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Ran-D



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Fuck Weddings
#21782756 - 06/09/15 11:03 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Who the fuck has a wedding reception and expects the guests to pay for their food? Anyone else ever deal with this?
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21782781 - 06/09/15 11:10 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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its like people who do destination weddings. no one wants to waste vacation days and lots of money on YOUR wedding
so dumb
rand, you shud just bring like a lunchable lol
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Good idea, I'll just bring snacks and maybe buy some beers.
It's 2 hours away so I do have to buy gas as well. Plus I'm not the kind of guy who has a bunch of collared shirts in his closet so I'll probably have to buy one of those too. 
I have literally never heard of people doing this. Even my white-trash cousins provided catered bbq and a keg at their reception.
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21782794 - 06/09/15 11:15 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Damn that sounds like one shitty ass wedding. If you're paying for your food I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that it's not open bar :lol
Good luck dude. All the weddings I've been to were pretty fuckin fun
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Definitely not open bar, the reception is at a fucking BJ's.
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21782817 - 06/09/15 11:21 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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what are the food options?
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21782823 - 06/09/15 11:24 AM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I hate weddings too. I now feel bad about having one for myself and my wife and making people feel obligated to come. Although we had an open bar and was at a hotel so people who wanted to drink didn't have to go far to a room.
A relative on my wife's side is having a wedding on the 4th of July. Told her she can go but I'm staying home and grilling up some burgers. Fuck wasting a day on that shit.
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grower182 said: I hate weddings too. I now feel bad about having one for myself and my wife and making people feel obligated to come. Although we had an open bar and was at a hotel so people who wanted to drink didn't have to go far to a room.
A relative on my wife's side is having a wedding on the 4th of July. Told her she can go but I'm staying home and grilling up some burgers. Fuck wasting a day on that shit.
What a fucking bitch, going to try and make all her family miss America's birthday just so she can get married and then divorced a year later.
I'm planning on proposing to my love some time this summer.
Earlier this year we both took like 4 days off of work and went all the way to LA for a wedding of her friend, got a hotel on the beach. Had to go sit at some dumb ass catholic mass or whatever before they even started the wedding, because that's how the bride wanted it.
This bride and groom had been dating and living together for like 9 years with two of the years engaged. They used pretty much every one of 'our' songs at their reception because they have no ideas about their own music and heard us listening to these songs one morning we stayed at their place earlier in the year. My girl was kinda pissed about that.
Anyway this newlywed couple are going through a divorce less than a year later, apparently the wife 'fell out of love after the wedding' and she started seeing some guy from work. So pissed that we spent so much time and money on that bullshit, we got them one of those super fancy coffee machines from Germany or whatever. I want that shit back.
If you get a divorce less than a year after your wedding you should fucking return all the gifts, and be banned from having a wedding ever again.
All this has me second guessing the proposal idea.
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My one sister had 2 weddings for the same marriage The first was held in the Bahamas (Where my brother in law is from) So that his side of the family could attend. and it was awesome. 35/40 guests. and then one held here in the states So our relatives could attend. Total crap Held at a place that does receptions total cost to my dad was like 30,000 dolars when all said and done. about 6 hours with shit food an open bar and a dj and a bunch of relatives I don't like. Thank god even though I was a groomsman I got seated with my Brother in laws aunt and His mom and My aunt who is like 95 now.
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I'm going to my first wedding ever in August. It's my uncle on my dad's side. Which is super weird to the family because the last marriage happened in 1960 or something.
It's gonna cost me 40$. It was mentioned on the invite. I fugred its fine. Hell I don't even know if it's normal or not so you know 
Is it normal?
I think the tradition is to buy a toaster as a gift right?
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Patlal]
#21782988 - 06/09/15 12:09 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Weed is always a great gift, that's what I would want anyway.
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
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Ran-D said: Weed is always a great gift, that's what I would want anyway.
lol riiiight?
who doesnt want drugs?
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Patlal]
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Patlal said: I'm going to my first wedding ever in August. It's my uncle on my dad's side. Which is super weird to the family because the last marriage happened in 1960 or something.
