Community› Local Wedding Boards› Massachusetts-Boston
Massachusetts-Boston
New Discussion

I relly wish...

AlwaysABridesmaid...AlwaysABridesmaid... member
100 Comments
in Massachusetts-Boston
That people would stop talking about how sh*t faced they are going to get at my wedding. It isn't a frat party and it's not some redneck shot gun wedding. This is ridiculous. When did weddings stop being about the union of two people in front of their families and turn into a good excuse to get drunk and drive. I don't really drink and it doesn't bother me that people want to have a good time and have some drinks but I mean, people are talking about weddings where they passed out in the middle of the dance floor and had to be carried out my someones parents and they can't wait to do it again!!!!  UH! Am I being crazy here?
Report Reply to Post

Re: I relly wish...

  • SHAMRK34SHAMRK34
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I couldn't agree more! We have heard that since we got engaged! So annoying!
    I am not gonna lie, I am the first to throw back a few drinks and party on the dance floor but not to the point where you instead of the b&g become the center of attention! Both FI and I have witnessed this behavior by certain family members at past weddings / events..we have joked about having the bartender water down those people's cocktails :)
    Report Reply
  • richkatmrichkatm member
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I agree 100%. Im not a huge drinker but I dont understand why people do this. It happend to a few friends of ours who got married before us. Both weddings had open bar and people took advantage like you would not believe. Fights etc. It's insane and I think it's disrespectful to the B&G. We had a cash bar simply for budget reasons but I'm glad we did. Not that cashbar vs. open bar makes a difference. But IMO people aren't necessarily going to drink themselves into ablivion when they're paying.

    Good luck and just enjoy your day, they'll be the ones looking like idots.
    Report Reply
  • EKobrenskiEKobrenski
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    At most weddings I've been at, they're pretty strict (more so than a bar or whatever) with cutting people off.  You could mention that it's a concern of yours so that if someone is totally wasted, at least they don't get served more.  I like to drink, but I always hold back just a little at weddings, esp since family is there.  Just enough so I think I'm a good dancer.
    Report Reply
  • MeaghanandMichaelMeaghanandMichael
    5000 Comments Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    It may sounds odd, but in some ways this is people trying to tell you they are really looking forward to the wedding and think they are going to have fun. Are there going to be people super drunk? Yes. But, at the end of the day you probably won't notice too much. At my wedding my brother's college roommate passed out in the bathroom and two of Mike's friends ended up sleeping in the lobby of the inn. Nice huh? I can honestly say, apart from a momentary twinge of anger I let it go and we had an amazing day. It kind of is a funny story months later too...

    But yeah, talk to the bartenders. They are trained to know when to cut people off.
    image
    RAWR!

    Report Reply
  • MeaghanandMichaelMeaghanandMichael
    5000 Comments Combo Breaker
    edited December 2011
    ps- richkat,  at the one open bar I was at people snuck in nips and we were most wasted I have ever seen even from paying cash... you never know. If people want to get wasted they will. Some asssholes got even more wasted because they were mad at the cash bar, jerks.

    and ekobs I seriously died laughing when I just re read your post. I am ALWAYS a great dancer after three glasses of wine :)
    image
    RAWR!

    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards