I got an invite to go to a wedding at the end of May. The invitation has my name and then guest. I'm single, should I go alone. I want to be single and am not interested in meeting anyone at the wedding. Also, I don't do well in social situations. Would it be okay just to go to the church ceremony and then go home? I would of course still bring a gift. I just wouldn't go to the reception. Also, what do I wear? Is a black dress okay to wear to a May wedding?
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It is fine to go alone, however, you might feel more comfortable to go to the reception if you brought a friend as your date.  Since you were invited to the reception, it would be nice of you to go.  You don't have to stay long, but you won't really get a chance to congratulate the bride and groom if you only go to the ceremony.  If it is an evening wedding or reception, a black dress is fine.  However, if it is a morning or early afternoon wedding, a colored dress would be better.
475560
You are to be admired but I woudnt. Your Wedding day is to be a happy meaniful time and should just be devoted to yourselves notice I put it both together you and your future partner .There will be ample times you can do charity work and because you have ab obvious decent character Im sure you will. For those reasons have a truly beautiful wedding and give it all you have got .luck
135510
first of all you need to decide weather or not you want a big wedding or just a very simple one.  Then you need to decide who is going to perform the wedding, weather you want a church wedding or an outside wedding.  How many people are going to stand up with you.  How many guest you want to invite.  No matter how big or small the wedding it can all be stressful trying to get it all to come together..Good luck in the planning stages...Also be sure to include your groom and really listen to what he wants..Don't ask for his opinion and do the opposite, it just makes him feel unimportant.
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I just got Married on the 21st and some of my friends wore white pant suites...that didn't bother me really.  But when my 2 month married sister-in-law showed up in the same white dress, that she wore to her reception, it infuriated me...I must say be kind to the bride an let her be the only one in white!
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You cant invite people to a wedding reception if they dont know you are getting married. However, if you tell them before you get married they will wonder why they were not invited to the ceremony. This is a lose-lose situation, sorry.
305924
This is interesting since I went through this with my son. The unfortunate part is that you want to do this just before x-mas and have people go south to join you on this wedding party. The downside is the cost to everyone for a forced trip to see you get married. My son and his bride invited 60 people to join them. The cost was in the $1000's of dollars....12 people showed up...the others could not afford the trip...even I did not go...I could not afford the price of the trip and accommodations either....in my opinion...get married where it is convenient for everyone to come....IT may be YOUR DAY...but LIFE is not ALL ABOUT YOU...ultimately
332690
I think that sounds lovely, especially for an outdoor wedding in the summer! If anyone says they don't like it, stick out your tongue and tell them to bugger off. It's your wedding and you can do what you want.
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As of 2/9/06..(subject to change)..I plan to just go to the courts this August to get married that way we can be sure to have a honeymoon wherever we like. \n1. We are 22 & 24 years old. I am a senior in college and he was a victim of Katrinia so we don't have a lot of money to spend.\n2. Also our families are 12 hours away from each other so which ever state we would choose to wed one of our families presence will be limited.\nSo we have decided to have a reception or party after we are married in each state for our family.\n\nHe actually was the one who wanted a big wedding but it didn't matter to me. I rather prepare for our future then to go in to debt because of one day. Some of my family and friends will be upset once they hear this news but unless they are paying for most of it this is how its gonna be. Besides, I have enough student loans!!
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I've been to many weddings out of town, where we've had to travel hundreds or thousands of miles, and have always been invited to the rehearsal dinner. In every case, anyone traveling any distance attended the dinner.\n\nWhen my daughter got married last year and most of the invitations went to people who had to travel cross-country to attend, we included information about the "pre-wedding dinner" in the invitation and the response card. We wanted everyone who could to attend the dinner (which occurred after the rehearsal) in an informal setting so that everyone had a chance to meet before the wedding itself. \n\nBut, since your wedding party is so large, I wouldn't recommend inviting everyone, especially if cost is an object.
285578
whats more important is what not to wear out. That is your welcome. Go to the wedding and get out.
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bride..and best wishes!!\nif you wanted to try and include your parents on the invite, you could do: Suzy and Tom, together with their parents, request your presence...
319326
Rather than just coming out and saying "that's not going to happen," my opinion would be to try and try and try again.  What better gift can a future spouse receive than you on your wedding night - with a commitment that you have chosen to become pure - again - for this night only.  It is perfectly OK to start making that commitment now.  Buy yourself a purity/commitment ring and wear it on your ring finger and really try each day to live out that commitment.  Believe me, it will change your life =)  My opinion:  Wait until marriage!!!  Best wishes =)
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A small intimate wedding in the springtime is what I would choose. Since I am not you that is your decision's. I choose small and intimate because I would rather have my closest friends and family there than alot of people that I really don't talk to. As to the flowers that is definitely a personal preference.
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My wedding is May 6th and I am walking down to "Inside your heaven" by Carrie Underwood, ending it after the first chorus.  Pick a song you truly like and go with.  Don't be afraid to be different.  That is what makes us all unique in our own way.  If being married in a church...you will have guidelines you need to stay within for music. If no church..be creative. Good luck and congratulations!!  Don't forget to try and sit back and relax a little before the big day...that way you can truly enjoy it.
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Sounds like the couple doesn't want a lot of guests at their wedding, or they would've did what they could to have some sort of presentation in their own area without making guests go out of their way. I don't thnink a destination wedding reduces the guests without omitting them, because deposits on  guest numbers must be made in advance, and that money goes whether the guest attends or not. \nAn aquaintance of mine couldn't afford a full wedding, so they got married at City Hall, and had a lovely banquet reception at a later time. They had a much nicer party, and guests ended up giving them better wedding gifts! \nIt's going to come down to your personal choice. How bad do you want to go, and do you have the means to do it? Once you make your decision whether to go or not, accept it without regret.
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I beleive it is in poor taste to ask for cash at any point during the process.  Usually when people register for a wedding or a big aniversary or birthday, they dont put that information on the invitation itself.  \nIt makes it sound as if your making sure to invite as many people as possible in order to maximize the amount of money that you will receive.\nSometimes the invitation will say "No gifts please."\nThat is also appropriate.\nIt sounds like the people that are in charge of planning this event have no class or tact, and for that reason, I would not attend, nor send money or a gift.\nI might send a greeting card in the mail, but that would be it.
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Have a small bridal party, one or two bridesmaids/groomsmen and ask them to pay for their own clothing for the day(or No bridesmaids/groomsmen).  \nHave the ceremony at the church where you are a member...if you have a church.  They often give lower prices and provide a lot of ammenities.  For example my chuch only cost $200 and they had a wedding/reception coordinator, did all the clean up after wards, served at the reception, provided plates/serving ware/utensils/cups and mixed the punch for the reception.  \nUse fake/silk flowers.\nHave a cake/punch reception instead of serving a meal. \nHave a sheet cake instead of a tiered cake, or have a small tiered cake for the wedding party/parents and a sheet cake to feed all the other people. \nLimit the guest list to Family/extended family. \nMake your invitations or buy them at Staples, Wal-Mart, etc.\nHave a basic ceremony, no unity candle(s).\nKnow what you want, don't let the sales people talk you into bigger/better/more expensive.  \n\nREMEMBER: The wedding day is about you and your soon to be husbands love for each other, not the decorations.