It's gonna cost me 40$. It was mentioned on the invite. I fugred its fine. Hell I don't even know if it's normal or not so you know 
Is it normal?
I think the tradition is to buy a toaster as a gift right?
$40.00 is not out of line but with the invite there's probably a list of places they are registered for crap they don't need. Just get em a pre-paid debit card for what ever ammount. Oh and spend the 5.00 on the greeting card so they knew you put some thought into it.
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21783051 - 06/09/15 12:28 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Generally, I think its a dick move to make anyone pay for anything at a wedding.
If you attend the right ones, weddings can be awesome. Free food, free booze, music. Its fun!
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: badchad]
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21783305 - 06/09/15 01:37 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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If you can't afford the free food and alcohol for the reception you should probably just elope or get married by a justice of the peace imo. Last wedding i went to was pretty cool. After i ate dinner and got drunk on ipa's they had a bonus coney bar. Good times.
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weddings are stupid as fuck; i'm so tired of my news feed being blown up with wedding pictures
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21783507 - 06/09/15 02:31 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ran-D said: Who the fuck has a wedding reception and expects the guests to pay for their food? Anyone else ever deal with this?
What? Awww hell no!
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21783595 - 06/09/15 02:51 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ran-D said: Who the fuck has a wedding reception and expects the guests to pay for their food? Anyone else ever deal with this?
Never heard of that, but cash bars are fairly common. Charging for the food seems a bit ridiculous since people end up giving cash gifts anyway a lot of the time.
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stratocast said: If you can't afford the free food and alcohol for the reception you should probably just elope or get married by a justice of the peace imo. Last wedding i went to was pretty cool. After i ate dinner and got drunk on ipa's they had a bonus coney bar. Good times.
Exactly. "You know who gets eloped? Considerate people." Can't remember where I heard that but it's so true.
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21783928 - 06/09/15 04:07 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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Sounds like something Stanhope or a comedian would say lol.
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Ran-D]
#21783942 - 06/09/15 04:09 PM (8 years, 7 months ago) |
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I've never heard of this before. That's incredibly cheapskate, I have to say.
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Never heard of having to pay for your own food at a wedding. That is pretty low. If they don't have much money they could just do hot dogs in someones backyard. I would even say it is wrong to make people pay for drinks at a wedding.
I have to go to a shitty wedding later this year. They are church people so they are having a religious ceremony in the church. I just know the church people are going to try to push religion on me and ask me to pray with them. They don't even want to get married in the church, but the church uses peer pressure to force them to. They also signed a contract that says her dress can't be sleeveless or show cleavage. They can't even have alcohol at their wedding either, but I'll be drinking openly for sure. I don't even know what else is in this crazy contract.
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Lophosaurus said: Never heard of having to pay for your own food at a wedding. That is pretty low. If they don't have much money they could just do hot dogs in someones backyard. I would even say it is wrong to make people pay for drinks at a wedding.
I have to go to a shitty wedding later this year. They are church people so they are having a religious ceremony in the church. I just know the church people are going to try to push religion on me and ask me to pray with them. They don't even want to get married in the church, but the church uses peer pressure to force them to. They also signed a contract that says her dress can't be sleeveless or show cleavage. They can't even have alcohol at their wedding either, but I'll be drinking openly for sure. I don't even know what else is in this crazy contract.
I'd bail after the I Dos then head for the nearest bar Hopefuly with one of the brides maids.
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Weddings are awesome when they have open bars and music! but charging for food... that's crazy. My friend just got married or eloped, i guess, and that was fairly simple only 4 people and a 15 minute ceremony. Seems like the way to go if you dont have money to do a pay for your guests and still want to get married. Also the backyard wedding seems like a smart idea
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: hillBill]
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hillBill said: Weddings are awesome when they have open bars and music! but charging for food... that's crazy. My friend just got married or eloped, i guess, and that was fairly simple only 4 people and a 15 minute ceremony. Seems like the way to go if you dont have money to do a pay for your guests and still want to get married. Also the backyard wedding seems like a smart idea
Indeed, that's just what I was thinking too.
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Asking guests to pay for their own food is pretty tacky.
