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Imma be a PW tonight.

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I was watching Four Weddings Canada and a friend of the bride and groom proposed to his girlfriend at their reception. Not just at his table, but I'm talking got the mic from the DJ and proposed right in front of the head table just after dinner. 

Personally, I think this is a little tacky. I 100% believe in the "my wedding is just one day and other people shouldn't plan their lives around it" but come on, that's not really the time or place IMO.

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  • monkeysipmonkeysip member
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    If I were the girl receiving the proposal, I would feel kind of embarassed for my FI to have proposed in that situation.

    It's not a HUGE deal, but I agree it is a little tacky.

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  • achiduckachiduck member
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    Duds- I said the same thing to FI that I would have been horribly embarrassed if FI had done that (which he wouldn't have since he hates being the centre of attention). 

    The bride did a pretty good job of keeping her facial reaction in check but the other brides on the show kept questioning her about how she felt about it.
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  • tuarceathatuarceatha member
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    I agree it is tacky. Maybe sans mic woulda been a bit less tacky.
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  • mbodymbody
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    Yeah, that's inappropriate at a friend's wedding! If I was the bride I wouldn't be pissed but I'd be like reaallly reaallly reaalllllly?! 
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  • HilraythebrideHilraythebride member
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    Very tacky!!!  It is supposed to be something special between the two of you.  I can understand a special holiday meal while your whole family is together but not doing that during someone else's special day! AWKWARD!
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  • J&K10910J&K10910 member
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    My thoughts?  That it was probably staged for dramatic effect.

    But I know it happens from time to time for real....so yeah.  Not ok.

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  • Beachy730Beachy730 member
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    Eh, personally I don't think I would have cared if it happened at our wedding.  We actually tried telling one of my friends he should propose to his GF (now FI) in the photo booth at our wedding.  He didn't though.

    If H had done it I would I have been upset since I know many brides get pissed by it though.
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  • StarquegStarqueg
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    Meh.  This wouldn't bother me at all, especially if they're family.  It's not like that 1 minute proposal will take over the entire day.  I'm hoping to get my entire guest list to sing Happy Birthday to my MOH, since our wedding is on her birthday.  She'll have a cake there too, although she won't know about it in advance.
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  • LoopysevenLoopyseven member
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    Yeah - someone else's wedding is not the time or place for proposing to one's GF.
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  • Bec20Bec20 member
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    I saw that too and had similiar thoughts.  Everybody always says you only get one day and your wedding reception definitely falls into that one day.
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  • CFM102012CFM102012 member
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    If someone were to ask me if itd be okay then I'd probably get into it and find a way to rig the bouquet and garter toss.  With now warning though I'd probably be upset.
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  • sweetcanadian1979sweetcanadian1979
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    The way he did it was tacky. If it was done in a photobooth or later on in the night after the couple has cut the cake/gave speeches/did the tosses or any other tradition that would be one thing but right after supper? Not cool.
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  • tenofcups4metenofcups4me member
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    The (now ex-) husband of one of my good friends proposed to her that way -- at someone else's wedding, mic in hand, center stage. Apparently he had asked the couple ahead of time and they were all for it. I don't know if my friend put on a brave face when she told me or if she really did think it was a great idea. but she did sound all excited when she called to tell me.

    I do know that I had the hardest time responding appropriately excited. It was done, so there was no good in responding with a WTF?! but that was definitely my inner response when she told me about it.
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  • JoelandLeannJoelandLeann
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    What's PW? I am still learning!

    I am not going to lie, I'd be kind of pissed if someone did this at my wedding by going up on stage and using the mic. I don't know if it would bother me too much if it were done more privately. 
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  • achiduckachiduck member
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    JoelandLeann- PW is post whore.
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  • sonya+adamsonya+adam member
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    That is so inappropriate! If that happened at my wedding I probably would be vocal about it, except to my FI, but in my head I'd be thinking, "Hey! Get your own moment! Please don't make our moment yours."

    Idk. That's just tacky.
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