Worst Wedding You've Ever Attended - Page 10

33girl · #1 07-19-2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I'm from Texas - 30 minutes? Pshaw!

Yes, I agree with the pshaw from one place to another (sometimes essential if you don't want to have your reception in the church basement). That being said, the hotel should be where the reception is, as part of the point is so people don't drive drunk/tired after the reception.

sigmagirl10 · #2 07-18-2013, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I was just asked to be in my best friend's wedding. The wedding isn't for another year, but I have a question, and I figured this is (potentially) the best thread for it:

The ceremony is in NH. The reception is in MA. The distance between the church and the reception location is about 30 minutes. We (the bridesmaids) received a message from the bride saying that her and the groom were looking into group hotel rates in NH, in the same city as the ceremony.

So.. it will be a half hour drive from the ceremony to the reception, and also from the reception back to the hotel. Is it just me, or is this pretty far? And is it REALLY far to ask people to drive after a reception?

Also, because this reception location is so popular, you have to book it 2 years in advance if you want to book a Saturday. So the wedding is on a Friday. Normally I wouldn't mind, but depending on what time the wedding is, we could be competing with weekday traffic, and potentially, rush hour, for what's already a decent distance to drive.

Am I crazy for thinking this is crazy?

There's no tax in New Hampshire...worth the 30 minutes? I think so.

ASTalumna06 · #3 07-19-2013, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I'm from Texas - 30 minutes? Pshaw!

That said, would the happy couple entertain the idea of a party bus to ferry at least the attendants and perhaps the guests? Even if you got caught in traffic, it would be like the reception had already started!

I've never had to drive more than 10 minutes between the ceremony/reception/hotel at any wedding I've been to, so 30+ minutes seems like quite a distance. But maybe it's not..

I'm not sure if they're going to provide transportation, but they're going to have about 200 guests, and from what I understand, many are traveling a good distance and will need to stay in the hotel. So who knows..

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Originally Posted by sigmagirl10

There's no tax in New Hampshire...worth the 30 minutes? I think so.

Eh, an extra $7/night doesn't really bother me.

misscherrypie · #4 07-19-2013, 12:47 AM

Worst wedding ever was when one of my "friends" from High School got married and had their reception at a very nice restaurant. They'd taken over the place for the night and it was really a wonderful event.....well, until every guest was handed a bill as things were winding down for $34.00.

I just couldn't believe it, it was so awfully tasteless.

ASTalumna06 · #5 07-19-2013, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by misscherrypie

Worst wedding ever was when one of my "friends" from High School got married and had their reception at a very nice restaurant. They'd taken over the place for the night and it was really a wonderful event.....well, until every guest was handed a bill as things were winding down for $34.00.

I just couldn't believe it, it was so awfully tasteless.

I couldn't even imagine..

I probably would have thought it was a joke at first.

TPA85 · #6 07-19-2013, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by misscherrypie

Worst wedding ever was when one of my "friends" from High School got married and had their reception at a very nice restaurant. They'd taken over the place for the night and it was really a wonderful event.....well, until every guest was handed a bill as things were winding down for $34.00.

I just couldn't believe it, it was so awfully tasteless.

I can't lie, I probably would have (very cautiously) snuck out. Can't imagine I'd be the only one.

Xidelt · #7 06-20-2014, 11:33 PM

I went to a wedding tonight for a neighbor's daughter. There had to be 300 guests there (they attend a large Baptist church.) The ceremony was an hour. Then we were all herded to the gym/fellowship hall for "light hors d'oeuvres." As in a fruit tray, three different kinds of hot appetizers, and water/tea/powdered lemonade. It was so packed in there and my husband and I were trying to eat gracefully while balancing our cup and plate and dodging running children. We left after 20 minutes. Oh well.

candygirl200413 · #8 06-21-2014, 01:01 AM

Most weddings I've been too I was super young so I don't really have a memory for it. But I wanna say my freshman or sophomore year of high school, the wife of the family friends called me and my sister during winter break to help her set up for a wedding the night before.. When we got to the church we finally learned the story... (mind you the groom is family friends with our family friends)

The bride and groom only knew each other for about a month and a half, and decided to get married! There are rumors as to why so quickly (she may or may not been pregnant was one of them that I remember) and that they needed help to obviously decorate the night before for the wedding. So the next day me and my parents end up going, and I remember that the "here comes the bride" song was played on a CD/ Ipod and when the bride and groom walked out "Differences" by Ginuwine played (I was so bad and just started cracking up cause I didn't know any better)

After that, pictures took FOREVER and the reception started, they then needed people to help serve food so my parents volunteered me and I was on my feet for about an hour/hour and a half helping other family friends. I think the best part was the speeches that the groomens and bridemaids and family members were making, they all started with..

" I never got to meet the groom.. BUT... I Bet he is...."
"I never got to meet the bride.. BUT... I bet she is..."

Me and my parents just kept looking at each other and was like "oh...okay..."

They actually lasted longer then I thought! It ended up being 2.5 years. One time when I met up with the family friends I was told that he finally divorced her (after having 2 kids of course!)

Then last year (actually the day after bid day!) My sister oldest friend from high school got married and my sister was a bridesmaid. That was one of the best weddings I've been too and I'm glad!

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honeychile · #10 03-23-2016, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

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navane · #11 03-24-2016, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

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FSUZeta · #12 06-26-2016, 05:47 PM

Wowzer!

FSUZeta · #13 06-26-2016, 05:53 PM

Disclaimer: this story was relayed to me by a friend who attended the wedding.

Lovely outdoor ceremony, eagles circling majestically overhead...at least I thought
they were eagles until hubby corrected me and said they were actually buzzards. We felt that this couple was doomed to begin with, and then buzzards are circling? Not a good omen. Sure enough, a few years later and the marriage is ending in divorce!

GratefulGramma · #14 06-26-2016, 09:34 PM

Many years ago, when I was a young teenager, a handsome young youth minister came to our small-town Baptist church. Of course, we all fell in "love" with him but even we knew we were far too young so we watched as his romance bloomed with a beautiful young lady more his age.

At their wedding, when told he could kiss his bride, he latched on! I am sure there was tongue involved, and the pastor had to gently remind them that the kiss had gone on long enough. There was tittering, of course.

He went on to be pastor of a fairly large church in another part of the state, and they both ended up rather rotund.

TLLK · #15 06-27-2016, 02:19 AM

I'd say it was for one of my husband's cousins. It was a second wedding for both bride and groom so the couple opted to have a smaller ceremony. The wedding was held on July 6 at the Smokey the Bear park in International Falls, MN. The red, white and blue bunting and streamers that were left from the Independence Day celebrations were used as part of the decorations. After the ceremony we all trooped off to the local VFW hall for the reception. About thirty minutes into the reception we noticed that our young children were beginning to slip and slide while dancing. The floor was "sweating" so that dancing came to an end when my then four year old son crashed into his older sister and cousin. The buffet consisted of ham, canned corn and mashed potatoes. The bar consisted of kegs of beer and lemonade. The bride and groom were no where to be seen during the first two hours of the reception. We later found out that they were visiting every downtown bar for free drinks and no one knew when they might show up. The arrived about three hours after the ceremony ended, smashed cake into their kids' faces and then started fighting. Needless to say it was the a wedding that we'll never forget!