If so, in what way?

No.

not myself... but I've heard some horror stories

I've been to a wedding this evening. Had to return before the dessert because my boyfriend had to start working at midnight. It wasn't horrible at all, but utterly strange to me? A bit.

MarieLouise said:

Why was it strange?

REDFEATHERS said:

It was in a huge historical building in the centre of Ghent. I had put on a dress and was looking more feminine than ever in my own eyes. Feeling uncomfortable on high heels, longing for my jeans, etc...

In the hall however were standing about 200 people, all of them very very dressed up. My dress looked the most 'street-wise' of all of them. All men wore black suits (my boyfriend was the only one wearing a grey one) and most women wore diamands. Everyone was checking each other out. The champagne-phase felt like a scene out of 'Eyes wide shut', without the same sexiness that is.

The food was not that good at all, but cuttlery was made out of silver, wine was pouring constantly...

I still don't know if all these people are very rich or just prentending to be rich. But it disgusted me a little, the glamour and glitter, after returning from Senegal.

Does that make sense?

the food!

grey peas and mashed potatoes, which turned out to be extremely overcooked rice!

ZombieKitten said:

MarieLouise said:

you would have felt at home at my wedding!

http://img.photobucket.co...dding2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.co...dding3.jpg

it was in the backyard!!

ZombieKitten said:

I think I would have !

Two years ago an old school-buddy got married. He had decided to throw the party at his old farm house. This was in the summer of '04, during the European soccer-championships. Unfortunately, the dutch team was playing the quarter finals that very night. For some reason, which had nothing to do with soccer, the party just didn't start off.....wrong music, the setting wasn't right (people were feeling a bit uncomfortable wearing their tuxes and night-gowns in the barn of a farm-house).....
So, what happened? People started moving from the barn to the living (where the party wasn't!) to start looking the game which was really thrilling. The groom (a control-freak) ofcourse didn't like this and got really upset with his guests, calling them names and stuff..... Result of this was that many guests (including myself) have left the party very pre-maturely.....

Worst wedding ever!

abierman said:

Sounds like fun to observate, no?

MarieLouise said:

Hell yes, but it was embarassing as well.....he totally lost it and even broke some door-windows, cussing at his dad and left his wife crying.....

Worst thing for him will be, since he married in June, that he'll be reminded on this every two years on his wedding-anniversary when either the Europeans or the Worlds are held.....

abierman said:

Sounds like a crazy situation. Makes the wedding of this evening, and the last mail I got, a lot more normal.

MarieLouise said:

god bless the org!

ZombieKitten said:

why??

abierman said:

because it has a way of putting things in perspective! stories like yours makes our lives seem quite ok!

ZombieKitten said:

don't get me started!!

ZombieKitten said:

Charlotte your pics are soooo beautiful... What a perfect day...

MarieLouise said:

your description is so lovely and detailed I wish to read a book....

Yes...

a friend got married in Fayetteville, Georgia (boring suburb of Atlanta). The wedding was at 5pm, which was a horrible time because you can't really eat before the wedding because you're not hungry but by the time the reception starts you are so you hope they have good food. My friend and her husband had to pay for their own wedding and spent most of their budget on the photography. Thus they didn't have any money left for the reception so they served: veggie tray & dip, lil' smokies (mini hotdogs in BBQ sauce) and NO liquor or wine because Fayetteville is in a dry county. And guests had to pay for their soda or water! Compounding the awfulness was that all the guests on the grooms' side kept to themselves and only spoke to each other in Afrikaans.

It was *the* worst wedding I've been too, ever.

I think the most important part of the wedding is the reception--the wedding is for the bride & groom and their families; but the reception is for the guests. The newlyweds are hosting the reception as a party for their guests and as such, the guests should have a good time... Food, GOOD food, is essential to a reception. People may not remember the dress, the flowers, or the wedding colors, but they'll remember if the reception was fun.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

thank you! it was pretty stress free, would you believe it!

All weddings are horrible. They are for people living in a dreamworld.

Last Year, my younger cousin was having an elborate shot gun wedding. My wife and I idealisticly bought them a gift of fine crystal, Dom Pigon, and other fine items totaling about 500 dollars. We were going a little extravagant.

We had thought it was a romantic thing, but it had an open bar and everyone just wanted to get drunk. Very disapointing. To boot they didn't even open our gift during the reception. Never even got a thank you card. I wonder if that gift got stolen.

Won't do that again.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Thank you. I rather feel insecure when describing something in the English language. Luckily for all of you this site isn't a Dutch one. I wouldn't be able to shut up.

MarieLouise said:

ZombieKitten said:

you're so cute!

JohnPhillip said:

ZombieKitten said:

Lord yes.
Ghetto as hell.
The church was hot hot hot, boiling hot. The ceremony started more than an hour late. The reception was a mess and we toasted the bride and groom with ....Kool-Aid.
Kool-Aid. because the reception was on church grounds and no alcohol was permitted. I mean, they couldn't have gotten some sparkling cider? what the hell.
oh and did I mention they ran out of FOOD so not all of the guests ate?

My lord. what a mess.