The cheapest wedding I went to was my friend's, and they asked us to bring a home-cooked meal for all the guests to enjoy. At least that I still enjoyed, because it was more about enjoying the food that everybody created and sharing recipes. Plus it gave me a chance to whip out my Korean BBQ marinade and grill some short ribs and pork belly at her party.
They got married at a state park too, so their entire wedding cost basically less than $200 (most of which went to the tux rental, dress, hair, and makeup). But they both get a free pass for being cheap, because they were both only 21 or something when they got married, and had no money or support from either parents. I thought it was pretty cool actually. Getting married in nature is way cooler than getting married at a hotel.
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Crystal G said: Asking guests to pay for their own food is pretty tacky.
The cheapest wedding I went to was my friend's, and they asked us to bring a home-cooked meal for all the guests to enjoy. At least that I still enjoyed, because it was more about enjoying the food that everybody created and sharing recipes. Plus it gave me a chance to whip out my Korean BBQ marinade and cook some short ribs and pork belly at her party.
They got married at a state park too, so their entire wedding cost basically less than $200 (most of which went to the tux rental, dress, hair, and makeup). But they both get a free pass for being cheap, because they were both only 21 or something when they got married, and had no money or support from either parents. I thought it was pretty cool actually. Getting married in nature is way cooler than getting married at a hotel.
You know what. That actually sounds pretty nice.
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Being an irish family, unrelated to weddings, really, we have Irish Funerals, which idk if its really irish or my family just has drug problems..
But anyways our funerals are a celebration of life, and it's not a sad crying event, I mean people are sad and cry but we always have open bars and give toasts and drink and just have a low key mellow almost party atmosphere, no music or Dj or anything crazy but just good times and alcohol telling stories of the deceased and having a fun old time.
Also every wedding has an open bar.
Basically everything has an open bar with my family..lol
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Crystal G said: Asking guests to pay for their own food is pretty tacky.
The cheapest wedding I went to was my friend's, and they asked us to bring a home-cooked meal for all the guests to enjoy. At least that I still enjoyed, because it was more about enjoying the food that everybody created and sharing recipes. Plus it gave me a chance to whip out my Korean BBQ marinade and cook some short ribs and pork belly at her party.
They got married at a state park too, so their entire wedding cost basically less than $200 (most of which went to the tux rental, dress, hair, and makeup). But they both get a free pass for being cheap, because they were both only 21 or something when they got married, and had no money or support from either parents. I thought it was pretty cool actually. Getting married in nature is way cooler than getting married at a hotel.
You know what. That actually sounds pretty nice.
Shorty
I would like a wedding on the beach or forest more than a hotel. But then you have to worry about the weather and also the older members of the family that can't get around so easy.
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Crystal G said: Asking guests to pay for their own food is pretty tacky.
The cheapest wedding I went to was my friend's, and they asked us to bring a home-cooked meal for all the guests to enjoy. At least that I still enjoyed, because it was more about enjoying the food that everybody created and sharing recipes. Plus it gave me a chance to whip out my Korean BBQ marinade and cook some short ribs and pork belly at her party.
They got married at a state park too, so their entire wedding cost basically less than $200 (most of which went to the tux rental, dress, hair, and makeup). But they both get a free pass for being cheap, because they were both only 21 or something when they got married, and had no money or support from either parents. I thought it was pretty cool actually. Getting married in nature is way cooler than getting married at a hotel.
I really wish my fiance would go for something like this. Be aware fellas that the MOMENT you propose your female will start planning for the wedding. This isnt too bad if you can afford one....however neither of us has parents who are going to pay for it. This wouldnt be too bad IF we had money.
She basically looks at venues that cost 5 grand JUST for the place, and tells herself (well its not the 30k venue I saw on TV) .
I really wish I could have a "Cheap" wedding but she has made it clear we cant, which makes me feel like shit even more because she is constantly showing me these places I cant afford when I am buried up to my eye balls in debt, with child support, and basically have no way to provide a watered down version of what she shes on TV
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i felt kinda weird having my groomsmen pay for their suit rentals, but i guess thats how it goes. nobody complained except one who was like why cant i just wear my own suit?
i totally agree, but its not my decision haha. other than that were paying for dinner and drinks, and its local for 95% of our guests, so hopefully its not an inconvenience.
