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WPBP of the day
Have you ever been to a wedding where there was an animal in the ceremony? If so, what did you think?
What is the first thing you complain about to others when you went to a bad wedding?
Have you ever been demoted as a bridesmaid? If so, what was the zilla's reason?
Have you ever caught the bouquet?
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Re: WPBP of the day
What is the first thing you complain about to others when you went to a bad wedding? Either the food, the music, or the dress.
Have you ever been demoted as a bridesmaid? If so, what was the zilla's reason? No I've never been demoted.
Have you ever caught the bouquet? When I was 10.
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[QUOTE] No but I have been to 2 where there were goldfish as centerpieces. I thought it was gross and I even saw a few guys get drunk and swallow a few, nasty.
Posted by mgietler76[/QUOTE]
<div>Sick! I knew that goldfish on the table was a bad idea!</div>
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What is the first thing you complain about to others when you went to a bad wedding? Food. Time gaps - when you have to wait two hours for the B&G to get to the reception and you're starving and the appeteasers are all gone.
Have you ever been demoted as a bridesmaid? If so, what was the zilla's reason? I've never even been a BM, but I have a feeling I will be a PITA if I ever am one. 'What the heck is this orange satin number you want me to spend $300 on? I don't think so.'
Have you ever caught the bouquet? When I was eight.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : Sick! I knew that goldfish on the table was a bad idea!
Posted by stina93446[/QUOTE]
Yeah, there is nothing cute/adorable or whatever about fish at a wedding. The BM's had to run around to the tables to grab the fish and let them go in a nearby pond.
What is the first thing you complain about to others when you went to a bad wedding? I guess whatever was wrong with it. You saw the few but valid complaints I had from my cousin's wedding, but I'm not a huge complainer anyway...
Have you ever been demoted as a bridesmaid? If so, what was the zilla's reason? Nope
Have you ever caught the bouquet? The only weddings I've been to I've been married, so I wasn't in the "single ladies" pool to catch it.
Have never seen it in a wedding. But when I worked at Commerce, customers were allowed to bring their dogs inside the bank ... and it always annoyed me. On more than one occassion, they'd pee (Or worse) on the floor. And then there were people who's dogs tried to bite people ... and then just laugh about it saying "Oh, she's really a sweetheart, she just hates strangers"-ok, crazy person, then don't bring your dog around strangers! Whenever anybody asks about including their dog in the WP, all I think about is everything the dogs did at the bank.
What is the first thing you complain about to others when you went to a bad wedding?
I usually will let a lot of things slide as far as "Well, that's just their taste" ... but the 2 main things are very basic greivances. 1) Bad food. I don't care what kind of food you serve-so you can give me finger foods, have a buffet, only serve cake and punch and I won't judge ... but it better be good: hot foods need to be hot, cold foods need to be cold, meat shouldn't be fatty and cake shouldn't be dry. 2) If I'm opening my wallet for any reason other than the bartender wanting to see some ID, I've got an issue. I never carry cash on me anyway, so if I'm even being charged for soft drinks and water (Which I've never experienced, but I've heard of), I'm going to be pissed ... and leaving early.
Have you ever been demoted as a bridesmaid? If so, what was the zilla's reason?
I was never demoted. But I was in a WP where another BM was kicked out and replaced. Booted girl was kicked out because she told the bride she only had enough money for 1 round trip (Airfare, hotel accomodations, rental car, etc) between NJ and FL ... so she couldn't come dress shopping and attend the wedding. It was a dress that could have been ordered at a shop in FL or online, but bride insisted everybody be in the same store and order dresses at the same time, so she kicked her out. The bride even told the replacement "I asked you because Jane couldn't fly in from Florida to order dresses with everybody else". This is the bride that pretty much nobody stayed friends with post-wedding.
Have you ever caught the bouquet?
