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Re: Wedding peeves

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : What's even worse is when either one of them has an SO. I went to a wedding where the guy that caught the garter had a girlfriend. The poor girl had to sit there and watch her boyfriend slide the garter onto another girl's leg. So akward!
    Posted by SJM7538[/QUOTE]

    That happened to my brother and his wife! (Was a FI at the time which is why he was up there). But she was upset at the bride/groom that they did that because it was so awkward and inappropriate.
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  • Mine is when people assume I am very stressed out, or that I am going to have some kind of Bridezilla moment because "everyone does"

    Our engagement has been the happiest time in our relationship, and we are almost at the tail end of an 18 month engagement. We very rarely got stressed, because we have a lot of time, and are confident in our decisions. The only thing that makes me stressed, actually, is people waiting for me to blow up for no reason!!

    I actually had a random family member say to my sister "So are you nervous to be NYC's MOH?" in a really gossip-mongering way. My sister ignored her, but it really bugs me. I am trying so hard to be chill, and let this thing go so smoothly without offending anyone or acting entitled to anything. My worst fear is someone feeling like I was at all ungracious. I dont want people assuming that since I am a bride I will just flip out sooner or later!

    Smaller things that bug me:
    -parents wanting obscure cultural music played at the wedding like it is crucial, when in reality I know they won't even notice if it's missing

    - people not trusting my decisions for no real reason. Like, yes, I am sure the DJ that I thoroughly researched and chose will show up and play appropriate music and not fail horribly, thank you very much

    - People saying it will "be here sooner than you know it." No particular reason why, but everyone says that and it is starting to get old
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    edited February 2013
    Mine have gotten to be:

    People who confuse weddings with memorial services
    People who confuse weddings with charity fundraisers and "awareness-raising" events
    People who try to "include" children who are too young for anything more than photos in their ceremonies
    Cash bars
    The idea that you *have* to register for gifts if you don't feel like registering
    The idea that not registering for gifts means you want cash as a gift (not necessarily true)
    The idea that registering for gifts is *required* to have a shower (not true)
    Trying too hard to be "cute"
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    [QUOTE]I hate tuxedos in the daytime. The word "unique" should never be applied to a wedding.
    Posted by CMGr[/QUOTE]

    Interesting. Can I ask why on both of these? Probably some etiquette thing I'm just not familiar with...

    (note - nothing personal. I'm going for classic in my wedding and FI refused a tux :D).
  • lovesclimbinglovesclimbing member
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    edited February 2013
    Wow, I've never heard of putting the garter on a random girl. At my wedding, we did the garter toss but DH took it off with his HANDS no teeth, i think that's inappropriate. My little bro caught it and I have no idea what he did with it but he certainly didn't put it on another girl. That's just weird. I would run screaming! My cousin's new wife yanked me up for the bouquet toss. I said no because I was engaged but she said I had to so I went along with it because I didn't want to make a scene. But I just stood there and let the other girls dive for it two literally did and no, there was no alcohol involved.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : I may have you beat. I was at one where the girl who caught the bouquet was like 14. And her dad was standing there staring as the 40 year old man who caught the garter was basically groping his daughters leg. REALLY bizarre.
    Posted by vonclancy[/QUOTE]

    I have a similar story.  At my brother's wedding 20+ years ago, my 20 something year old sister caught the bouquet and my 10 year old cousin caught the garter.  That was very awkward.

     

  • In Response to Re:Wedding peeves:[QUOTE]Not sending thank you notes. I can't believe that wasn't near the top. I don't buy people presents just to get thank you notes or anything, but I do spend a lot of time selecting good, thoughtful gifts and it's hurtful that they are not appreciated. It baffles me that I have attended 5 baby showers, two bridal showers and a wedding in the past year, and the only thank you note I've gotten has been from H's school for judging a poetry competition. Posted by bunni727[/QUOTE]

    I actually half the time could care less about thank you notes I think the only time I did was this past wedding I was I. Where the bride was a total biiiiiiitch and her bridesmaids treated me like crap. I better get a thank you note for my gift after all of that lol. But see baby showers are DEF one I would let slide becauae there's usually newborn taking up every waking moment of their time.
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    [QUOTE]Family members who made no financial contributions trying to force things like a rehearsal dinner and day-after brunch down our throats. Our wedding is supposed to last 3 days???? We aren't even having a rehearsal so why do we need a dinner? Also, really any criticisms or unsolicited advice about our wedding from noncontributing parties.
    Posted by AndreaJulia[/QUOTE]

    Why should anyone "contribute" money to your party?  Just let that stuff roll off your back!
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : 1.  Tuxedos are men's semi-formal evening wear.  That means after 6:00 PM.  Tuxedos were not considered formal enough for a wedding until the 1960s.  They are not "wedding costumes". 2.  If it is appropriate, someone else will have thought of it and done it already.  "Unique" means that nobody has ever done it before.  There is no such thing as "very unique" or "rather unique".  Something is either unique, or it isn't.  Unique does NOT mean unusual.
    Posted by CMGr[/QUOTE]

    I really did not know that about tuxes. Interesting.

