Things that have been done to embarrassing death

Toots · 11-09-2014 09:57AM

Sligo1 wrote: »

Omg! Should I have kept my bouquet???!! Lol. I threw mine like a gobsh*te! Was a load of Lilly of the Valley in it so not cheap! Ah well... Was fun at the time. Never even thought to press it. Damn!

I think it depends on the flowers. Mine was a rose bouquet. Seemingly roses are one of the easiest flowers to dry, so I put it in the hotpress for a couple of weeks and it dried perfectly, I still have it in a vase in my living room nearly 4 years later. A friend of mine had calla lillies and it didn't really work when she tried to dry it, they sort of collapsed in on themselves.

Arbiter of Good Taste · 11-09-2014 12:08PM

Toots wrote: »

I think it depends on the flowers. Mine was a rose bouquet. Seemingly roses are one of the easiest flowers to dry, so I put it in the hotpress for a couple of weeks and it dried perfectly, I still have it in a vase in my living room nearly 4 years later. A friend of mine had calla lillies and it didn't really work when she tried to dry it, they sort of collapsed in on themselves.

I threw mine and one of my oldest friends caught it, which was nice.

She gave it back to me and I brought it up to my grandmother's grave the next day.

I didn't really think about drying it

ABajaninCork · 11-09-2014 12:45PM

I gave mine to my mother. She took it back to London and dried it. It's now in her living room. I couldn't have thrown it as the bouquet was teardrop=shaped and VERY heavy. It could've done serious damage to someone if I had!

Sligo1 · 11-09-2014 01:04PM

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

She gave it back to me and I brought it up to my grandmother's grave the next day.

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Gosh that's a lovely thought!! Now that's what I wish I had done.

Milly33 · 11-09-2014 03:59PM

Imagine one of those brooch bouquets!! it would be like power lifting and getting a bit off one would be very painfull

pooch90 · 11-09-2014 04:06PM

I made my button bouquet, would have been lethal!
But I made the bridesmaids' bouquets out of beads so I made a small one with a mixture of buttons and beads for throwing. As luck would have it, the only BM who hadn't gotten engaged in the 4 months before the wedding,caught it so I was thrilled. Didn't do the garter though, find it very embarrassing.

Toots · 11-09-2014 11:11PM

Lol, yeah imagine a button bouquet or a brooch bouquet being thrown! You'd need to hand out protective goggles beforehand. Nothing puts a downer on a party like someone losing an eye.

Actually, a lot of flower bouquets have those little pins with the gemstones in them like this:

so even if you thought you'd be safe enough with flowers, there could be killings!

I was watching 4 weddings USA and the grooms were taking the garter off with their teeth! I think I'd sooner die than have my hubby do that in front of our parents and extended family. In fact I'm pretty sure our parents would have felt the same way!

Although it could have been really funny if we'd done something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-yZeGhOFjk

or horribly, horribly traumatic. Like this what happened to this poor sod...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRc93L0sDHY

Addle · 12-09-2014 07:20AM

Toots wrote: »

I was watching 4 weddings USA and the grooms were taking the garter off with their teeth! I think I'd sooner die than have my hubby do that in front of our parents and extended family. In fact I'm pretty sure our parents would have felt the same way

I've seen that done here a few times and don't think I've ever experienced anything more cringeworthy.

Typer Monkey · 12-09-2014 08:44AM

I find the whole bouquet throwing thing really cringy too. All the single women scrabbling to catch it cos it's meant to mean they'll be the next to be married?

I'm glad it's dying out

I never participate anyway and won't be throwing my bouquet. I'm not a stick in the mud honestly but this is one thing that's always made me cringe

ongarboy · 12-09-2014 08:49AM

Worse was the guy catching the garter then having to put it on the girl who caught the bouquet with his teeth. My brother had to do that once! All sounds so naff now!!

Sligo1 · 12-09-2014 08:50AM

Typer Monkey wrote: »

I find the whole bouquet throwing thing really cringy too. All the single women scrabbling to catch it cos it's meant to mean they'll be the next to be married? I'm glad it's dying out

I never participate anyway and won't be throwing my bouquet. I'm not a stick in the mud honestly but this is one thing that's always made me cringe

Really? Fair enough if that's the way people want to overanalyse things. When I threw mine everyone was just so blotto including myself I'm pretty sure we all just thought of it as a bit of craic as opposed to all the single women squabbling about who would get married next. I really don't think that even came into it tbh. In actual fact in pretty sure even some of the men got on the scene of it aswell to try catch it...

But perhaps there were one or 2 who thought this... They were welcome to sit it out and be humbugs...

Sligo1 · 12-09-2014 08:52AM

ongarboy wrote: »

Worse was the guy catching the garter then having to put it on the girl who caught the bouquet with his teeth. My brother had to do that once! All sounds so naff now!!

In my opinion that's all just a bit of craic if you have a fun crowd...

Tarzana · 12-09-2014 10:06AM

The garter thing is awful and always makes me cringe. I like the bouquet toss though, it's fun. I'd rather see that part kept than the cake-cutting, TBH!

kandr10 · 12-09-2014 10:15AM

Totally depends on the crowd and how much if an entertainer the groom/best man can be.

EDIT just watched those videos. The first one is hilarious! Girl's dress was beautiful too.

Tarzana · 12-09-2014 10:17AM

kandr10 wrote: »

Totally depends on the crowd and how much if an entertainer the groom/best man can be.

I'll never anything but cringe at a garter being removed by someone's teeth.

Milly33 · 12-09-2014 10:24AM

Sligo1 wrote: »

In my opinion that's all just a bit of craic if you have a fun crowd...

