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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also grew up in the midwest, where we ate at 5 PM every night.  Thinking back I'm not sure how that worked out, but I know my dad left for work at around 6, so he probably worked a 7-3 shift, getting him home around 4:00.  (Rush hour there is nothing compared to here, but because he's blind, he rode the equivalent of Metro Access, making his trip take MUCH longer than it could have if he drove).  Mom ran a daycare out of our house until she went back to school to get her RN, then she worked 11p to 7a or 3p to 11p.  When she worked those shifts, dinner was waiting for us in the oven.

I was going to write that depending on where in the midwest you were going, there might not be alcohol or dancing at the reception, even if a full meal were served... shocking, I know ... but I see dancing will be a part of the dessert reception, so there will probably also be alcohol.

But I do need to defend my friends/relatives that didn't have dancing or alcohol at their receptions - it wasn't an economic decision, but rather a religious one.  Their churches frown on these...

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They also are less likely than east coasters to have guests flying in from all over the world. I kinda wanted our friend who flew home from Moscow for 3 days to have a wonderful time to look forward to. Dessert wouldn't have cut it.[/quote]

True.  [b]They are less also likely than East Coasters to have friends who would judge them or think their wedding was less important or special or worth attending because it was a simple church+cake+punch affair. [/b]

I really think it's sad that the thing people are focusing on here, as guests, is how much food and entertainment they're going to get.  Or when they'll apply their lipstick.  The wedding is about a commitment and a ceremony and celebrating your friends, and the party is just the trapping.  Or at least that's the way I was raised.  So I would happily travel five hours to be part of that commitment, and my decision would be *entirely* unaffected by what they were going to feed me (or not).  I would expect my friends to feel the same way; otherwise, I would not be friends with them.  OP, I like your follow-up response.  I think you have exactly the right attitude to enjoy this wedding, and I can see why this couple is friends with you.[/quote]

This exactly.  There are plenty of things I don't miss about the Mid-West but this is the kind of issue that makes me feel homesick.  [/quote]

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