    And I hate when people use "very unique" or "rather unique" as well. I just didn't know why it bugged you in relations to weddings. However, that does make sense. It's all been done by now.
  • annhlotrannhlotr member
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    edited February 2013
    I don't usually post, but after listening to most of my friends vent for the last few weeks, I have some definite pet peeves about bridesmaid attire. The bride wants dresses that are waaaaay out of my friends' budgets, won't accept any other dress, and is now hysterical because none of them have ordered the dress. I'm glad I missed this one... Which is part of my pet peeve. Bride wanted me to be part of her wedding party, but wanted matching shoes more, and due to mobility issues I can't wear heels under any circumstances. So I'm a guest instead. I was pretty hurt and angry, but now I really am glad I missed this. And along with matching shoes, matching dresses. My wedding party had three people who ranged from a size 0 to a size 24 I wasn't even going to try to find "a" dress. I picked a color, they picked a dress. Size 0 and size 24 actully picked the same dress, and it looked gorgeous on both of them, and the third picked a different dress. And it was fine. I sorta specified shoes I said silver, which all of them already owned. And the unmatched shoes were fine, too. The other is not enough seating for guests. I can barely walk, and I can't stand for very long. I went to a wedding reception without enough seats just enough for the elderly guests. DH and I left. I would have tried to tough it out, but he said a wedding reception wasn't worth the week of hell I would have afterwards. I decided I agreed, so we left. Bride and groom were taking photos, so we were actually gone before they showed up. Bride called me a week later saying how hurt she was that we left... I don't think she meant badly, but "her special day" wasn't worth the cost of standing for several hours. ETA: I put in paragraphs, but my phone deleted them. Sorry for the huge mass of text.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : This comment makes me suspect that you don't have anyone in your life who is adamant that your wedding be a week long affair without offering to help at all. It is really annoying. 
    Posted by HoorayForSoup[/QUOTE]

    Or someone who insists that fruit cannot be on a tray, you need a fruit sculpture. You can't wear blue shoes, brides wear white shoes. You can't have a tea-length dress, it isnt glamorous enough. You can't serve hamburgers and hot-dogs at your rehearsal, you need to have it catered from this restaurant that I love.

    Comments like these get old fast.
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  • In Response to Re:Wedding peeves:
    [QUOTE Bride called me a week later saying how hurt she was that we left... I don't think she meant badly, but "her special day" wasn't worth the cost of standing for several hours.

    Oh man, I hope you told her you were hurt she didn't have seats for anyone and what else did she expect? How rude of her!

    Posted by annhlotr[/QUOTE]
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  • In Response to Re: Wedding peeves:
    [  Antibride, you say if they don't like a frame they get a vase from Tiffany's instead.  What if they don't like things from Tiffany's?  What if they don't want home decor at all or want the very specific home decor that is on their registry?  I just don't get why you're so anti registry and particularly why you're trying to backtrack and make it a nice thing now when your post flat out said you went out of your way to get them something "off registry and unreturnable" if a couple has a registry.
    Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

    No, I said I would get them some decor item that they do like....I used the vase as an example.  Like I said, all the weddings I have gone to, I know the couple very well.  I am not trying to back track.  I am so anti-registry because my personal thought is if this couple was so thoughtful to invite me to their special event, I want to give them something that is extremely thoughtful in return.  Like I said, I knew the couples well.  Would I do this for a work colleague whom I do not interact with on a personal level reguarly?  No. But for close friends, yes I do go out of my way.  If any of my circle of friends ever complain, I will take that into consideration for the next event. 

    And the reason I get something unreturnable, I have encountered many people that have registered for gifts, and returned each and every one to get the money.  Another reason why I am anti-registry.

