"The specific crimes my cousin has committed include: investing tens of thousands of dollars into her bachelorette party, wedding and honeymoon (instead of saving for a house and future children); holding the event on a Thursday; inviting out-of-state relatives, but forbidding their children from attending; requesting that guests RSVP using a QR code, included on the mailed invitations; holding the rehearsal the morning of the wedding, in her wedding dress (which her groom will therefore see before the ceremony);"
"GENTLE READER: The expression It's their day, and they can do whatever they want has done incalculable damage. It posits that the bridal couple is granted license to ignore the normal consideration due to their relatives and guests. But your family is having far too much fun critiquing choices that may be silly (oh, dear, now Miss Manners is doing it) but do not impose on others."
Relatives are vocally criticizing a 30-year-old bride-to-be for numerous personal wedding choices, including large expenditures on celebration and honeymoon, a Thursday ceremony, excluding children of out-of-state relatives, QR-code RSVPs on mailed invitations, an early rehearsal while the bride is in her dress, and a nonreligious officiant. The criticism is concentrated among older relatives and occurs behind the bride's back. How a couple spends money and chooses an officiant is solely their concern. Scheduling a Thursday wedding can inconvenience some but may offer practical benefits such as cheaper airfare. Criticisms are unwarranted when choices do not impose burdens on guests.
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