I do not believe that ever technical etiquette rule has to be followed depending on the individual situation. My husband and I planned our entire wedding and then we were hit with a deployment. We had a small ceremony with our immediate family before he left because it fell less than a week before the wedding we planned. No walking down the aisle, no attendants, no gifts, no reception, etc. were included.
The rest of our extended family and friends were informed and happy but felt like they missed out. We ended up having the wedding that we had planned about a year and a half later when he returned from Iraq.
Do you not think that individual circumstances play a part in what is appropriate?
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The fact remains that you are already married. Weddings are to marry two people. So, if you are already married, you can't be married again. You can, however, have a blessing of the marriage in church and/or a wedding reception within one year of the wedding to celebrate. But, as we have mentioned in many past posts, none of these should be treated as weddings and none are gift giving events.
But we do thank you and your husband for the sacrifices and service to our country. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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I completely agree. You situation is no different than many we have posted here. In my day it was the Vietnam War. We had to make those same decisions. But, no one chose to host two weddings when marrying the same person. Once you are married, you are. It doesn't matter what type of ceremony it is as long as the end result is marriage. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
Are there exceptions to wedding etiquette?
