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Wedding Etiquette Forum
ATTENTION VEGAN & TATOO BRIDES
I just attended a very non-traditional wedding in Claremont, CA. eep in mind that the venue was a 65 mile drive for nearly all the guests. The bride was quite beautiful and the groom very handsome. The wedding was whimsical, the venue lovely, the ceremony - well it was a little odd - like being at a stand up comedy show. Personally, I don't believe such a monumental occassion should be taken so lightly, but to each his own. Ultimately it is all about the bride! However, there were two significant Faux Paux I just had to pass on to all brides-to-be....
1) If you have tattoos, especially "full sleeves" cover them up with your gown or with make up just for the day. Sure your showing how unique you are, but to most of your guests it is a negative distraction. It takes away from your true beauty as a bride. You have worked so hard for this day, why do you want to look like a biker who is out of place in a beautiful wedding gown? It was so sad when I heard guests snickering about "when were the Hells Angels going to show up" and "will they be riding off on a Harley". Those guests were rude, but other people heard them and were giggling.
2) Most of us knew the bride is a Vegan but the goom is not, so it was still a shock when we were served an all-Vegan menu with no other choices! In fact I dont think any of the guests were Vegan. Please, if you are going to serve "Vegan" food only, either have the courtesy to provide a non-vegan choice, or at least advise your guests in advance of the "Vegan Only" menu. At least then they can eat before they arrive. Most people picked at their food, or didn't eat it at all. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Vegetarian myself, but this food was so bland and tasteless that even I ate very little of it. When the Vegan cake came, most people passed, it was so sugary and chewy I could only tollerate one bite. Many people were expressiing their dissapointment and some even seemed angry (they drove over 130 miles roung-trip). Many of us were starving and left early to meet up at a restaurant down the street for dinner. I felt bad that we all left early, but if we had known ahead of time that Vegan was the ONLY choice, we could have at least ate before we came.
So if you have tattoos or are a Vegan, please don't be insulted. This is your one and only shot to get your dream wedding right. Don't let your tattoos upstage your gown, make up and hair,,, and don't torture your guests by selfishly only serving Vegan food. After all most other weddings are polite enough to offer a vegetarian option for their guests.
1) If you have tattoos, especially "full sleeves" cover them up with your gown or with make up just for the day. Sure your showing how unique you are, but to most of your guests it is a negative distraction. It takes away from your true beauty as a bride. You have worked so hard for this day, why do you want to look like a biker who is out of place in a beautiful wedding gown? It was so sad when I heard guests snickering about "when were the Hells Angels going to show up" and "will they be riding off on a Harley". Those guests were rude, but other people heard them and were giggling.
2) Most of us knew the bride is a Vegan but the goom is not, so it was still a shock when we were served an all-Vegan menu with no other choices! In fact I dont think any of the guests were Vegan. Please, if you are going to serve "Vegan" food only, either have the courtesy to provide a non-vegan choice, or at least advise your guests in advance of the "Vegan Only" menu. At least then they can eat before they arrive. Most people picked at their food, or didn't eat it at all. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Vegetarian myself, but this food was so bland and tasteless that even I ate very little of it. When the Vegan cake came, most people passed, it was so sugary and chewy I could only tollerate one bite. Many people were expressiing their dissapointment and some even seemed angry (they drove over 130 miles roung-trip). Many of us were starving and left early to meet up at a restaurant down the street for dinner. I felt bad that we all left early, but if we had known ahead of time that Vegan was the ONLY choice, we could have at least ate before we came.
So if you have tattoos or are a Vegan, please don't be insulted. This is your one and only shot to get your dream wedding right. Don't let your tattoos upstage your gown, make up and hair,,, and don't torture your guests by selfishly only serving Vegan food. After all most other weddings are polite enough to offer a vegetarian option for their guests.
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Re: ATTENTION VEGAN & TATOO BRIDES
And what's your agenda, huh?
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[QUOTE] By the way, why have you been on this website since 2005?
Posted by chloesimone[/QUOTE]
Why have you been here since today?
If the bride or groom wants to show their tats then let them. It's part of who they are.
[QUOTE]No agenda. Wouldn't you at least want to know what consequences your bchoices have so that you could mken an informed decision? If you want to show off your tatoos taht's your choice - God bless you, go for it. BUT at least be courteous enough to advise your guests in advance of any extream menus with no options...that goes for cultural foods as well as vegan. In some religions and cultures there are things you would not eat - I assure you. By the way, why have you been on this website since 2005?
Posted by chloesimone[/QUOTE]
T-A-T-T-O-O-S. Learn to effing spell.
And why the hell does it matter if Fische's been on here since '05?
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I only fight worthy opponents like Lala.
This would be like kicking kitties, and I'm not into that.
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Other than that, chloesimone, if you're not a troll, I would suggest lurking for a few days before posting.
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[QUOTE]Oh guys. I only fight worthy opponents like Lala. <strong>This would be like kicking kitties, <u>and I'm not into that.</u></strong><u>
</u>Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]
Liar.
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Ladies, have we all had our lesson? Are we enlightened? Chloe's work here is done. Puhlease.
And it's faux pas, not "faux paux." Unless, of course, you've been reading the Urban Dictionary today.
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OH MY GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BITCH 'TORTURED' YOU BY FEEDING YOU A MEAL THAT (gasp!) DIDN'T INCLUDE MEAT!!!
And who would dare consider themselves comfortable enough with their self-determined skin art to not want to cover themselves from head to toe?!!?!
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HOLD WEDDINGS THAT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS ALL OF THE OTHER WEDDINGS MUST DIE!
Holy fuuck. We wouldn't want to dare break from the status quo, would we? Remind me to never hang out with stick-in-the-mud you. kthxbai!
Well the bastard lied. And one of them was showing. I am so ashamed.
[QUOTE]SHUT UP RACH. YOU DONT KNOW ME.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]
Oh, but I do. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-kiss.gif" border="0" alt="Kiss" title="Kiss" /><div>
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:: Kicks Kitties ::
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[QUOTE]haha yes, it just takes a special kind of moron (please tell me troll? I'm afraid no troll would spend this much time writing a post, though) to bring out the bitchy-side of the sun.
Posted by thesuninherhead[/QUOTE]
If I had a sig quote, this would be it.
haha!
What is with the stupidity/trolls/bizareness on E tonight?
[QUOTE]haha! What is with the stupidity/trolls/bizareness on E tonight?
Posted by thesuninherhead[/QUOTE]
It's not a full moon. But they're coming out in droves.
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[QUOTE]Well she's right about one thing... vegan cake is terrible.
Posted by KentuckyKate[/QUOTE]
Nope, she's even wrong about that. Vegan cake can be just as delicious non-vegan cake. My wedding cake was vegan and it was amazing (lots of people commented on how great it was and most did not know it was vegan). If the baker knows what they are doing, it won't taste any different that "regular" cake.
I really think this is the solution.
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Because H's sleeves both showed at the reception.
I'm beginning to think my marriage isn't even legal. Fuuck.
[QUOTE]Brooke, if you make me some cookies, I bet you'll feel better about it. I really think this is the solution.
Posted by crfische[/QUOTE]
Clearly. I'd gladly send you some cookies :)
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