Wedding on match day

I think you're right to change the date OP. I remember when I went to view the hotel where I got married, we were in the bar afterwards having a bite to eat. There was a wedding on that day (we viewed that day deliberately because it meant we got to view the room set up for the wedding before the B&G arrived) and there were a few people in the bar who were obviously guests, watching a match on the TV. Dinner was called, and most of them went off, apart from 2 guys who just stayed there watching the match. About 20 minutes later one of the bridesmaids came in and went over, she was obviously giving out to them and telling them to get in, I heard her say "you've missed the starters!". She gets no joy from them, and goes off. Barman has been watching the exchange and goes over to have a word; again nothing doing. Next thing a bloke who was either the father of the bride, or of the groom, came in and was very obviously pissed off about it. Argued with them for a few minutes, and they still wouldn't budge. Mysteriously a few minutes later the Sky went off, and they skulked off. (it was fixed a few minutes after that )

I actually couldn't get over the rudeness of it, particularly having seen the menu the B&G picked, and how much drink etc was being laid on I'd say it was costing them at least €100 per head. It wasn't even a big match either, it was just some random football game. And these arseholes would be the same ones who would probably be on their ear before the first dance, because they missed the dinner, and then eat all the evening food.

I reckon they must have been close enough for their absence to have been noticed. TBH that makes it even worse - if they were a random +1 and stuck down the back next to old work colleagues or something that'd be slightly less awful. But still incredibly rude nonetheless, particularly considering the B&G (or their parents) would have had to pay for their uneaten meals.