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mick said: i felt kinda weird having my groomsmen pay for their suit rentals, but i guess thats how it goes. nobody complained except one who was like why cant i just wear my own suit?
I'm lucky. I'm supposed to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding this weekend, and at least she never made me wear one of those hideous bridesmaid dresses.
When she asked me to be at her wedding I asked her what she wanted me to wear (as is pretty standard that the bride chooses), and she responded with "any black dress that you have," which I said "cool" to. It's nice that a lot of the young generation is a lot more low-key and laid-back about following proper wedding etiquette and all that. Fuck all that bridesmaid attire and all that nonsense.
The only thing I don't like about her wedding, is that she asked people donate to her website on honeyfund.com INSTEAD of sending her a gift…. which is apparently like a donation website for couples to get money for their honeymoon. I just didn't like that, because now they will know exactly who gave how much money for their wedding. I just got out of rehab and don't start work until a couple weeks from now, I'm not in any position to be spending $150 on a friend's wedding and shit.
Like WTF, now I'm just going to look cheap only donating $50, when for that same $50 I could have gotten her a really nice fondue pot or spice rack or something. 
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Crystal G said: Asking guests to pay for their own food is pretty tacky.
The cheapest wedding I went to was my friend's, and they asked us to bring a home-cooked meal for all the guests to enjoy. At least that I still enjoyed, because it was more about enjoying the food that everybody created and sharing recipes. Plus it gave me a chance to whip out my Korean BBQ marinade and cook some short ribs and pork belly at her party.
They got married at a state park too, so their entire wedding cost basically less than $200 (most of which went to the tux rental, dress, hair, and makeup). But they both get a free pass for being cheap, because they were both only 21 or something when they got married, and had no money or support from either parents. I thought it was pretty cool actually. Getting married in nature is way cooler than getting married at a hotel.
You know what. That actually sounds pretty nice.
Shorty
Actually, it really was. I don't know them from this website, but they take psychedelics and are hippies/hipster types that remind me a lot of people you would meet from the Shroomery. I'm talking people who don't spend money on a diamond ring, the husband actually welded two metal wedding bands himself for him and her, those types of hipsters.
They were so laid-back about the wedding, they didn't even hand out official wedding invitations, they simply Facebooked and texted everybody like a week before about it.
I also really liked that they had no dress-code attire. The suggested attire was: "whatever you feel like wearing." I saw tons of guests there wearing casual clothes.
The funny part it, both the groom and the bride showed up 30 minutes late to their own wedding too. I was actually surprised when they actually showed up in a tux and a white dress, I honestly thought they were going to show up and get hitched wearing jeans, knowing the hippie dippie types they are.
Society needs to follow suit. (pun intended)
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Crystal G said: Asking guests to pay for their own food is pretty tacky.
The cheapest wedding I went to was my friend's, and they asked us to bring a home-cooked meal for all the guests to enjoy. At least that I still enjoyed, because it was more about enjoying the food that everybody created and sharing recipes. Plus it gave me a chance to whip out my Korean BBQ marinade and cook some short ribs and pork belly at her party.
They got married at a state park too, so their entire wedding cost basically less than $200 (most of which went to the tux rental, dress, hair, and makeup). But they both get a free pass for being cheap, because they were both only 21 or something when they got married, and had no money or support from either parents. I thought it was pretty cool actually. Getting married in nature is way cooler than getting married at a hotel.
I really wish my fiance would go for something like this. Be aware fellas that the MOMENT you propose your female will start planning for the wedding. This isnt too bad if you can afford one....however neither of us has parents who are going to pay for it. This wouldnt be too bad IF we had money.
She basically looks at venues that cost 5 grand JUST for the place, and tells herself (well its not the 30k venue I saw on TV) .
I really wish I could have a "Cheap" wedding but she has made it clear we cant, which makes me feel like shit even more because she is constantly showing me these places I cant afford when I am buried up to my eye balls in debt, with child support, and basically have no way to provide a watered down version of what she shes on TV
Sorry guys, Im drunk 
Get married in a garden. It's cheap, looks nice, and is more memorable than a room. Starting a marriage with a lot of debt probably isn't a good idea.
