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I Went to a Wedding This Weekend...

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In a funeral home. Let that sink in lol. This is the wedding I was telling you all about with the no thank you notes, blah blah blah.

It was a beautiful ceremony (though it smelled a little odd in the chapel) and the bride was beautiful.  The reception was in the luncheon hall and we did a magnificent job of decorating it the night before (although the Bride was like "Hey loveislouder, can you run down to the morgue and..." "NOPE. AW HELL TO THE NO." That did not happen. She could not have paid me to do that. I was her go to girl... if anything needed to be done, decisions to be made, that was my job.

Anyway. There were few... issues.  The DJ's computer crashed and wouldn't turn on again before the first dance so I broke out my ipod and youtubed the songs. One of her kids ran face first into a tray of cupcakes (he loved it, I did not enjoy having to wipe off the icing), the caterer forgot the kids meals (I sent FI on a McDonalds run) and the kicker - someone stole 2 cases of beer from behind the bar and we didn't notice (that being said, there was no bar tender so it wasn't being... tended too).

I think I handled everything pretty well haha. So that was my wedding update for everyone. 
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  • theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
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    Ho. Lee. Shit. What a trainwreck. 

    WHY on earth was it in a funeral home?!
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    lolo883 said:
    Ho. Lee. Shit. What a trainwreck. 

    WHY on earth was it in a funeral home?!
    I am wondering this also.  Interesting choice of venue.
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  • loveislouderloveislouder member
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    It was free because she works there.  ETA: Because I said family connections, which also is true, but made it sound incredibly awkward.
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  • gladyscfgladyscf member
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    I busted out laughing while reading this thread. 

    Now I have some explaining to do since the boss was walking by my office with clients. 


    *msstaticfancypants*
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  • theexactleetheexactlee member
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    lolo883 said:


    loveislouder said:

    It was free because she works there.  ETA: Because I said family connections, which also is true, but made it sound incredibly awkward.

    Still! I work in an office that has PROBABLY never held any dead people, and it has a free fountain pop machine and a popcorn maker and a pool table, and I wouldn't get married here for free!

    Omg you never cease to be my absolute favorite person on this entire forum.
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  • theexactleetheexactlee member
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    I give up on trying to get the quote thing above to work while on my phone. Basically I love lolo883 and I want to marry her.
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    theexactlee said:
    I give up on trying to get the quote thing above to work while on my phone. Basically I love lolo883 and I want to marry her.
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    lolo883 said:
    loveislouder said:
    It was free because she works there.  ETA: Because I said family connections, which also is true, but made it sound incredibly awkward.
    Still! I work in an office that has PROBABLY never held any dead people, and it has a free fountain pop machine and a popcorn maker and a pool table, and I wouldn't get married here for free!

    SITB:

    No dead folks at my office either. In fact, my office has floor to ceiling windows with unobstructed views of Manhattan.

    And I STILL wouldn't get married at work.
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  • loveislouderloveislouder member
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    I would not get married at work either lol. I spend enough of my life here as it is.
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  • mysticlmysticl member
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    A few years ago I remember an article or something talking about alternative venues to save money and it listed funeral homes.  
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  • beetherybeethery member
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    mysticl said:
    A few years ago I remember an article or something talking about alternative venues to save money and it listed funeral homes.  
    At FI's grandfather's wake this past winter, FFIL was remarking on the nice setup, and very seriously suggested we have the wedding there.
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    I'm the fuck     out.

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  • KaurisKauris member
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    My office used to have the cadaver lab in it, in the same area I sit in now, actually. I am so glad they moved it to a different city before I started working here, but sometimes, it still smells a little off...
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  • Sugargirl1019Sugargirl1019 member
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    I work in a hospital... So yeah no.

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    kasmith1 said:

    My office used to have the cadaver lab in it, in the same area I sit in now, actually. I am so glad they moved it to a different city before I started working here, but sometimes, it still smells a little off...

    I was at a customer site in the UK once that was housed in a former brewery. When the wind blew you could still smell ale. Better smell, I imagine, even if you don't like ale!
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  • PrincessOfHavocPrincessOfHavoc member
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    Ok, if I could get away with it - hell yes to a funeral home. Parents and in-laws feel differently and it's really not all about how weird DF & I can be. Besides, the church has had numerous funerals.

    But the rest - no.

    Got free popcorn and candy, free pop, open room, kiddy pools and a hose. Plus power tools. I am not having my wedding at work.
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    PrincessOfHavoc said:
    Ok, if I could get away with it - hell yes to a funeral home. Parents and in-laws feel differently and it's really not all about how weird DF & I can be. Besides, the church has had numerous funerals. But the rest - no. Got free popcorn and candy, free pop, open room, kiddy pools and a hose. Plus power tools. I am not having my wedding at work.
    I never thought of that.  I have been to a funeral in a church where there was an open coffin.  
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  • PrincessOfHavocPrincessOfHavoc member
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    Exactly! I've actually been to more funerals than weddings in a church.

    I probably shouldn't point that out to my family.
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  • lovesclimbinglovesclimbing member
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    I got engaged half way through the summer of working at a tourist trap.  Several people suggest "Get married here!"

    Umm, no. Like I want to get married where I baked literally thousands of cookies in a hot kitchen, got sick of eating said cookies, scrubbed pieces of said cookies off the floor, sold souvenirs to tourists eating said cookies, and helped scour the whole building for a guy's teeth.  
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  • WinstonsGirlWinstonsGirl member
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    I teach. Having a wedding at my school would be like repeating Grade 9 farewell over again. I'd put up some balloons on the walls, and in clusters, drape some paper garland and tulle over the gym doors and rock out junior high style to the dance after. No thanks

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