Weddings are a nightmare

[iubud]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter and her wedding planning for over 18 long months. The wedding is tomorrow and a royal wedding wouldn't be a bigger operation. With all the planning, there have been foul-ups with almost everything Our home is a staging area for all kinds of things from flowers, food, dresses, legal documents, and other items since our house is a short distance from the church.

Besides being a nightmare, weddings also apparently kill people. Within the last 48 hours on the bride's side, a great aunt passed away and a great uncle committed suicide (although I am skeptical that someone can shoot themselves 3 times with a shotgun, but there was a note, so ...). At least everyone is already going to be in town for the wedding.

I expect my daughter to get engaged at any time. The preference for my daughter to elope has been intensified over the last couple of months and weeks. Maybe it can be a condition of giving permission for my daughter's hand. Yeah, like saying no would stop the wedding. It would probably just cause a divorce and that is probably more costly than a wedding. I would end up paying for both! I hear divorces are expensive but worth every penny.

Well, gotta go. Even though I have no planned activities at the wedding (except bringing the documents for some reason), I am supposed to go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Maybe they could use a stand-in for the person that couldn't leave Paris because of the attack yesterday. Like I said, NIGHTMARE!

 

[tigerchump]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter and her wedding planning for over 18 long months. The wedding is tomorrow and a royal wedding wouldn't be a bigger operation. With all the planning, there have been foul-ups with almost everything Our home is a staging area for all kinds of things from flowers, food, dresses, legal documents, and other items since our house is a short distance from the church.

Besides being a nightmare, weddings also apparently kill people. Within the last 48 hours on the bride's side, a great aunt passed away and a great uncle committed suicide (although I am skeptical that someone can shoot themselves 3 times with a shotgun, but there was a note, so ...). At least everyone is already going to be in town for the wedding.

I expect my daughter to get engaged at any time. The preference for my daughter to elope has been intensified over the last couple of months and weeks. Maybe it can be a condition of giving permission for my daughter's hand. Yeah, like saying no would stop the wedding. It would probably just cause a divorce and that is probably more costly than a wedding. I would end up paying for both! I hear divorces are expensive but worth every penny.

Well, gotta go. Even though I have no planned activities at the wedding (except bringing the documents for some reason), I am supposed to go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Maybe they could use a stand-in for the person that couldn't leave Paris because of the attack yesterday. Like I said, NIGHTMARE!

Call in sick for the rehearsals.What can they do?Arrest you?.

 

[dr.jb]

Weddings are a nightmare...

weddings are a colossal waste of $$$$

 

[MaxCoke]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter. Should of stopped there.

 

[UncleMark]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter. Should of stopped there.

Should have

 

[Capitol Hoosier]

weddings are a colossal waste of $$$$

Especially when half of marriages end in divorce.

 

[VanPastorMan]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter and her wedding planning for over 18 long months. The wedding is tomorrow and a royal wedding wouldn't be a bigger operation. With all the planning, there have been foul-ups with almost everything Our home is a staging area for all kinds of things from flowers, food, dresses, legal documents, and other items since our house is a short distance from the church.

Besides being a nightmare, weddings also apparently kill people. Within the last 48 hours on the bride's side, a great aunt passed away and a great uncle committed suicide (although I am skeptical that someone can shoot themselves 3 times with a shotgun, but there was a note, so ...). At least everyone is already going to be in town for the wedding.

I expect my daughter to get engaged at any time. The preference for my daughter to elope has been intensified over the last couple of months and weeks. Maybe it can be a condition of giving permission for my daughter's hand. Yeah, like saying no would stop the wedding. It would probably just cause a divorce and that is probably more costly than a wedding. I would end up paying for both! I hear divorces are expensive but worth every penny.

Well, gotta go. Even though I have no planned activities at the wedding (except bringing the documents for some reason), I am supposed to go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Maybe they could use a stand-in for the person that couldn't leave Paris because of the attack yesterday. Like I said, NIGHTMARE!

