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11-01-2006, 07:30 PM
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My vision!
What I vision for our wedding day (to be discussed) 
20 people at a intimate ceremony at my parenyt home at 4:00. immediate family and grandparents. 20 people!
After the ceremony Dave and I will go for our pictures while our guests enjoy one anothers company over a glass of wine.
Then we will head off to a beautiful restaurant looking over the lake. Eat amazing food and have good conversation!
The day after we will get on a plan and head for our honey moon (to be determined)
When we return my FMIL and my mom will host an open house, where EVERYONE that wasn't at the ceremony can come and celebrate with us. We will have finger foods and drinks.
We will also have the gift opening this day as well!
Soooo?
What do you think?
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11-01-2006, 07:41 PM
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Sounds dreamy!! Go for it girlie. It's your vision and therefore, it should be your day!!! Yay! 
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11-01-2006, 07:49 PM
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Are you still managing to bit your tounge and hold off till next year?!
I think it sounds lovely, but how will it work with both mums hosing an open house? When would you hold that?
I think the idea of a tiny wedding sounds perfect, I kind of wish my guest list had been even smaller (we had about 60 guests) because that way you can keep it to the people you really love 
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11-01-2006, 07:57 PM
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Have you come up with an actual guest list for those special 20 people? I think your plans sound good. I just don't know that I could cut it down to 20. I have more family that I like than that.
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11-01-2006, 08:18 PM
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sounds great. But I agree how are you going to cut it down to only 20 people. I can think of 50 on my own that I would invite. that is not to mention Jake's people. Most of mine are family. I have a big family but not huge. I really like the open house after party idea. That way you can keep on celebrating!!
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11-01-2006, 09:53 PM
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I agree with other girls about the people. My immediate family is almost 100 people, so I would have huge problems cutting it down.
Also, from what friends of mine and my SIL have said, leaving the day after the wedding was exhausting. They were up fairly late at their reception, and then had to get up early the next morning to catch a plane. They've recommended taking a day off between to just chill at home and be together before worrying about catching a plane to your honeymoon.
Just a thought...
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11-02-2006, 12:12 AM
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I was with you until the public gift opening. Sometimes it can be a bit hurtful to a guest when the gifts are publically opened-- because someone may be having a bit of a hard time and cannot afford what they would like to give.
Also-- invitations to the "open house" do not carry the gift expectation; so a public gift opening connected to the open house might not be such a good idea.
Which mother gets to have the "Open House" at *her* house and which mother has to go to someone else's house to hold a party? That part will get very tetchy...
Overall, your vision has a lovely simplicity to it. It should also be easy to contain costs.
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11-02-2006, 12:21 AM
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Yes, We have narrowed it down to those 20 people. It was hard, but like I said, it is immediate family, and by that I mean Parents,Siblings,Grandparents. Thats it!
Maybe we will wait a day in between! Thats a great idea girl!!!
The gift opening, I never thought of that! Great suggestion! And thanks for bringing that to my attention!
Things are still rough around the endges, but once we get closer to the date, things will get smoother...Hopefully!
Jayme
Thanks Girls
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11-02-2006, 12:24 AM
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About the open house and which mother. That has not been decided, our parents get along so great together (mothers I mean). Dave's mom plans to move, and we are not sure when this will take place, but I think we would like to have it at her house!(Dave's mom)
Like I said, There are things needing to be ironed out, and thanks to you guys Iam able to start doing that with all your great suggestions!
Thanks again!
Keep 'em commin'...
Jayme
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11-02-2006, 01:18 AM
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I love your small wedding idea.. you go girl!
I too have under 25...
my kids (2)
terrys son (1)
my parents (2) not sure if they are coming
my aunt and her daughter (2)
terrys sister and family (4)
terrys brother and guest (2)
terrys parents (both remarried) (4)
terry cousin (2)
us (2)
= 21 (my parents are counted for now)
woohoo.. small eh??
will invite minister to stay for supper
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11-02-2006, 01:43 AM
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It's totally doooooo-able! small weddings are great!
Our friends last year had small as well! 22people!
I cannot wait to see pics of your wedding Laurie!
Thanks for the encouragement!
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11-02-2006, 02:16 AM
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Jayme... did you get my emails??
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11-02-2006, 02:24 AM
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My immediate family that could come would have been less than 10! LOL between Bob and I we had about 70 attend but sent about 160-180 invites.
I think it sounds lovely.
We had a "open house" type thing for gift opening, but only invited really close friends that lived near my mom and wanted to come. I think about 15 showed up. Gifts were not expected, but everyone brought one to the wedding it seems and so we just opened it all then. I wouldn't feel comfortable opening gifts in front of a lot of people..... but that's me... My mom wanted official gift openers that would open and display the gifts during the reception, I am personally glad that didn't happen! To appease her I would have done it, but I would have hated it!
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11-02-2006, 02:30 AM
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Yes Laurie I did!
And Kim, I agree, I wouldn't want to open them in front of a ton of people either!
It sounds like it went very well for you!
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11-02-2006, 02:44 AM
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hahahaha.. I got to tell you a story...
first marriage - one of my ex's BM insisted we open their gift in front of everyone.. the wife tried to talk us out of it and asked to wait.. but the BM kept insisting.. finally i opened it...
It was a used toaster.. I slid it back in the box and thanked them.. didn't let anyone see it...
afterwards I pulled it out.. it was scratched, dented, the original wedding wrapping paper on bottom with their original card in bottom..
I wrote them a nice thank you card...
years after they separated I talked to the hubby.. he said he had no clue and in fact gave her money to buy a nice gift... he thanked me for handling it in a mature way...
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11-02-2006, 03:24 AM
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LOL Laurie!!! That's funny. How horrible of the wife.
Jayme, if you wait a day to go on your honeymoon then you can open gifts on that day. Any you receive for the open house can be opened after everyone leaves or the day after that.
We had about about only 30 people at our wedding and reception and it is was very nice. We invited a lot more than that, but since it was on an odd day(Monday morning) we knew that we wouldn't have that many be able to come(though we were kind of hoping since the next day was a holiday that people would have the day off)
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11-02-2006, 02:01 PM
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Sounda beautiful Jayme!
We are also having a brunch for people that havent been invited to the wedding - this is going to be the day after the wedding between 11am - 3pm at my Mum and Dads place, we are having a catered Lobster brunch. Also the people who are invited to the wedding are invited to the brunch cause most of them are travelling from out of town.
We dont head off for Honeymoon until the Thursday after the wedding - but I suppose its all a bit different for us because we are heading back to England after our Honeymoon so need to have time with our families and friends before we leave.
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11-02-2006, 02:09 PM
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Great Idea Em. Yeah, you deffiantly want to spend time with the family!
Robyn, Our wedding is on a Sunday, But with the few pepople I doubt any of them would want to miss out! But, I guess you never know! 30 people is a great number!
I have thought about brunch, but because we are on a budget (Because we want to buy a house) a catered brunch is another expense that Iam not sure we can offord. Although, it something I wanted originally. And then my FMIL and mom came up with the idea of the open house! '
We did the open house thing for out engagement party, it turned out great! it would be a similar idea!
Thanks Girlies!
Jayme
LOL LAURIE!!! You did handle it VERY well! I, on the other hand don't think I could have held back from laughing!!!
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11-02-2006, 02:48 PM
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We all end up having a story to remember .. hahahaha
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