Nope ... I've only participated in the toss once (And that was at BSC bride's wedding-where she made me, because "being engaged doesn't count") ... and I barely participated. I stood in the back while 2 girls literally beat the crap out of each other for it.
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Love the questions today, Stina!
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[QUOTE] I've never even been a BM, but I have a feeling I will be a PITA if I ever am one. 'What the heck is this orange satin number you want me to spend $300 on? Posted by marissa_claire[/QUOTE]
I'm guessing I've told my own horror story too many times, lol.
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[QUOTE] Have you ever caught the bouquet? Nope ... I've only participated in the toss once (And that was at BSC bride's wedding-where she made me, because "being engaged doesn't count") ... and I barely participated. I stood in the back while 2 girls literally beat the crap out of each other for it.
Posted by megk8oz[/QUOTE]
<div>It's truly amazing what people will physically fight over...did they think that getting the bouquet would automatically get them a husband? If they were like that, I'd feel sorry for the guys...</div>
[QUOTE]Have you ever been to a wedding where there was an animal in the ceremony? If so, what did you think? Have never seen it in a wedding. But when I worked at Commerce, customers were allowed to bring their dogs inside the bank ... and it always annoyed me. On more than one occassion, they'd pee (Or worse) on the floor. And then there were people who's dogs tried to bite people ... and then just laugh about it saying "Oh, she's really a sweetheart, she just hates strangers"-ok, crazy person, then don't bring your dog around strangers! Whenever anybody asks about including their dog in the WP, all I think about is everything the dogs did at the bank. Posted by megk8oz[/QUOTE]
MEG! I worked at Commerce too and had the same issues. Did you ever do a grand opening where Mrs. Hill brought HER yappy little dog and let it go on everything? UGH! After I worked there I worked for a company that built them for a while, and you would sit on conference calls with her and hear that yapper through the whole thing. Gross. And I love dogs.
EDIT: Spelling.
DOUBLE EDIT: I actually have a picture of someone with a giant cockatoo parrot thing (sorry, I definitely don't know birds) sitting on their shoulder while they are in the teller line doing a transaction. It was awkward. I don't know why people think it is appropriate to take their pets EVERYWHERE.
I've also had to wait 4 hours between ceremony and reception so that pictures could be taken (groom fired the photographer in the middle of the reception because he kept getting in the guests way or telling them to get out of his shot)
I also went to one that had to have cost $100,000 and looked like it was straight out of a bridal magazine. Everything was textbook and so pretentious is was bad. I don't think any of the guests enjoyed themselves because it was like we were extras on a schedule for a pretty princess day.
Nope. Cousin has picture of me and another cousin standing there with our arms crossed as the bouquet went right over our heads and a third cousin airborne and headed straight for a ficus so that she could catch it.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : It's truly amazing what people will physically fight over...did they think that getting the bouquet would automatically get them a husband? If they were like that, I'd feel sorry for the guys...
Posted by jaimed99[/QUOTE]
<div>What's even funnier is that my mother has sworn up and down that getting the bouquet doesn't mean that you will be the next to get married, but that the next time you're in a big group, all eyes will be on you. We have seriously had arguments about this one. Who the hell cares if it doesn't really mean that you'll be getting married, mom.....that's what 99% of people out there believe now.</div>
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : MEG! I worked at Commerce too and had the same issues. Did you ever do a grand opening where Mrs. Hill brought HER yappy little dog and let it go on everything? UGH! After I worked there I worked for a company that built them for a while, and you would sit on conference calls with her and hear that yapper through the whole thing. Gross. And I love dogs. EDIT: Spelling. DOUBLE EDIT: I actually have a picture of someone with a giant cockatoo parrot thing (sorry, I definitely don't know birds) sitting on their shoulder while they are in the teller line doing a transaction. It was awkward. I don't know why people think it is appropriate to take their pets EVERYWHERE.
