Second wedding ceremony ideas??

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red_mct

Cathlete
Ok, ladies, this one is important! I am looking for your fabulous ideas for a second wedding CEREMONY (not the party part, but the ceremony part) which should be private but make for good pictures, not tacky and not costing a fortune.

I keep thinking the easiest thing would be to go to Vegas, but I really want the kids to be the attendees (mine and his, 3 boys aged 6, 13, and 18) and they are kinda young to be overexposed to showgirls, lol. :) The only other idea in my brain is getting married on the beach, but I think unless you are in the Carribean or it is November and the beaches are finally empty, that is kind of impractical!

Anyway, your feedback appreciated. :)

Thanks,
Marie
 
Marie - I have no useful advice - I'm very indecisive - but I just wanted to say congrats and I hope to be asking the same question one day in the future! ;-)
 
My husband and I did City Hall so there was no actual wedding when we got married. I had long envisioned a fun family ceremony for our 20th (this year) but he is in school so that will not happen...Shooting for the 25th!

My dream 'wedding' is for us to backpack from Tahoe to Yosemite and have a renewal of our vows there. If there is one place I love as much as Tahoe, it is Yosemite! It just sounds epic to me! Almost like a second honeymoon (not that we had one of those either) culminating in a sweet ceremony with our family in the most amazing place.

So, those would be two of my suggestions. Lake Tahoe or Yosemite. Tahoe has the most beautiful beaches...not tropical, but you really can't beat the scenery.
 
I vote for Vegas (because my DH & I eloped there!). But...there's always Alaska! My sister and her hubby got married on Mendenhall Glacier. Now THAT'S a wedding to remember! :)
 
My second wedding was held in a living room and cost about $100.00, in 1989 dollars. I got my dress at Goodwill, the shoes at Payless (which cost more than the dress), and we served Dove bars along with the cake. I put a sign on the table that said, "Dove bars are in the freezer - help yourself." It was good that I did not spend a lot on wedding - the marriage only lasted 6 years!

My son did one of those city hall weddings, and afterwards we all went to the Italian restaurant where the bride a groom had met. Needless to say, I believe in inexpensive weddings. Save your money for the expenses that come later like buying a house, etc.
Just Do It! :)
 
Another vote for Vegas! DH & I had a beautiful wedding there. And we had our honeymoon at the same time. I couldn't have picked a better place:)
 
Ok, you ladies who went to Vegas: where did you get married (i.e., what place or chapel)? And did family go with you, or was it just the two of you? I am veering back and forth between that and doing some kind of destination wedding, but honestly, I don't want anything big. (Not that I don't think getting married is a big deal, it's just that I had an obnoxiously large wedding the first time and I am so not interested in ever doing that to myself again, lol.)

Thanks for all of your well-wishes!!!
Marie
 
Hi Marie,

We got married here:

http://www.candlelightchapel.com/

We had our best friends come with us. When we returned home, our parents threw us a huge party at a really nice restaurant. I was originally going to have a huge wedding, but decided it would be more romantic and spontaneous to just get up and go. We were both different religions, so it made it a lot easier to go this route too. We were married by a non-denominational minister.

HTH
 
Well, I got married in a little country inn that was charming. It had a pretty outdoor garden where we got married, then everyone went inside for a buffet meal. My stepson was the best man, and the wedding party was made up exclusively of our nieces and nephews, who were all children. It was simple, inexpensive, elegant and delightful. Several people told me it was the nicest wedding they had ever been to!

Just an idea. Congratulations!!

-Nancy
 
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