@CountingDown so happy to hear the wedding went well. Sounds like a lovely time for the bride and groom and their families. Best wishes to the newlyweds.
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Lovely! Thanks so much for sharing the joyful story.
Happy that things went well for your family. Sounds like a very special time for all who were lucky enough to celebrate with you,
Sounds like everything was perfect! Congratulations all around!
Oh, and I got Covid on this trip! We figure we were exposed on a very heavy travel day (Labor Day) as we left Dublin and headed to Baden-Baden via flying to Frankfurt and multiple trains. Masked, but probably not enough. Saw a doc in Krakow â no Paxlovid, but inhaler, expectorant and cough drops helped. I masked 100% in Lviv, and S1, S2, H, BIL, DIL and her mom didnât get it. Was negative by the day of the civil ceremony, though I still masked and kept as much distance as feasible.
We were in Ireland the week prior, but rented a car and did lots of outdoor activities so there wasnât much chance of exposure. Ate outdoors and basically followed similar protocols to our cross-country and back trip last summer. Public transit was the weak link for us this time.
Iâm so happy for them, but OMG, I am physically beat up. This was a hard, hard trip. But no air raid sirens!
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You deserve a month of rest. Planning a wedding has so many worries and exciting feelings, plus you had such a long journey.
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Oh dear - glad you found treatment and still enjoyed the festivities.
I think D2 has finally picked her venue. Itâs going to be a Sunday wedding because all Saturday were booked. Itâs the venue that I preferred. They were going to pick a restaurant right by a major bridge in Brooklyn. When we got there I heard a loud sound. The coordinator casually said, âoh thatâs a subway. On weekends there are a lot fewer trains.â After that, I just couldnât ask more questions. Afterwards, I did hold my tongue. I said to D2 that it was her wedding and she should decide. Thank goodness to decided to go with the one I liked.
Next weekend we go shopping for her dress. Fingers crossed that it goes smoothly.
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I know the restaurant and of course the subway overhead. Amazing food there but glad she chose a place more to your satisfaction!
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@oldfort Sunday weddings are nice! So glad the venue is chosen. Once that happens, everything else falls into place.
Have fun dress shopping!
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The Boston wedding venue we attended in 2022 was a lot less money for a Sunday wedding.
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Many venues in my neck of the woods have reduced fees for Sunday weddings. The caveat is usually the celebrations need to end earlier per local noise ordinances.
D2âs venue is fairly secluded. It will have outdoor and outdoor space. If itâs not raining, the ceremony will be on a stone patio, cocktail outdoor and reception indoor. If it rains they will provide indoor facilities, but would require a bit more moving around.
The rental fee is 2500 less, but catering would be the same. I wonder if we oued get better pricing for other vendors, like photographer, hair stylist, etc.
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My DIL wanted a Saturday wedding, but could only find Sunday night weddings. She said there was no change in price for her 2 favorite places.
I think it made it harder for out of state guests.
I am not sure if itâs the case for our guests. We are going to have a welcome party Saturday night instead of Friday. Our out of town guests would take Monday off instead of Friday. Their flight costs may even be lower.
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I won the battle of moving the date to a week before the marathon. It took me hours to show how the hotel prices were double, how no one could drive from the hotel to the venue, etc. Downtown area would be blocked off.
Even though the wedding was held in the city were her parents live, I chose the hotel and the venue for the rehearsal dinner on line. Thank goodness, both were good choices.
The MOB wore black tights with a black and gold dress (tunic?), and looked great. I know this belongs in the other thread, butâŠ
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D and her fiance considered a Sunday wedding - thinking as @oldfort mentioned, the several out of town could travel on Monday instead of Friday. They thought they might save a good bit of $$. Turns out it wasnât that much different. They stuck with a Saturday night.
We got married on a Friday night. Apologies 40+ years later to all the guests we did that to!! Friday night weddings in the Catholic church were much more common back then. Now that I think about it, I think it was 7pm - holy smokes that must have been a late night!!
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I went to one of those late Friday night weddings. Yes catholic.
Dinner wasnât served until 10pm! We were famished and over served!
40+ years later it makes me laugh because I donât think I ever in my life saw my parents up past 10pm for anything! This had to be so out of their comfort zone!!! 
We were married at 8PM in a historic place that did three weddings that Saturday. We were last so we wouldnât be rushed. Our families partied 'til the wee hours (lots of Irish and Czech and young people), no one minded at all. It also made our âno kidsâ rule more understandable/acceptable.
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