# Have you ever attended a same-sex wedding? Would you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611 "2016-12-13T14:34:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611/81 "2016-12-16T12:41:14Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > Would you go if it’s a civil wedding? I’ve thought about this. In real life I have skipped the civil “vows” part and attended the after-party. So it’s not _just_ about church avoidance. _To me_ (and I’ll accept being the odd one here) a wedding ceremony is comparable to a “chick flick” which I also avoid. It’s extremely personal, emotional, glurgey, etc. I’ll bring a very nice gift to the reception. I’ll wish the couple well. I’ll drink and dance. But I’ll opt-out for the rest regardless of anyone’s sexual orientation. ---
**Author:** ![Covert\_Harris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Covert\_Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covert_Harris)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611/82 "2016-12-16T13:13:53Z")
I would never attend another wedding unless these two women get married and I am invited. It’s an aesthetic thing. I think their love for each other is just so pretty. Here they share it on a stage. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/36ANFA_NB5I/maxresdefault.jpg "友達 / NMB48 山田菜々、山本彩") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36ANFA_NB5I) ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611/83 "2016-12-16T13:19:18Z")
My cousin’s and a former co-worker’s. That’s two separate weddings–Debby and Jane don’t know each other. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611/84 "2016-12-16T13:31:35Z")
Did so back in '07, in Toronto for the head counsel at the office. Posh shindig with a fancy registry and all… dudes split before 2 years had gone by, it figures. My then co-worker would remarry years later much more simply and it has worked out much better so far. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611/85 "2016-12-16T13:55:10Z")
I went to one about 20 years ago, in the red state of Arizona. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611/86 "2016-12-16T14:14:32Z")
I would if socially obligated, but generally speaking I freakin’ hate attending weddings (and most other rituals you care to name). ---
**Author:** ![JHBoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/13edae/32.png) [@JHBoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHBoom)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611/87 "2016-12-16T17:01:40Z")
I have, although it was 10+ years ago, before same-sex marriage was legal in their state. IIRC, they referred to it as a “commitment ceremony”. I’d attend (or _not_ attend) a same-sex wedding for the same reasons I’d attend/not attend a “traditional” wedding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-a-same-sex-wedding-would-you/774611.md?page=4)