What you do is set a low limit on how much you will spend. If your daughter disagrees with this then she can spend hers and her future husband's money instead of yours. If she can't handle it financially she might decide a very small wedding without all the headaches is the way to go or she will elope.

 

[T.M.P.]

weddings are a colossal waste of $$$$

Outdated religious ritual meant to enslave women.

 

[mike41703]

What you do is set a low limit on how much you will spend. If your daughter disagrees with this then she can spend hers and her future husband's money instead of yours. If she can't handle it financially she might decide a very small wedding without all the headaches is the way to go or she will elope.

Fk off.

 

[McNutt76]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter and her wedding planning for over 18 long months. The wedding is tomorrow and a royal wedding wouldn't be a bigger operation. With all the planning, there have been foul-ups with almost everything Our home is a staging area for all kinds of things from flowers, food, dresses, legal documents, and other items since our house is a short distance from the church.

Besides being a nightmare, weddings also apparently kill people. Within the last 48 hours on the bride's side, a great aunt passed away and a great uncle committed suicide (although I am skeptical that someone can shoot themselves 3 times with a shotgun, but there was a note, so ...). At least everyone is already going to be in town for the wedding.

I expect my daughter to get engaged at any time. The preference for my daughter to elope has been intensified over the last couple of months and weeks. Maybe it can be a condition of giving permission for my daughter's hand. Yeah, like saying no would stop the wedding. It would probably just cause a divorce and that is probably more costly than a wedding. I would end up paying for both! I hear divorces are expensive but worth every penny.

Well, gotta go. Even though I have no planned activities at the wedding (except bringing the documents for some reason), I am supposed to go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Maybe they could use a stand-in for the person that couldn't leave Paris because of the attack yesterday. Like I said, NIGHTMARE!

My wife and I got married on August 21, 1976 and the wedding was a "piece of cake." My wife proposed to me in March of that year, I graduated from IU a couple of months later and then I moved to Greenfield, IN for my first job.

Please notice I said my wife proposed to me. The Daily Reporter editor had called me and offered me a job and I accepted it. My then-girlfriend happened to be in my room and inquired about the phone call. My reply was I had just accepted a job as sports editor and would be starting in May. She then said, "Good, now we can get married." Of course, I accepted and we contacted our parents to announce it to them.

Because I was working between 60 and 80 hours a week covering sports for the daily newspaper that summer, I had little time to help prepare for the wedding. My fiancee and her mother did it, however, and it took little effort.

I did rent some motel rooms so the groomsmen and ushers could arrive the night before and we could spend the night with each other. We had a blast!

After the wedding and reception that Saturday, my wife and I headed to the Clarksville Marriott because I had to be back at work that Monday. Something interesting did happen before dinner that evening.

While I was making arrangements for our table at a restaurant, my wife was standing about 15 feet away waiting on me. Once I finished getting us a table, I happened to see two guys approaching her. Just as I arrived, I saw one of them say, "Come here, you sweet thing" and reach for her. I intercepted his hand with my right hand and grabbed his shirt color with my left hand and then prepared to pummel him.

His buddy pleaded with me to let him go and promised they would leave immediately. I released him and they hurried out of the restaurant.

Ironically, "The Hustle" was playing during this incident. My wife and I still laugh every time we hear that song.

 

[Capitol Hoosier]

My wife and I got married on August 21, 1976 and the wedding was a "piece of cake." My wife proposed to me in March of that year, I graduated from IU a couple of months later and then I moved to Greenfield, IN for my first job.

Please notice I said my wife proposed to me. The Daily Reporter editor had called me and offered me a job and I accepted it. My then-girlfriend happened to be in my room and inquired about the phone call. My reply was I had just accepted a job as sports editor and would be starting in May. She then said, "Good, now we can get married." Of course, I accepted and we contacted our parents to announce it to them.

