Do you LOVE going to weddings?

eviltwin · 28-10-2016 07:29PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

everyone knows cheap clothes. people talk

I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a dress that cost 20 quid and one that cost 200. Couldn't care less tbh. I don't judge people on the label on their clothing.

Electric Sheep · 28-10-2016 07:31PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I suppose most people have more than one wedding so it's understandable they wouldn't be as big a deal.

They may have one, they may have more, but in either case they won't be caked in "Irish Wedding Makeup" and fake tan.

eviltwin · 28-10-2016 07:31PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

not really but saying no one will care/notice/talk etc. is like saying all bullies are cowards

And so what if they do? Are you really bothered by the opinions of people who have that kind of mentality?

Spanish Eyes · 28-10-2016 07:33PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I suppose most people have more than one wedding so it's understandable they wouldn't be as big a deal.

Now Lexie, come on.... lots of people in Ireland are on their second or third or whatever wedding, but the fake this and that and the dresses and makeup will still be obligatory!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 28-10-2016 07:33PM

Electric Sheep wrote: »

They may have one, they may have more, but in either case they won't be caked in "Irish Wedding Makeup" and fake tan.

That's true, they probably wouldn't need so much with all the Botox plastic surgery and veneers.

Rubberlegs · 28-10-2016 07:35PM

I absolutely LOVE going to weddings, eating all around me, few drinks, and throwing horrendous shapes on the dancefloor:)

Spanish Eyes · 28-10-2016 07:37PM

73Cat wrote: »

I absolutely LOVE going to weddings, eating all around me, few drinks, and throwing horrendous shapes on the dancefloor:)

Is that kind of thing banned outside weddings LOL.

lertsnim · 28-10-2016 07:37PM

I hate weddings. Especially ones that on in the arse end of nowhere. Even worse are the weddings with a gift list full of ridiculously expensive ****e.

Malari · 28-10-2016 07:41PM

Woo, level of bitchiness here is usually only found in the weddings forum. Brilliant

I like going to the weddings of good friends, as I know I'll also have lots of other people there I know. Friends of my husbands or acquaintenances...not so much. They can be a bit dull if you only know a few people.

I've never had tan, nails, make-up, hair done for a wedding. Only my own...and then not even the tan! I have a dozen or so nice dresses I've picked up over the years so they get taken out on rotation. No major expense really.

batistuta9 · 28-10-2016 07:46PM

eviltwin wrote: »

And so what if they do? Are you really bothered by the opinions of people who have that kind of mentality?

everyone judges others, whether they'll admit it or not, even you.

look at the threads on here about pyjama/tracksuit wearers etc.

Electric Sheep · 28-10-2016 07:47PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

That's true, they probably wouldn't need so much with all the Botox plastic surgery and veneers.

You've obviously never been to Boston, or never went further in the Boston area than an outlet mall.

Electric Sheep · 28-10-2016 07:51PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

everyone judges others, whether they'll admit it or not, even you.

look at the threads on here about pyjama/tracksuit wearers etc.

Those threads are usually the playground of the type of poster who likes to label people as skangers or scumbags or whatever the current slang for working class/lower class happens to be.

Spanish Eyes · 28-10-2016 07:53PM

Vindicated I am..

Obligatory for the wimmins.. fake tan, nails, hair do, high heels, dress, and veneers. And that is just for starters!

The Bride is irrelevant, except for five minutes, it is the competition re the guests that is the real fun!

And then the boredom of the ritual. Hey ho.

No wonder there is so much drunkenness at Irish weddings, it is so necessary to alleviate the boredom!!

annascott · 28-10-2016 07:55PM

really expensive if you get invited to a few within a couple of months. There was a time I could get away with wearing an outfit twice if the same people were not going to be at the weddings but that isn't possible thanks to Social media.
Generally like weddings if it is a friend but find family weddings stressful

eviltwin · 28-10-2016 08:01PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

everyone judges others, whether they'll admit it or not, even you.

look at the threads on here about pyjama/tracksuit wearers etc.

If someone wants to judge me for wearing a cheap dress or the same one I've worn before good luck to them. It doesn't bother me. I refuse to waste money on a new dress I don't need to placate people I will only see at events like this. You don't need to spend that money, you choose too. It's not compulsory so don't complain when you make the choice yourself.

Stheno · 28-10-2016 08:06PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Vindicated I am..

Obligatory for the wimmins.. fake tan, nails, hair do, high heels, dress, and veneers. And that is just for !!

Are you mad? For the wedding I'm going to tomorrow which is my sisters, outside of my normal routine I bought a dress and bag, my place where I buy my cosmetics are doing my makeup for free as I bought some stuff there recently and that's it

Gave the gift months ago

nice_guy80 · 28-10-2016 08:09PM

Hate the weddings of people from your own town but they've decided to go for a fancy venue 90 minutes away.
Is local not good enough for them?

