Choice of where to get married

[Fryk]

That's the way to go... "The Bridal March" remix by Fatboy Slim

[Vagabond]

Can I get a 10 minute ...errrm... organ(? as opposed to drum) solo in the middle? A la 'Inna Gadda Da Vida' by Iron Butterly? That might help a bit.
Or just start the song when the bride is in view... depending on how tall the 'mountain' is.

[Fryk]

First of all, are we talking about the bride hiking up the mountain, or climbing it? Cause climbing up the moutain would be hardcore.

Secondly, Drums? Organ solo? That sucks, I was thinking about a 10 minute spoons and kazoo rock-out.

[elsporko]

Alot of people apparently didn't read closely. The church of England changed its laws so anybody can get married anywhere, but the church of Wales is unable to change its own laws as it isn't an established church.

[Cat]

Oh, just hiking up....if it was Mt Washington, it'd be about a 4-5 hr hike up, and I;d have a white skirt in my pack to throw over my hiking pants.

guests can take the auto road up, and no tradtional music needed

(no, I havent thought a bit about this...)

[Fryk]

Alot of people apparently didn't read closely. The church of England changed its laws so anybody can get married anywhere, but the church of Wales is unable to change its own laws as it isn't an established church.

If they're not an established church, then they should have no established rules, and each church would be free to do as they please.

And that sounds good, cat. Just hire Sir Integra as your DJ and it will all go well.

[Stormraven]

We got married in the backyard of my wife's grandparents' house, and held what reception there was inside. Her best friend officiated.

We didn't think a Wiccan ceremony would go over well with a Christian church.

[smileyeagle1021]

At least in America, it's hard to find an affordable, non-church, indoor venue for a wedding.

*ahem* Las Vegas

[Boozy]

*ahem*. Airfare.

[smileyeagle1021]

AA made no mention of transportation costs, only venue costs

[AdminAssistant]

AA made no mention of transportation costs, only venue costs

Yeah, Vegas is not so much happening for me. Since the current most likely candidate for groom is also from Arkansas, we'd probably get hitched there. And good luck having a non-church wedding. I'm loosely Christian, although I abhor most denominations, and he's Buddhist. (That's a long long way down the road, but who says I can't plan?) I will not go through the PITA of an outdoor event. I'd personally love to get married in a theatre, of course.

[Boozy]

I think it's wonderful that so many of you were able to marry in someone's home (or backyard, if the weather's nice). That would have been my first choice as well.

Unfortunately, once the guest list ballooned to over 100 people, we ran out of living rooms large enough. My husband and I have very big families, and they're close-knit.

We were seriously stuck for an indoor venue in this area. There were several non-church options, but they were extraordinarily pricey. We eventually did get married in a church, but it was an historical building that no longer offered services or had a congregation.

[elsporko]

I wanted to get married at my family's camp on the lake by my friend's brother who is a captain, but this idea got shot down by my fiancee's mom.

This idea, and a suggestion of what our song should be (Glory of True Love by John Prine) are the only contributions I have given to the wedding and they were both rejected. I officially wash my hands of the entire thing. The only reason I wanted a wedding was so I could get a blender, and now that I've gotten my grandmother's old blender I don't even have that to look forward to.

[smileyeagle1021]

Boozy, to be honest, I would love to be married in a church, not because of it's religious value (at least not for me)... but it has to be one of two churches, either the First United Methodist Church in Reno because it is such a gorgeous building inside and out. Here is an article on the church and its building. The other one would be South Reno United Methodist Church because it has an outdoor gazebo with a nearly unobstructed view of Rose (the namesake of Mount Rose... seriously, look at the mounting and it looks like a woman lying on her back)... and then worst case scenario can move into the sanctuary which, while not the best venue on the planet, is still rather comfortable.

[Fryk]

Sporko that is why my #1 rule for my wedding was the my wife and I paid. No one else gets a vote, it's our ceremony. As long as my wife and I were happy, I could give two shits and a mouse fart what everyone else thought.

Not saying whether or not you paid, just saying that other people shooting ideas down for your own wedding blows.