Because I was working between 60 and 80 hours a week covering sports for the daily newspaper that summer, I had little time to help prepare for the wedding. My fiancee and her mother did it, however, and it took little effort.

I did rent some motel rooms so the groomsmen and ushers could arrive the night before and we could spend the night with each other. We had a blast!

After the wedding and reception that Saturday, my wife and I headed to the Clarksville Marriott because I had to be back at work that Monday. Something interesting did happen before dinner that evening.

While I was making arrangements for our table at a restaurant, my wife was standing about 15 feet away waiting on me. Once I finished getting us a table, I happened to see two guys approaching her. Just as I arrived, I saw one of them say, "Come here, you sweet thing" and reach for her. I intercepted his hand with my right hand and grabbed his shirt color with my left hand and then prepared to pummel him.

His buddy pleaded with me to let him go and promised they would leave immediately. I released him and they hurried out of the restaurant.

Ironically, "The Hustle" was playing during this incident. My wife and I still laugh every time we hear that song.

Fisticuffs? So you hadn't perfected the "McNutt stare" at that juncture in your life yet?

 

[UncleMark]

I did rent some motel rooms so the groomsmen and ushers could arrive the night before and we could spend the night with each other. We had a blast!

Strippers? Drunkenness and debauchery? Or did you play a rock 'em sock 'em game of Spades?

 

[McNutt76]

Fisticuffs? So you hadn't perfected the "McNutt stare" at that juncture in your life yet?

At that point, I had not been in a fight for about two years. Now, it has been 43 years since my last fight. Maybe I have been instinctively doing the "McNutt stare" all these years. If so, I'm glad because I don't want to fight anybody unless it is the last resort. In other words, only if it protects somebody or myself.

 

[McNutt76]

Strippers? Drunkenness and debauchery? Or did you play a rock 'em sock 'em game of Spades?

I haven't been drunk since my junior year at IU. It also was my last fight that same evening. I have only been to a strip bar one time and I didn't realize it was a strip bar.

Our golf group stopped by Night Moves after playing in an interclub event at Bloomington Country Club several years ago. I didn't realize it was a topless bar or strip club until we went inside and I saw topless women.

After sitting at a table for five or 10 minutes with my buddies, I finally decided to go out to the parking lot and wait on them. A few minutes later, they came out and we drove back to Columbus.

That place was absolutely repulsive to me and I have no plans to ever go to another topless bar or strip bar.

 

[Standard Issue]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter and her wedding planning for over 18 long months. The wedding is tomorrow and a royal wedding wouldn't be a bigger operation. With all the planning, there have been foul-ups with almost everything Our home is a staging area for all kinds of things from flowers, food, dresses, legal documents, and other items since our house is a short distance from the church.

Besides being a nightmare, weddings also apparently kill people. Within the last 48 hours on the bride's side, a great aunt passed away and a great uncle committed suicide (although I am skeptical that someone can shoot themselves 3 times with a shotgun, but there was a note, so ...). At least everyone is already going to be in town for the wedding.

I expect my daughter to get engaged at any time. The preference for my daughter to elope has been intensified over the last couple of months and weeks. Maybe it can be a condition of giving permission for my daughter's hand. Yeah, like saying no would stop the wedding. It would probably just cause a divorce and that is probably more costly than a wedding. I would end up paying for both! I hear divorces are expensive but worth every penny.

Well, gotta go. Even though I have no planned activities at the wedding (except bringing the documents for some reason), I am supposed to go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Maybe they could use a stand-in for the person that couldn't leave Paris because of the attack yesterday. Like I said, NIGHTMARE!

 

[Standard Issue]

Bride doesn't sound like a maintenance nightmare at all.

The groom should run hard at the first opportunity.

 

[IUHDog]

Work with a guy who lives in India and when he got married there were over 1100 guests and a sit-down dinner. Indians do weddings big. Cannot imagine the cost.....the groom's parents paid.