Posted by bdulli13[/QUOTE]
<div>Oh you guys are gonna hate me.....NO, I don't bring Trixie into Commerce. I don't use commerce at all. But I do bring her into stores. Only ones that allow dogs though. Everyone always wants to pet her. It's so strange because I've always learned that you ask to pet a dog before you actually do it....people don't seem to do that with her. They can't resist.</div><div>
</div><div>We went into a bodega recently and this little old lady freaked out when she saw Trixie, telling me that she was afraid of dogs. We moved to the back of the store so she could finish her shopping, but as soon as she left, the entire staff was like "This little dog scared her?! WTF?"</div>
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : What's even funnier is that my mother has sworn up and down that getting the bouquet doesn't mean that you will be the next to get married, but that the next time you're in a big group, all eyes will be on you. We have seriously had arguments about this one. Who the hell cares if it doesn't really mean that you'll be getting married, mom.....that's what 99% of people out there believe now.
Posted by stina93446[/QUOTE]
That's funny! I have never heard that before! Is it a cultural thing, or is that what it traditionally meant?
PS-- I love your doggie blog. Trixie is so cute.
[QUOTE]Cousin has picture of me and another cousin standing there with our arms crossed as the bouquet went right over our heads and a third cousin airborne and headed straight for a ficus so that she could catch it.
Posted by tldh[/QUOTE]
Now that's a picture I would like to see!
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : That's funny! I have never heard that before! Is it a cultural thing, or is that what it traditionally meant? PS-- I love your doggie blog. Trixie is so cute.
Posted by bdulli13[/QUOTE]
<div>I have no idea where my mom heard it but it's ridiculous. Who else knows that tradition?! No one.</div><div>
</div><div>What's the craziest thing about it is that my mom seriously turns red like she's not being heard when she tells me. Oh mom, I hear you.....I'm still not doing a bouquet toss. I think she was a little disappointed that we didn't have one....</div>
Sunbonnet or cone of shame? You be the judge! Trixie's Blog
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : MEG! I worked at Commerce too and had the same issues. Did you ever do a grand opening where Mrs. Hill brought HER yappy little dog and let it go on everything? UGH! After I worked there I worked for a company that built them for a while, and you would sit on conference calls with her and hear that yapper through the whole thing. Gross. And I love dogs. EDIT: Spelling.
Posted by bdulli13[/QUOTE]
I never did an opening, but I've heard so many stories about Mrs. Hill's awful dog. You'd think for people that owned a bank and Burger King, they could have afforded some obedience school for it!
I knew a girl that worked in another branch that had a dog allergy. Several times she tried to protest the policy to management, even brought in doctor's notes saying she shouldn't be around dogs. But they always said "It's not our personal policy, it's the company's policy. And until they change it, you're beat". She eventually quit.
I love dogs, I grew up with [house broken] dogs having free run of the house. I'm clearly not a "dog hater", nor am I afraid of them. But, especially the ones that would try to bite people (And not be reprimanded by their owners) always made me uncomfortable. One customer had a toy poodle that hated strangers, she was more than aware of it ... yet she always put the damn dog <strong>on the counter </strong>when she did transactions and nobody was allowed to tell her she couldn't. Hello? There is now nothing standing between me and your skittish dog that apparently bites anybody that it doesn't live with! I actually started to go to the bathroom whenever I saw her come in.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : I never did an opening, but I've heard so many stories about Mrs. Hill's awful dog. You'd think for people that owned a bank and Burger King, they could have afforded some obedience school for it! I knew a girl that worked in another branch that had a dog allergy. Several times she tried to protest the policy to management, even brought in doctor's notes saying she shouldn't be around dogs. But they always said "It's not our personal policy, it's the company's policy. And until they change it, you're beat". She eventually quit. I love dogs, I grew up with [house broken] dogs having free run of the house. I'm clearly not a "dog hater", nor am I afraid of them. But, especially the ones that would try to bite people (And not be reprimanded by their owners) always made me uncomfortable. <strong>One customer had a toy poodle that hated strangers, she was more than aware of it ... yet she always put the damn dog on the counter when she did transactions and nobody was allowed to tell her she couldn't.</strong> Hello? There is now nothing standing between me and your skittish dog that apparently bites anybody that it doesn't live with! I actually started to go to the bathroom whenever I saw her come in.
