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Planning: Wedding at Family Reunion?
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My fianc้' and I had planned to marry in Jamaica this
August. My family reunion is coming up and we were going to
leave right after that. I've been thinking about having the
wedding at the reunion during the dinner ball since family
members would be there. I'm concerned about proper
etiquette combining my special event with the family event
that has already been planned. What about invitations? How
should I word them? Would it be appropriate to have a gift
table and/or wishing well? What is proper etiquette when
marrying after 5PM, the dinner ball will start at 9:00PM.
Personally, I think that
your plan is a great idea. If your family agrees, and
they seem to, I think that they will be thrilled to be
able to attend the wedding. First, talk with the
organizers of the reunion and get their permission. Then,
you will need to contact the facility where the dinner
ball will be held and let them know your plans.
You can handle things a couple of ways. You can get
married during the dinner ball, or you might get married
before the ball and use it as your reception. If there is
a place on the grounds of the facility where the dinner
will be held, or a nearby park or other facility, you
might have the wedding there. Since everyone is planning
to be together all week-end, you could have the wedding in
the afternoon or in the morning rather than just before
the dinner, and then have the reception/dinner at 9 p.m.
Since family members are coming to the reunion to
socialize, not to work, I would keep the wedding simple.
If the men want to go golfing, or the ladies have
activities planned, they may not want to change everything
to spend the day decorating and working on a wedding.
Weddings held in the evening can be more formal than those
held earlier in the day. However, you may choose to have
an informal or semi-formal wedding at any time of the day.
You can send out invitations indicating the date and
location and that should let the family know that the
wedding will occur at the reunion. By sending out
invitations, most people will bring gifts. I wouldn't use
a wishing well, however, unless you only plan to have
guests deposit cards or congratulatory notes in it. If
they want to give you money, they will do so as a gift in
a card.
Best wishes to you.
Glenna Tooman,
ForeverWed.com Wedding Consultant
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