I was just talking with my secretary about a wedding that she attended this weekend (a relative of hers).
Guests were told to arrive at 10:30 a.m. for the ceremony. The bride and groom didn't arrive at the ceremony location until noon.
Reception was at a local state park camp ground. Secretary and her husband got there around 1:30, with the food that they had agreed to bring (potluck?). Bride and groom arrived shortly thereafter. The groom then left to "go get the food" and didn't return with it until 4 p.m. No other food was provided by the couple in the mean time. Secretary started feeding guests the food she brought, but had to sneak it to them because they weren't supposed to be eating until all the food got there.
Secretary leaves at about 7. Groom mentions to her as they were leaving that they "just figured everybody would be partying" at the park, where no alcohol or other refreshments or snacks were provided by the couple. Someone brought a 6 pack of beer.
Bride and groom then invite themselves over to Secretary's house the next day (which is still a mess from her cooking food for their reception).
I suggested she should have told them that they would have to wait outside.
Gaps, lack of food, very late start time, no refreshments, no entertainment... this sounds like the biggest clusterf---- of a wedding ever.
