Why are women so obsessed with planning a wedding?

White Dress. Check
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SO FUCKING EASY

OOoooh but its so much more difficult than that! I wish it were that easy! When you put it like that it sounds so easy! You don't know whah. OH FOOEY. It is difficult because you make it difficult and want to plan unrealist fairy tale like weddings. Which hey, there is nothing wrong with. But you know what? At the end of the day if you expect too much the you won't really be satisfied with the wedding at all beacuse you got your hopes all up.

So to all the Bridezillas out there. I say SUCK IT and quit acting like a bunch of pyschos or else I give it 10 years max your marriage will work.


PS. AOII LBC 93 This isnt directed at you. but I just remembered who you were and I remembered you we had a past conflict about French people so I figured it would be fun to quote you to make it sound as if I was going off at you.

You forgot booze.

James, I know you mean well, but you have only touched the tip of the iceberg (or ice sculpture)!

Case in point: I mentioned a few things about Carnation's daughter's wedding to my former fiance the last time I talked to him. I was telling him how similar it was to what all I had tentatively planned, and he completely weirded out! It was NOTHING that he wanted, etc, etc. I told him that it was one more reason why I thought we could never marry, because I had said time after time that I wanted a December wedding, and he had never really listened! and that made him even madder. A simple thing such a the season! I'm all about December weddings - look at how much money you save on church decorations!

I do think that the groom should have some say in the matter, but brides - being taught since they were children - have a better handle on things.

And besides, women can always burst out in tears when the supplier doesn't have the right thing, and thus get her way... :D

Good call!

Or punch, if it's at a church. Guys always forget something!

He also forgot flowers, photographer, favors and videographer.. and Tuxes.

Look at all the things the Bobby forgot. James, do you still think guys could plan a wedding better than a woman?

I agree with Danielle, guys would snap faster than a toothpick if they had to plan the wedding.

Although, when the time comes. I want my fiance and I to plan the wedding together.

1. Because if we didn't plan it right, we'd hear about it from our Mother in Laws for the rest of our lives, because "it wasn't what they wanted for their sons."

2. I really don't care who goes off on me. This is an internet message board and if I live and die by posts that random people I don't know write on GC I'd have more problems to worry about than planning a wedding.

I had my one big bridal shower today & it went well. Both sides of our families got along great & the planning that went into it was well worth it. I now also know that our families (or at least the women) can & will get along at the wedding next week. :)

Hey, men plan and wage war . . are weddings harder? :p

But seriously, I think we might be better because we wouldn't be that concerned with pleasing everyone . . .

And as far as half the family not wanting to talk to us afterwards because we didn't do what they wanted .. . . you people say that like its a bad thing lol :)

I can be highly efficient. I think that after reading back issues of modern bride and getting the advice of some wedding proffessionals it would be a cake walk.

And honestly, its my party, other than my bride, I don't care all that much at other people's ideas, all the mothers-in-laws can go pound sound.

Bobby you know I love you. But you forgot to order the stationary for thank you notes, arrangements for transportation for you, future Mrs. Bobby and bridal party.

James, you may think you have efficiency but do you have back up plans in place in case things go awry , and they usually do, on your special day.

Of all the rude & presumptuous things. My cousin called today to RSVP (though the wedding is 1 week away & he's ignored our phone calls to date) & leaves me a message saying that not only will him & his wife & 3 children attend the wedding, they are also bringing his mother-in-law & sister-in-law. These are women I've never met & were NOT invited to the wedding. I am so angry that they would just invite other people to the wedding. I am going to call him tomorrow & set them straight. I can't believe people would be so rude & stupid. Granted my fiance's friend did the same thing but his mother gave the o.k. b/c the son was an old school friend of Mike's & though they lost touch recently, they've known each other since they were 3 so it's been 22 years now.

Stick by your guns!! This is chicanery of the first order, and enough is enough!!

If you need a shoulder to cry on, let me know - mine's already damp!

I hate when people are nervy like that. My MIL took it upon herself to invite a girl I HATED from high school to a shower she hosted without consulting me. This girl was definitely not on my guest list for the wedding because she's always had a thing for my husband and I can't stand her. She gave me a very inappropriate gift in a room full of my friends' parents and talked about her upcoming wedding for the entire shower. When I told my MIL afterwards that she would not be at the wedding, I caught hell. I was called a money-grubber, a bitch, any name you can think of. I sent the girl's gift back with a note explaining that I couldn't accept it since she wouldn't be a guest at the wedding and I apologized for her mistaken invitation to the shower. Needless to say, I wasn't well-liked by some people for a few weeks afterwards. I honestly didn't care, though, because I would not have been happy with her at my wedding.

I had sweet revenge when I heard that her wedding was very trashy, though. She had karaoke at her reception, but it wasn't even a professional karaoke guy. It was just a boom box with her uncle putting CDs on with a microphone. I laughed for days after that :p

Was he joking? This sounds like he has to be joking.

If he's serious, just tell him that you are so happy that he and his wife will attend then set him straight. Unfortunately, none of them might attend. People get really sensitive when they don't get what they want and decline invitations.