The best compliment you received about your wedding

peachy13

I was reading the Mason Jar thread on Snarky Brides and there are a few posts about people wanting their weddings to be unique... it reminded me about one of the best things someone told me about my wedding:

"we walked into the reception and everything was SO you guys"

Nothing about our wedding was particularly unique, but we kept with our personalities and tastes and didn't do anything out of character. There were a lot of other great comments about the ceremony, the DJ, the food, etc., but that was my favorite for sure. 

What was the best compliment about your wedding?

labro

I think the most memorable compliment we received was on the ceremony itself. The pastor who officiated gave a beautiful sermon and I think a lot of people got pretty weepy. We didn't know him prior to getting engaged but we did extensive pre-marital counseling with him so our officiant was really able to get to know us as a couple and gave a very personal ceremony because of it. I was honestly surprised by the number of people who approached us and him afterwards to give the compliment.

cgss11

We got a lot of compliments on how intimate it was (around 35 people). That made me feel good because those people knew that they were special to us.

kvruns

The thing I heard the most about was the ceremony and how it was us. We are both runners and it incorporate some of that and we "tied the knot" with some running shoes and some great words to go along with it. I know my mom received comments from people later on about how different that was but how neat it was too

WinstonsGirl

We got complemented on our Polynesian show, since we didn't have a dance.  Most guests decided to not go to another one after that.  And, we actually had a hotel guest tell us that they saw the wedding and stage, figured it out and grabbed sushi and wine.  They watched the show from their balcony, so thanked us for their evening's entertainment.    

thisismynickname2

Two about the reception: 1) "Your wedding was a party." 2) "Best steak ever," (or some other similar comment about food quality).

Generally we got a lot of compliments about the overall experience, which goes to show, for me, that worrying about details that would make things youunique is just undue stress. Feed people well and you're golden. If you're also in a crowd that likes dancing, get a good band or DJ and you're also golden. 

littlemushroom

The one that stayed with me the most was about our ceremony. They said it was so personalized and fitting to us, and the most touching ceremony they had heard. When I told them I had written the ceremony they were shocked. It was the nicest feeling to know that others enjoyed our ceremony so much.

onefootinthebayou

"Your wedding was the wedding of the year!" as well as my mom bumping into guests months later who were still talking about how fun it was.  To me, the biggest compliment I got was not verbal, it was looking at and participating in the packed dance floor for the entirety of the reception.  

ShesSoCold

"The theme of your wedding was food".

KeptInStitches

SIL is getting married in January and was describing her food. BIL (her brother) said - in our presence - "Why don't you just get your cake from the same place Stitches and H did?"

To be fair, that was a kickass cake.

lyndausvi

Backstory - We were to get married on a beach.  Then a tropical storm (almost hurricane level) hit.  Ceremony was moved inside a tent.   Tent collapsed the morning of, 2 guys from the tent company had to stay for the event (from an hour or more away).   In their jeans and all.   Cake collapsed.  Very windy and rainy so not too many beach shots were taken.


Everyone keep coming up to us saying how awesome our attitudes were.  Some even said if it was them they would be crying, but we just had big ole smiles all day.

We got a lot of compliments on our food too.
 

KatWAG

We got compliments on our food. People said thank god it wasn't typical wedding food. But I think the biggest compliment was that we literally had to kick people out when the venue was closing. Everyone wanted to say, and not just the drunk twenty-somethings. So we made a game time decision to have an after party back at the hotel.

emmaaa

Everyone told us they loved how short the ceremony was! It literally was ten minutes for all of it and I was really glad.

We were also told by many that they had so much fun at the reception because it felt like a party. We came in and did our dances, cake cutting, and toasts, all in the first little bit so the rest of the time we could just relax and have fun!

PandaNikki

My mom's cousin's husband said it was the best wedding he had ever been to, and he had been to a lot of weddings. It made me feel really good to hear that!

holyguacamole79

We got a lot of compliments on the food and the fun.

Personally (and I know some on here won't agree with this), the compliment that stood out to me was from a Christian friend who said that our wedding Mass was a "worship service".  The musicians at our church did a great job and our priest was really wonderful.  It meant a lot to me.

madamerwin

We also got a lot of comments about our wedding being "so US", which I guess is good - we were true to our own style.

The other two compliments we got numerous times were about the food (people raved about the mac and cheese and pulled pork sliders, and a ton of people went back for seconds and thirds), and the father daughter dance...

When I was young, my dad would dance around the living room with all of us (four daughters), and one of the songs I remember dancing to the most is Will You Be There by Michael Jackson. So I chose that song for the father daughter dance, but my dad didn't know what song I chose until about 10 seconds in. When he realized it, his face just lit up, and he started singing and kind of bouncing around the room with me. Toward the end of the song, I noticed my three sisters and mom nearby, so I pulled them in and it ended up being a family dance.

