Bad Weddings and Wedding Trends - sperg about weddings here

Here is another post I remembered on Weddingbee, basically a bride wanted to have a Christmas themed wedding in October. Why? Christmas is already a glutton of a holiday and why does your wedding have to be Christmas themed? Christmas themed weddings just sound... tacky. I mean, your wedding is its own holiday why do you need to bring Christmas into it? I also feel like same with Halloween weddings and any other wedding that incorporates an existing holiday into its theme.

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Not necessarily a wedding horror story but was fondly reminded of this when the subject of ring bearers/flower girls came up: my cousin was almost short a ring bearer for her wedding because my little brother (6 at the time) simply did not want to go through with it. Our parents ended up bribing him with a copy of Pokemon Emerald and at the reception he passed out under the table with the box clutched in his hand.
 
I once attended a family wedding in Scotland a couple years back. The ceremony itself was along the banks of Loch Lomond and was absolutely beautiful. The reception, which took place a few days later, was at a rented out facility in downtown Glasgow and it was just horrible because the live band they hired had their audio levels cranked up to the maximum possible level to the point where your ears hurt and the only way to communicate is yell at the top of your lungs.
 
had their audio levels cranked up to the maximum possible level to the point where your ears hurt and the only way to communicate is yell at the top of your lungs.
This reminds me of every wedding reception I've ever been to. Why do the people hired professionally that do this shit for a living never seem capable of figuring out how to use their own audio equipment? Feedback screeching, that weird effect that makes words incomprehensible like the PA system in a grocery store, another weird effect that makes everything sound muffled and blurry to destroy the speaker's annunciation like they're talking through a pillow, inexplicable tapping noises, actual tapping noises are made to be deafening, no sponge covers on the mics to avoid the speaker's breath blowing out the audio entirely, etc.

And of course, it's always cranked up to the absolute max to make all of these effects as ear-rapey as possible.
 
This reminds me of every wedding reception I've ever been to. Why do the people hired professionally that do this shit for a living never seem capable of figuring out how to use their own audio equipment? Feedback screeching, that weird effect that makes words incomprehensible like the PA system in a grocery store, another weird effect that makes everything sound muffled and blurry to destroy the speaker's annunciation like they're talking through a pillow, inexplicable tapping noises, actual tapping noises are made to be deafening, no sponge covers on the mics to avoid the speaker's breath blowing out the audio entirely, etc.

And of course, it's always cranked up to the absolute max to make all of these effects as ear-rapey as possible.

I think it also had to do because the band thinks that they're performing at a concert rather than a social event, and thus have their settings as such. I highly doubt they soundchecked before the event.
 
Actually I do remember an awful wedding I’ve gone to. It was the middle of June in central California and was done in a shitty little chapel with a busted AC. Then the reception itself was outdoors in 110 degree weather in what I can only describe as the world’s shittiest park that also doubled as a farm I guess? There was a pen full of goats and chickens so the place stunk on top of being swelteringly hot. No easy ups or awnings btw and it was more comfortable to stand instead of sticking to the rented chairs.
 
Exactly. I'll add, i don't believe in basing a marriage on whether or not you will finally get laid. What if you're not compatible? What if your hormones are blinding you? What happens if you suffer an illness that leaves you unable to have sex, does your husband just get a pass to leave you because you can't hold up your end of the bargain anymore? That's the deal you made, after all.

Withholding sex is primitively effective but it is a half-measure at best. Withhold the promise of your lifelong companionship, commitment and support--I.e. break up if you don't agree what your long term goals are. Ideally, make this clear before you get into any relationship.

That's where these women make the mistake of staying with someone who says they are apathetic about marriage. If you stay in the relationship despite them declaring they won't give you what you asked for, you signal that you don't really care about marriage, it's optional and really is "just that piece of paper" they keep saying it is.

If you provide an ultimatum and are willing to follow through, you show them that you are willing to provide lifelong companionship, partnership, emotional support and intimacy that you associate with marriage--but only if they commit to marriage. That you don't intend to make a lifelong commitment to somebody if they can't sign a piece of paper, exchange cheap rings, and stand up and make that commitment in front of your friends and family. Which is entirely fair.

Men who get broken up with like this, almost always turn around and marry their next girlfriend within 6-12 months. And it's unlikely she's not putting out, because most people do.

So sex has nothing to do with it. The break up has forced them to realise what marriage really means, and they also realised, surprise surprise, they want it.

Just probably not with you, or they would have realised this a lot sooner.

There's a great book called "Why Men Marry Some Women and Not Others" full of stats and academically conducted interviews with 600 couples about why they got married and how it all came about. Top reason was: the women who get married, are up-front about what they expect from a relationship.
My wife set out what she wanted from me when we were dating. It was a touch forward, but in retrospect I'm glad she had a plan. Almost 3 years later I'm happy to be married. It certainly beats being a bachelor in many respects.

I wasn't the most successful Casanova in my bachelor days but I did have some success. The key difference between casual sex and sex within a marriage is the ability to let any pretense of trying to impress someone drop. Obviously you should keep up with hygiene and fitness once married but sex is far more enjoyable when you can drop the mask and be yourself.
Casual sex is merely fulfilling an urge. It feels good sure but there are a lot of worries that niggle in the back of your mind while you're in the moment. Is she clean of STDs? Will the condom break? Is she lying about being on birth control? Is she cheating on another man, etc. etc...
Sex within a marriage is freeing because those variables effectively become constants in that calculus. Sure you lose out on opportunity and variety but the peace of mind is well worth that price. Besides, you can explore aspects of intimacy that might not be possible in one night stands.

