My fiance and I are planning our destination wedding. This is my 2nd marriage and his 3rd. We both had the large wedding/reception with our first marriages so we chose to elope to Jamaica at the end of this year. I have two children from my previous marriage-my son is 19 and my daughter is 14 and my fiance has a son who is 8 from his previous marriage. We are not taking them to Jamaica with us, and we are not planning on having any guests attend our wedding. However, we are planning a reception the Saturday after we return from our "WeddingMoon." My dilemma is this: Would it be in bad taste to repeat our vows in front of our children, family and friends? We are writing our own vows for our wedding and want to share with our guests, but I don't want it to be tacky. We'd then cut a cake and make a toast. Am I way off base to have something like this? Would it be better to just have an informal reception upon our return. We are planning on sending out wedding announcements with an invite to the reception. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks!
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edited by TWQadmin on Jan 10, 2008, 8:01 PM)
You could repeat your vows, but it may appear as if you are creating a gift giving event for yourselves. This would be your choice. It would be better to play a video of your wedding during the reception.
Announcements are only sent to those not invited to the reception. Your guests will know you are married when they receive their reception invitations.
2nd Informal Ceremony after Destination Wedding
