http://urbzen.com/2008/12/29/enraged-to-be-married/ (http://urbzen.com/2008/12/29/enraged-to-be-married/) Word son.
Ungh.. man after reading some of that 'guest etiquette' list I want to fire bomb that lady. Because I got an Invite I have to send a gift? I think no... I can't get anything not on the registry? Please.. gifts are gifts - deal. Weddings are soooo stressful! - Bah only as stressful as you make it.
Molitovs for all the bridezillas!
Quote from: alfisti on December 31, 2008, 08:16:59 AM
http://urbzen.com/2008/12/29/enraged-to-be-married/ (http://urbzen.com/2008/12/29/enraged-to-be-married/) Word son.
Bookmarked to remind myself not to be a pregnant dog when the time comes. [thumbsup]
To me, its a product of the Me, Me, Me society we live in right now. Buncha spoiled brats.
Oh yeah - this tip "Open bar does not mean you should get drunk. " - Yes yes it dose. Make an ass no, drunk, sure.
Quote from: yuu on December 31, 2008, 09:58:51 AM
Oh yeah - this tip "Open bar does not mean you should get drunk. " - Yes yes it dose. Make an ass no, drunk, sure.
Amen to that!
stress also comes from all the people involved with the wedding trying to get their way. You get pulled in 16 different directions and you're trying to please everyone. The parents think it's a reflection on them, the DJ wants to play his own music, - it's a recipe for disaster.
I vote for eloping and having a kegger in the back yard!!
i've been engaged exactly one year as of today :)
for as far as i've gotten planning our wedding...
.... we may end up eloping [laugh]
Geez....I didn't realize going off the registry was such a faux pas....so much for the big dong couple's dildo...
We had 13 people at our wedding, and that counted the JP. The reception was another story [laugh] We spent more on alcohol than the rest of the wedding ;D
sounds like a fun time.
It's a good dinner if the bar bill is bigger than the food bill [laugh]
My wedding was on a beach in Maui. The reception was at the Luau on the same beach.
Planning consisted of calling them and scheduling the day...then showing up the day before, having a Mai Tai, and talking for a few minutes with the guy marrying us. Stress free is an understatement. [thumbsup]
We considered the whole planned wedding at home thing, but it was a PIA...and getting married on the beach sounded cool. ;D
Repeated arguments over our wedding ended my engagement. I refused to spend $50,000 on a 4 hour-event that didn't include my own private (insert favorite mega-band) concert. We had been together for 5 years. The wedding industry represents the worst of American consumer culture (except maybe the funeral industry).
Quote from: lauramonster on December 31, 2008, 12:58:20 PM
I vote for eloping and having a kegger in the back yard!!
So did we ;)
I think there should be a keg of Bass Ale, and a keg of Guinness, for making a giant black'n'tan.
MrInc got me this wedding planning magazine before our elopement. [cheeky] :-*
(http://www.ratemyeverything.net/image/9054/0/Delusional_Bride.ashx)
^^^
[laugh]
That list was the single most self-important POS I've read all year!
Just 364.667 days to that meaning something, LOL.
Love the Faux Magazine Cover.
I was really, really, really hoping that list was meant to be humorous
Quote from: lauramonster on December 31, 2008, 12:58:20 PM
stress also comes from all the people involved with the wedding trying to get their way. You get pulled in 16 different directions and you're trying to please everyone. The parents think it's a reflection on them, the DJ wants to play his own music, - it's a recipe for disaster.
I vote for eloping and having a kegger in the back yard!!
+1! I wanted to elope, but Caleb's mom wanted to see her only son get married. I'd never do it again though...Way too much work...
all but 1 wedding i have ever been invited to was planned by the bride and groom FOR the bride and groom.
the one that got tailored to the parents was a huge PITA.
the other weddings were great because they realized people were there for the party. short ceremony (aside from the roman catholic one) and on to the party.
people get way too involved in what might make it go wrong rather than just enjoying what is actually happening.
and i vote for eloping too. spend all that money on the honeymoon or the reception.
I got married three weeks ago and have to say that it was awesome!!! I did the year long engagement, catholic mass, 130 guests thing and although the planning was a little bit of a PIA....the end result was perfect. The ceremony was incredibly beautiful and very meaningful and the reception was soo much fun. We had an open bar and we all got drunk and danced our asses off...I honestly could care less what people got us because having my friends and family at the wedding to share our day was the most important part to us. Some people just don't understand what marriage is about anymore, it's not the party, it's not the gifts, it's starting a life and family with someone you love.
Quote from: DaniD on January 04, 2009, 07:17:21 PM
I got married three weeks ago and have to say that it was awesome!!! I did the year long engagement, catholic mass, 130 guests thing and although the planning was a little bit of a PIA....the end result was perfect. The ceremony was incredibly beautiful and very meaningful and the reception was soo much fun. We had an open bar and we all got drunk and danced our asses off...I honestly could care less what people got us because having my friends and family at the wedding to share our day was the most important part to us. Some people just don't understand what marriage is about anymore, it's not the party, it's not the gifts, it's starting a life and family with someone you love.
Sounds like you guys are gonna do just fine. [thumbsup] Congrats! [beer]