Funny Wedding/Planning Moments...

[Italiahaircolor]

Inspired by all the parenting threads about funny moments, I thought we could start something to lighten the mood about wedding planning (there seems to be a lot of frusteration lately!)...

I''ll start...

Talk about unexpected guests!

I had a pretty formal bridal shower. It was at a marina here in Chicago and my Aunt P hosted it. We invited every lady who was invited to the wedding, so we had a pretty decent turn out. Included on the guest list was my Aunt J, cousin S, cousin-in-law A, and her daughter A. Well, they never showed. Normally it wouldn''t be a big deal...but because I didn''t pay for it, I felt bad. My Aunt P went all out...the meal was incredible, the favors were stunning, and she even had Build-A-Bears'' made for the little girls. So, when the three didn''t show after being planned for...it wasn''t taken so well.

I was totally put off by being blown off...and their excuse was pitiful, they forgot. Mind you, I''d shown up for both of their "things"--weddings, baby showers, Christening, etc. So, I decided that I wasn''t inviting them to the wedding. My decision was met with some resistance by my mom--and even my Aunt P thought I should invite them...but I was like "no"...and when my invites went out in the mail they didn''t recieve one.

About three days before the wedding my cousin S called my mom. They chatted for a few, and then S told my mom that she was really calling to R.S.V.P...to what, you wonder? My wedding. S claimed that she had seen the invitation, but had misplaced it!!!

. Which was a flat out lie, since I never sent one! And, to top it all off, she was R.S.V.Ping for the entire family...which added up to be about 8 people!! 8 people who weren''t invited!

My mom called me ASAP, and told me what happened. I was totally mortified. Not did it put me in an uncomfortable spot...but it messed up the numbers, the place settings, the escort cards, the programs, the favors...you name it, it f****d it up.

I called S, and played dumb. I told that, according to the invite (

) the RSVP''s were due weeks ago...and that since they hadn''t RSVP''d, I''d figured they weren''t coming...so this was going to awkward. That I couldn''t promise they would be sitting together, and that they might be in the back...S seemed fine with it, and continued telling me how lovely the invite was, how excited they all were, blah blah blah

.

In the end, the showed up for the wedding...stayed through dinner...left.

 

[wannaBMrsH]

Date: 7/7/2009 2:53:26 AM
Author:Italiahaircolor
Inspired by all the parenting threads about funny moments, I thought we could start something to lighten the mood about wedding planning (there seems to be a lot of frusteration lately!)...

I''ll start...

Talk about unexpected guests!

I had a pretty formal bridal shower. It was at a marina here in Chicago and my Aunt P hosted it. We invited every lady who was invited to the wedding, so we had a pretty decent turn out. Included on the guest list was my Aunt J, cousin S, cousin-in-law A, and her daughter A. Well, they never showed. Normally it wouldn''t be a big deal...but because I didn''t pay for it, I felt bad. My Aunt P went all out...the meal was incredible, the favors were stunning, and she even had Build-A-Bears'' made for the little girls. So, when the three didn''t show after being planned for...it wasn''t taken so well.

I was totally put off by being blown off...and their excuse was pitiful, they forgot. Mind you, I''d shown up for both of their ''things''--weddings, baby showers, Christening, etc. So, I decided that I wasn''t inviting them to the wedding. My decision was met with some resistance by my mom--and even my Aunt P thought I should invite them...but I was like ''no''...and when my invites went out in the mail they didn''t recieve one.

About three days before the wedding my cousin S called my mom. They chatted for a few, and then S told my mom that she was really calling to R.S.V.P...to what, you wonder? My wedding. S claimed that she had seen the invitation, but had misplaced it!!!

. Which was a flat out lie, since I never sent one! And, to top it all off, she was R.S.V.Ping for the entire family...which added up to be about 8 people!! 8 people who weren''t invited!

My mom called me ASAP, and told me what happened. I was totally mortified. Not did it put me in an uncomfortable spot...but it messed up the numbers, the place settings, the escort cards, the programs, the favors...you name it, it f****d it up.

I called S, and played dumb. I told that, according to the invite (

) the RSVP''s were due weeks ago...and that since they hadn''t RSVP''d, I''d figured they weren''t coming...so this was going to awkward. That I couldn''t promise they would be sitting together, and that they might be in the back...S seemed fine with it, and continued telling me how lovely the invite was, how excited they all were, blah blah blah

.

In the end, the showed up for the wedding...stayed through dinner...left.

Wow! The HEIGHT of tacky!

My funny one is also involves my cousins. I sent out our Save the Date cards in January for my August wedding. My cousin J, saw the STD postcard with a pic of FI and I on the beach and the wedding information and assumed that it meant WE had PAID for the trip for her and her daughter.

She called up our travel agent, and asked if it was possible to switch the trip from our wedding weekend to a later date so that she and her daughter could go for her birthday! Can you imagine my travel agent? And the freakin'' NERVE! Not only did she expect me to pay for her trip, but she wasn''t even coming to my wedding! She was trying to use my wedding trip for her birthday!!!!!!!!!

Needless to say, I was mortified and she was so upset about the fact that we weren''t paying for the trip that she hasn''t spoken to me since.

The other one was my Cousin G who stated that our STDs were the tackiest wedding invitations she had ever received.

Can you tell my family is not used to any type of formal wedding etiquette? Sheesh!

