All things Debs/Grad related

Acciaccatura

Well, I dunno, I felt the LC forum was in need of a thread for this topic, it's a significant part of the whole Leaving Cert experience :P Posts about it in the OT thread get lost n' stuff, so with debs season approaching (mine's in two weeks), get discussing!

LostBoy101

That reminds me I still need to pay for my ticket..

suitcasepink

All I have are tickets I have no idea what Im doing about anything else..
Hopefully its a long Summer >.<

deise_girl

deise_girl wrote: »

All I have are tickets I have no idea what Im doing about anything else..
Hopefully its a long Summer >.<

I have tickets and a car rented! I don't even know who I wanna bring tbh. Mine's in September though

peekachoo

My debs including transport, tickets, dress, hair/makeup, hotel room for the night...
Adds up to a grand total of €75
Beating the recession since 1995 :cool:

Disclaimer: alcohol not included :P

deise_girl

deise_girl wrote: »

Mines in September too thank god :P
Ahh transport, thats in the minute detail section like what I should do with my hair atm.
the biggies atm are dress and who to bring, even if I can settle on one of those..

Best thing about being a guy is that I can't really go wrong with a suit. The big thing is who to go with because you need to be able to have a good time with them.

suitcasepink

peekachoo wrote: »

My debs including transport, tickets, dress, hair/makeup, hotel room for the night...
Adds up to a grand total of €75
Beating the recession since 1995 :cool:

Disclaimer: alcohol not included :P

.....
What?
We have to buy 2 tickets and they alone cost €100
Tiz hard times lads

ray2012

My grad isn't till' like November so no ticket or nothing yet! Going to the grad with someone else in August though, just need to get a suit

Daniel7740

deise_girl wrote: »

.....
What?
We have to buy 2 tickets and they alone cost €100
Tiz hard times lads

€100 each ?!

Jade.

deise_girl wrote: »

.....
What?
We have to buy 2 tickets and they alone cost €100
Tiz hard times lads

Ours were €120 for the two aswell alone!

Royaler95

Does anyone know what the dinners consist of ?

Copper_pipe

ours are €70 each,

HugsiePie

€35 for my single ticket

Joys of being alone!

Copper_pipe

Lads will a black skinny tie and black suit make it look like im going to a funeral? Dates dress is black and white.

HugsiePie

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Lads will a black skinny tie and black suit make it look like im going to a funeral? Dates dress is black and white.

Wear a dicky bow instead

peekachoo

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Lads will a black skinny tie and black suit make it look like im going to a funeral? Dates dress is black and white.

noooo skinny black ties are the best, go with it


Oh and it's because im on the committee so I got 2 tickets for free. The tickets are actually 60 each :P

Copper_pipe

I was thinking something like this

http://cdni.condenast.co.uk/592x888/g_j/isomerhalder_gl_10jan13_rexfeatures_b_592x888.jpg

peekachoo

Copper_pipe wrote: »

I was thinking something like this

http://cdni.condenast.co.uk/592x888/g_j/isomerhalder_gl_10jan13_rexfeatures_b_592x888.jpg

yes

bluejay14

Go with the dickie bow! I've always had a bit of a thing for them.

Our tickets were €70 each (last year's were €65) and I only bothered/had the money to buy one so no date crisis for me thank god! I've had the dress since just after Christmas, bought it in a Debenhams sale in England, £79 reduced to £22.50, I couldn't resist such a bargain! Helps that I'm in love with the dress too I suppose.

Copper_pipe

peekachoo wrote: »

yes

Black and white is gonna be classical!

Daniel7740

Only bought the one ticket,which was €60 and the money that I would have spent on the second ticket is goin straight into my savings for the Ireland v New Zealand match in November

randylonghorn

Acciaccatura wrote: »

Well, I dunno, I felt the LC forum was in need of a thread for this topic, it's a significant part of the whole Leaving Cert experience :P Posts about it in the OT thread get lost n' stuff, so with debs season approaching (mine's in two weeks), get discussing!

There used to be an ongoing one over the last couple of years, but it was getting awful long anyway; a fresh start may be no harm.

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Lads will a black skinny tie and black suit make it look like im going to a funeral? Dates dress is black and white.

Depends on the cut, really, but you can't go too far wrong with classical black and white.

jamo2oo9

Our tickets were €72 each and I bought two. €144 ... Have a date sorted though so all I need is a suit, box of chocolates and a corsage then I'm sorted. Transport is included in our tickets with two party buses taking us to the venue then the nightclub and back to the venue for breakfast before heading home. I genuinely cannot wait for it.

HugsiePie

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Our tickets were €72 each and I bought two. €144 ... Have a date sorted though so all I need is a suit, box of chocolates and a corsage then I'm sorted. Transport is included in our tickets with two party buses taking us to the venue then the nightclub and back to the venue for breakfast before heading home. I genuinely cannot wait for it.

These tickets sound sooooo expensive lots of people saying their tickets were 70 euro alone without their dates tickets :eek: do you all get really fancy dinners or something?

ScummyMan

Grey suit anyone?

HugsiePie

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

Grey suit anyone?

My suit is grey

Acciaccatura

HugsiePie wrote: »

These tickets sound sooooo expensive lots of people saying their tickets were 70 euro alone without their dates tickets :eek: do you all get really fancy dinners or something?

