My youngest daughter has informed her dad and I this past weekend that she and her boyfriend are getting married this Thursday at 10 AM at the courthouse by a judge. When she informed me my mouth fell wide open and I nearly dropped the cell phone while driving on the interstate coming home from my mom’s. I had to pull off the next exit and talk with her. Of course being given such a short notice, I had to ask the important question of was she pregnant. She informed me with a big NO! I asked her what the big hurry was, she replied with it was what they wanted and not to put it off. I asked her what happened to the next May of 2009 plans she had just told me about before going to my Mom’s and I had told my relatives about. Now I am going to be embarrassed to tell my relatives that they did a courthouse wedding. My youngest daughter did inform me that they were going to elope and not tell anyone, but changed their minds. I asked my youngest daughter what about her oldest sister being given a 6 day notice to be there for the wedding. Didn’t she think about how that may affect her older sister being left out of her special day. My youngest daughter didn’t have much concern about anyone’s feeling but hers. She also told me I could be there at the courthouse or not depending if I wanted to be supportive of getting married. Since she is over 18, legally I could not stop her. I didn’t want to lose the relationship with my daughter. I am hurt that she didn’t even give her dad a chance to walk her down the aisle. I know personally 5 pastors that would be glad to have married them in a church or outside. I know my youngest always talked about a “BIG” wedding of around $15,000, which she knows her dad and I both can not afford. I explained there are ways to reduce the cost of a wedding and reception. She still was adamant about going to the courthouse. I found out they had already applied at the courthouse for their marriage license while I was gone. She wants a big reception in two months for about 150 people and she wants us to pay for it. What do you readers think, should we pay all or half of the reception cost since she decided to do a quick wedding?