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Default (2010-05-31) NS-RFC: Weddings

jmcquown wrote on Mon, 31 May 2010 15:58:34 -0400:

> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
> On May 31, 2:13 pm, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote on Mon, 31 May 2010 20:01:30 +0200:
>>
> >> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> >> I'm going to blame thread drift for this one..
> >> --

>>
>> What's a potluck wedding?
>>
>> My wife and I got married over a long weekend without invited
>> witnesses when we had a day or two free, we did not have any sort of
>> party until later and the marriage lasted. However, I
>> paid a lot for my daughter's wedding and that's lasted quite a number
>> of years too.
>>
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>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not


> "Paid a lot..." - does this mean you mortgaged the farm or
> just made a good dent in ye olde nestegg?


> To my interpretation it means spending $30,000 on a gown the
> bride will wear *once*, and that doesn't include the price of anything
> else wedding-related. But hey, it's not my wedding
> (Mine was very simple with immediate family only and a simple
> reception.)


I won't go into specifics but I did not need to take out a loan and, in
fact, would not have done so. :-)

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not