Our tickets were about 140 for the two, including an optional tenner for 2 copies of a photograph at the hotel. This included a meal of a soup starter, some chicken in white wine sauce wrapped in bacon for main course and dessert, which I've forgotten (looking forward to the food immensely ). Also, champagne reception and transport, so I guess that's what it covers. Can't wait!

Copper_pipe

Turkey and Ham FTW!

ScummyMan

HugsiePie wrote: »

My suit is grey

Is that a hint?

Jade.

HugsiePie wrote: »

These tickets sound sooooo expensive lots of people saying their tickets were 70 euro alone without their dates tickets :eek: do you all get really fancy dinners or something?

Ours is that price and it just includes the 3 course meal, the band, then the DJ and a bar extension.

HugsiePie

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

Is that a hint?

Grey suits are the bomb
The joke was that I'm a girl

ScummyMan

HugsiePie wrote: »

Grey suits are the bomb
The joke was that I'm a girl

:pac: I got it!

They are tbh, you're one of the few that agree!

HugsiePie

Jade. wrote: »

Ours is that price and it just includes the 3 course meal, the band, then the DJ and a bar extension.

Hmmmmm, I guess my debs will consist of a kebab, fruit salad and a CD player

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

:pac: I got it!

They are tbh, you're one of the few that agree!

I keep getting ads at the bottom of my screen for suits

randylonghorn

HugsiePie wrote: »

Hmmmmm, I guess my debs will consist of a kebab, fruit salad and a CD player

Sure you might be as well off, could be more fun ...

jamo2oo9

HugsiePie wrote: »

These tickets sound sooooo expensive lots of people saying their tickets were 70 euro alone without their dates tickets :eek: do you all get really fancy dinners or something?

The tickets includes a photographer at the hotel, three course meal, candy cart, band, bus transfers, a ticket into the Forum nightclub and a breakfast buffet afterwards. Tbf I think it's a good deal especially when you have the whole lot covered and all you need is a suit/dress, a date if you're taking one and gifts.

Jade.

Ours is probably the most expensive. Our photographer is charging €65 for the pictures :eek:

peekachoo

Our hotel is 45 each including breakfast, dinner, photographer, red carpet champagne arrival, band, DJ, nightclub, and balloons and all that stuff nobody wants. I guess we got a good deal compared to the rest of you?

HugsiePie

peekachoo wrote: »

Our hotel is 45 each including breakfast, dinner, photographer, red carpet champagne arrival, band, DJ, nightclub, and balloons and all that stuff nobody wants. I guess we got a good deal compared to the rest of you?

Mine is a tenner cheaper :P
That being said I have no idea what my debs is going to consist of

Jade.

Why is everyone having breakfast?! :pac:

peekachoo

Jade. wrote: »

Why is everyone having breakfast?! :pac:

because it's mandatory that after a night on the tiles, one must enjoy a big diiiiirrrtttyyy greasy breakfast :pac:

Prodigious

peekachoo wrote: »

Our hotel is 45 each including breakfast, dinner, photographer, red carpet champagne arrival, band, DJ, nightclub, and balloons and all that stuff nobody wants. I guess we got a good deal compared to the rest of you?

Tipperary though...

peekachoo

Prodigious wrote: »

Tipperary though...

it's in kilkenny. <.<

Stereomaniac

Are you from Cahir and are ye having your debs in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel? That will be shocking.

peekachoo

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Are you from Cahir and are ye having your debs in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel? That will be shocking.

are cahir having theirs there too? :eek: I live near cahir but we're going there!

suitcasepink

Lucky how yee all have bar extensions or nightclubs etc to go too.. I dunno what happens to us after 2 when we're kicked out of the hotel. Possibly roaming the streets for 5 hours waiting for the nearest shop to less breakfast rolls, how fun >.<

yournerd

I paid 87 for 2 tickets and thats just dinner. nothing else

df123

I realise that this may be a stupid question but ye know the way the lads bring their dates mother flowers or chocolates or whatever? Do girls who are asked to a lads debs just bring themselves or what like? :P

ray2012

df123 wrote: »

I realise that this may be a stupid question but ye know the way the lads bring their dates mother flowers or chocolates or whatever? Do girls who are asked to a lads debs just bring themselves or what like? :P

... I completely forgot about bringing the chocolates to the parents.. Lads only bring chocolates to the parents when going to the girls' grad, right? Like, when going to the lads house, doesn't the lad and the girl return to the lads house before the grad? Don't know if that makes any sense or not.

jamo2oo9

df123 wrote: »

I realise that this may be a stupid question but ye know the way the lads bring their dates mother flowers or chocolates or whatever? Do girls who are asked to a lads debs just bring themselves or what like? :P

Regardless of who's debs/grad night it is, the lad will always pick the girl at her house and then meet everyone at the hotel or wherever the event is held. The lad will buy chocolates for the mother and a corsage for the girl. Girls who asked someone to their debs/grad night, you do not need to buy him anything. You could get him a pint or a shot at the bar but nothing formal with parents and family.

Copper_pipe

Is €70 a decent budget for renting a suit?

jamo2oo9

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Is €70 a decent budget for renting a suit?

What does it include? If shoes are included along with shirt, tie, trousers and a jacket then it's a pretty damn good bargain. If shoes aren't included, it's still a good price.