Wedding power couple

vapor trails

So I have seen these signs pop up in my area recently for a wedding. Usually most wedding directional signs are cute little home made things pointing the way.
I was just wondering would the couple have actually gone to the trouble of paying the AA to get these signs made up because they think that their wedding is such a massive event it needs to be officially traffic managed by the AA ? Or would the AA have approached the couple and said "Here that event needs to be managed"
I'd normally only see these for concert events in Slane or match day traffic in Croke Park.

James Bond Junior

I take it you weren't invited then?

Collie D

Maybe one of them works for the AA or has friends who do

vapor trails

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I take it you weren't invited then?

Dont know the couple personally. But for the record I'm not a fan of weddings being used as pompous displays of materiality. As a side note I'm not even sure if this is in the right forum.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

They sound like ****.

freshpopcorn

I say they wouldn't be hard to get printed from a sign maker. They were probably cheaper that those home made looking ones!

Fleawuss

I suspect the clue is in the names. AA means more than automobile association.
There's an air of "har de har have we gone viral yet" going on wit Vennessa n Wayne.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

They're a gag. They're rip offs of AA signs. More power to then for a sense of humour.

diomed

A sticker over the arrow would complete the day.

videopirate

Twats.

Nobody needs those kinds of directions in this day and age.

A quick description on the invitation, maybe an image of a map if really necessary and the rest Google Maps can look after.

Robsweezie

They need to follow it up with a viral hit, you know, for the likes.

Story Bud?

Looks like they're headed for a breakdown.

biko

They spelled Vanessa wrong, dang.

clairewithani

Is it not spelt vAnessa

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

videopirate wrote: »

Twats.

Nobody needs those kinds of directions in this day and age.

A quick description on the invitation, maybe an image of a map if really necessary and the rest Google Maps can look after.

That's right, we all know where country churches are and have access to Google maps on our phones. Well, actually no, I don't.

Satnav is good but not great for finding townlands.

Giacomo McGubbin

They are just two young people getting married.
That's the kind of thing young people do . . when they are young and excited.
Leave them alone. Happy wishes to them both.

diomed

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Feel free to contribute.

r93kaey5p2izun

Is this even legal?

Collie D

Some shower of miserable bastards in here this evening

Story Bud?

Carson Dirty Pastry wrote: »

Is this even legal?

As long as they're both over 18 then yes.

Del2005

videopirate wrote: »

Twats.

Nobody needs those kinds of directions in this day and age.

A quick description on the invitation, maybe an image of a map if really necessary and the rest Google Maps can look after.

They were never needed it's just a show off. But like election posters they'll be up for weeks and leave the cable tie behind.

Not everyone can manage Google maps or GPS.

dusty207

Carson Dirty Pastry wrote: »

Is this even legal?

http://www.theaa.ie/aa/vehicle-checks/aa-signs.aspx

Actually not a bad idea depending on the venue. Some of these country house hotels are a nightmare to find, even with satnav.
Best of luck to them.

eviltwin

That gift registry is something else

videopirate

Makai Mysterious Archery wrote: »

That's right, we all know where country churches are and have access to Google maps on our phones. Well, actually no, I don't.

Satnav is good but not great for finding townlands.

Yeah I don't normally go to rural places without checking it out first and hoping there'll be good signage.

You'd even ask someone else going to the wedding. Ridiculous whatever way you look it at for Christ sake.

Smondie

The clue is in The name.
Van, who drives vans?
Yes you are correct

Story Bud?

eviltwin wrote: »

That gift registry is something else

Shouldn't have been posted. Scumbaggy thing to do.

Smondie

AA Signs packages start at 520 for 10, 840 for 20 or 30 for 999


:eek:

Call Me Jimmy

If you're thinking about other people's signage take a look at your own signage first. If you have no signage of your own, search deep inside you until you feel the light.

The_B_Man

Story Bud? wrote: »

Shouldn't have been posted. Scumbaggy thing to do.

It's hardly the same people like.

r93kaey5p2izun

dusty207 wrote: »

http://www.theaa.ie/aa/vehicle-checks/aa-signs.aspx

Actually not a bad idea depending on the venue. Some of these country house hotels are a nightmare to find, even with satnav.
Best of luck to them.

