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PPD, Holiday, & Your friends

While out with my cousins catching up this weekend and having some drinks we got on the topic of weddings (naturally as there are 3 in my family this summer).   My cousin happens to also be a maid of honor in a third.   I hadn't known this so I inquired about details on it and that's when her husband let WWIII slip from his mouth:

Cuz' Husband: 'Oh my god you wouldn't believe this!  Listen to this, who does this!?  She's having her reception on July 4th! A holiday, who has it on the 4th!?  And then, we find out it's not a wedding, it's a 'party' to celebrate the wedding they're actually having in May when they Elope!!!  (No problem with Eloping).   They're trying to justify the July 4th thing by calling it a 'party!' But really, how is it a party when she's asked Liz (cousin) to be the MAID OF HONOR (!) for the thing on July 4th!?  We're going because Liz is her friend and agreed to it before we knew it wasn't an actual wedding, but really, just who does that!?!" 

Needless to say he was a little veklempt during his entire speech and isn't happy about going to a non-wedding 'wedding' on July 4th.   So this is from the mouths of nearest & dearest - who just are too nice to say it to your self - DO NOT HAVE A PPD!

Re: PPD, Holiday, & Your friends

  • That shit is not cool, people. 
  • Ugh. Not only disrupting people's holiday plans, but doing it for a PPD? Man, it better be one hell of a party! Since it's just a "party", are they going to have fake vows to go along with the fake bridal party?
    ~*~*~*~*~

  • Bingo. Just because people are nice to your face doesn't mean they aren't talking about you behind your back. That's why I roll my eyes every time some special snowflake says, "But I talked to my guests, and nobody minds! They love me, and they're okay with it!"

    No. No, they're not. They're really not.
  • Ugh. I really don't understand why people choose to elope and then make a big to-do about it after the fact by having a re-do or party. I was beyond THRILLED to elope and then just move on with my marriage.

     







  • Schatzi13 said:
    I really wish we could just pull threads like these out of some magical master database when needed. We'd just be accused of making it up.
    I've been half-tempted to add "PPD" and "Potluck/Cash Bar" to my bookmark folders so I can toss them in there. Then, I'd have 10-12 links ready to post in any thread in which the bride insists it's "perfectly okay because [her] friends said so".

  • Schatzi13 said:

    I really wish we could just pull threads like these out of some magical master database when needed. We'd just be accused of making it up.

    I've been half-tempted to add "PPD" and "Potluck/Cash Bar" to my bookmark folders so I can toss them in there. Then, I'd have 10-12 links ready to post in any thread in which the bride insists it's "perfectly okay because [her] friends said so".

    Or "it's okay because I know my family and friends and they just want me to do what makes me happy."

    Or "everyone who loves me will understand"

     







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