We're going to the wedding of one of Tamar's closest friends on Sunday.
Note: please don't read further if your wedding was after 2pm on a non-holiday weekend and you are easily offended.
When we heard the couple was engaged, we called to offer our congratulations. I immediately said, "if you are going to get married on a non-holiday weekend and you don't want your guests to be angry with you, please don't start the wedding after 1pm." [Note: Jewish weddings almost always occur on Sunday]
Why?
It's a major pain for people coming from out of town (and even those in town) to attend one of those weddings.
- If you get home that night, it's going to be really late and you'll be exhausted at work the next day. Not so fun.
- If you can't make it home, you're stuck for a night in a hotel. Not so cheap.
I know there are people who want evening weddings, but it sends the wrong message...that you aren't thinking about your guests.
The wedding on Sunday...1pm. Thanks to me, I'm told.
While I'm on the subject, my sister wants me to blog on the topic of how many wedding related activities (shower, parties, wedding, etc.) one person is responsible/obligated to attend and is there a formula for calculating an upper limit to the total expense?
A blog topic for another day.
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