Thanks for reading my post. I'm hoping for guidance on several issues we're dealing with.
Here are some facts surround our wedding so far:
1) Our wedding is in San Diego Oct 7th 2) I'm Chinese while my fiance is American: The 'rules' of my culture are a bit different when it comes to who pays for what. 3) We're paying for the wedding 4) Our guest list is small (25-35) and 4/5 are out of town (most from Singapore but some from N. CA and WA).
With these in mind I'm wondering whether :
1) It's okay that we're not having a bridal party (no maids of honour or bridesmaids, groomsmen or best man). Fine with me, especially since the ladies I would ask to be MOH or BM are far away. However, none of the books I've read say anything about not have ANY attendents. Is it discourteous not to have Maid of Honour /Best Man? We were thinking of having both families walk ahead of us to be seated during the ceremony. Also without these roles, how do we handle gift registry questions ?
Any help would be appreciated to a first-time (and hopefully only-time)bride!
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Jan 2, 2007, 4:11 PM
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Please post your questions one at a time in the approrpiate categpry.
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Jan 2, 2007, 4:34 PM
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Dear No Attendants,
It is a personal decision to have attendants. So, it fine to forego them. They wouldn't be the people who would necessarily give out registry information. Guests may ask you and then you can tell them. Guests may also ask your family. They can also pass the information around. This information can also be printed on a wedding website, just not on the first page.
Cultural differences, et al.
