Am I being silly

[FledglingFTB]

To find the whole modern wedding shebang alienating and this quite appealing.

Is there really any major difference between the two?

[vegmum83]

I'm not really sure what the differences are? We didn't want a big wedding and all the expense etc so just went to Gretna green

[AllPowerfulLizardPerson]

The link is an article to a call for civil partnerships to be mapped available to heterosexual couples.

It is nothing to do with how elaborate the party a couple chooses to have to mark the occasion (whether CP or marriage).

[vegmum83]

Yeah that's true, if you have a civil partnership you could still have a big celebration. I suppose you would just have to look into what the differences are and decide which would be best for you. I always thought civil partnerships were for same sex couples who couldn't get married though, but now they can maybe there won't be that many civil partnerships?

[Kel1234]

Regardless of what actual ceremony a couple has, how big or small it all is is their choice.

[FledglingFTB]

Oh yes, each to their own. I guess I feel like for me personally marriage comes with a load of traditional baggage that I just don't feel are relevant to me or my partner. Which is why the idea of something more up to date and modern appeals. Although I do tend to be a magpie for shiny new things. I wouldn't want to look pretentious.