dh and I have come to a wedding approx 4hours from home. we had to bring the baby and toddler as it is nowhere near anyone we live and we don't want to leave them overnight (and still bf).
I don't know the bride and groom except that they came to our wedding and have only met one other couple.
it is a childfree weekend (for cost reasons we had a nice discussion about it - no mumsnet style entitlement ishoos)(although my children are the best 
). they have had the grace to hold the rest of the do at a very fancy hotel where we have booked a suite.
so b&g were happy for us to all come to the church which is the main even for me, and the babies are used to church. now dh has gone to the wedding breakfast and I am sitting g reading my book while the babies sleep. dh sneaked me a bucks fizz too.
it is luxurious and relaxing.
a far cry from making small talk with strangers and from renovations at home. and dh and I will do it later
this is the life isn't it??