Last week my daughter flew out to Las Vegas to get married to her partner of 3 years. Instead of us paying for a big wedding here and feeding a lot of relatives and friends that we may only see once a year we gave them the wedding they really wanted and also paid for their honeymoon.
So far they have flown over the hoover Dam, spent a night at a ranch in the Grand Canyon, river rafting, off road driving and a visit to Mount Charleston. They have also seen Penn and Teller, Wayne Newton, Barry Manilow, Cirque Du Soleil`s Mystere, and Mama Mia

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What amazing memories they'll have! That last picture is fabulous.

PS - Remember Rothera? She brought back a very special souvenir (http://www.survivor-online.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=2943&highlight=rothera) after her Vegas wedding. :laugh:

She is a fortunate girl to have such loving and understanding parents. The pics are lovely and they look like they are really enjoying themselves.

How lovely, the pics are great, i hope they had a fabulous time and wish them all the best for the future xx

What a fantastic thing to have done for them. I'm sure the only thing your daughter regrets is that she couldn't share it with her lovely parents. There again...........

Fantastic pics SB. As others have said, you are very selfless parents, and she is a very lucky girl. She also looks far too young to be getting married (or am I getting far too old - Pasty you need not reply!)

It's OK Patsy - I'll get it :thumbsup:

Buzz - Yes :bye:

What amazing memories they'll have! That last picture is fabulous.

PS - Remember Rothera? She brought back a very special souvenir (http://www.survivor-online.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=2943&highlight=rothera) after her Vegas wedding. :laugh:

Noooooooooooo, Hopefully not for another couple of years, I`m far too young to be a grandmother :whistling:

Buzz, my daughter is 23, the same age I was when I got married


Thanks for all the good wishes, I will pass them on

Many congrats SB...she's quite the looker, take after her Mom??:sun: I was 19 when I got married...no southern-Mississippi jokes Pats and Fee!!, but I was very mature and we went nearly 6 years b/4 the first child and then almost 10 more for the second...I'm glad she's happy and did what she wanted.

So, seriously...if y'all get married over here, it's legal and binding?? I know that sounds slightly idiotic (shut it P and F), but that's just mind boggling...course y'all claimed it, the Colonies, first...I quess you still have some dibs.:unsure: :w00t:

So, seriously...if y'all get married over here, it's legal and binding?? I know that sounds slightly idiotic (shut it P and F), but that's just mind boggling...course y'all claimed it, the Colonies, first...I quess you still have some dibs.:unsure: :w00t:

They just have to register the marriage when they arrive home and it`s all legal and binding - - I hope :shocking:

one of the reasons that you have all your friends and relatives there is to proclaim your love to one and other, to make a public, family commitment that will see you through good and bad times. Folks are less likely to break that commitment when they make it in front of a wedding gathering. that is why its done.

Folks are less likely to break that commitment when they make it in front of a wedding gathering. that is why its done.

Is there statistics to prove that, or are you just making it up?


Congrats to you and yours Seebs - sounds like they're having a ball :)

one of the reasons that you have all your friends and relatives there is to proclaim your love to one and other, to make a public, family commitment that will see you through good and bad times. Folks are less likely to break that commitment when they make it in front of a wedding gathering. that is why its done.


IOW-I'd have to say that is a fairytale...I can count off on fingers and toes the people I know that had big honking weddings with both tribes and all the outlaws and inlaws, and it didn't last long enough to get the sheets broken in. Besides, it's up to the two participating parties, not the families, to determine if they'll make the relationship work. :huh:

IOW-I'd have to say that is a fairytale...I can count off on fingers and toes the people I know that had big honking weddings with both tribes and all the outlaws and inlaws, and it didn't last long enough to get the sheets broken in. Besides, it's up to the two participating parties, not the families, to determine if they'll make the relationship work. :huh:

your sample size of one (ie you) is a poor basis for statistical prognosis

Is there statistics to prove that, or are you just making it up?




72% of Church wedding do not end in divorce and 56 % of reg office or similar

72% of Church wedding do not end in divorce

Doesn't mean they're happy!:nerd:

Doesn't mean they're happy!:nerd:

what a lovely outlook you have there:rain:

72% of Church wedding do not end in divorce and 56 % of reg office or similar
Sorry, but I don't see what that's got to do with your previous statement.

what a lovely outlook you have there:rain:

Why thank you.

But I don't think a happy union is guaranteed by getting married in front of a big pack of people, and by getting married in Vegas you somehow lessen the chances, which was what you were inferring. It totally depends on the characters of the couple, not the logistics and size of the ceremony.

Why thank you.

But I don't think a happy union is guaranteed by getting married in front of a big pack of people, and by getting married in Vegas you somehow lessen the chances, which was what you were inferring. It totally depends on the characters of the couple, not the logistics and size of the ceremony.

I agree with you. A big white wedding is not everyone cup of tea. It wasnt mine. It doesnt mean that marrying in a registry office or in Vegas is any less of a ceremony. Each to their own. I married in a registry office, and i thought my wedding was lovely :cool:

Each to their own. If a marriage is going to fail, its going to fail - whether you say your vows beneath a stained glass window or not.

Very well said Bons, TE, and Mik for his added thoughts. I'm not the determining 'sample' of statistics in this topic IOW, but like you, I was offering my OPINION and commenting on the situations I had knowledge of. I wasn't claiming to be compiling results for The Guinness Book of World Records. Evidently you are more 'knowledgeable' on this subject.:nerd:

72% of Church wedding do not end in divorce and 56 % of reg office or similar


Hello Isle of Weather,

I don't know where you've got your statistics from here but they are very skewed so I think we should assume the pixies have conjured them up. :sun:

Hello Seabreeze,

Wow what lovely photos for your daughters wedding. They look very happy. I hope they are and that the marriage really lasts.

Maureen
Northern angel.:w00t: