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Back from hiding!/Wedding Snark (not mine)

edited June 2015 in Chit Chat

I have no idea where the last 2 months went. H and I got married and then I guess I had to start actually doing 'work' at my job again since I could no longer blame wedding brain for my lack of productivity. I lurked (creeped) every now and then to check in with you lovely people, but never got the chance to post. SO I'm BACK! and I missed you all so much!!!

What made me come back today was a comment my H (yay!!) made to me at a wedding we went to this past weekend. It was horrible, and he said, "I can't wait to read your review of this on the knot." and then my heart got all sad because I realized how long it had been since I'd been on here. So, let me tell you about a wedding I went to this past weekend, in bullet form:

-The bride invited over 500 people. Cool. But she got married in a church that held about 90 people. H and I arrived about 20 minutes before start-time, and her coordinator was instructing the ushers (who weren't groomsmen, they were actual 'Ushers') to close the doors 10 minutes to start-time, and after the bride enters the church, they can re-open the doors and allow people to stand on the porch so they can see inside. I was like WTF. IF I HAVE TO STAND OUTSIDE WE ARE LEAVING! So H hushed me and we went on inside, since we had beat the deadline, and found our places STANDING by the wall. I was contemplating how unladylike it would be, and whether I cared, if I removed my heels when this nice gentleman offered me his seat.

-The ceremony was like 30 minutes long. Now I'm a little biased because mine and H's ceremony was like 10 mintues, tops, but this chick took 30 minutes to get married while 40 people were standing watching her do it, because there weren't enough seats.

-The reception was outdoors, with no tent. Luckily, it was gorgeous outside, until about an hour into the actual reception when a huge dark cloud appeared and it began thundering and lightning, and H goes, "Uh, I'm not about to get my truck stuck in that field they had us park in when it starts raining" so we GTFO of there.

-The wedding was at dinnertime, and they served vegetables (like carrots and broccoli to dip in dressing), sandwiches, and crackers, with tea and water. Obviously H and I stopped for pizza on the way home. But that's okay because...

-There wasn't enough seating at the reception. There was enough seating for 50 people, tops.

 

Those were the biggest problems for me, though I was side-eyeing the shit out of a whole mess of other stuff. Btw, this was a wedding for a family member. Lurkers: IF YOU THINK YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T MIND THEY DO. They may smile and congratulate you, but they will talk shit about your wedding!

Okay I'm done, love and missed you all! :)

ETF: Spelling, because I got all excited and didn't proofread before posting.

Anniversary



Re: Back from hiding!/Wedding Snark (not mine)

  • From your title, I thought the wedding fail was YOUR wedding... Glad it was someone else's! I also went to a wedding this past Saturday (I had to fly to CA at 6am Saturday, home at 6am Sunday, because I needed Sunday for my own wedding shit).

    Except it was not a wedding. It was a PPD. They got married last year for insurance, but then had a 230-person PPD. Their families and close friends knew they were already married, but I am 99% certain that at least 75% of the guests did not.

    The invitation said 6pm, but the ceremony didn't actually start until 6:20pm. Thankfully it was a total of 5 minutes, and they had seats and cold beverages for everyone, but it WAS still about 85* at this outdoor wedding.

    Cocktail hour was fine - except there was no food. Everyone was hot, drinking alcohol, with no food. The buffet was delicious, once our table was finally called (at which point it was close to 8pm, and no one had eaten anything yet and I was starving).

    And then... The money dance. To be honest, I was shocked. The couple is very well-off (they both have very good jobs), and I guess I was just really surprised they would do a money dance. I definitely side-eyed it.

    Other than those things, it was fun, but kind of stereotypical... They had s'mores, a photo booth, a candy bar, a lot of mason jars and burlap and chalkboard signs. It made me glad that we are not using any of those things (except a photo booth).
    BabyFruit Ticker
  • Both these posts ^^^  .... I can't. 

    The OP's bride is probably one of those nutjobs that believes you can "make money" on weddings. 
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  • kvrunskvruns member
    Tenth Anniversary 5000 Comments 500 Love Its First Answer

    I also thought you were saying your wedding was a fail!!


    how many people do you think showed up to the ceremony and how many to the reception?

  • I'm about to change the title because that is super confusing haha. I'm guessing about 250 were at the wedding, maybe 150-200 at the reception.

    Anniversary



  • That sounds awful.






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  • Welcome back!!  That wedding sounds like it was a shit show.  Thanks for entertaining us with it.  :D

  • Welcome back!

    That sounds awful. I'm glad you endured it to share it with us!

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