orichalcum

Yeah, I had family members who almost didn't come to my wedding because it was in the Lutheran Church. My husband is a non-practicing Catholic (his parents we just thrilled we were getting married in a church, since none of his sibs did) so we compromised and did not have a full Eucharistic service--he was willing to take communion as a sign of our love, but leaving that part out made it "easier" for some of my family to accept coming. I found it ironic that most of my cousins who were married in the Catholic church don't go to church at all and it had no meaning for them--whereas I thought of my wedding as a spiritual gift and a blessing and had family who thought it was unacceptable. The up side is that my parents now understand more and will in fact go to church with me when they visit (although my mom really doesn't understand the differences since the service is "practically the same"--until I point out Pastor's wife and kids).