Irish bride-to-be pleads with hotel

wakka12 · 20-09-2017 04:39PM

Wow I thought it was going to be a case of the hotel charging extra money for people not showing up, for whatever reason, idk hotels and other establishments sometimes have ridiculous rules like that
But no she's just a stupid tool

Teyla Emmagan · 20-09-2017 04:42PM

God I hate sport.

weldoninhio · 20-09-2017 04:47PM

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Your post that I replied to was #211, it had previously been explained in posts 140 and 141, and more explicitly in post #146. Not by me, but it had been thoroughly explained.

nice_guy80 · 20-09-2017 04:52PM

Crazy Irish Bride in rant shocker!!!

don't spend so much fffffing money on your wedding then
problem half solved

I hope they win the ffffin' match now, or the evening bit of the wedding will be ruined as well!!

pmce4 · 20-09-2017 04:53PM

lertsnim wrote: »

I'm glad she was called out on the national airwaves. The hotel isn't at fault so you still pay what was agreed. Lying tramp.

seriously "a tramp" have you forked out for a wedding these days this is obviously a lot of money to this person and to the other 11 other twats who thanked you for this post get a life and see if any of you could afford to drop 2 grand down the back of a sofa.

the_syco · 20-09-2017 04:53PM

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I'm guessing the package includes meal, venue for the day, staff for the day, and possibly a DJ.

It's not just paying for a bag of chips to be eaten in your car! :pac:

retro:electro · 20-09-2017 04:55PM

Ah I love crazy bride stories. Makes me feel like such a normal person.

GingerLily · 20-09-2017 04:55PM

pmce4 wrote: »

seriously "a tramp" have you forked out for a wedding these days this is obviously a lot of money to this person and to the other 11 other twats who thanked you for this post get a life and see if any of you could afford to drop 2 grand down the back of a sofa.

She was ALWAYS paying that money, she ALWAYS agreed to pay for 130 dinners, she's only feeding less people and getting less gifts.

If she couldn't afford 130 people why did she book that venue?

Turnipman · 20-09-2017 04:55PM

pmce4 wrote: »

seriously "a tramp" have you forked out for a wedding these days this is obviously a lot of money to this person and to the other 11 other twats who thanked you for this post get a life and see if any of you could afford to drop 2 grand down the back of a sofa.

Whether or not the guests turn up, the money has already been "dropped down the back of the sofa." Hence it's obvious (to me at any rate) that she can afford it. If not, then why did she commit to spending it in the first place?

BattleCorp · 20-09-2017 04:57PM

The cheek of the bride-to-be.

She is 'rightly' p1ssed off because 16 of her guests have pulled out of going to her wedding at very short notice. That's not her fault, it's the guests' fault. It's very bad form

Where she is 1,000,000,000% wrong is in blaming the hotel and expecting the hotel to compensate her for her guests' rudeness.

And to threaten the good name of the hotel when the hotel did nothing wrong, that's indefensible.

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, it's better to be talked about than not talked about. Well............this bride will certainly be talked about.

She made an absolute cnut of herself on National radio.

MilesMorales1 · 20-09-2017 04:58PM

What kind of terrible friends choose a stupid sports match over a wedding?

Hitman3000 · 20-09-2017 05:00PM

Late to the party I see, there already was a wind up merchant with this approach, got their ass handed to them. Best leave it.

retro:electro · 20-09-2017 05:01PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

What kind of terrible friends choose a stupid sports match over a wedding?

They're playing in the match!!

pmce4 · 20-09-2017 05:01PM

Turnipman wrote: »

Whether or not the guests turn up, the money has already been "dropped down the back of the sofa." Hence it's obvious (to me at any rate) that she can afford it. If not, then why did she commit to spending it in the first place?

Seems a strange contract that required to be paid upfront prior to the event. But the hotel could have been approached in a better way. If it was me I would also look to reduce the costs and if the hotel refused then I would ensure the extra meals where given to a local charity on the day.

jimmycrackcorm · 20-09-2017 05:02PM

The groom is the ultimate winner here.

Future arguments will be like :

Her: you didn't empty the dishwasher.
Him: Are you going to ring Joe about it? Be my guest...

Sebastian Dangerfield · 20-09-2017 05:04PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

What kind of terrible friends choose a stupid sports match over a wedding?

The ones who have probably trained and played with the same team since childhood for the change to play in said "stupid sports match".

If you dont understand the viewpoint behind club GAA, I dont think anything any of us can say will change your mind

BattleCorp · 20-09-2017 05:04PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

What kind of terrible friends choose a stupid sports match over a wedding?

I'm guessing that you aren't very into sports.

While it's extremely rude to cancel going to a wedding at short notice, I can see how some people would prioritise a game over a wedding.

The wedding is very special to the bride and groom and their close family. It's just a day out to most other people invited.

