Good things do happen

[ailbhe]

• No-one has tried to tell us who we must invite.
• No-one has tried to tell us that we must get married in a church. Well, there was one of three parents who was slightly disappointed, I think, but got over it or decided it was our business.
• Only one person has expressed surprise that I'm not changing my name, and that person appears to have accepted it now.
• The food will be more interesting than at most weddings, if not actually better quality.
• I don't have to wear a frilly dress. My dress is very plain and no-one is trying to make me wear a fancy one.
• The champagne will be drinkable and there will be enough of it.
• There will be enough food and tea and coffee.
• Cash bars are ok nowadays, even if I feel churlish for not having free fizzy drinks all day. I've never been to a wedding where there were free soft drinks apart from at the meal itself, as far as I can remember.
• The gift issue isn't really an issue; there is only one person - ok, me too, so two persons - making an issue of it. The other 70-odd people seem quite happy.

Comments

Crassly talking prices

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

$NZ 1 == about Euro 0.5. So yes, weddings will be cheaper here. Ours cost about $NZ 2500, all up, but we mostly did things ourselves.