So now its fuel, present, overnight, + drinks
Then the whole 'next day' craic

Spanish Eyes · 28-10-2016 08:21PM

Stheno wrote: »

Are you mad? For the wedding I'm going to tomorrow which is my sisters, outside of my normal routine I bought a dress and bag, my place where I buy my cosmetics are doing my makeup for free as I bought some stuff there recently and that's it

Gave the gift months ago

Ah no, I hope I'm not mad! generalising is all!

Have a great time at your sister's wedding. And I'm sure you will!

infogiver · 28-10-2016 09:25PM

Irish weddings for the most part now are just an opportunity for couples who are already living together, often with kids, to avail of tax breaks and tidy legalities up for the kids, while delivering a knockout blow in the competitive social battle that is "your wedding day".
Des and Linda had an ice cream van and a roulette table so Karen and Liam had a magician and a burger van at midnight.
Take that Des and Linda.
Tony and Liz wanted to be different so they had a sand ceremony which definitely trumped Dan and Kevin's hand fastening ritual.
Please stop.
Apart from the immediate family and friends who love you intensely, the rest of us have seen it all and are bored with the stunts the happy couple pull in an effort to appear edgy different and better then the last wedding
Try to keep it simple classy and brief with very good edible hot food and reasonably priced booze. Speak to all of your guests, some of them came along way and spent a lot of money.
Speeches each last 2 minutes timed by the best man.
Get a good DJ and spend the money saved on the band on wine.
Have a good life.

Inspector Coptoor · 28-10-2016 09:34PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Now there's a date for a wedding that I would enjoy!

Our wedding was NYE.

Turned out to be a great date to have a wedding.
I've been to something like 32 weddings In last 3 years.
Going to another one tomorrow and have 6 next year including one I'm best man at.

I still like them but when they come thick and fast like 4 in 3 weeks like we had in October last year and it's extremely tough on the pocket.

Stheno · 28-10-2016 09:35PM

If I get married again it's a week in Vegas for me and the oh and a party when we get back

Electric Sheep · 28-10-2016 09:40PM

infogiver wrote: »

Irish weddings for the most part now are just an opportunity for couples who are already living together, often with kids, to avail of tax breaks and tidy legalities up for the kids, while delivering a knockout blow in the competitive social battle that is "your wedding day".
Des and Linda had an ice cream van and a roulette table so Karen and Liam had a magician and a burger van at midnight.
Take that Des and Linda.
Tony and Liz wanted to be different so they had a sand ceremony which definitely trumped Dan and Kevin's hand fastening ritual.
Please stop.
Apart from the immediate family and friends who love you intensely, the rest of us have seen it all and are bored with the stunts the happy couple pull in an effort to appear edgy different and better then the last wedding
Try to keep it simple classy and brief with very good edible hot food and reasonably priced booze. Speak to all of your guests, some of them came along way and spent a lot of money.
Speeches each last 2 minutes timed by the best man.
Get a good DJ and spend the money saved on the band on wine.
Have a good life.

Excellent advice, but if the female guests won't give up competing about the price of their outfits and the amount of slap on their faces, I doubt the brides and grooms will atop trying to one up the other couples.

infogiver · 28-10-2016 09:56PM

Electric Sheep wrote: »

Excellent advice, but if the female guests won't give up competing about the price of their outfits and the amount of slap on their faces, I doubt the brides and grooms will atop trying to one up the other couples.

It used to be wedding etiquette that the bride and her mother were the centre of attention on the big day and female guests got a bit "tidied up" on the day but didn't try to steal the limelight.
Some of the showstopping outfits/tan/hair/makeup I've seen recently really strike me as concerted efforts to "put that bitch back in her box".
Have women ever harboured such dislike for one another as they do at this moment in time?

meeeeh · 28-10-2016 10:07PM

I like some and don't like the others. Depends on the company. Some are very handy because I see all my friends at once. Otherwise it's quite hard to met everyone when on holidays.

I get the hair done because I like to and every so often I buy a dress and good pair of shoes. I prefer to get something that I really like and reuse it than some tat that gets away after one wear. I have very few principles but even I draw the line at gluttony that is disposable fashion and the mindless damage it causes.

Arghus · 28-10-2016 10:11PM

I do not like going to weddings.

Spanish Eyes · 28-10-2016 10:18PM

Arghus wrote: »

I do not like going to weddings.

Why is that?

Would love to know

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-10-2016 10:23PM

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Arghus · 28-10-2016 10:25PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Why is that?

Would love to know

Too much hassle in general.

Some weddings can be more worth it than others, depending in how close you are to the person getting married, but most of the time I regard them as an obligation to be endured.

beks101 · 28-10-2016 10:48PM

The majority of Irish weddings tend to follow the same formula, church ceremony, hotel reception, dinner, speeches, too much wine and dancing into the early hours.

Those ones I can find boring and repetitive and an absolute money-drainer when you're at the wedding season stage of your life.

The ones I've most enjoyed have been abroad, no church-hotel-drunk formula and no real script for what's to come throughout the day. Deeply personal vows and the entire thing injected with so much of the couple's personalities and passions.

razorblunt · 28-10-2016 10:53PM

8 Weddings this year. 8.

One fantastic Best Man's speech.

Do you LOVE going to weddings?

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