I was hanging out with a friend of mine yesterday and they mentioned an acquaintance of theirs (cousin of a friend, kinda thing) had recently (meaning within the last year or so) gotten married. I'll call the acquaintance "A", just so I don't have to keep typing acquaintance.
A is from the US, but was studying in the UK. A met their soul mate while in the UK, and they married in the UK. They invited A's family and friends from the US, but with cost of travel etc, it wasn't really viable for them to attend.
When A (and partner) returned to the US a little while later, A's family (I'm not entirely sure who, but I assume parents) threw a party for them. No one wore bridal attire, no vows or rings were exchanged, no cake cutting or spotlight dances or such, but some toasts were raised, and (to my knowledge, I did get this info third-hand after all) the invitations were to a "party in celebration of the marriage of".
How does TK feel about this? I think it's okay. I mean, it's just a party in their honour, not a rehash or a "we're already married but we're going to pretend to get married again". But I want to know what you think!
PS. I know I've been really bad with the post-and-runs lately (stupid time zones) but I'll definitely be back in the next couple of hours (after I've run some errands) so please forgive me!