(July 4, 2011 at 10:04 pm)Catherine Wrote: My mum has generally completely ignored my lack of faith and doesn't normally comment, but today we were chatting, she was asking me about various guys I know, trying to find out if I have a thing for any of them. Then out of the blue she said, "Well, at least one good thing has come out of all this. You won't have a white wedding in a church with all the bells and whistles attached - it'll save me money." I didn't know how to respond. I mean, I've thought about it before, but you can still have a wedding when you're an Atheist, right? I'm sure some people just get married at their local city hall. Non-religious weddings do exist, no? All I replied to her was "I suppose," because, Yes, obviously, I won't be getting married in a church. But I was wondering what everyone else thought of the topic, whether anyone on here who is married and not religious can tell me what they did for their cermony.
Thoughts?
Me and my wife (who is also an atheist) went out and rented a party hall. It had a decent sized dance floor and stage. We had the ceremony and party right there, and told people that they can dress up or show up casual. We had no mention of God, and the ceremony was very brief. I then rolled out the keg and the party began. I was probably the best dressed out of everyone who showed up, and I was merely wearing shirt tie and slacks. My wife just wore a sun dress with a traditional flower laurel on her head. I see no problem with an atheist getting married in a church. If you like that sort of thing then have at it.
