Should I be offended of honored?

OliveOilsMom

I would have left the apron and the corsage on the table and walked away, never to return unless I wanted some punch for myself.

chibiyui

......I always thought punch was serve yourself....

Amyzen83

grumbledore said:

sockmiser said:

UPDATE!

I never saw some of these responses until just recently. You all are truly amazing! 

So what happened? 

I tried playing that I didn't feel good. Didn't matter. Upon walking into there ceremony someone found my FI and I and we were handed some pin on corsages and instructed we would. not be cutting cake anymore. But making and serving the 'secret recipe punch'. But don't worry, they did give me an apron to cover my new dress. So yes, I was a bit ticked that we got stuck doing this. Nothing like standing 5 feet from the dance floor and missing out. About 45 minutes in however a serve from her caterer, came over and asked. "So, how did you land this job?" To which we shrugged (and mumbled.) The kind woman then decided to help us fill up several glasses to leave sitting ton the table then sent us on our way with a promise that she herself would fill up more glasses should the stock get low.

So in all, crap job but a lesson for all of us! Don't be like this bride! (Oh and if someone is nice enough to offer help, for God's sake don't refer to them as a minion - but that's another story and another bride)

No word of a lie, if someone did this to me I would literally just roll my eyes and walk away, apron dropped to the floor.

grumbledore grumble?

Jen4948

sockmiser said:

UPDATE!

I never saw some of these responses until just recently. You all are truly amazing! 

So what happened? 

I tried playing that I didn't feel good. Didn't matter. Upon walking into there ceremony someone found my FI and I and we were handed some pin on corsages and instructed we would. not be cutting cake anymore. But making and serving the 'secret recipe punch'. But don't worry, they did give me an apron to cover my new dress. So yes, I was a bit ticked that we got stuck doing this. Nothing like standing 5 feet from the dance floor and missing out. About 45 minutes in however a serve from her caterer, came over and asked. "So, how did you land this job?" To which we shrugged (and mumbled.) The kind woman then decided to help us fill up several glasses to leave sitting ton the table then sent us on our way with a promise that she herself would fill up more glasses should the stock get low.

So in all, crap job but a lesson for all of us! Don't be like this bride! (Oh and if someone is nice enough to offer help, for God's sake don't refer to them as a minion - but that's another story and another bride)

I would have told that person, "No, I am NOT serving anything.  If the couple didn't hire someone to serve their refreshments, then either they do it themselves or the refreshments don't get served.  In either case, stop expecting me to work this wedding.  It is not my job."

hellohkb

chibiyui said:

......I always thought punch was serve yourself....

I thought so too! 

LowerEastSiiide

So tacky of them to ask- do they not have a waitstaff? 

I just wouldn't respond and pretend I didn't see it 

MGP

sockmiser said:

UPDATE!

I never saw some of these responses until just recently. You all are truly amazing! 

So what happened? 

I tried playing that I didn't feel good. Didn't matter. Upon walking into there ceremony someone found my FI and I and we were handed some pin on corsages and instructed we would. not be cutting cake anymore. But making and serving the 'secret recipe punch'. But don't worry, they did give me an apron to cover my new dress. So yes, I was a bit ticked that we got stuck doing this. Nothing like standing 5 feet from the dance floor and missing out. About 45 minutes in however a serve from her caterer, came over and asked. "So, how did you land this job?" To which we shrugged (and mumbled.) The kind woman then decided to help us fill up several glasses to leave sitting ton the table then sent us on our way with a promise that she herself would fill up more glasses should the stock get low.

So in all, crap job but a lesson for all of us! Don't be like this bride! (Oh and if someone is nice enough to offer help, for God's sake don't refer to them as a minion - but that's another story and another bride)

Thanks for coming back and giving us an update. I actually thought of this thread when posting about the issues I have dealt with in the last week. Truly sorry you got put into that position, and to have a corsage pinned on you and then be handed an apron is just horrible. An honor position should not require an apron! Hopefully you have already ended this relationship and can laugh about it later.

APDSS22

MGP said:

sockmiser said:

UPDATE!

I never saw some of these responses until just recently. You all are truly amazing! 

So what happened? 

I tried playing that I didn't feel good. Didn't matter. Upon walking into there ceremony someone found my FI and I and we were handed some pin on corsages and instructed we would. not be cutting cake anymore. But making and serving the 'secret recipe punch'. But don't worry, they did give me an apron to cover my new dress. So yes, I was a bit ticked that we got stuck doing this. Nothing like standing 5 feet from the dance floor and missing out. About 45 minutes in however a serve from her caterer, came over and asked. "So, how did you land this job?" To which we shrugged (and mumbled.) The kind woman then decided to help us fill up several glasses to leave sitting ton the table then sent us on our way with a promise that she herself would fill up more glasses should the stock get low.

So in all, crap job but a lesson for all of us! Don't be like this bride! (Oh and if someone is nice enough to offer help, for God's sake don't refer to them as a minion - but that's another story and another bride)

Thanks for coming back and giving us an update. I actually thought of this thread when posting about the issues I have dealt with in the last week. Truly sorry you got put into that position, and to have a corsage pinned on you and then be handed an apron is just horrible. An honor position should not require an apron! Hopefully you have already ended this relationship and can laugh about it later.

Unless there's an optional pudding fight involved...but that should probably be coveralls rather than an apron to make sure everything's covered.

sockmiser

More UPDATES! 

Hahaha. God you ladies are the best. She is tackles - and I knew that right upfront. While the friendship has not been ended - we have rifted some. However when I got a text from the husband last month which read "Does anyone want a free crockpot? New in box" with a picture of the one we had given them for the wedding attached, I did take them up on the offer. Told them both that I knew someone who deserved it a hell of a lot more.

sarawifenow

sockmiser said:

More UPDATES! 

Hahaha. God you ladies are the best. She is tackles - and I knew that right upfront. While the friendship has not been ended - we have rifted some. However when I got a text from the husband last month which read "Does anyone want a free crockpot? New in box" with a picture of the one we had given them for the wedding attached, I did take them up on the offer. Told them both that I knew someone who deserved it a hell of a lot more.

Seriously? They are giving away their wedding gifts and including the gift givers in their mass texts? Some people...

kitty8403

sockmiser said:

More UPDATES! 

Hahaha. God you ladies are the best. She is tackles - and I knew that right upfront. While the friendship has not been ended - we have rifted some. However when I got a text from the husband last month which read "Does anyone want a free crockpot? New in box" with a picture of the one we had given them for the wedding attached, I did take them up on the offer. Told them both that I knew someone who deserved it a hell of a lot more.

Un-fricking-believable. I hope you enjoy the hell out of that crockpot!

Incidentally, this is why I love giving custom consumables baskets (spices, oils, food/ lotions, soaps, candles) to couples like this. They have limited shelf life and nobody is returning them to the store for cash. So they really have no choice but to enjoy them as intended or dump them on somebody in an ungracious mass text.