Incident #1: I went to a wedding a couple weeks ago. As the guests made their way to the reception hall, the wedding party got their pictures taken (fine). They decided to drive around in the limo a bit after and indulge in the champagne (fine). There was an open bar at the reception hall with the guests (uh oh). The bridal party thinks that they have the limo for an extra hour, picks up three cases of beer and continues to ride around and drink (oh man). Everyone at the reception hall is sloshed while waiting 3 hours for the wedding party (things are getting wacky at this point). The wedding party walks in and doesn't know their name. (BAD!) The rest of the wedding is handled not as a wedding, but a drunken college bash. (NO!)
Yes, the bride and the groom are young, as were 80% of the guests. Yes, we want to drink, but this was just unacceptable in my book!! To keep people waiting an hour an a half because you want to drink is just unthoughtful, wrong, and tacky. Why did I bother to get them a nice gift if a case of beer would have sufficed?
Incident #2: Mr. Mox and I were trying to decide what to do for the bar situation at our wedding. My dad offered to pay for all of the liquor and said, "Champagne for the wedding party. Beer and whatever kind of liquor you want for the guests. I'll get a friend of mine to bartend." Cool. We decided on vodka (something clear), whiskey (something dark), and peach schnapps (something sweet), plus all of the soda/juice mixers. When we told Mr. Mox's mother, she said, "You aren't having rum? gin? etc...?" We explained to her that we thought what were having was not only enough, but a good selection and what my dad could afford. She rolled her eyes and huffed, "Well, this is just going to be a country, hickish wedding."
?!?!?!?
EXCUSE ME??????
I calmly reiterated that this is what we wanted and could afford. If she or other guests want a bigger variety of liquors, they are more than welcome to go to a bar after the reception.
THE NERVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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