by Stephan Boeker

On the one hand, yes. Your wedding is a symbol of your commitment to a new journey with your sweetheart.

This journey started way back, when you threw your first communicative glances and uttered your first tentative words. And it was this chance encounter (or fateful encounter depending on how you see it) that led you through your special moments: your first date; your first movie together; the first time you saw the inside of each other’s homes; the first time you travelled anywhere together.

There is a world all your own that only you and your sweetheart share: the little idiosyncrasies you get to know over time; the does, the don’ts; the hopes and dreams.  All of these things create a world of communication all your own and in the end your wedding is an intimate and symbolic gesture to your partner that you are indeed committed to that world.

So yes, it is about you.

But somewhere along the line other people became intertwined and introduced to the new player in your life (probably right after your first encounter when you told your best friend about the beautiful girl/ handsome guy you met). And from that moment on, there would be an exponential intertwining of lives as word spread throughout the vast network of friends and family on both sides.

In some sense, your insolated intimate relationship with one another ended and opened up to a vast new world of connections, people, places, ideas, experiences, etc…

Because of your partner, suddenly networks of friends and family intertwine, memories are created and history is made – together!

And so, your wedding is really about everyone you love!

And statistics show (according to Bridal Association of America) the average number of guests at any of the 2.272 million weddings in the US is: 169 (that’s invited).

That’s right, the average wedding has 169 guests in attendance (not including the wedding crashers!), proving that weddings are a celebration not only of your journey with your sweetheart, but also of your love and gratitude for all your loved-ones.

All of them play a role in your lives and your wedding is a time to acknowledge and celebrate them along with your sweetheart!

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Stephan Boeker is owner and executive producer of Live Maui Webcasts, a company that broadcasts weddings live over the internet to wedding couples’ friends and families all over the world. The average couple who has their wedding in Hawaii will bring only 3 guests, making internet wedding broadcasts the best gift a wedding couple can give their loved-ones back home.