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Ideal_Rock
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Hello, lovely ladies and gentlemen of Pricescope!
My fiance and I were discussing the location of our wedding (which won't be until 2007) and we got into a bit of a disagreement about where it would be held. I need feedback from the outside, and was hoping I'd get some honest opinions.
The facts: My fiance and I live in California. I've only lived here for a year, he, a year and a half. We're both originally from Dallas, TX. My entire family (and I'm talking ENTIRE family...Mom, Dad, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins) and his immediate family live in Dallas. Our friends are from Dallas and are now dispersed throughout the country.
Our options: California, Dallas, Cabo San Lucas
The argument: We'd both like to have our wedding on the beach. Cabo and California are both great places to have a wedding. However, I feel that it might be a good idea to have our wedding in Dallas. It's where we grew up, both our families live there, and everyone would be able to come without worrying about travel costs. Not to mention everything would be cheaper (place of reception, cake, details..things are expensive over here in Los Angeles). Since we've lived in CA, FI has developed a weird attitude towards Dallas. He calls it "lame" and "uninteresting". He doesn't want to be married in Dallas.
Dallas wouldn't be my first choice either, but I'd be happy marrying him there. I feel comfortable there. Plus, I can't help but feel it'd be rude to ask all of our friends and family fly to California/Cabo just because we want a "beach wedding". I know, it's our wedding, but I don't play the selfish bride well. I'd like to know that everyone we know and love can come and celebrate with us without having to worry about airfare and hotel costs. Even if my Dad were to take care of it all, that's asking him to spend a lot of money unnecessarily.
FI feels that it's OUR wedding and if people want to come, they'll come. I feel that our wedding isn't just about US, it's about our family. It's about the people who got us here, to this point.
So...your thoughts? Please be honest!
My fiance and I were discussing the location of our wedding (which won't be until 2007) and we got into a bit of a disagreement about where it would be held. I need feedback from the outside, and was hoping I'd get some honest opinions.
The facts: My fiance and I live in California. I've only lived here for a year, he, a year and a half. We're both originally from Dallas, TX. My entire family (and I'm talking ENTIRE family...Mom, Dad, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins) and his immediate family live in Dallas. Our friends are from Dallas and are now dispersed throughout the country.
Our options: California, Dallas, Cabo San Lucas
The argument: We'd both like to have our wedding on the beach. Cabo and California are both great places to have a wedding. However, I feel that it might be a good idea to have our wedding in Dallas. It's where we grew up, both our families live there, and everyone would be able to come without worrying about travel costs. Not to mention everything would be cheaper (place of reception, cake, details..things are expensive over here in Los Angeles). Since we've lived in CA, FI has developed a weird attitude towards Dallas. He calls it "lame" and "uninteresting". He doesn't want to be married in Dallas.
Dallas wouldn't be my first choice either, but I'd be happy marrying him there. I feel comfortable there. Plus, I can't help but feel it'd be rude to ask all of our friends and family fly to California/Cabo just because we want a "beach wedding". I know, it's our wedding, but I don't play the selfish bride well. I'd like to know that everyone we know and love can come and celebrate with us without having to worry about airfare and hotel costs. Even if my Dad were to take care of it all, that's asking him to spend a lot of money unnecessarily.
FI feels that it's OUR wedding and if people want to come, they'll come. I feel that our wedding isn't just about US, it's about our family. It's about the people who got us here, to this point.
So...your thoughts? Please be honest!