 

[tlh]

Date: 7/7/2009 11:10:13 AM
Author: wannaBMrsH

Date: 7/7/2009 2:53:26 AM
Author:Italiahaircolor
Inspired by all the parenting threads about funny moments, I thought we could start something to lighten the mood about wedding planning (there seems to be a lot of frusteration lately!)...

I''ll start...

Talk about unexpected guests!

I had a pretty formal bridal shower. It was at a marina here in Chicago and my Aunt P hosted it. We invited every lady who was invited to the wedding, so we had a pretty decent turn out. Included on the guest list was my Aunt J, cousin S, cousin-in-law A, and her daughter A. Well, they never showed. Normally it wouldn''t be a big deal...but because I didn''t pay for it, I felt bad. My Aunt P went all out...the meal was incredible, the favors were stunning, and she even had Build-A-Bears'' made for the little girls. So, when the three didn''t show after being planned for...it wasn''t taken so well.

I was totally put off by being blown off...and their excuse was pitiful, they forgot. Mind you, I''d shown up for both of their ''things''--weddings, baby showers, Christening, etc. So, I decided that I wasn''t inviting them to the wedding. My decision was met with some resistance by my mom--and even my Aunt P thought I should invite them...but I was like ''no''...and when my invites went out in the mail they didn''t recieve one.

About three days before the wedding my cousin S called my mom. They chatted for a few, and then S told my mom that she was really calling to R.S.V.P...to what, you wonder? My wedding. S claimed that she had seen the invitation, but had misplaced it!!!

. Which was a flat out lie, since I never sent one! And, to top it all off, she was R.S.V.Ping for the entire family...which added up to be about 8 people!! 8 people who weren''t invited!

My mom called me ASAP, and told me what happened. I was totally mortified. Not did it put me in an uncomfortable spot...but it messed up the numbers, the place settings, the escort cards, the programs, the favors...you name it, it f****d it up.

I called S, and played dumb. I told that, according to the invite (

) the RSVP''s were due weeks ago...and that since they hadn''t RSVP''d, I''d figured they weren''t coming...so this was going to awkward. That I couldn''t promise they would be sitting together, and that they might be in the back...S seemed fine with it, and continued telling me how lovely the invite was, how excited they all were, blah blah blah

.

In the end, the showed up for the wedding...stayed through dinner...left.

Wow! The HEIGHT of tacky!

My funny one is also involves my cousins. I sent out our Save the Date cards in January for my August wedding. My cousin J, saw the STD postcard with a pic of FI and I on the beach and the wedding information and assumed that it meant WE had PAID for the trip for her and her daughter.

She called up our travel agent, and asked if it was possible to switch the trip from our wedding weekend to a later date so that she and her daughter could go for her birthday! Can you imagine my travel agent? And the freakin'' NERVE! Not only did she expect me to pay for her trip, but she wasn''t even coming to my wedding! She was trying to use my wedding trip for her birthday!!!!!!!!!

Needless to say, I was mortified and she was so upset about the fact that we weren''t paying for the trip that she hasn''t spoken to me since.

The other one was my Cousin G who stated that our STDs were the tackiest wedding invitations she had ever received.

Can you tell my family is not used to any type of formal wedding etiquette? Sheesh!

OMG! THat is crazy! I think I would have mailed her a urine sample I''d have been so pi$$ed off. You''re better off not speaking to her... you know, the old saying, with friends like that...??? ha!

I was surprised by the # of people that RSVP''d yes, and didn''t come. IN fact one of my DH''s cousins did it on purpose because he was angry taht we didn''t make it to his wedding the day after Christmas. So he RSVP''d yes for him and his new wife... and didn''t show to teach us a lesson... the strange thing is... We RSVP''d NO to his wedding MONTHS out, as soon as we got the invite. We couldn''t afford the 2k mile trip and I couldn''t get the time off of work. (My work basically has a 2 person maximum allowed off during the end of the year, due to the nature of our job, and 1 person was out on maternity leave... and so I couldn''t take off. November, December at my office, is like March -April during tax season.)

 

[parrot tulips]

Date: 7/7/2009 11:10:13 AM
Author: wannaBMrsH

Wow! The HEIGHT of tacky!

My funny one is also involves my cousins. I sent out our Save the Date cards in January for my August wedding. My cousin J, saw the STD postcard with a pic of FI and I on the beach and the wedding information and assumed that it meant WE had PAID for the trip for her and her daughter.

She called up our travel agent, and asked if it was possible to switch the trip from our wedding weekend to a later date so that she and her daughter could go for her birthday! Can you imagine my travel agent? And the freakin'' NERVE! Not only did she expect me to pay for her trip, but she wasn''t even coming to my wedding! She was trying to use my wedding trip for her birthday!!!!!!!!!

Needless to say, I was mortified and she was so upset about the fact that we weren''t paying for the trip that she hasn''t spoken to me since.

The other one was my Cousin G who stated that our STDs were the tackiest wedding invitations she had ever received.

Can you tell my family is not used to any type of formal wedding etiquette? Sheesh!

Oh my goodness! The misunderstanding is excusable, but for her to be angry about not getting a free trip, especially since she had no intention of even attending your wedding, is just ridiculous!

My only funny planning story has no drama attatched to it. We had ordered our invitations through Wedding Paper Divas, and they changed the size of the cardstock, after we had already received a sample (of the larger size). With the invitations being smaller, I felt like they needed a little something extra, so I added a few rhinestones. Hubby walks in and says, "Oh cool! We got bling! I like it!" Then he proceeds to walk around the house singing, "Like a rhinestone cowboy..."