Posted by megk8oz[/QUOTE]
<div>That's just wrong! I would never put a live animal on a bank teller's counter, let alone any other counter other than my kitchen when I'm grooming her.</div>
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[QUOTE] Another wedding used fish as their centerpieces. Wasn't thrilled looking at water with goldfish poop and one table actually had a dead fish!!!
Posted by NMK1208[/QUOTE]
<div>I've never heard a good story about weddings and fish in the centerpieces. I've also heard about putting betas in the same bowl. Not very romantic.</div>
Sunbonnet or cone of shame? You be the judge! Trixie's Blog
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My Married Bio updated March 4
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : It's truly amazing what people will physically fight over...did they think that getting the bouquet would automatically get them a husband? If they were like that, I'd feel sorry for the guys...
Posted by jaimed99[/QUOTE]
Ok, do you want to hear the really bizarre part of that story? Of course you do: The girl that eventually "won" was a lesbian ... who was there with her girlfriend.
Girlfriend did not participate in the garter toss (I don't really know why she would have), so a guy "won" and had to put the garter on her.
Girl who caught the bouquet after it's all over, drags the girlfriend out to the parking lot and proceeds to scream at her for 20 minutes because she (girlfriend) "let a man touch her"(bouquet catcher). Like she <strong>wanted</strong> the girlfriend to get jealous and make an ass out of herself.
This is another one of those times that I <strong>really</strong> wish I was making this all up.
If you fire a WP member, you're against America.
"Meg cracks me up on the regular. Now she gets to do it in two different forums. Yay!!" ~mkrupar
We went to a wedding at the end of October at a winery, and the reception was in a tent. It did get up to like 65 that day, but cooled off very quickly when the sun went down. The bride refused to let the venue turn on the heat for some reason, so it was absolutely freezing in there. She was confused why everyone left the reception early. Um, because it's freezing in here.
I understand that everyone has different tastes in music, but one wedding I went to recently, they only played like hard core rap songs. Really, I can't dance to that. The dance floor was empty almost the whole night except for the bride, groom, and some of their friends.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: WPBP of the day : I never did an opening, but I've heard so many stories about Mrs. Hill's awful dog. You'd think for people that owned a bank and Burger King, they could have afforded some obedience school for it! I knew a girl that worked in another branch that had a dog allergy. Several times she tried to protest the policy to management, even brought in doctor's notes saying she shouldn't be around dogs. But they always said "It's not our personal policy, it's the company's policy. And until they change it, you're beat". She eventually quit. I love dogs, I grew up with [house broken] dogs having free run of the house. I'm clearly not a "dog hater", nor am I afraid of them. But, especially the ones that would try to bite people (And not be reprimanded by their owners) always made me uncomfortable. One customer had a toy poodle that hated strangers, she was more than aware of it ... yet she always put the damn dog on the counter when she did transactions and nobody was allowed to tell her she couldn't. Hello? There is now nothing standing between me and your skittish dog that apparently bites anybody that it doesn't live with! I actually started to go to the bathroom whenever I saw her come in.
Posted by megk8oz[/QUOTE]
She was an awful person to work with and for. She had her own entity that did all the interior design and architecture standards for the banks (part of how they got into trouble), and she was an absolute nightmare. No one was sad to see her go. She would walk around the openings just pointing at things with her little dog either being carried or walking next to her piddling on things, not ever actually saying anything, just pointing at things she didn't like. The openings were SO stressful.
People are out of line with their pets sometimes. It's really true. But people can be so self centered, none of it surprises me anymore.