    Everyone has their own opinion about registries.  Personally, I don't like them.  I do know I am against the grain on this.  I find them impersonal.  I am not asking anyone to agree with me.  I expressed my opinion. 
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : OMG I have never heard of this before & I hope I never encounter this. Are the guest aware of this before hand? I would refuse to go to a wedding like this. Thats seriously awful & rude. Why would somebody do this? Just serve food you can afford!!
    Posted by Sierra524[/QUOTE]



    So this you balk at, but having a Stag and Doe works for you?
    What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : So you punish everyone because you know someone who registered just to get the money on returns?  You are aware it's almost imossible to even do that anymore, right? For the record, not a single one of my 7 off registry gifts (all of which were donated, sold, or trashed) was met with a complaint.  They all received gracious thank you cards expressing how much I loved the crap they stuck me with.  Unless your friends have no manners at all, you WON'T hear them complain.  
    Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]
    Ditto to this.  They were all returned (my friends were good enough to include gift receipts for all of them) and I got gift cards to the store instead.  Most of which I used on the spot for something that I actually wanted/needed.
  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    edited February 2013
    Am I the only one who doesn't think a Tiffany product is so unique that they couple couldn't still get 2 of something and would need to return one of them?    


    ETA - I don't care if someone buys something off the registry.   Registries are just a guide line and a way to get to know the couples tastes.   It's the un-returnable thing that bugs me.






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
  • The anti registry thing doesnt make sense to me at all. I would rather get things I really want/need as opposed to something that is going to end up in a box in the attic. I put alot of thought into my registries and really put things that I wanted in my house, with a specific "theme" in mind. I didnt go overboard and put random things on it. I really only put things I know we will use. I would much rather get those things than something I will never use, even if it is from somewhere like Tiffanys. & to get something unreturnable really is crazy. If I have no use for something, why would I want it in my house? Honestly, if I got a gift that was unreturnable but didnt need/want it, I would prob just give it to somebody like my mom or FMIL, someone who actually could use it. I know thats probably bad, but its better than it taking up space in my house.

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : Or someone who insists that fruit cannot be on a tray, you need a fruit sculpture. <strong>You can't wear blue shoes, brides wear white shoes. You can't have a tea-length dress, it isnt glamorous enough</strong>. You can't serve hamburgers and hot-dogs at your rehearsal, you need to have it catered from this restaurant that I love. Comments like these get old fast.
    Posted by bunni727[/QUOTE]

    I 'm sorry someone's giving you grief about this.  I did both those things.  Though the blue was for the reception, I had silver for the ceremony.  I wore my mother's tea length dress and white would have looked really funny and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to match the off-white aged color of the dress with any other shades. 

     

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : I think you are misunderstanding. The so called "cover your plate" rule is not actually a rule. Guests have just used that as a guideline for giving cash gifts, and it is usually based on a rough idea of how much weddings cost in that area. I know most of my family use that as a guideline, and they can figure out how much, roughly, their plates cost by thinking of family weddings they threw, or their own weddings, etc.  No one, and I mean NO ONE, tells guests how much the per plate cost is, or that they need to "follow" this rule People post on here all the time asking how much they should give as a cash gift, and that idea of covering one's plate just sort of took hold. It is very generous, but by no means expected or required.
    Posted by nycrose2013[/QUOTE]

    If that is the case, then yes, I did misunderstand. I was thinking that it was a legit "rule" that brides enforce. That is just crazy.
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  • And this whole talk about unwanted gifts is precisely why "untraditional registries" were started.  So many people already have everything they need but didn't want gifts that they couldn't return.  So someone out there said have them give me cash to use towards a house/honeymoon/whatever and let's come up with a way to do it that doesn't look like I'm asking for cash.  Now we all know why these registries are a bad idea, but the theory is there.

    I was telling my mom that it honestly won't surprise me if in 30 years when my kids get married that registries no longer exist because everyone just gives cash.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : Ditto to this.  They were all returned (my friends were good enough to include gift receipts for all of them) and I got gift cards to the store instead.  Most of which I used on the spot for something that I actually wanted/needed.
    Posted by Jager1219[/QUOTE]

    <div align="left">I think we are going to have to agree to disagree ladies.  I will never buy off a registry.  That is my personal preference. My friends would tell me if they did not like their gift, I know that.  I also know most of their gifts are hanging over their fire places, or somewhere visable.  I also know I get told over and over that they recieve compliments on their gifts.  I do not think I am "punishing" anyone by doing this.  I don't have to get anyone anything at all!

