should have lurked on the knot

aRachel21

Just thought I'd share.... I got a wedding invite from my friend this weekend.
-invites were sent out 4 months in advance
-only my name was on the envelope, not my fiances (even though he's apparently invited)
-registry info was included with invite
-the best part is, bride and groom are already married... this is for a PPD!

She probably should have lurked on the knot!

Amyzen83

Ok, I've been reading these a lot, what does PPD mean?

peekaboo2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_should-have-lurked-on-the-knot?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e3e2d9c6-9880-497b-8eb4-f36b830d12f1Post:dd0d580a-0d5b-4d39-842c-0e24620abe07">Re: should have lurked on the knot</a>:
[QUOTE]Ok, I've been reading these a lot, what does PPD mean?
Posted by Amyzen83[/QUOTE]

<div>Pretty Princess Day</div>

mlg78

In Response to Re:should have lurked on the knot:[QUOTE]Ok, I've been reading these a lot, what does PPD mean? Posted by Amyzen83[/QUOTE]

A pretty princess day is when someone wants a big do over because for whatever reason they didn't have the wedding they wanted the first time around.

AdeleDazeem

I'm really losing my patience with fake weddings.  I've been invited to two in the past year... both not in the US.  So, I have to travel with my passport to watch you fake get married again?  No.  NO.  And the majority of guests didn't know about the fakeness at the ceremony.  Double NO.

Amyzen83

Gotcha! I have seen couples do PPD because of unplanned pregnancies and had to do shotgun weddings, but why not just stick with a small pretty quicky wedding? A wedding is a wedding either way!

zingy1

My take on the Pretty Princess Day?  We are living in a world that teaches us that a legitimate wedding costs $30,000, or it doesn't count as "real."  That's a pretty big standard to live up to, and a lot of pressure to surmount.  It's not right, but that's the way it is.

Not that I was around to know, but I'm just guessing that in 1981 when my folks got married, there was no such thing as a bridal show at a convention center, for example.

AdeleDazeem

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_should-have-lurked-on-the-knot?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e3e2d9c6-9880-497b-8eb4-f36b830d12f1Post:c76fa57c-ea50-4203-ba39-78cee7eb6c3b">Re: should have lurked on the knot</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: should have lurked on the knot : I think we live in a world where if we don't have the whole shebang, it's not considered "real".
Posted by Sylvia Weis[/QUOTE]

I think you're giving way too many people a cop out.  I don't think it's about not having the big shabang therefore it's not real, I think it's more about trying to be a celebrity or the center of attention.  I feel that people think that they deserve praise and everyone fawning all over them no matter they've done.  It's wretched.

Look at the rise of pregnancy announcement, gender reveals, maternity photography, etc...  everyone wants to be the star of their own reality show. 

Amyzen83

Geez! As if FB isn't enough of an outlet to get out the narcissism! Hahaha! I believe there is a part of all of us that want to have "our day" to be the star, and your wedding day should be one of the most important days of your life, so the bride and groom are the stars, but it's taken to a whoooooooooooooole other level. The point of a wedding is for a couple to make a commitment to one another, and the reception is supposed to be a way for all of your close friends and family to join in the celebration.
 
It makes me soooooo angry when I am expected to shell out 30,000+ because these princessy brizezillas have aided in jacked up wedding stuff prices. I'd much rather buy a new car with that money, or put that extra money towards life. My fiance and I want to have a nice ceremony and reception, but with some creativity and brainstorming, we are finding all these solutions to cut on wedding costs, and still have the nice wedding/reception that we want. As a result of some of these changes, we are actually able to invite More people than before, which to me seems the right thing to do. I'd much rather have more inexpensive food and allow more people, than spent most of my budget on what's only going to add to my stomach and thighs.Lol! That's another thing too! Why are chicken dinners in these "Wedding meals" starting at $50 per person? When I can eat the same dang thing at at restaraunt for like half of that cost max?

Wife Kitty

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_should-have-lurked-on-the-knot?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:e3e2d9c6-9880-497b-8eb4-f36b830d12f1Post:c30a2f92-6178-4249-a798-554956f5493e">Re: should have lurked on the knot</a>:
[QUOTE]My take on the Pretty Princess Day?  We are living in a world that teaches us that a legitimate wedding costs $30,000, or it doesn't count as "real."  That's a pretty big standard to live up to, and a lot of pressure to surmount.  It's not right, but that's the way it is. Not that I was around to know, but <strong>I'm just guessing that in 1981 when my folks got married, there was no such thing as a bridal show at a convention center, for example.</strong>
Posted by zingy1[/QUOTE]

LOL. This. Also, when my parents were married in 1981, Mom didn't shell out big bucks for a designer gown. She wore a cute pink silk suit, a pair of those fabulous big '80s eyeglasses, and had flowers in her hair... and me, technically in the pictures with her and Dad! Their wedding was in November just before Thanksgiving (or possibly even over the Thanksgiving weekend), and I arrived in January. Tee hee.

And as far as chicken dinner prices go at weddings... well, I guess it's a good thing we're doing a buffet.

Amyzen83

Nice! 

We decided to have a good ol' American BBQ! Those are always yummy! We can get a good deal on good quality meat, and I talked with the head of my church's cooking ministry, Manna, and he said he'd put together some ideas for me as far as sides go and he said he could get the team to bbq for us! Super excited! I heard a whole tri-tip is like around 25 bucks but can feed about 5 peeps.