People complain and vent about a lot of things. Yeah, I like my job most of the time, and I’m lucky to have it. I chose my field and chose where to go on interviews. But I do complain about coworkers and stress and all the frustrations that come along with it. Also, my city. I chose to live here, but you can bet I…
I do love hearing how people got good deals on stuff and DIY’d cool things and had small/courthouse/backyard weddings. Just not when it’s relayed in such a judgey tone.
Have you, like, been to a wedding? Not having meaningful conversations with most of your guests is par for the course. It’s not a third date, or a dinner party. It’s people witnessing a ceremony in which two people get married.
My mother had a similar lecture/meltdown over my invitations, which said "Together with their parents" rather than "Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents Invite you to..." But why would they be inviting people to a party I paid for?
Looks like you’ve got a little trolly friend in your comment replies, too! :) They’re so cute!
I think you’re projecting the lack of love you give/get onto everyone else here. I may not have 300 people who I care deeply about, but between MrM and I, we DEFINITELY have 200.
Look into setting up your own! That’s what we did, slapped a camera on a tripod, hung a wooden Polaroid-esque frame I made, and had little buckets filled with props. Sure, someone has to take the picture or set the timer but that ended up making it even funnier. At the end of the night there were over 500 pictures on…
Hear hear! To the commenters that I am intentionally leaving in the grays with this post, you’re not going to convert anyone here, honey. Please save your keyboard the stress! And, as always, you do you.
You sound like a lot of fun.
Thank you! I’m getting married in a couple of months to the woman I love and I couldn’t be happier.
Then maybe don’t have one then? Or decline the invitation? A wedding isnt a summons.
But But But you could have spent that money on *insert something WAY more IMPORTANT than a wedding*
OMG commenters, there is a point at which you have to accept that when you read an article on a WEDDING BLOG it is most likely going to be about a fairly mainstream wedding, with lots of guests and dinner and open bar and a white dress. You are not making an Important Point by coming here and saying “whatevs you don’t…
OK cool. I’ve got 100 family members who I see regularly and love (Xmas is 70 people, minimum, on my dad’s side). We have 50 friends we see regularly and love, and they all have spouses and kids. My fiance’s parents owe their basic survival in the U.S. to their network of friends who insured they didn’t starve.
A tidbit of advice I was given year's show: buy your champagne the day after New Years for the best possible price.
thumbtack.com is amazing. You post your date, place, time, some other details, and then vendors place bids. Insert competition. Its free for you too. The vendors pay to have access. We got a great photographer for $500. Received bids from 6 photographers in our area. Officiants, florists, etc are on there too. Try it!