Now football, and especially very big matches can be very important to those people involved. Imagine training very hard all year, making sacrifices for your sport and then ............sh1t..........the match has been scheduled for the same day as a wedding, it's a dilemma then, isn't it. What do you do, let one or two people down by not going to the wedding, or let 20 - 30 people down by missing the match.

RocketRaccoon · 20-09-2017 05:05PM

pmce4 wrote: »

Seems a strange contract that required to be paid upfront prior to the event. But the hotel could have been approached in a better way. If it was me I would also look to reduce the costs and if the hotel refused then I would ensure the extra meals where given to a local charity on the day.

Having gotten married recently we paid a €1000 deposit to secure the booking, we gave final numbers for dinner 2 weeks before the day and then paid off 80% of the remainder the day before the wedding. The outstanding balance was then paid the morning after. This is pretty standard fare.

MilesMorales1 · 20-09-2017 05:05PM

BattleCorp wrote: »

I'm guessing that you aren't very into sports.

While it's extremely rude to cancel going to a wedding at short notice, I can see how some people would prioritise a game over a wedding.

The wedding is very special to the bride and groom and their close family. It's just a day out to most other people invited.

Now football, and especially very big matches can be very important to those people involved. Imagine training very hard all year, making sacrifices for your sport and then ............sh1t..........the match has been scheduled for the same day as a wedding, it's a dilemma then, isn't it. What do you do, let one or two people down by not going to the wedding, or let 20 - 30 people down by missing the match.

I'd go to the wedding. Since in theory a wedding only happens once for a friend or couple, and there's plenty of sports matches for a team.

Turnipman · 20-09-2017 05:05PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

What kind of terrible friends choose a stupid sports match over a wedding?

Given that she's from Kildare (?) and the match in question is being played somewhere close to the Arctic Circle, it's odds-on that the guests who have gone awol are from the hubby-to-be's side of the family!

Something for the pair of them to have a heated discussion about in the post-honeymoon depression period!

RocketRaccoon · 20-09-2017 05:06PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I'd go to the wedding. Since in theory a wedding only happens once for a friend or couple, and there's plenty of sports matches for a team.

But maybe this is their only realistic shot at a final.

danmanw8 · 20-09-2017 05:06PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

how are 16 guests not turning up costing her €2000?

I know! and they'll probably still give money as a wedding gift which would cover their costs anyway.

Still at least she admitted she was wrong and spoke highly of the hotel after...

danmanw8 · 20-09-2017 05:08PM

PandaPoo wrote: »

It was probably a different package. Like 120 guests for €8,000 Or 120-150 for €10,000 Or something like that. They chose the higher package and now realised they could have chosen the cheaper package.

She should just invite more peopel, I'm sure there was culls along the way. Bump up some of the couples invited to the afters.

Yeah, that would be pretty last minute and maybe insulting to some people that they were the back up plan though.... would make sense though

Hitman3000 · 20-09-2017 05:09PM

danmanw8 wrote:

Still at least she admitted she was wrong and spoke highly of the hotel after...

I'm sure the staff will give her their absolute attention considering the damage she tried to do to their employment.

MilesMorales1 · 20-09-2017 05:09PM

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

But maybe this is their only realistic shot at a final.

Must not be a very good team then.

Turnipman · 20-09-2017 05:09PM

pmce4 wrote: »

Seems a strange contract that required to be paid upfront prior to the event. But the hotel could have been approached in a better way. If it was me I would also look to reduce the costs and if the hotel refused then I would ensure the extra meals where given to a local charity on the day.

Or ask for the extra food (and drink) to be packaged, frozen and delivered to their love nest by the hotel, after they return from their honeymoon!

That way they could re-live their wedding reception for a full eight evenings back home - and an added bonus is that there'd be no speeches!

BattleCorp · 20-09-2017 05:10PM

danmanw8 wrote: »

I know! and they'll probably still give money as a wedding gift which would cover their costs anyway.

Still at least she admitted she was wrong and spoke highly of the hotel after...

She'll still have to be hounded for the rest of her days. Look what happened to poor auld George.

JayRoc · 20-09-2017 05:11PM

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Maybe its obvious to you - but not to me. Its a bunch of people running about a field exercising - surely it can be done earlier that day or a day before it or the following week?

Seriously, will ye stop

buck65 · 20-09-2017 05:12PM

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The Enron way, they counted projected earnings as actual profits and got away with it for a few years until it all fell apart.

BattleCorp · 20-09-2017 05:14PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I'd go to the wedding. Since in theory a wedding only happens once for a friend or couple, and there's plenty of sports matches for a team.

Ah yes, but not all sports matches are created equal. Some matches are more important than others.

I'm not putting you down, but it seems that you aren't into sports, especially team sports. I can see how some people dedicated to their sport would consider missing a wedding for an important match.

Irish bride-to-be pleads with hotel

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