A few weeks ago I posted about my cousin's wedding and the etiquette-less invitation she sent (addressed to Mr. Daddy Pinkcow and family. Which meant my 3 other cousins from my mom's side, FI, and myself). I didn't really want to go, but I did want to spend time with family, so FI and I decided to attend.
The invitation had a start time of 6pm. So FI and I are a few minutes away, before 6, when my dad calls. He's like "You're not gonna like this..." I'm thinking that there wasn't any food being served or that my cousin was having a cash bar. "The wedding is over," he says. To which I asked "You mean the ceremony is over?" And I'm thinking wonderful, a fucking tiered reception. "No, the whole wedding, it's over. It started at 1." WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK.
Apparently they booked the place for 6, and then realized they had invited too many people, and couldn't afford having an evening wedding. So they moved it up to 1 and didn't tell my freaking parents, and who knows what other guests. I am soooooo freaking livid and annoyed. Who the hell does that?!!?! My Dad tried to be understanding And offered some excuses to which I angrily replied "NO!!! There is NO excuse for rude behavior. It was their job as the bride and groom to establish a budget and stick to it! And if they had to change the time, fine!!! But it was their job to make sure each and every guest knew!!!"
So now I'm cranky, starving, sober, pmsing, and not a happy Pinkcow! What a shitshow. I'm on my cell so can't add any pissed off GIF's. We are heading to my parents apartment in Yonkers now and then going out to eat. I need ALL the tequila right now.
Edit: spelling
***Update***
Well, there is not much of an update, but so far this is what I have. I was talking with my close cousin (Let's call her D). D's mom and sisters went to the wedding. D said that supposedly my parents did not RSVP. She did not know what kind of RSVP they wanted (like if they included a return envelope, which I doubt, or if they just required a phone call or text). I told her that if that were the case, they should have contacted those that did not RSVP (which led to another discussion because D thinks that is too much work, and apparently she would not do that. Not even getting into THAT conversation). I thought it was weird though, because my mom told me that she spoke with my Aunt about the wedding. I spoke with my mom later that day, and she told me she DID RSVP. I obviously believe my mom, because wtf would she lie about that? And I wouldn't put it past the bride to try to shift the blame to her guests. She also told me that she spoke with my Aunt A (Not the MOB), and Aunt A was not told to call my parents, like the Bride told them. In fact, Aunt A indicated that not even the MOB knew about the time change until like the night before. I might have mentioned in the comments that the Bride supposedly posted the time change on Facebook. Because, you know, our lives revolve around her and her status updates.
I also heard that in the end, not many people ended up attending, probably because this chick did not let her guests know about the time change.So she was sad about that, or so I heard.
I doubt that my parents will say much more. This is my dad's side of the family, and he does not like to stir up any drama. I did not even tell them about the RSVP part because I don't want to be the one to stir up anything. I also know my family, and those particular members, and I feel that they would not even care. They are not the classiest individuals, and as Cousin D said, they would now know who Emily Post was if she hit them with a car (or she said something funny along those lines. I might have messed up her joke, ha). I never ended up writing anything on her pics, because in the end, it's whatever. She did do me a favor though, because now her family is off my wedding list 