On vow renewals and getting weddinged
Offbeat bride Sophie has written an great post about the struggles and culture behind elopements, vow renewals and getting weddinged.
Kate & Matt get weddinged in a backyard
The offbeat bride: Kate, admin lackey (midwife-wanna-be) Her offbeat partner: Matt, wind turbine tech Location & date of wedding: My parents’ backyard in Wadsworth, Ohio. May 10, 2008. What made our wedding offbeat: Well, first of all, we were already married! We met in a chemistry class last fall, got engaged by Thanksgiving, and decided […]
Getting weddinged is what it’s called when you have a wedding after you’re already legally married
Getting weddinged, verb: The act of having a wedding after you’re already legally married.
So you had a covid elopement, but still want a wedding… do you need an officiant?
We recently got this question from an Offbeat Bride named Samantha:
“Hello, I was wondering about tips for people who don’t want to have an officiant. As in, we get married legally beforehand, and then we’re having the wedding afterwards.”
In this Coronavirus era, where many couples are choosing to elope or have microweddings out of concern for not wanting to gather in large groups, we’re likely going to be seeing lots of these kinds of questions…
Can I call it a “wedding” if we’re already legally married?
Thanks to Covid, there are lots of us this year who got legally married without having weddings. Next year, lots of us want to have “weddings,” but some etiquette tells us we’re not allowed to call them that.
A fancy meets laid-back BBQ marriage celebration in Wisconsin
Ann-Marie and Yasmine were married in April of 2016 but wanted to get weddinged in fancy fashion with a laid-back barbecue in the park kind of celebration. There was a crew of friends and family, great smoky BBQ food, and even sock puppet kits as favors!
During their first dance, they Rick-rolled everyone in true vintage style. Let’s get the full peek at this same-sex marriage celebration of poly couple Ann-Marie and Yasmine…