Does the AA put them up and remove them after? I suppose if a reputable organisation like AA is responsible then it will be done properly but I'm surprised that signs can just be erected at random without applying for permission. I'm sure they're very useful for certain locations though.

SEPT 23 1989

Carson Dirty Pastry wrote: »

Is this even legal?

50 quid per sign littering fine from the council

dusty207

The_B_Man wrote: »

It's hardly the same people like.

Aw, and I was going to get them a

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shucks

dusty207

Carson Dirty Pastry wrote: »

Does the AA put them up and remove them after? I suppose if a reputable organisation like AA is responsible then it will be done properly but I'm surprised that signs can just be erected at random without applying for permission. I'm sure they're very useful for certain locations though.

They do

Shenshen

eviltwin wrote: »

That gift registry is something else

Thank you!!! I thought I was the only one who couldn't believe her eyes...

nullzero

I think V and W could end up being X's...
I'll get me coat.

Boom_Bap

MOD
Please stop posting the online registry for the couple. Not cool.

That registry thing is the most grasping and obnoxious thing I've ever seen.

"Come share our happiness and pay for our wedding and honeymoon! - One day spent with mainly strangers, eating mediocre catering and being bored insane by listening to people you hardly know give speeches about people you're starting to despise! All at the low, low, price of new clothes, gas money, overnight accommodation and the chance to pay for a house for someone else!!"

the groutch

nullzero wrote: »

I think V and W could end up being X's..

Y?

andekwarhola

News just in:

Wedding cancelled.

Censure from Internet forum proves too much for devastated couple.

r93kaey5p2izun

I don't think that registry is likely to be connected to a couple in Ireland anyway - it appears to be American. Though I have seen similar here - never as bridal shower registry though, that's pushing it imo.

dusty207

the groutch wrote: »

Y?

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Smondie

dusty207 wrote: »

the groutch wrote: »

Y?

zzzzzzzzzz

Aaaahhh! I C

Grayson

Makai Mysterious Archery wrote: »

They're a gag. They're rip offs of AA signs. More power to then for a sense of humour.

If it was funny......

btw, who the hell spells Vanessa as Vennessa.

Grayson

Carson Dirty Pastry wrote: »

I don't think that registry is likely to be connected to a couple in Ireland anyway - it appears to be American. Though I have seen similar here - never as bridal shower registry though, that's pushing it imo.

I googled them, the wedding was last weekend. Couldn't find a weddinglist so I think it's a completely different couple.

Now to be fair to the couple, they look perfectly normal. There was no huge social media post, just a couple of tasteful photo's of a couple who looked really happy. They don't look like horrible people and the signs, although not funny, might just have been there to let a load of dubs know where they were going when they were down the country.

Fleawuss

Grayson wrote: »

If it was funny......

btw, who the hell spells Vanessa as Vennessa.

Vennessa does. :pac:

vapor trails

vapor trails wrote: »

So I have seen these signs pop up in my area recently for a wedding. Usually most wedding directional signs are cute little home made things pointing the way.

Vennessa and especially Wayne sound like they at least had eh, culturally challenged, parents. I can see the souped-up engines and spoilers already.

Motivator

Anyone named Vannessa is a ****

Tigger

Motivator wrote: »

Anyone named Vannessa is a ****

Vennessa

Decent Skin

dusty207 wrote: »

http://www.theaa.ie/aa/vehicle-checks/aa-signs.aspx

Actually not a bad idea depending on the venue. Some of these country house hotels are a nightmare to find, even with satnav.
Best of luck to them.

That sign doesn't have "AA Traffic Management" at the top, which might call the authenticity of the OP's one into question.

dusty207

Decent Skin wrote: »

That sign doesn't have "AA Traffic Management" at the top, which might call the authenticity of the OP's one into question.

Yes it does!

Edit
Ah, sorry, the "official" AA one's don't, spot on.

Dyr

Motivator wrote: »

Anyone named Vannessa is a ****

On a similar note : Does anyone in Ireland know a Wayne who isn't a knackbag?

I doubt it