thank god that's over.

laladypoet

I'm back from that wedding. worst wedding ever. anyways, what's been going on here? I tried to read FFF, but it turned into some kind of gibberish.

laurenclaire1386

Gibberish, mostly. You know, the usual. Boardwars and such. Details on the worst wedding in hisory? Or are you protecting the (not so) innocent?

Stackeye210

I hate sucky weddings.......it's like hours of your life you'll never get back! 

Absolutely nothing going on up in here. 

squirrly

Spill the deets on the wedding.  And, I read your red wine comment.  So THERE. 

laladypoet

here's some details:
it wasn't even the bride that was bad. she was very preoccupied because her dad (he's very elderly) was in the ICU and was unable to get out of the hospital. I felt terrible for her.
when I got to the rehearsal dinner, the groom's sister introduced herself to me and when I said who I was, she said "Oh, you're the bridesmaid who's never around." (I had also missed the bridesmaid luncheon that day). then, Heather's sister told me she was mad at me for missing the bachelorette party. whatever.
the rehearsal dinner wasn't too bad though. everyone treated me well. Heather gave me a "bridesmaid" t-shirt (it was a size medium, I knew it wouldn't fit) and a necklace for the wedding.
the next day, I was asked to meet everyone at the hair salon at noon. I was on time, they were all late. I was the only one without the t-shirt on and had to explain to people that it was too small. I felt judging.
it was completely stressful. we were so late because that is one family who expects everyone to wait for them and do whatever they want. the bride has eight (EIGHT) nieces and nephews, and a few of them rode in the limo with us all day. they were AWFUL. throwing stuff, jumping on people. their ages range from 13-8, so they're old enough to know better. we had to run a bunch of errands and every time we stopped somewhere, me and the other two bridesmaids were left in charge of the hellish children. I gave up when they rolled their eyes at me and mocked me for asking them to sit down.
heather's sister (the MOH) was incredibly INCREDIBLY rude to the limo driver. everyone blamed everyone else for being late. we were supposed to take pictures at 4, and didn't get to the venue till 6 (when the wedding was supposed to start), and the family was just annoyed that the makeup artist and photogs were a little put-out. we had to put on our makeup in the limo, which sucked.
it was an outdoor ceremony. it was 97 degrees outside. our dresses were long. everyone was dying. the pastor was long-winded.
the invitation said "formal dinner to follow, formal dress required." yeah. it was a buffet. I'd be pissed if I rented a tux for a buffet. and the food was awful.
AND NO ALCOHOL.
there were about 20 kids at the reception, running around, screaming, bumping into old people, and the cake caved in because of them (it was a huge castle cake and the kids bumping the table so much caused it to kinda cave in). no one disciplined them.
we were supposed to be gone by 11. no one cared. they made everyone stay till midnight. my mom and I were the ones who had to get the ball rolling for cleaning up.
also, Heather copied a ton of stuff from my wedding. whatever.
the groom kept making this huge production of tonguing the bride every 5 seconds. it was so fake. and gross.
I give that whole wedding the finger.

laurenclaire1386

Yeah that sounds like a fucking nightmare man. Booooo.

MattsPenguin

YUCK!!!  Is this a really good friend? I realize that she was preoccupied, but that sounds like a really bad experience for everyone involved.

banana468

And I'm guessing that it was a bad copying job to boot?

crfische

BUT DID YOUR MOM HAVE A GOOD TIME!?!?

laurenclaire1386

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_thank-god-thats-over?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:372684d8-b6eb-4024-9b76-9e39ba6451c5Post:b6889ede-d947-447d-8193-3633bb5f01a7">Re: thank god that's over.</a>:
[QUOTE]BUT DID YOUR MOM HAVE A GOOD TIME!?!?
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]
And are you bringing her to my wedding? BECAUSE SHE CAN'T COME TO THE GODDAMN REHEARSAL DINNER.

laladypoet

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_thank-god-thats-over?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:372684d8-b6eb-4024-9b76-9e39ba6451c5Post:b6889ede-d947-447d-8193-3633bb5f01a7">Re: thank god that's over.</a>:
[QUOTE]BUT DID YOUR MOM HAVE A GOOD TIME!?!?
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]
she said she wished your husband was there. and then she winked. I choose not to know what that meant.

and yeah, the copying was un-good.

laladypoet

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_thank-god-thats-over?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:372684d8-b6eb-4024-9b76-9e39ba6451c5Post:70549cdf-389b-4fc1-9ebd-3f3f6c150efb">Re: thank god that's over.</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: thank god that's over. : And are you bringing her to my wedding? BECAUSE SHE CAN'T COME TO THE GODDAMN REHEARSAL DINNER.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]
whatever, LC. my mom knows your mom and all. it'll be fine.

mkrupar

Yucko! I've read the background and am curious if you're going to let the friendship settle or retreat from said friend in any way. It sounds like it wasn't just the bride making the wedding day horrible, but I do remember her being terrible about the bach party. At least it's over and if you never have to speak to her again you don't have to.