Or maybe you could even do a surprise wedding. Like she shows up for dinner and all her freinds and family are there and you get married on the spot. Or just get married at BJ's and make your guests pay their own way
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Ran-D said: Who the fuck has a wedding reception and expects the guests to pay for their food? Anyone else ever deal with this?
Never dealt with bs like that,also destination weddings. My sister just did that this last week.
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I'm dropping like $1300 on a wedding this weekend in Florida. $450 for the planet ticket, $400 for the outfit, $200 for the hotel, and another $250 for bar and expenses. I spend about $4-5k a year on weddings. It basically wipes out my savings. These are friends I've had for like a decade so I can't really say no... except for this one set between Thanksgiving and Christmas in the Florida keys. To make it work, I would have had to fly to Miami, drive down like 6 hours, do the wedding, and leave at like 4am to make a flight in Miami after the wedding and spend buku bux to do it. Fuck that. Weddings are the late 20s tax. Thankfully, the majority of my friends are married already.
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All We Perceive said: I'm dropping like $1300 on a wedding this weekend in Florida. $450 for the planet ticket, $400 for the outfit, $200 for the hotel, and another $250 for bar and expenses.
$400 for the outfit?!?!? Why, nigga? Was it not a choice or do you just not know how to bargain shop?
Couldn't you just buy something cheap from Men's Wearhouse or whatever for $80? Fuck that, I would just buy a decent-looking dress off clearance from Forever 21 for under $30. I've found amazing gowns for less than $20.
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Sea Cucumber



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I'm the best man so he basically made some list of shit I had to buy. Thankfully, I can use a lot of it for work but damn son.
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Oh my god I would be so pissed if my friends did any of that shit. I would take a raincheck and just send them a really nice $300 gift in the mail. Still saved $1000!
If I ever turn into one of those bitchy bridezillas who freaks out if she doesn't have her perfect wedding thousands of miles away in Hawaii, just somebody take me out back and fucking shoot me and put me out of my misery.
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Yeah i understand you're the best man but there shouldn't be a certain amount of money you have to spend for a nice suit.
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Yeah, I mean, it's doable but I would rather buy a winter tent, a bass amplifier, some stereo equipment, or some clothes. Still though, it's a good opportunity to chill with my college friends who rock. It's going to be a fun time. I'm not really mad about it.
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I've only been to a few weddings in the last few years... 2 had open bars and free food at a reception.. One was a friend from work so I didn't know really anyone there but it was a OK time. Kinda awkward when I just got shitfaced drunk while everyone tried to introduce themselves and socialize with me when I couldn't hold a conversation. Yes.. I'm that guy. 
Another wedding was a redneck gathering in their backyard on a bunch of property.. not my scene except they had 6 different kegs lined up and a mechanical bull on a beautiful summer day. It was a ton of fun with a bunch of wannabe cowboys in their lame hats whooping and hollering in celebration. Turned out to be blast.
I'm kinda glad I don't have friends or acquaintances to get invited to those type of events anymore.
I've never been asked to pay for my food though... Alcohol is one thing but a meal is another. I have mixed feelings on that
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Re: Fuck Weddings [Re: Detached]
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If there was not an open bar, I would not show up. I'm fucking paying a goddam fortune to get there. You better give me some fucking booze.
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I recently attended a wedding, open bar, nice buffet and the bride groom and his brother all played a little concert at the end of the Reception (Their in a band together and are pretty damn good). Got them a card with some cash.
If you got to pay to go to a wedding don't get them a thing. Maybe a card at the most. That's bullshit they expect you to pay to come then get them a gift. Fuck that.
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all the weddings I've attended have been fucking awesome..
Especially cool was one of my friends wedding. He got married to a russian chcick.. there were so many ravishing slavish girls from the brides side, I was drooling all the time.. also lots of vodka and great food.. good times..
And wtf is wrong with people charging for weddings?? I've never heard of this before. If you are dead set on getting married, but can't afford the reception, then don't do anything fancy. It's just stupid.. "Oh I want an fancy wedding.. I know, lets have the guests pay for it!"
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