Sometimes that's the point surely - people get to meet family members they would normally never see.
I can only hope that most of them turn us down so that we can have a small intimate affair which I think is the whole point of a wedding rather than turn a very special occassion into a circus full of people who don't know us and we don't know them.
Maybe that is the point AnnR - I also asked him afterwards how many he had gotten to speak to - he said only a small number compared to who was there.
I always thought the point was a celebration of a union in front of your loved ones (friends and family) and that personally I wouldnt like a whole load of relative strangers there.
Basic social/family contact, haven't you heard of it?
Just curious when people are say inviting a widow, widower or single person do they usually ask that person plus a friend or daughter etc or just the person alone?
but back to your original point - i hear all the time about people going to weddings and moaning about the cost - just don't go if you can't afford it. But I do think that the B&G can be more conscientious - we're not black tie, we're in dublin (where we're both from) & there's no accomodation - everyone can get a taxi home. A pal got married recently in Crumlin and had the reception in Cabra Castle! Total Madness.
A pal got married recently in Crumlin and had the reception in Cabra Castle! Total Madness.
If people really feel that their entire extended family is a bunch of strangers I think that's sad but I can understand why they wouldn't feel like inviting a load of strangers.
Not to the degree of inviting 200 odd people I dont know to my wedding - no.
Are you saying that people know every single extended family member plus their partner no matter what the age well enough to invite them to their wedding? Rubbish!