose and seems to be a waste of time.
I'm the fuck out.
ETF because I don't know how old I am
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So to say you want to avoid the stress of wedding planning by staging a fake one is beyond me.
In the beginning FI and I considered going to the courthouse and then having a big party/ceremony minus the exchanging vows part later on, but the more I thought about it, I think going to the court house really steals your thunder if you're planning to do the big part later on. I personally can't wait to be in my beautiful dress in front of all our family and friends and hear our minister say our different first and last names, then hear Mr. and Mrs. at the end. I want it be real then, not just a "show."
Edited bc TK hates paragraphs today.