The couple got divorced less than a year later.

 

[sdhoosier]

I haven't been drunk since my junior year at IU. It also was my last fight that same evening. I have only been to a strip bar one time and I didn't realize it was a strip bar.

Our golf group stopped by Night Moves after playing in an interclub event at Bloomington Country Club several years ago. I didn't realize it was a topless bar or strip club until we went inside and I saw topless women.

After sitting at a table for five or 10 minutes with my buddies, I finally decided to go out to the parking lot and wait on them. A few minutes later, they came out and we drove back to Columbus.

That place was absolutely repulsive to me and I have no plans to ever go to another topless bar or strip bar.

 

[Rangeline Fan]

Outdated religious ritual meant to enslave women.

See...religion has its positives...

 

[iubud]

The wedding was successful came off well. My friend admitted to crying like a baby during his own wedding, but was dry as a bone in this one. He was a little emotional in the rehearsal, but it would be hard not. I decided I would be okay until I had to give the bride away and the father/daughter dance at the reception.

The reception was very, very nice. The food, decor, setting in an old post office, DJ, good friends, and plenty of adult beverages made for a great night with friends. I still shudder at what it cost, but it was a night many will not forget. A truly bright moment was when the DJ played "This is Indiana" as the bride and groom are alumni along with many in the bridal party.

Sadly, my wife and daughter see are even more sure what they want for the wedding we will be planning. There was no chance anyone else was going to catch the bouquet. I teased my daughter to block out, but she made an impressive leap in her high heels to snag it. Funny her boyfriend stood in the back of the bachelors and made little effort to catch the garter. When he came back to the table, I told him "Good job!".

 

[Ungar16]

I agree.. we tried to make ours easy but had crap happen. If I had to redo it all I would go to Mexico get married on a beach with just her and I and if our parents wanted to come fine. Other than that it cost everyone a bunch of money.

My SIL is "getting" (not sure if I should say getting since technically she is married) married and is have 3 weddings (already had one). The first was suppose to be a court house wedding which turned into a full on wedding which turned into crying because my wife didn't want to fly to Miami for it which ended up costing us $2,500 because we had to change my wife's flight around since she wasn't going to make the "new" wedding time with her flight. I stayed home with the kids (thank GOD). The next wedding is in Chili (the country). She wants EVERYBODY go to (that ain't going to happen) we have 3 kids (3,4,5) trying sticking them on a flight for 14 hours pretty sure that would be a death sentence for everyone on the plane. The 3rd wedding is going to be in Chicago next year and has already turned into a mess. Glad I am not fitting the bill for this crap I would be pissed and would have cut it off after the first wedding.

Needless to say my 2 girls aren't going to be having anything nice. I will give them a lump sum and say keep me the F- out of it. If they want to have a big wedding and spend what I give them good for them or they can take the cash and run (I would do that).

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

I did rent some motel rooms so the groomsmen and ushers could arrive the night before and we could spend the night with each other. We had a blast!

That sounds like AT LEAST a threesome!

So let me get this straight, you didn't have big enough balls to propose to your wife, yet you 'pummeled' some guy who reached for her and his buddy "pleaded with you" to let him and go and that they would leave?

I thought newspaper writers were supposed to write non-fiction???

 

[booyah31183]

My wife and daughter have been involved with our best friend's daughter and her wedding planning for over 18 long months. The wedding is tomorrow and a royal wedding wouldn't be a bigger operation. With all the planning, there have been foul-ups with almost everything Our home is a staging area for all kinds of things from flowers, food, dresses, legal documents, and other items since our house is a short distance from the church.

Besides being a nightmare, weddings also apparently kill people. Within the last 48 hours on the bride's side, a great aunt passed away and a great uncle committed suicide (although I am skeptical that someone can shoot themselves 3 times with a shotgun, but there was a note, so ...). At least everyone is already going to be in town for the wedding.

