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I really hope people weren't bailing like this at mine! We decreed it was a party! At this one coz he's a nice bloke but by God I can see why there's a current procession of taxis rolling up to take the now fed folk home.
I only invited the ones I really cared about, that's why they were there for the late night buffet fight...
Cool story, got any more?
Yeah, cool....
Anyway, don't get me started about bloody weddings. My youngest lad is getting wed on 24th July & it's one of those where the bride to be's mother has taken over!
So cos I'm on the top table (very old fashioned IMO) I have to wear the same colour/style suit (that I have to obtain) as the other top table blokes, same colour shoes (that I have to obtain) same tie as the others (speshly made apparently)
The brides mum also can't wait for them to have kids ffs! ( I hate kids me, even though I have two) She's even putting on FB, 'Oohh, only 45 days to go, can't wait' & all that shite.
I'm wishing they'd just **** off to Gretna & come back married.
A lass I was at school with and her mum recently spent £36k of daddies money on her ceremony/reception alone...
A month in Bali for the honeymoon...
God knows what on dresses, hats and all the other b#llocks to suit...
Madness!
Utter madness!
1st rule of weddings - don't let anyone else pay for it. Your wedding, your money - you control the guest list and how it runs.
2nd rule of weddings - don't talk about weddings.
3rd rule - more you spend, the shorter it’ll last...
I only invited the ones I really cared about, that’s why they were there for the late night buffet fight…
Hows the hangover going?
I avoid them like the plague. I would only go to one now if it was a really close friend or family and probably not if it was overly traditional.
4th rule - If you aren’t paying for it, don’t complain about it.
I too avoid them if possible. The worst part is when they want you to give them a gift, even though it’s them that have ruined your day
5th rule, find out if you / your partner wants to be married or just wants to have a wedding, there’s a big difference.
I’m married, I didn’t want to have a wedding but my wife did, if anything ever happened I’d never get married again, what a head****.
I would much rather pay off a chunk of the mortgage, or spend it on bikes and cars rather than spend it on a single day even though we are doing our utmost to keep costs down as we are paying for it ourselves.
We were planning a massive 3 week holiday in Canada, which suddenly and mysteriously started being referred to as "the honeymoon". 30 close family and friends, who sorted the cake, the flowers and the car between them, nice day, just how we wanted.
esselgruntfuttock IME weddings turn into the Mum in Laws dream wedding not the brides, because she was denied her dreams by her mum and on the chain goes as far back in history as can be plotted!
16 people at our wedding, including me and mrs.kennerley. A simple service, a nice meal, a few drinks and everyone stayed over at a nice venue. Breakfast, then everyone left us and we had another night to ourselves. Simple, relaxed, we got to chat with only the people we're really bothered about and it didn't cost the earth. Bob on.
3rd rule – more you spend, the shorter it’ll last…
Now you tell me. Ours cost about £250 all in. I'm never getting out of it........?
Just went to a great wedding, quite low key and better than any other wedding I've been too.
At the end of the night the bride and groom even came home on the same double decker private hire bus as us and got dropped off the bus and walked home in her wedding dress with the groom.
There's only two people that want to be at a wedding- the bride, and her mum.
We had the choice between spending an obscene amount of money for loads of stuff we both have no interest in (chair covers, bunting, flower bouquets, etc) or a 3 week trip biking / campervanning through New Zealand.
There'll be 5 people at my wedding in November. Me, fiancee, the celebrant and a helicopter pilot and photographer (who'll also be the witnesses).
Yep 5 people and a dog at ours. Us, two witnesses, registrar. Nice in corrie fee.