WW Strikes again

Strawberry211chicago · June 2014

Oh for fucks sake...I will just leave this here, but if you go straight to the link rather than the boards, you will miss the several posts on the greatness of honeymoon registries.

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/screw-etiquette/87a7dfc36bab8fa1.html

ashley8918 · June 2014

UM... "Don't worry about some of the silly etiquette rules ... they really don't matter to normal, down-to-earth people." NO.

Strawberry211chicago · June 2014

The more I read over there, the more I am convinced they are all drunk.

climbingsingle · June 2014

I couldn't even get past the first 3 posts.

lyndausvi · June 2014

ashley8918 said:

UM... "Don't worry about some of the silly etiquette rules ... they really don't matter to normal, down-to-earth people." NO.

I'm down-to-earth and laid back, but do not think most etiquette rules are silly. Taking proper care of my guests, wedding or otherwise, has always and will always be a top priority for me. Weddings are just generally larger and more expensive events, but I apply the same principles to inviting a couple over as I do inviting 174 people to a wedding.

I liked Erin's response. Let's face it if you are trying to make your guests happy, more than likely you are no "screwing etiquette". You are just stupid to realize you are already following it.

chibiyui · June 2014

Yeah, I feel like those posters are forgetting that while "always use the left most fork first" is etiquette, so is "feed your fucking guests" So, chances are if you actually throw a good party, you're following etiquette still, even if it's not Downtown Abbey ettiquete.

APDSS22 · June 2014

I'm still amazed people like this have friends to invite to an event like a wedding.

slothiegal · June 2014

Emmy211 said:

The more I read over there, the more I am convinced they are all drunk.

Luckies.

slothiegal · June 2014

Oh man I'm going down the wormhole now.

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/who-has-the-most-expensive-wedding-on-here/bf5eb0ef52fb83c6.html

Kauris · June 2014

I commented, I'm sure they won't like what I have to say, because I tell them they need a little perspective. Haha!

lyndausvi · June 2014

slothiegal said:

Oh man I'm going down the wormhole now.

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/who-has-the-most-expensive-wedding-on-here/bf5eb0ef52fb83c6.html

I know this sounds bad, but $24k is hardly an expensive wedding to me. DH did a wedding this past weekend where the apps alone where $10k. That was just food for cocktail hour. Does not include beverages. No idea what dinner and dessert costs. Let alone the tent or live entertainment. Or the 10 buses they hired to shuttle all the guests around. Their next day brunch food was over $20K. Again, that is just food, no beverages.

So while it's tacky to even post, I think it's funny to ask "who has a bigger budget than my $24K". Sweetie, lots of people do, they are just too classy to brag about such things.

JCbride2015 · June 2014

slothiegal said:

Oh man I'm going down the wormhole now.

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/who-has-the-most-expensive-wedding-on-here/bf5eb0ef52fb83c6.html

Reminds me of the girl who came on CC and her intro post included the size, cut, color, clarity, setting style, and price of her diamond e-ring.

thisismynickname2 · June 2014

Oh no! That budget one was flagged and is now hidden.

Booo.

climbingsingle · June 2014

Damn, that post is gone now!

ETA: 24k is not an enormous budget, especially not in my neck of the woods.

crunchymamaof2 · June 2014

I know what they can do with that left fork after they choose it

sarahufl · June 2014

booo! I wanted to read the post and it got flagged. Sad.

chibiyui · June 2014

...I really wanted to see that 24k thread.....

PrettyGirlLost · June 2014

chibiyui said:
...I really wanted to see that 24k thread.....

Me too. I was going to fuck with them a little ;-)

HaileyDancingbear · June 2014

I don't get why people have such a hard time understanding etiquette. The number of posts going "Well as long as they guests are happy and you are married it's all fine" shows how little these people even understand the concept- Keeping your guests happy is the whole damn point! All we suggest is that you don't be a jerk!

I mean FFS I almost feel like etiquette is just a dirty word. People hear it and immediately think of some mean old lady telling them to quit eating steak with their salad fork. They don't realize that when we say "We're using proper etiquette" and they say "We're making sure our guests are happy and enjoying themselves" we mean the same thing.

I'm this close to replacing the word "Etiquette" with some perky sounding shit like "Happy Fun guide" so that the people who would rather be scared of a word than learn what it actually means can still learn how to not be an ass to their guests.

