Married with Children

Yesterday Rachel and I had the reception for our wedding. We had wisely given ourselves a few weeks of time between the wedding in St. Lucia and our reception here in Omaha. I said wisely, but really it was only wise in hindsight. I thought we would be able to relax a bit before our reception come upon us. But no, the reception details were all-consuming. I’m not sure how anyone gets anything accomplished in the days leading up to a wedding/reception.

For anyone that is considering getting married in the future, I have to say that eloping* is definitely the way to go. You only have to worry about yourselves and that makes everything ridiculously easier. There’s only two people to please instead of 100+. In that same vein I wish we’d done something simpler for the reception. Our dinner, while fantastic, would have been much less stress-inducing with a simple buffet or cocktail party. And if you have a child or children, leave them with the grandparents (or hire a sitter) the evening before and the day of your wedding/reception. The two of you will have enough to worry about without your kids running around demanding your attention.

In an upcoming post I’ll talk about the future of scotchel.com and where I’m headed next.

*I just looked up elope and the one of the first definitions is to run off secretly to get married, usually without the consent of one’s parents. To be clear, we did have the consent of our parents. I wonder if there’s a similar word that is with consent. And not secretly.