Another aspect to consider is availability. Provided that you didn't marry a battleaxe of a woman, she will be more receptive to your advances than some random broad you met at the bar or on Tinder. Despite my mild success at playing the field I had long droughts and rejection was pretty commonplace. This isn't to say that it's a sure thing within a marriage; either party might not be up to it on any given night.

Above all else I enjoy being able to connect with my wife in a way that would simply be impossible were we mere friends with benefits. Sex with with emotion attached is just better.

Intimacy isn't also just about sex. Simply being able to dote on a woman without bullshit mind games involved is nice. That old meme about what men really want is to have someone love them for who they are isn't a joke. A healthy marriage still has the spark of physical intimacy but it isn't the end all be all regarding the topic.

@Sailor The way my wife puts that issue is that women need to respect themselves. There's nothing empowering about getting passed around like the town bicycle.
 
So on Etsy, I noticed these wine labels you can put on gift wine for wedding gifts where you are supposed to drink the wine for various marriage milestones. I noticed one of them is "first baby" which I don't know about you, but that just seems like a bad idea because what if later the couple turns out to be infertile or otherwise turn out can't/not want to have kids for whatever reason? It just sounds like a recipe for failure if that happens.

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Infact, British people, correct me if I am wrong, but I heard of this old tradition where you save cake until your baby's first christening which just sounds... disgusting especially since it can take way longer to have a baby than a year and not every couple is ready to have one right when they get married for many reasons. I know in the US the tradition is save the top of the cake for the anniversary which seems a little more reasonable and bakeries do show you how to store it.

I admit, I am curious how our wedding cake will taste this coming April. My cousins who have gotten married have said theirs stored well and tasted not half bad, but still, that tradition originally came from when wedding cakes were more fruit-cakey, but at the same time, freezers weren't really much of a thing I don't think. Oh well, what is the worst that can happen?

What do you guys think about storing and eating your wedding cake on your first anniversary?
We did that. Surprisingly, the cake tasted pretty good. If it is wrapped well, there won't be any freezer burn or anything. We really only had a couple of bites, though, so it is kind of a waste and it does take up space in your freezer. If you've already got it stored in there, I'd give it a go. For anyone considering it, though, I'd just go with the option of getting the bakery to do a small version of it for your anniversary.

So now that rice, bubbles, birdseed and fat vape clouds have been recently mentioned, I'm left wondering about what kinds of weird, stupid shit people have sent airborne at the newlywed couples on their departures.

I'm glad that things aside from rice are being used, because I care about the various little critters scurrying and flying about not dying horribly.
The other awful one I'm familiar with is so very horrible in its own way; GLITTER! And I'm not talking about those oversized ones that are basically sequins. Imagine getting that shit in your eyes, embedded into your skin, sifted into your hair, never coming out of your clothes, getting onto fucking everything in your car and at home, on your pets... To the pits of hell with that shit.
Bubbles also aren't the best alternative IMO because of how often the simple process has a malfunction. I'm also not too keen on being accidentally sprayed with sputtered spittle. It's not horrible, just kind of unreliable.
I prefer the birdseed, personally. Just make sure you get the kind that doesn't have sunflower seeds, because they might be a bit much.
We used a rice alternative (instead of the traditional rice). It was like puffed rice in little heart shapes. That got everywhere. People were throwing it as we got in our car to drive away and so much of it came through the window. Despite vacuuming, somehow we were still finding it a year later. I guess it fell into the seats and would fall out a few pieces at a time or something. I thought we would never get it all out.

A former roommate used sparklers and while it looks kind of pretty, I was worried about getting burned (or getting too close to someone and setting them on fire or something) and also the smoke when they went out was not so great.

So, I'm not a fan of throwing or doing anything when the couple leaves. Just cheer and take photos.
 
Since someone mentioned awful DJs, here is one I found
I'm that bitch who would do a bank chargeback and submit this footage to the court if the DJ tried to sue. That DJ has no business tricking people into paying money to rely on him for a job he can't do.

We used a rice alternative (instead of the traditional rice). It was like puffed rice in little heart shapes. That got everywhere. People were throwing it as we got in our car to drive away and so much of it came through the window. Despite vacuuming, somehow we were still finding it a year later. I guess it fell into the seats and would fall out a few pieces at a time or something. I thought we would never get it all out.
Oh no, that sounds like the Cheerios and Goldfish dilemma. Unless you buy a new car after the toddler phase (or hell, even after the elementary school phase with Goldfish and graham crackers), you'll be finding crumbs and whole pieces in that sucker for years after the last time those snacks were ever in there. You can get that car professionally cleaned and it won't make a difference. Applies to couches, too. There should be one of those science theory jokes about it in the same realm as Schrodinger's Cat.
 
If you are going to talk about throwing stuff, well, a lot of venues including mine wouldn't allow it, especially since my ceremony/reception got moved outside. Some don't even allow bubbles because the soap damages the floors. At hobby lobby I have seen bells and streamers on sticks I guess you are supposed to wave around as an alternative or something
 
Good news! I did remember another good thread about someone who wanted to do a "self marriage ceremony" in front of her family where she basically married herself and she would wear a dress, have a party, have a registry, and go on a honeymoon and everyone. It was the most bizarre thing.

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How do you feel about "self marriage ceremonies"? I find them a bit pointless and attention-seeking.
 
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