Think the same tis all for a bit of fun to break up the seriousness of it all... Now where to get a bear with nice shaven legs who would wear a dress

Toots · 12-09-2014 10:47AM

Sligo1 wrote: »

In my opinion that's all just a bit of craic if you have a fun crowd...

What about if your granny is the one that catches the bouquet????

Sligo1 · 12-09-2014 11:02AM

Toots wrote: »

What about if your granny is the one that catches the bouquet????

Jeez I wish my granny would've been around to catch the bouquet! Now that would've been a laugh!

Sala · 12-09-2014 11:10AM

It's unfair to criticise people for the beef/salmon option - hat's the fault of picky guests. I know someone who really wanted the duck option, but chickened out and picked the beef. I'm getting married and have already been told by some they won't eat what I have ordered.

The Rabbit · 12-09-2014 11:11AM

Sala wrote: »

It's unfair to criticise people for the beef/salmon option - hat's the fault of picky guests. I know someone who really wanted the duck option, but chickened out and picked the beef. I'm getting married and have already been told by some they won't eat what I have ordered.

Fcuk them.

I went for duck and monkfish.

They can starve if they don't like it.

Sala · 12-09-2014 11:18AM

The Rabbit wrote: »

Fcuk them.

I went for duck and monkfish.

They can starve if they don't like it.

That sounds amazing!! But there will always be people who moan.

The Rabbit · 12-09-2014 11:24AM

Sala wrote: »

That sounds amazing!! But there will always be people who moan.

That's the thing though. It's impossible to please everyone.

Some people will moan about my choices but at the same time, others would have moaned if I'd picked the beef and salmon.

Just choose what you and the majority will enjoy. Tough tits to the moaners, it's your day.

Sala · 12-09-2014 11:27AM

The Rabbit wrote: »

That's the thing though. It's impossible to please everyone.

Some people will moan about my choices but at the same time, others would have moaned if I'd picked the beef and salmon.

Just choose what you and the majority will enjoy. Tough tits to the moaners, it's your day.

I did, we picked a fish course lots won't like (some don't eat fish full stop). We are having a fish course and a meat course so I figure even if they don't like the fish they'll still have plenty to eat.

Arbiter of Good Taste · 12-09-2014 01:44PM

The Rabbit wrote: »

Fcuk them.

I went for duck and monkfish.

They can starve if they don't like it.

But these people are your invited guests.

The Rabbit · 12-09-2014 01:53PM

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

But these people are your invited guests.

Yes, they're my invited guests but I'm just not interested in people bitching and moaning about the food.

I'm paying a lot to put on a very nice dinner for all of us. Whinging that it's not ham and spuds is pretty ungrateful imo.

Maybe ungrateful is the wrong word actually, you get my point though.

Sligo1 · 12-09-2014 01:57PM

The Rabbit wrote: »

Yes, they're my invited guests but I'm just not interested in people bitching and moaning about the food.

I'm paying a lot to put on a very nice dinner for all of us. Whinging that it's not ham and spuds is pretty ungrateful imo.

Yea I'd have to agree with you there. Its like if I went to the trouble to make a big slap up meal for a group of my friends and invite them over. Then they were giving out that they didnt like the type of meat or fish I choose to cook them or whatever I think I'd tell them where to go tbh...

Tarzana · 12-09-2014 03:05PM

The Rabbit wrote: »

I went for duck and monkfish.

Marry me. Ah feck.

:pac:

clint_silver · 12-09-2014 04:05PM

Sligo1 wrote: »

Yea I'd have to agree with you there. Its like if I went to the trouble to make a big slap up meal for a group of my friends and invite them over. Then they were giving out that they didnt like the type of meat or fish I choose to cook them or whatever I think I'd tell them where to go tbh...

its not come dine with me. theres a certain level of acceptance when you go to someones house for dinner, if you dont like the food, you be polite, pick at it, make some excuses about not felling well, chew on some bread and leave it at that, the cook takes the message, mental note to self, dont make squid ink ice cream again and everyone carries on with the night.

If youre getting a plate of food from a hotel. thats different. If you dont like either of them, eat a load of veg, or a quick word in the waiters ear from the guest, have ya anything else as I really wouldnt eat anything either of those, if its a professional kitchen youll be surprised what will come out. all good. If any guest complains to a B&G about a paid for meal, theyve got bigger problems in life.

Sligo1 · 12-09-2014 04:30PM

clint_silver wrote: »

its not come dine with me. theres a certain level of acceptance when you go to someones house for dinner, if you dont like the food, you be polite, pick at it, make some excuses about not felling well, chew on some bread and leave it at that, the cook takes the message, mental note to self, dont make squid ink ice cream again and everyone carries on with the night.

If youre getting a plate of food from a hotel. thats different. If you dont like either of them, eat a load of veg, or a quick word in the waiters ear from the guest, have ya anything else as I really wouldnt eat anything either of those, if its a professional kitchen youll be surprised what will come out. all good. If any guest complains to a B&G about a paid for meal, theyve got bigger problems in life.

I see what you're saying. But perhaps I'm just too polite. I'd never ask for something else to be cooked for me during the dinner at someone's wedding. I still think that's a bit rude(unless perhaps ur a vegetarian). Even tho the B&G haven't cooked it personally its still prob a lot I thought that's gone into it and I think it'd be a bit of a kick in the teeth tbh. There's usually 3 or 4 courses so I'm sure there'd be something u could eat there whether it be the bread, the starter, the soup, the desert Etc.. It's just something I wouldn't and haven't even thought I doing tbh. If there is something I didnt like.. I just didnt eat it. Got merrier that way anyway and quicker so it was win win! Lol

pooch90 · 12-09-2014 04:31PM

We had a beef or chicken option and our eldest guest just said to the waiter, "I don't quite fancy either, any chance I could have salmon?" Boom, three of them at the table having salmon.

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