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A welcome
reception: for this California family,..
A welcome reception: for this California family, hosting a
wedding reception at home meant including multiple generations
and layers of traditions. As important as family traditions are to Pat and John Taddey,
they didn't anticipate how quickly they would launch a new
one when they hosted their eldest daughter's wedding at their
home in La Jolla, California.
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Not long after their daughter Tracy returned from her honeymoon,
their younger daughter Jen announced her engagement--and that
she and her fiance, Brandon Loyd, hoped to host their reception
at the Taddey residence, nine months to the day after Tracy's
wedding. Rather than feign exhaustion, John, a dentist, and
Pat, an antiques dealer, immediately embraced the idea. "There's
something so personal about having a wedding at home,"
says Pat. "You get the chance to share a part of your
family life and your traditions with all your guests."
Jen and Brandon concurred: "We're
both very close to our families and value time spent at
home," says Jen. "This is where we feel most comfortable,
and we knew that we could make our guests comfortable here
as well."....You
can read more.
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