We eloped for our wedding. I did make a nice dress, and the cake. I feel like we kind of missed something
When two of my children got married, they had middle sized weddings. They invited all their friends and relatives. My son was married at a yacht club, the food and view were wonderful. He enjoyed being with his friends, spent the night making rounds to talk with everyone. I had a wonderful mother-son dance with him. Oh yes, I left my husband in ICU, with my parents taking turns caring for him. That was the down side of that wonderful wedding.
My daughter had the most beautiful gown, and was married in this wonderful room in an old CP hotel. Her pastor was fabulous, it was a very spirit filled wedding. She got married in Feb. when it was -35 C. For her wedding pictures, they went on an outdoor rink, and her wrap and flowers were purple. She was featured in a number of bridal magazines. Oh, she was a figure skater, which is why the ice rink. The last pics taken that day have some pretty rosy cheeks with her and her husband.
My oldest was married on a pond, my memory is not being able to walk, and being eaten alive by mosquitoes in Yellowknife, NWT. It was summer, so warm. Sadly, he is just divorcing his wife after 15 years. My youngest son eloped when he was playing hockey in Utah. They rode the gondola to the top of a ski slope, and they have a pic of him with a black eye (the ECHL) and her looking lovely. I'm very, very sad they did not have a wedding. But they bought a house with the money they saved, so in the long run, a good investment.
I love weddings! I wonder if I will make it to the weddings of my grandchildren? My father was at my daughter's, and passed away by the end of the year. I guess it will depend upon how young they are when they get married.