Reply #15: Perhaps I'm just a grumpy, Scroogey-type person, but

[Pool Hall Ace]

even as a child, I never fantasized about being a pretty pretty princess in white for a day. I'm also very pragmatic; I can't see spending thousands upon thousands of dollars for an event that in all likelyhood will be forgotten by the time everyone gets home.

As it turns out, I didn't get married until I was 42 years old. Both of my parents were already dead, so I didn't feel the need to appease anyone.

Are there people who actually enjoy going to weddings? I consider them incredibly dull. And I hate it when my husband and I receive invitations from people we only vaguely know (if at all). They're just fishing for gifts, as far as I'm concerned.

But like I said, maybe I'm just Scroogey. Bah humbug. :)