Attended a wedding today at another Orthodox parish in the area. I was shocked by other guests bad mouthing the couple for having a church wedding, nasty comments about religion as a whole, etc. The comments were loud and started before the ceremony and kept going on during it. I'm sure the couple heard, they were so loud. The priest definitely heard. He stopped the ceremony and told people to hold their comments until after the ceremony. If they couldn't, please leave. Some left.

Simple manners and respect have gone the way of the dodo. If people have issues with religion, etc., don't go to the ceremony. Skip it and go to the reception. I don't think anyone will care. I grew up in the Midwest in the 70s and 80s and people were skipping the ceremony even back then.