tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467092921624269928.post955362761928052033..comments2023-06-27T07:36:43.952-04:00Comments on Rev. Laurie Brock: To Church or Not to Church: That Is the Weddingrevlauriebrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678346331976194571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467092921624269928.post-71913095704094708452017-07-08T16:59:27.419-04:002017-07-08T16:59:27.419-04:00Have been to many weddings over the years.
Only a...Have been to many weddings over the years.<br /><br />Only a few stand out in my memory.<br /><br />At one wedding long simmering ill will between the sisters and sisters-in-law of the groom lead to punches being thrown !!! <br /><br />When my favorite (and only) sister Mary married, she and her husband restricted the guest list to immediate family members (and their spouses if there were any).<br /><br />My sister had dated the fellow for at least two years. As a concerned older brother I had advised her some months ago to break up with him. He was a successful guy, but he had dated another woman eight years before breaking up to date my sister. I didn't want the same thing to happen to her.<br /><br />My sister in her usual graceful way said she would not respond at that time.<br /><br />Within a week, they announced their engagement.<br /><br />For about six months Mary and her now husband of 27 years had been negotiating what kind of life they would pursue.<br /><br />Clueless older brother did not know this until much later.<br /><br />They had some serious negotiation including where the ceremony would take place.<br /><br />My sister is Roman Catholic, but was married outside the Church because the Diocese of Arlington has a six month waiting requirement. <br /><br />I think being in love is a terrible reason to get married (something I have never done), but one should be in love before getting married.<br /><br />From my perspective far too many people spend more time planning the wedding than they do in determining the type of life they want to share.JBARTELLONIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971180337119881806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467092921624269928.post-2803340716468103482017-07-06T22:36:47.801-04:002017-07-06T22:36:47.801-04:00Attended a "reception" in our state for ...Attended a "reception" in our state for the bride's family and friends after an out-of-state wedding. It made me long for ceremony of some kind--any kind. Most people attending were church friends and knew each other. We did not. Our only connection was with the bride. Since there was no ceremony to make us part of the group of witnesses and she was busy with all the people who wanted to catch up with her, we looked at each other, shrugged, and went out to dinner. It really made me consider the importance of ceremony. Even a brief acknowledgment of the ceremony that had already taken place, a toast, a speech, would have been something to grasp on to.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399916226004495031noreply@blogger.com