Irish bride-to-be pleads with hotel

SAMTALK · 20-09-2017 03:43PM

I'd imagine with the way the bride is carrying on the lads on team would prefer if they didn't change the date :P

Cushie Butterfield · 20-09-2017 03:44PM

I feel sorry for the people who haven't escaped. Bride will probably go around to each table after each course to make sure guests consumed every morsel of food, & if they haven't will be looking for a refund from hotel for her financial loss.

Sounds as if she wasn't cutting her cloth according to her measure to begin with. Daft individual.

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martingriff · 20-09-2017 03:46PM

If I could give the hotel 1 piece of advice it would be to make sure the reception goes without a hitch dinner and all perfect maybe offer a 2nd (or 1st) round free at the dinner. Will get great talk about it

For those saying they should reschedule the game as if it is easy to do that. Both teams and the county board would have to agree

Sebastian Dangerfield · 20-09-2017 03:46PM

Say rsvps were needed a month out. That could have been before a quarter final. Are you suggesting that all 10 people should have declined in case they won a match, potentially won the next one, and the one after could potentially be on the day of the wedding? Theyd be slated on here for doing exactly that.

You're missing the point others are making. This lady isnt trying to reschedule the wedding due to low numbers, shes happy to go ahead - she just wants to be compensated, against the terms of the contract she signed. She doesnt seem to mind these people not attending, if she can get extra champagne instead.

ALSO she would have signed the contract long before the rsvp date, committing to the min 130 rule. Even if they had all declined, she'd be in the same boat, unless she went out and found another 20 people to fill the quota.

VinLieger · 20-09-2017 03:47PM

2000 for 18 missing people? yeah she needs to get her priorities straight and learn how to bargain.

Capped my wedding food at 65 a head and it was still damn good

Also its her own fault for scheduling it anywhere near GAA season when he friends and family are obviously heavily involved

meeeeh · 20-09-2017 03:47PM

Realistically if you book wedding during gaa season then you have to factor in some people could cancel. In the same way as you can expect half of your guests to disappear somewhere with a tv when big football or rugby matches are on. You can get all hysterical about it but basically it's just poor planning not to take that into account.

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5rtytry56 · 20-09-2017 03:48PM

And not just a token of convention alone.

osarusan · 20-09-2017 03:48PM

Because it's a semi-final, and part of an overall tournament schedule. Delaying it a week would impact on other games, and who knows, maybe even on wedding plans of other people involved in the game.

SAMTALK · 20-09-2017 03:52PM

Why would the other team agree to that.?
What happens if team A have a wedding the following week?
Then team B have another wedding the following week?

You getting the picture?

_Roz_ · 20-09-2017 03:53PM

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether things can be rescheduled or not. They paid for 130 people, they chose to pay that money for those people, and signed a contract on it. 18 people feel they have something more important to do. Suck it up.

seamus · 20-09-2017 03:53PM

I have zero doubt that she knew the risk was always there. And was probably told repeatedly that they would have to pull out if the team won.

That's why she's annoyed with the hotel and not with the guests who've pulled out - she took a gamble on the date and she lost.

weldoninhio · 20-09-2017 03:54PM

I worked in 2 companies like that. One had Joe Duffy's brother or brother in law fairly high up in the organisation, so was never gonna be a problem. The other was a bank where i'd ask of they were talking about the car salesman.

Sofiztikated · 20-09-2017 03:56PM

I used to give them the number, and tell them to tell Jessica on the phone I said hi.

I don't know a Jessica.

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 20-09-2017 03:57PM

Yes I used to work in a place where 'I'm going to ring Joe Duffy' was a regular 'threat'. It just went completely over our heads, no one cared. That's why I'm always amused when I see posters on here advising other posters to 'threaten them with Joe Duffy'. It really doesn't work in most cases.

weldoninhio · 20-09-2017 03:59PM

Its not a five a side ffs :rolleyes::rolleyes:

The Backwards Man · 20-09-2017 04:03PM

The done thing would be that those that pulled out would give the same present as if they were going anyway, at least that's how it's done around here.

Then again, if these guys are from Cavan. . .

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Sebastian Dangerfield · 20-09-2017 04:08PM

We had 4 people not turn up to ours so they could go to Electric Picnic. It happens, people have other stuff going on - they bought the tickets 6 months earlier and forgot about the date.

We also had 2 people turn up who declined so it evened out, but its not worth getting worked up about.

If the missing people had preferred our wedding theyd have shown up. If not, as happened, then they werent key components of the day anyway, so move on.

The Backwards Man · 20-09-2017 04:08PM

Must be a dreary place where weddings are more important than football. :P

SAMTALK · 20-09-2017 04:09PM

Ah here you're a wind up merchant aren't ya??

Sofiztikated · 20-09-2017 04:09PM

You have to be on a pure wind up.

I don't give a **** about team sports, and even I know that it's not how organising any kind of event.

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 20-09-2017 04:10PM

I doubt the guys are that anxious to go to the wedding that they'd be prepared to cause all the hassle involved in changing the date. It's not that big a deal really. There's a very good reason why they can't attend, the B&G aren't going to be out of pocket as they won't be charged any more that if they did attend, and if it's gifts the bride is worried about, I imagine they'll still give the same gift they were planning to give all along.

_Dara_ · 20-09-2017 04:11PM

What do people make of this story on the Beeb from today, a couple in the UK asking upfront for everyone to give £150 towards their wedding? £150 a head is a lot of money, and some of those heads are children! It's a three day "all inclusive" event. The couple can't afford the wedding they want. I think it's cheeky because various guests might only want to attend one day and budget for that. But apparently everyone has paid up! :eek: The groom says "why not put the money towards the wedding than a business owner?" but surely that money people have paid is going towards various businesses?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-41317297

GingerLily · 20-09-2017 04:14PM

I don't, I reckon loads of guests will give physical gifts over cash now because of how money hunger the B&G are, I would.

If you can't afford your wedding don't have it, don't count on guests covering the cost!

weldoninhio · 20-09-2017 04:15PM

How do you know they haven't tried to reschedule it?? Both teams would have to agree to a postponement. If I was playing or managing a team and the opposition asked to postpone it because of someone's wedding i'd say no.

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