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And I'm going to let you all know what it is. The real problem here is that you can't fly to Vegas and get your baby Christened for $100. Wouldn't that be nice? During the party planning you realize that the logistics are impossible, you'll be inundated by lunatic relatives, it will cost you a small fortune and stressing out over meaningless details is taking years off your life. What you want in this situation is a way to say "The hell with it, let's just go to Vegas and do it with only us three. Maybe the grandparents can come if they spring for the flight and hotel". As an added bonus, the Christening Elvis Impersonator wouldn't really care about the whole marriage/conception/birth/christening order thing. He'd probably Christen the entire party for a larger tip, and Cary Tennis couldn't chastise you for being a hypocrite. Nobody is offended when they aren't invited to a quickie Vegas Christening either. Everyone would understand precisely what is going on. Later, when the child matures and decides he/she doesn't care for Christianity, everyone can knowingly proclaim "Oh well, what do you expect with a quicky Vegas Christening anyway?" Maybe I'll move to Vegas and go into buisiness.
