Here’s some advice on the where and when to get married from the book “Where to Seat Aunt Edna and 500 Other Great Wedding Tips” (Hundreds of Heads Books, $13.95), straight from people who’ve done it:
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“We decided to get married in the bowling alley where we met on a Saturday night. It just seemed obvious. We got married on our weekly bowling night and then bowled afterward. Right after the ‘kiss the bride’ part, we both grabbed our bowling balls and threw them down the lane together. I wish I could tell you we both got strikes, but that didn’t happen.”
–Jackie Edmonds, Williamstown, Ky., number of wedding guests: 50
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“I live in Maine and my wedding will be in Minnesota. It’s challenging to plan a wedding from so far away. I’ve gone home a few times and am doing a lot more than my fiance. My mom is helping me and doing things that I don’t feel I need to participate in, like which sound system to get. Even though it’s crazed, it works for me because when I’m back in Minnesota, I’m completely focused on maximizing my time and planning the wedding. I have wedding momentum; I’m able to accomplish a lot. Then, I go back to Maine and can take a few weeks off from it all.”
–Amy Jeffery, Bridgton, Maine, number of wedding guests: 100
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“Follow your heart: When my husband and I got married, we decided to elope instead of having a church wedding. We didn’t know a lot of people, certainly not enough to fill a church, which I thought was important at the time. Plus, there were some family things going on. So we kept it simple: just the two of us. It worked out just fine, and we’re still married more than 35 years later!”
–Mary Bright, Allentown, Pa.
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“I don’t care how good you are at being a social butterfly; if you want to be able to spend time with the guests at the wedding, go small — maybe up to 70 people or so.”
–Shannon, San Rafael, Calif.
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“Believe it or not, I ended up getting married on April Fool’s Day. We actually had planned this big wedding without even realizing the implications of the date. It wasn’t until months later that someone pointed out that it was April Fool’s Day. We felt like fools, but it was too late to change it. Luckily it didn’t doom our marriage.”
Wedding advice for planning the ceremony date, location
Hundreds of Heads
Here’s some advice on the where and when to get married from the book “Where to Seat Aunt Edna and 500 Other Great Wedding Tips” (Hundreds of Heads Books, $13.95), straight from people who’ve done it:
• •
“We decided to get married in the bowling alley where we met on a Saturday night. It just seemed obvious. We got married on our weekly bowling night and then bowled afterward. Right after the ‘kiss the bride’ part, we both grabbed our bowling balls and threw them down the lane together. I wish I could tell you we both got strikes, but that didn’t happen.”
–Jackie Edmonds, Williamstown, Ky., number of wedding guests: 50
• •
“I live in Maine and my wedding will be in Minnesota. It’s challenging to plan a wedding from so far away. I’ve gone home a few times and am doing a lot more than my fiance. My mom is helping me and doing things that I don’t feel I need to participate in, like which sound system to get. Even though it’s crazed, it works for me because when I’m back in Minnesota, I’m completely focused on maximizing my time and planning the wedding. I have wedding momentum; I’m able to accomplish a lot. Then, I go back to Maine and can take a few weeks off from it all.”
–Amy Jeffery, Bridgton, Maine, number of wedding guests: 100
• •
“Follow your heart: When my husband and I got married, we decided to elope instead of having a church wedding. We didn’t know a lot of people, certainly not enough to fill a church, which I thought was important at the time. Plus, there were some family things going on. So we kept it simple: just the two of us. It worked out just fine, and we’re still married more than 35 years later!”
–Mary Bright, Allentown, Pa.
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“I don’t care how good you are at being a social butterfly; if you want to be able to spend time with the guests at the wedding, go small — maybe up to 70 people or so.”
–Shannon, San Rafael, Calif.
• •
“Believe it or not, I ended up getting married on April Fool’s Day. We actually had planned this big wedding without even realizing the implications of the date. It wasn’t until months later that someone pointed out that it was April Fool’s Day. We felt like fools, but it was too late to change it. Luckily it didn’t doom our marriage.”
–Chuck Manion, Bethel Park, Pa.
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