What do you hate about weddings? - Page 2 - AfroChat - African American

Corals · July 14th, 2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by saraphen

And the receptions.... the ones where you arrive after the wedding, but the wedding party is still somewhere getting pictures taken. So you sit there looking at the decorations, sometimes even the food is out, but nobody is allowed to eat or drink anything until the Bride and Groom arrive an hour later. If it's not a family member, I just leave my gift and exit.

What is it that you hate about weddings?

That is classic. I remember going to a wedding and the same thing happening. We were told to go to the reception venue and that the bride and groom would be along shortly. An hour and a half went by and still there were no sign of the bride or groom. We were beginning to think they had done a runner. No one knew where they were, some said they went to the park to take photos and others said they went to get change. The best man went to look for them and he himself couldn't find them. They eventually turned up. Apparently they went to the park to take photos, one that was about 3 miles away.

Everyone was a bit fed up, and the food was covered up, but the kids were hungry and someone apparently took some food out for the kids but that didn't go down too well with the bride.

Nowadays I find that many people only ever turns up for the reception, and it is usually when all the speeches and everything else is over.

thicksista · February 6th, 2008, 04:36 PM

i hate the vows,because i feel most just go through the motions,not taking what they're saying to heart.....and i also hate all those greedy-a!@ people who trys to eat everything in sight!....lmao

Its Ok 2 B Quiet · February 6th, 2008, 05:34 PM

An overdone wedding! 10-100 grooms/bridesmaids, a gazillion flower girls, just too much. The idea that before we have kids we're going to be in debt from having this freaking wedding that cost $10,000 dollars!!

ardamus · February 6th, 2008, 09:47 PM

I have good reasons why I should get married and why I shouldn't. Weddings bore me unless I can chill at the bar and have quite a bit of fun. And not catch anything that will say I'm next in line. Being that I'm almost heading into my 30s, I already know my folks are going to want me to head in that direction.

Its Ok 2 B Quiet · February 7th, 2008, 12:47 AM

Ardamus - how does knowing your family wants that affect you?

Evil_eyez · February 9th, 2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sumyr

To answer your question I hate the actual "vows" during the ceremony. Two jump out immediately - "to love you forever....." or "until death do us part".

I don't think I will ever get married again, simply based on the fact I can't say those words again "forever" - "until death do us part." I know you can come up with your own vows but even then most include "until death do us part."

I MUST AGREE WITH YOU SUMYR. VOWS ARE SO.....CAN'T FIND THE WORD BUT FOREVER CAN BE 2 DAYS OR 50 YEARS. AND JUST THE THOUGHT OF SAYING TIL DEATH DO US PART IS RIDICULOUS TO ME.
ALSO WHEN THE BRIDE IS ABOUT TO THROW HER BOUQUET AND THEY WANT ALL SINGLE FEMALES TO COME TO THE FLOOR. THAT ISH REALLY IRRITATES ME.

ardamus · February 9th, 2008, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Its Ok 2 B Quiet

Ardamus - how does knowing your family wants that affect you?

doesn't affect me too hard. they've seen me go through so many relationships so its whatever at this point. if i stay single, i'll stay single. if i get married, i'll get married. as long as i'm happy, its all good. but i will say if i do get married, i'm looking at a pre-nup. my parents are getting divorced and financially its placed them in some of the worst positions they could be in. now that part of it does affect how i view marriage a little bit but also, i haven't found that woman yet. i thought i did but i didn't. i'm skeptical with females due to my past dealings so, i'm not rushing getting married. i got things i got to before i even feel like i'm ready to have a ball and chain drag at my ankle when i walk.

BuTtErPeCaN · February 9th, 2008, 10:27 PM

Everything that could have been said, has been said...and quite well too. I'll just add my experience with my cousin's Catholic wedding. *No disrespect to anyone's faith* But that was the most miserable wedding I have ever been to. If I would have had to kneel down one more time or said "Hail Mary", I would have been through!! Then they passed around this big steel spoon for everyone to take communion out of the same spoon. I had had enough!!!

Oh yea, my cousin had a "theatrical" wedding with 100 people in the wedding party, two candle lightings, four solos. It was too much! We also had to wait to eat at the reception...only for them to be married less than a year