When my husband and I got married last March we were missing a lot of things. Money, for one. (we got married on 1500. So we didnt have a photographer, and didnt get married in a church) Friends (both of us together had 3 friends there and the rest of the 300 guest list was family) and blessings (his mother and father didnt think he was responsible enough to get married so they refused to help at all with the wedding)
I feel kinda jipped that i didnt get the fairytale wedding every little girl dreams of getting.
SO… on our one year anniversary I want to go to Las Vagas and get married again, with just our friends there.
What do you think? It’ll cost about $700 to do it. That INCLUDES proffesional pictures and a hotel room for the night. I’m trying to convince myself that its worth the money to do it all over again.
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You are an adult, you don’t need anyone’s permission to have a second wedding ceremony. If you feel that your first wedding ceremony was a disaster or a disappointment, then go ahead and make reservations for a Las Vegas celebration. Be sure to take a coy of your Certificate of Marriage with you because you will be asked to prove you are already married.
You wedding day should be a very special day in your life, and if it wasn’t, then there is no harm in trying to create the memorable day that you and your husband deserve.
It’s rather obvious from the description that you gave of your first wedding that someone else “controlled” it. When you let someone else control YOUR wedding it is no longer your wedding, it’s their wedding, and that’s why you want to do it again.
Answered by: A Certified wedding specialist / A professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officiant
I think treating yourself to a lavish party with all the trimmings sounds like a lot of fun, if you can afford it. But please, if there isn’t actually a marriage taking place, then having a sort of fake wedding seems kind of tasteless even for Las Vegas. A wedding is supposed to be about the marriage, not about the party. Besides, if you so much as mention ‘wedding’ everyone will think you are just fishing for presents. Call it a Gala Anniversary Celebration instead.
Unfortunately you can never re-do what you already did, and i am sorry to hear it didn’t live up to your expectations. I think a trip with your friends to celebrate is a great idea. maybe a vow renewal if you really want… but i would not call it a wedding. its an anniversary.
If this is something that has been on your mind for the past year..then I say it’s worth it. If you just thought of this now on a whim..it may not be worth it…BUT..$700 isn’t that much for a vegas wedding..in my opinion. Just make sure the 2nd time is GREAT…you don’t want to regret that too and then want a THIRD wedding!
Maybe just call it a renewal of your vows, it isn’t an actual wedding. But as long as you are willing to pay for the whole thing, go ahead and do it — including the cost for your friends to be there with you. I’m sure you’d have a fun time.
The wedding was just an event. The marriage is what counts. I lost my honeymoon at the last min,as the end of my reception ended with, uhm, a bit of family dysfunction I could call it! I have wanted to do it over again, for better memories. Re doing it might be fun for you, but you might not make up for the disappointment you felt over the last time. That cannot be redone, only let go. If you want to go have some fun with your husband, go and enjoy, but just make sure that you will not end up still disappointed, as your other memory will still be there. Do something fun for your anniversary. In a few years, the cost of your wedding, or the memories therein, will be far behind you as they can be replaced by years of good memories with your husband.