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| Thu, 04-02-2009 - 4:49pm |
There are a lot of new posters out there and some old faces, lets all introduce ourselves again...
| Thu, 04-02-2009 - 4:49pm |
There are a lot of new posters out there and some old faces, lets all introduce ourselves again...
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"The mass that is part of the wedding "counts" as attending church mass so it's a twofer."
lol-true. I went to the ceremony which my sister was in and I knew the bride and groom but was not invited to the reception. The priest told everyone that this was considered "mass" for the week :)
"Also, I really can't imagine crashing a ceremony held in a catering hall or similar venue."
If you ask, you won't know if they allow it. I have been to ceremonies that have taken place in the reception venue without going to the reception.
I have honestly not heard of it being OK for just anyone to wander into a wedding ceremony, no. And if you read the links that I provided last week, you will read of several families highly distressed by people who were neither invited to, nor wanted at the wedding ceremony just showing up -- and the general consensus was that bringing extra people, and/or showing up somewhere you were not invited was rude.
I am willing to believe that it is different in your area of the country, just like they do things a little differently in Palermo than they do in Rome, and differently still in Milan or Munich. But I think the customs you describe are not the norm throughout the country, and indeed, seem to be limited to a rather narrow portion of the country.
None of these people answering that it is ok to have people come to the ceremony and not reception (because EVERYONE is welcome in God's home :) ) are from places not anywhere near where I live an in different parts of the country:
http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/ceremony-only-invites/522abdedb45a90de.html
http://www.brides.com/forums/planning-and-etiquette/thread.jspa?messageID=193860
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