These dance photos are some of my favorites from the entire wedding. The first one is right when my dad figured out what song we were dancing to... You can just see how happy he is, and everyone there thought it was adorable.

julieanne912

"Your wedding was so fucking fun"

And lots of people were digging on the food, especially the mac and cheese, and commented on how awesome it was that we didn't ask them to pay for their drinks.

sassercake12

We also got a lot of compliments on our ceremony, that it was "us." We put a lot of thought and work into it, so that meant a lot. My aunt even said it looked like DH and I had been together for a million years because we complemented each other so well. Almost cried.

And we got a lot of compliments on our food and pies. It was a delicious day.

peachy13

julieanne912 said:

"Your wedding was so fucking fun"

And lots of people were digging on the food, especially the mac and cheese, and commented on how awesome it was that we didn't ask them to pay for their drinks.

yup! We got that too. "oh my god I didn't know it was going to be an open bar! You guys are the best!" It's kind of bad that some people assumed they'd be paying for drinks. DH and I paid for our wedding and a lot of our guests knew that, so I think many of them were a little surprised by the open bar. Even the bartender at our venue told me at the end of the night that she was super grateful for all the generosity our guests showed (being gracious to her when ordering, as well as tipping her -- no tip jar was out, we took care of her ahead of time, this was the guests doing, don't stone me) and actually made an effort to come tell me that she appreciated the generosity, which informed me that it's a rare occurrence at our venue to have an open bar... kind of a bummer.

madamerwin

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julieanne912 said:

"Your wedding was so fucking fun"

And lots of people were digging on the food, especially the mac and cheese, and commented on how awesome it was that we didn't ask them to pay for their drinks.

yup! We got that too. "oh my god I didn't know it was going to be an open bar! You guys are the best!" It's kind of bad that some people assumed they'd be paying for drinks. DH and I paid for our wedding and a lot of our guests knew that, so I think many of them were a little surprised by the open bar. Even the bartender at our venue told me at the end of the night that she was super grateful for all the generosity our guests showed (being gracious to her when ordering, as well as tipping her -- no tip jar was out, we took care of her ahead of time, this was the guests doing, don't stone me) and actually made an effort to come tell me that she appreciated the generosity, which informed me that it's a rare occurrence at our venue to have an open bar... kind of a bummer.

This happened at our wedding too! Everyone commented on how great the bartenders were - very friendly, remembered people's names and drink orders, and they would actively seek me and H out to make sure we had what we needed for drinks. And some people were definitely expecting to pay for drinks, and insisted on tipping them more than we already had. My thought is, as long as there isn't a tip jar out, you are in the clear. You can't really demand that guests don't tip though. I took it as a sign that a) my guests are just accustomed to tipping bartenders, and b) the service was exceptional.

lovesclimbing

We had a couple people say it was one of their favorite ceremonies they've seen. We had an amazing pastor, and we miss him and our church terribly even after over a year of not living there anymore.

JaniV123

We got compliments on the food, which was to die for, on how much fun it was, the dance floor was PACKED the whole night, and how everything was very simple yet elegant. I also got lots of compliments on my dress AND my converse.

jenna8984

cgss11 said:

We got a lot of compliments on how intimate it was (around 35 people). That made me feel good because those people knew that they were special to us.

Ditto. 22 people. My grandparents kept saying how happy they were that it was quiet (no DJ) and they could just talk with family and enjoy. And when the cake came out everyone saying "No thank you, I am too stuffed from the awesome food". I'm not kidding, not one person had cake lol.

Jells2dot0

I got the "wow, that is so you. I'm surprised/not surprised" comment. People were surprised that we eloped but not at all surprised that we married on a super tiny exotic private island far away from home and civilization.

MissKittyDanger

"The food was amazing!" "Your location was gorgeous." "It was the perfect amount of low-key and intimate with a decent amount of people." {we ended up with 80 people}
"Your dress is not my style, but I couldn't imagine you in anything else." - said from H's highly religious grandmother, and my dress being short.
"Very short and sweet!" - less than 13mins from walking in to walking out  Which was my goal, because my parent's wedding was 13mins lol

MegEn1

From my grandmother:

"I've never heard tell of a blue wedding cake!"

She was totally blown away by a blue wedding cake. 

l9i

I've gotten several things, and still continue to get compliments as others have weddings.  The biggest thing we got was how well hosted and fun it was.  Just the other night I was asking my mom about a family friend that was getting married, just curious to when it was.  She said she was told she was B listed because they choose a small venue.  She was thankful we took into account all these things.  Also, a friend recently got married and my MOH and myself were in it.  The whole time she was so thankful for how well hosted the whole day was for her being in the wedding because this one was not hosted well at all.