Tacky wedding "invitation"

Marie · #1 07-06-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

how is this different from the ghetto weddings thread?

In the ghetto weddings thread we make fun of people for fighting at a wedding, getting arrested at a wedding or getting married in the parking lot of a White Castle. Here you make fun of people for participating in the dollar dance (a custom and standard in many communities), inviting (or not inviting - depending on who's posting) all of the family and friends to a destination wedding or notifying guest of where the couple is registered at. There we find humor in extreme situations. Here we pretentiously nit pick details. See the difference?

Note: I'm not saying that you can't have threads where you do this. I'm just saying that this is not the best place to come for wedding advice.

tunatartare · #2 07-06-2006, 12:36 PM

Kinda but not really. At the end of the day, in both threads, you're criticizing people for their wedding choices and whatnot. If you don't agree with it, don't do it in either thread.

33girl · #3 07-06-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie

In the ghetto weddings thread we make fun of people for fighting at a wedding, getting arrested at a wedding or getting married in the parking lot of a White Castle. Here you make fun of people for participating in the dollar dance (a custom and standard in many communities), inviting (or not inviting - depending on who's posting) all of the family and friends to a destination wedding or notifying guest of where the couple is registered at. There we find humor in extreme situations. Here we pretentiously nit pick details. See the difference?

Oh, the irony.

Marie · #4 07-06-2006, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Oh, the irony.

Silly girl.

I never said the thread couldn't exist. I just said this isn't the place to get advice.

AlphaFrog · #5 07-06-2006, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie

Silly girl.

I never said the thread couldn't exist. I just said this isn't the place to get advice.

Umm...I think she was referring to the irony of you nit-picking people for getting nit-picky about details. And the fact that you were also being pretentious doesn't hurt the irony argument.

Marie · #6 07-06-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Umm...I think she was referring to the irony of you nit-picking people for getting nit-picky about details. And the fact that you were also being pretentious doesn't hurt the irony argument.

Yeah...I got that. Thanks!

Anyway, I haven't nit picked...only answered the question that was stated. Did u miss that post? Additionally, perhaps I am a bit pretentious. *shrug* Doesn't change the fact that if you look back at some of our wedding thread, these 'ladies' have attacked some of the ideas/customs/traditions/whatever with a nastiness and cruelty that is unrivaled.

tunatartare · #7 07-06-2006, 02:46 PM

So it's different to make fun of people for having wedding receptions at White Castle in the ghetto weddings thread, but if someone came and posted in the D&R forum about wanting to have his/her wedding reception at White Castle you wouldn't nitpick at those details?

Marie · #8 07-06-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

So it's different to make fun of people for having wedding receptions at White Castle in the ghetto weddings thread, but if someone came and posted in the D&R forum about wanting to have his/her wedding reception at White Castle you wouldn't nitpick at those details?

You'll want to reread my post for the portion that discussed extremes versus small details. Of course we'd call someone out for asking what the board thought about having a wedding at White Castle. While, I'm not sure that I'd be as nasty as some of the people on here about even something THAT off color, I would definitely discourage it. However, when I read one poster say "Oh we had a dollar dance at my wedding." or "I sent out a registry announcement in my invitations." and the next post says something to the tune of "That is the MOST tacky thing I have ever heard of someone doing. I absolutley hate it when people do that, and they simply don't deserve to get married." then I have to say that you should limit your wedding questions to those who know you, your situation, and have similar thoughts/traditions as yourself.

DSTCHAOS · #9 07-06-2006, 04:25 PM

I think she was saying that that other thread highlighted some extreme wedding no-nos that the average person would deem inappropriate. Fighting at weddings and nuptials at McDonald's are fine if that's what you want to do, but the general consensus is that those things are crazy.

However, wedding advice on and off the web should be taken with a grain of salt. Some folks will think it's okay to put gift registry stuff on the invite and others won't. As long as you aren't getting married at Burger King, you will be fine with whichever you choose and be able to ignore the naysayers.

DSTCHAOS · #10 07-06-2006, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie

In the ghetto weddings thread we make fun of people for fighting at a wedding, getting arrested at a wedding or getting married in the parking lot of a White Castle. Here you make fun of people for participating in the dollar dance (a custom and standard in many communities), inviting (or not inviting - depending on who's posting) all of the family and friends to a destination wedding or notifying guest of where the couple is registered at. There we find humor in extreme situations. Here we pretentiously nit pick details. See the difference?

Note: I'm not saying that you can't have threads where you do this. I'm just saying that this is not the best place to come for wedding advice.

I guess I can see the difference.