    I am not asking anyone to agree with me, and I appreciate everyones opinions. </div>
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : So this you balk at, but having a Stag and Doe works for you?
    Posted by AddieL73[/QUOTE]

    Im not even having the stag anymore.
    Apparently, I misunderstood what this "cover your plate" rule really is. I thought it was a legit rule that brides enforce. I didnt realize it was more of a guideline for how much to give as a cash gift.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : Why should anyone "contribute" money to your party?  Just let that stuff roll off your back!
    Posted by antibride2013[/QUOTE]

    It's fine for them not to contribute, but they shouldn't try to add extra stuff to our tab (i.e. rehearsal dinner, brunch). That was my point.
  • In your opinion it is snotty and rude. So let me ask you this Stage, another physician friend if mine got married Nd she was in the same situation as me. Has everything she needed, and didnt want anything. She did register, but it was known all gifts were being given to charity. I chose to make a donation to the charity in the couples name instead. So to you, since I got a gift not on the registry and not returnable, that was snotty and rude.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : After the number of times DH stpped on my dress at the reception, I would strongly advocate a tea-length dress!
    Posted by TXKristan[/QUOTE]

    Yikes! 

    Since I was little, I always wanted to wear my mom's dress; I don't think I even tried on any new dresses except once, and it was a friend's old dress.  I tried on that one long one and was very thankful I did not have a full length gown.

     

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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves :     <strong>The whole "zomg, I want to decorate with stuff from or about my wedding!" phase wears off for most people</strong>.   And few people I know actually really like personalized gifts.  So to go out of your way to have something engraved specifically to make sure it can't be returned is both insulting and would make the gift less appealing for me.
    Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

    So true.  We only have one wedding picture frame out right now and its in the bedroom.    The album itself it on a shelf in our closet.       After the wedding everything was out in the living room for everyone to see.

    That is the norm for a lot of people I know.  Right after the wedding it's all out, then as time goes on and especially if kids come those pics go away or dwindle to 1 or 2.    I would much rather have a picture frame that I can use for other events other than my wedding.






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re:Wedding peeves : [QUOTE Bride called me a week later saying how hurt she was that we left... I don't think she meant badly, but "her special day" wasn't worth the cost of standing for several hours. Oh man, I hope you told her you were hurt she didn't have seats for anyone and what else did she expect? How rude of her! Posted by annhlotr[/QUOTE]
    Posted by orangehills[/QUOTE]

    No, I didn't. I thought about it, but settled on just saying that I would have loved to have seen her and that I was sorry she was hurt, but that I just couldn't stand up that long.

    In my opinion, some things just aren't worth arguing about. What's done is done. She can't go back and change seating now. If she had asked me about it before the wedding, I would have told her what a bad idea it was, and that people like me may be young, but we can't stand through a reception- or sometimes, even ten or twenty minutes.
  • Lol. And you once again assume I didn't have my other friends interests in mind when I got their gifts? Ha ha! I have to thank you Stage. Your idiosyncratic thought process has made a very dull day that much more enjoyable!
  • annhlotrannhlotr member
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    edited February 2013
    Antibride2013, I think it's just the whole photo frame thing. As someone who put one frame on my registry, we recceived 17 others- but not the one on the registry. All nonreturnable. They're the standard nonregistry gift. I don't have a clue what we're going to do with them long term, but right now most of them are sitting in a closet. Including the Tiffany one. And none of them match. We have black ones, silver, bronze, blue, red, gold, a glass one, and more than one color of wood. I'm not one of those people who is good at making mismatched decorating work. And even if I were, we currently have one wedding photo and two engagement photos out. That's enough. I don't want our small apartment to look like a shrine to our wedding.
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    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding peeves : I 'm sorry someone's giving you grief about this.  I did both those things.  Though the blue was for the reception, I had silver for the ceremony.  I wore my mother's tea length dress and white would have looked really funny and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to match the off-white aged color of the dress with any other shades. 
    Posted by kjhowd[/QUOTE]

    I did both of them too :) Do you have pics?

    It was mostly bridal stores that thought I shouldn't wear a tea-length dress, and my mom thought my shoes were silly, but after trying on "bridal shoes" for her, she really liked my blue ones better.

    <a href="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/11/0/cb03715b-e817-452a-8029-31f6e5e6ba92.large.jpg" title="Click to view a larger photo" class="PhotoLink"> <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/images/store/11/0/cb03715b-e817-452a-8029-31f6e5e6ba92.medium.jpg" alt="" /></a>


    It all turned out well in the end, but unsolicited comments like that can be annoying.
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