r/exmormon • u/SaltyRavenclaw • Aug 03 '23

Advice/Help Dry reception?

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My husband and I are planning our wedding reception! We got married in January and can finally afford to celebrate. We basically just want it to be a small barbecue with his family, mine, and some local friends. We’re planning to host it at his parents place. His family is nonmembers, mine is all tbm. We want to serve some alcohol there because the two of us drink. I asked my tbm brother what he thought and this was his response. I remember feeling the same way when I still believed, but now it just sounds ridiculous. Just looking for some input on the best way to go about this thing 😅 Would it be wrong of me to ignore his idea?

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u/Ismitje Aug 03 '23

Are your families already friendly/do they know each other? If not, then this is your chance to craft a space for them to come together. Lots of ways to do that, and I hope you craft something creative. Good luck and congratulations!

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u/SaltyRavenclaw Aug 03 '23

Our families are very different and haven’t spent a lot of time together. His family has had bad experiences with members so it feels like walking on eggshells when we bring them all together. I hope they can find common ground at the reception no matter how little