And then of course there are the lost causes who refuse to understand why someone might possibly be offended by being kicked out of a WP for being too weird looking.

Kauris · June 2014

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/20-30-decline-rule/b575c7cb77a53673.html

This one is about expecting declines. This bride expected 20-30%, she got 6% declines... hahahahahahahaaaaa!

Simply Fated · June 2014

I don't even need to click on that shitsjow thread. The link actually says "screw etiquette". Really?

slothiegal · June 2014

kasmith1 said:

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/20-30-decline-rule/b575c7cb77a53673.html

This one is about expecting declines. This bride expected 20-30%, she got 6% declines... hahahahahahahaaaaa!

And this gem!

"We invited 204 but told our vendors around 150-160.. Here is hoping!"

PrettyGirlLost · June 2014

slothiegal said:

kasmith1 said:

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/20-30-decline-rule/b575c7cb77a53673.html

This one is about expecting declines. This bride expected 20-30%, she got 6% declines... hahahahahahahaaaaa!

And this gem!

"We invited 204 but told our vendors around 150-160.. Here is hoping!"

How can ppl act so stupid and survive into adulthood? Thank God thongs like breaking are involuntary. . .

PrettyGirlLost · June 2014

Things like breathing. Eff auto correct!

jenna8984 · June 2014

slothiegal said:

kasmith1 said:

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/20-30-decline-rule/b575c7cb77a53673.html

This one is about expecting declines. This bride expected 20-30%, she got 6% declines... hahahahahahahaaaaa!

And this gem!

"We invited 204 but told our vendors around 150-160.. Here is hoping!"

And the one who said this for the love of God-

"WHOA! Girl, that is a "win" for you! You should get plenty of good gifts and $$ from the wedding!"

happywiggle · June 2014

Man, this is why I have missed TK!

Don't forget this one--

"I'm hoping we get at least a 50% decline rate! Lord, help us! LOL!"

NYCMercedes · June 2014

Wedding I'm going to next month, they invited 340. Venue holds 180. They also have a b-list, which was confirmed today. I wondered why the RSVP was two months out from the wedding.

happywiggle · June 2014

NYCMercedes said:

Wedding I'm going to next month, they invited 340. Venue holds 180. They also have a b-list, which was confirmed today. I wondered why the RSVP was two months out from the wedding.

That just makes me shake my head. A confirmed B list? I would freak with 340 invited, but that's just me and my preference for small groups.

JCbride2015 · June 2014

PrettyGirlLost said:

kasmith1 said:

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/20-30-decline-rule/b575c7cb77a53673.html

This one is about expecting declines. This bride expected 20-30%, she got 6% declines... hahahahahahahaaaaa!

And this gem!

"We invited 204 but told our vendors around 150-160.. Here is hoping!"

How can ppl act so stupid and survive into adulthood? Thank God thongs like breaking are involuntary. . .

FBIL and FSIL invited 240 and received 160 "yes" RSVPs. Now they are B-listing. I'm glad we won't be crammed in like sardines at the wedding (unless they invite another 40 off the b-list). But I'm also secretly annoyed they took a chance like this and got away with it.

Cookie Pusher · June 2014

We have a rather high decline rate based on the RSVPs we've received - over 30%. We had anticipated 25% because of it being close to a holiday, but were fully ready to properly host 100% attendance (and then some, our "hard budget" would have covered another 40-50 guests if we really wanted). I don't know why you would put yourself through the stress of worrying if you'll have enough room for everyone who decides they want to come to the wedding!

saacjw · June 2014

Cookie Pusher said:

We have a rather high decline rate based on the RSVPs we've received - over 30%. We had anticipated 25% because of it being close to a holiday, but were fully ready to properly host 100% attendance (and then some, our "hard budget" would have covered another 40-50 guests if we really wanted). I don't know why you would put yourself through the stress of worrying if you'll have enough room for everyone who decides they want to come to the wedding!

Yup, us too. We invited just over 200 and had right around 130 show. We also got married near a holiday, the same weekend as a lot of our friends' grad school finals, and I had an entire side of the family not able to come because of a new baby. I also at some point told my stepdad to stop trying to invite more people because we were going to run out of space at the church. I also just don't know why you'd invite people and then not even want them to come! Plan better people, plan better.

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