I may be being unfair, but is anyone else just slightly annoyed with people telling you about weddings they attend. My family and friends are not so bad, but my co-workers insist on telling me the details of every single wedding they attend. They offer their opinons on what they thought of the food, the dress, the music, etc. I have one co-worker who attended a wedding two weeks ago, but prior to that, she brought me the Save the Date and the invitation and then proceeded to critique them. She didn't like that there were whimsical characters on them; she thought they should have been more fomral. I'm not sure what my response should be. Up to that point, I had just listened to her talk, and then finally I said, you know, you really need to stop bringing me things you don't like, because you don't know whether the things I have selected are similar.
All of my collegues are twenty years older than me, and while I love them, they tend to be patronizing, albiet unintetionally, when it comes to younger generations. They often make value judgments about what the bridal party should wear, i.e., sleeves instead of strapless dresses and larger bridesmaids should not wear form fitting dresses. I finally said to them that my bridesmaids, while full figured, are comfortable in their bodies and with wearing dresses that are modern and flatter their figure and curves.
I guess I'm so tired of hearing their unsolicited comments and views. It didn't bother me much in the beginning, but as I get closer to my wedding, it bothers me more and more. While I may not have chosen the same things the bride did in the weddings they attended, I'm not going to critize her choices.
And, by the same token, I don't want to hear about how much money she spent. They knowa lot of brides with weathly parents. I'm paying for wedding myself. Just needed to vent.