Weddings Outside the Country
Published by Toni July 26th, 2005 in Uncategorized.I have two cousins who are brother and sister. Both grew up in Vancouver but are currently living in the U.S. Two years ago my guy cousin got married, but instead of having the wedding in the city in which they live (like many people), the couple opted to have the wedding outside of both Canada and the United States- Aruba, if I recall correctly. Although they sent out invitations to all their relatives, needless to say, only their immediate family was able to attend the wedding.
Now it’s his sister’s turn to get married. She has announced that her wedding will be in Chile. Although my family and I haven’t received the formal invitation yet, I’m sure that we will soon. Again however, I doubt that many people will be able to attend her wedding.
Granted, my girl cousin’s situation is a bit different in that her fiance is from Chile, so technically most of his extended family will be able to come, but at the same time it still leads me to ask several questions.
One thing is that I’m curious if this is a new trend- having weddings outside the country. I’ve heard that relatively well-to-do Japanese would have their weddings in Hawaii because it was actually cheaper to have a wedding there than in Japan. But I wonder if this trend has caught on in the U.S.
Another thing I’m curious about is why some people would have their wedding so far away from their family and friends. It can already be tough for some people to make it to a wedding if it takes place in another state, let alone another country. I can see that it would be really cool and different to have a wedding in some exotic locale, and I can also understand if the couple intend to just have immediate family at their wedding, but if that is the case, then why bother sending invitations to extended family if most likely they won’t be able to make it?
Now, here’s my question for you, dear readers. If you had the money, would you have your wedding at some romantic, exotic location outside the country but have only immediate family attend? Or would you rather have a wedding locally and all your family and friends can be present? Why?
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Here’s a better question: is it OK to have sex with a cousin by marriage?
i think i would rather have a wedding locally to maximize attendence by my friends and family. i’m not from hawaii/aruba/insert tropical local and likely neither will my husband. i might not be thinking it through but if they come all the way to aruba, then might not they stick around when we’re honeymooning and who wants that….?
I had a cousin who got married on Grand Cayman because he didn’t want her mother taking over her wedding. I love my aunt but she is one of those horrible mothers who wants her daughter’s wedding to be everything hers wasn’t.
When I got married, we had a small ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Exotic locations are fine, but I’d rather go someplace for they honeymoon than the wedding.