I expect my daughter to get engaged at any time. The preference for my daughter to elope has been intensified over the last couple of months and weeks. Maybe it can be a condition of giving permission for my daughter's hand. Yeah, like saying no would stop the wedding. It would probably just cause a divorce and that is probably more costly than a wedding. I would end up paying for both! I hear divorces are expensive but worth every penny.

Well, gotta go. Even though I have no planned activities at the wedding (except bringing the documents for some reason), I am supposed to go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Maybe they could use a stand-in for the person that couldn't leave Paris because of the attack yesterday. Like I said, NIGHTMARE!

Thank jebus for us and our families that Mrs. booyah was practical. We had a very nice wedding, but didn't break anybody's bank. She only spent $125 on her wedding dress and it looked just as nice as everything I saw on those wedding dress shows going for thousands. She has to spend more on her bridesmaid gowns in her friends' weddings...

If I raise my daughter to feel like she needs a gaudy, expensive wedding then I'll consider myself a failed parent.

 

[Ungar16]

Thank jebus for us and our families that Mrs. booyah was practical. We had a very nice wedding, but didn't break anybody's bank. She only spent $125 on her wedding dress and it looked just as nice as everything I saw on those wedding dress shows going for thousands. She has to spend more on her bridesmaid gowns in her friends' weddings...

If I raise my daughter to feel like she needs a gaudy, expensive wedding then I'll consider myself a failed parent.

I hear that... My oldest I am pretty sure won't be wanting anything nice. Hell she won't even put on a dress now and she is 5. I took her and her sister to the mall on Easter to get dresses. The oldest said dad can I get a pair of shoes I said sure she went and got the converse with avengers on them. She speaks to my heart... now the middle 4 year old I am going to have to work on her. Not sure where she gets it (actually I do my MIL) but she wanted 2 dresses, matching shoes, a purse and what she called a fancy hat. She also won't wear anything that isn't a "princess dress". She is daddy's little girl but going to have bring her back to reality before I am broke.

Now my son he is a toss up not sure where he is going yet. Some days he is trying to beat up the "bad guy" (me) and the next second he is playing with Barbie's with his youngest sister. My MIL is freaking out about it and keeps bring it up.. I said look if he plays on Caps team I will still love him the same stop making a big deal out of it and just let him be a kid. Hell pretty sure my Sister dressed me up in crap all the time.

But back to your original point I agree big wedding I have failed as a father. Need to start raising them to be disappointed.

 

[McNutt76]

That sounds like AT LEAST a threesome!

So let me get this straight, you didn't have big enough balls to propose to your wife, yet you 'pummeled' some guy who reached for her and his buddy "pleaded with you" to let him and go and that they would leave?

I thought newspaper writers were supposed to write non-fiction???

I didn't pummel him. I let him go after the two of them promised to leave.

 

[TommyCracker]

So McNutt did I read your story correctly.

Your premise was that your wedding was simple and easy.

Then you said your wife did everything because you were gone all the time.

Yup, that's pretty easy.

 

[McNutt76]

So McNutt did I read your story correctly.

Your premise was that your wedding was simple and easy.

Then you said your wife did everything because you were gone all the time.

Yup, that's pretty easy.

I was working between 60 and 80 hours a week and she was living with her parents in Columbus the three or so months after I graduated from IU. During that time, she and her parents did most of the preparation for our wedding.

Once we got married on August 21, 1976, she moved in with me at Greenfield. I continued to work those long hours covering sports until she eventually told me it was the newspaper or her. Of course, I chose her and we've now been married for almost 41 years. I think I made the right choice.

 

[r.a.s.]

Outdated religious ritual meant to enslave women.

W T F?

Surely you are kidding? Dudes get marriage raped at a far higher percentage than the other way around.

Unless you're awesome like me than you are f****d!

Oh, btw, nice to see you again.