laladypoet

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[QUOTE]YUCK!!!  Is this a really good friend? I realize that she was preoccupied, but that sounds like a really bad experience for everyone involved.
Posted by MattsPenguin[/QUOTE]
she's my oldest friend. but we're not very close anymore.

laladypoet

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_thank-god-thats-over?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:372684d8-b6eb-4024-9b76-9e39ba6451c5Post:d9b40f5f-2311-4814-82f6-bf1cdcc8e0d1">Re: thank god that's over.</a>:
[QUOTE]Yucko! I've read the background and am curious if you're going to let the friendship settle or retreat from said friend in any way. It sounds like it wasn't just the bride making the wedding day horrible, but I do remember her being terrible about the bach party. At least it's over and if you never have to speak to her again you don't have to.
Posted by mkrupar[/QUOTE]
I'll probably talk to her every now and then, but I won't make an effort to see her. after this whole thing, I'm cool with not seeing her or her fam for a couple years.

laurenclaire1386

Jesus, I just had the greatest idea ever. So, my bach party is in Houston. Wanna come? Or are you gonna biitch out because you have a stomachache? I'm being completely serious, we really are going to Houston for my bach party.

mkrupar

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: thank god that's over. : I'll probably talk to her every now and then, but I won't make an effort to see her. after this whole thing, I'm cool with not seeing her or her fam for a couple years.
Posted by laladypoet[/QUOTE]

Yeah, sounds like the perfect time to take a break from crazies.

maratea

Good lord. And here I thought SIL's wedding (also this weekend) was bad because we were 40 minutes late to get pictures started. Sounds like the friend sure had a lot on her plate, and the sister just sounds like a wench. 

Stackeye210

Wow.  And I'm sure the week before the wedding you could have said all that trainwreck was going to happen. 

So glad that's over! 

laladypoet

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[QUOTE]Jesus, I just had the greatest idea ever. So, my bach party is in Houston. Wanna come? Or are you gonna biitch out because you have a stomachache? I'm being completely serious, we really are going to Houston for my bach party.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]
I think the more important question is why you're going to Houston instead of NOLA??

laladypoet

and I'd probably biitch out. I'd love to meet you, but your friends would be all "who is this random weirdo from the internets? and why is she here??"

laurenclaire1386

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: thank god that's over. : ah, fair enough :) do you know where you're going in Houston?
Posted by laladypoet[/QUOTE]
Yup, we're staying at the Marriott in the Woodlands by the waterway thingy.

laladypoet

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[QUOTE]someone in that situation deserved to be called a see you next tuesday. I'm not quite sure who yet but right now it's a tie between the MOH and the bratty kids.
Posted by vallyhoo[/QUOTE]
seriously. the MOH is the bride's favorite sister. good things have always happened to this girl. she's beautiful, she's always been well-liked, she's a dancer, etc. I always thought she was funny, but turns out she's condescending.
the bratty kids demanded that we stop and get them a movie to watch in the limo. and because no one can say no to them, it happened. the limo had two small screens and one big screen to watch the movie on. well, the two small screens were working, but the limo guy was trying to figure out the big one. and the MOH goes, "Do they NOT show you how to do this before you take people out?  I mean, it's PART OF YOUR JOB." he didn't say anything, just kept trying to fix it. she kept saying things like that all day. about opening the door "wrong," about pulling up too far or not enough, etc. I wanted to punch her. I can't stand being around people who are rude to others for no reason. entitled biitch.

laladypoet

LC, I've never stayed there but I bet it's nice! the woodlands is a nice area. if you need any restaurant or bar recs, let me know. I'm sure your BM's are handling that, but I've got some friends in that area

laurenclaire1386

Will do. Thanks! The only thing on deck that I know of is an Irish pub close to the hotel.

csuperstar02

stranger butting in:

and go shopping at Charming Charlie! It's in Market Street. Awesome jewelry store (and clothes/shoes/gifts) organized by color. I liken it to Claire's but for adults.

laurenclaire1386

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[QUOTE]stranger butting in: and go shopping at Charming Charlie! It's in Market Street. Awesome jewelry store (and clothes/shoes/gifts) organized by color. I liken it to Claire's but for adults.
Posted by csuperstar02[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the rec! But more than likely, I'll be doing a lot more drinking than shopping :)

laladypoet

I LOVE CHARMING CHARLIES. we have one here in College Station, and I go there every couple weeks.

laladypoet

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: thank god that's over. : Thanks for the rec! But more than likely, I'll be doing a lot more drinking than shopping :)
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]
see? my kinda girl. are you guys going there just for the night, or for a weekend?

leah2b

Ugh, you had me at NO ALCOHOL.  Sounds like after dealing with those bratty kids you could have really used  a drink. 

laurenclaire1386

We're going for the weekend. Maroon 5 (yeah I like them a lot, whatever) is playing at the Woodlands on Friday night, and we're going to that. Then Saturday during the day, we're going to a Viking (not the type of cuisine, the brand of stove) cooking class. Then drinking Saturday night.