MemberHonestly, before I was on wedding boards, it never occurred to me that anyone would think of a vow renewal (or any celebration after they were already married) as equivalent to a wedding. In my mind, it is more akin to an anniversary party, and a much lower priority than a wedding.
MemberIt depends on the time of day…if it’s in the afternoon/late afternoon, I could travel 2+ hours each way, but late evening I would only want to travel 1 hour each way.
I also live 45 minutes away from town so if it’s “1 hour” for everyone else, it’s 1 hr and 45 minutes for me…so that kinda sucks lol.
MemberQuite far, assuming you were promising a good friend or family reunion. We’ve flown coast to coast for weddings this year. It’s not just the wedding–it’s the chance to see family and friends. I think a vow renewal is just as good a reason as any, assuming I got to see a bunch of people who I don’t get to see very often.
MemberMemberWe are not interested in having a big party. Those kinds of events are not our style and part of the reason we eloped is our mothers were trying to force us to have a big wedding for them. Neither of them would listen to our wishes and they became very nasty to us, so my husband and I left them out.
MemberThat makes sense. I think people will travel because they want to celebrate with us the way they could not when we got married.
If we wait until 20 or 30 years of marriage, our parents will be long dead! LOL This is partly for them.
MemberMy question was about travelling time to a vow renewal. I did not ask if a vow renewal should be treated like a wedding.
I would rather not go into that debate because we are approaching our vow renewal the way we choose. Our reasons only have to make sense to us and our guests.
Do you have an answer to the question I asked?
MemberI understand that you may not want to waste your time. However, disparaging our choice to have a vow renewal is not necessary.
I don’t know why this is turning into a “trash the vow renewal” thread. I only asked about travelling time to a vow renewal. I did not ask for opinions/snide remarks about our choice.
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MemberThanks a lot. I changed the title of the poll so that it makes more sense.
MemberI VOTED – Over an Hour
First off Mr TTR & I both enjoy going to Weddings, we pretty much go to EVERY ONE we are invited to
So the thought of driving 1 to 2 Hours each way, isn’t going to deter us
BUT at the same time, if I am totally honest, I will admit, that more than likely we will be a couple who choose to get a Hotel Room and stay over.
We like to enjoy ourselves (drink, dance, stay up late) so for us it is most convenient to just stay over if the location is more than say 30 minutes from our home, so that is what we do
Hope this helps,
Member@PositiveThinking: I’ve traveled up to 3 hours for a wedding without spending the night.
Member@PositiveThinking: I live in LA. Twenty miles could take an hour, so it wouldn’t be a problem for me.
MemberIn general, traveling for an event or day trip of any kind about two hours each way is probably what I would consider reasonable.
MemberBut I guess what is confusing me is the fact that you eloped because you didn’t want the big party that your mothers wanted but are now giving in and doing just that?
It seems kind of silly. You had the wedding of your choice with out the mother/MIL input/drama so why put yourself through it now?
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