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Lastminute
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24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Ladies.
Food for thought....Check out MSN home page and look for the wedding guest gripes heading...this is the link but it may not work.
http://women.msn.com/1193769.armx?GT1=6559
My FAVOURITE one...
Gripe 21: Giving thanks.
"I can't stand it when brides ***** about who didn't buy them a gift, then fail to thank you for the one you bought them! I expect a handwritten thank-you note within a week of the wedding -- not a brief 'thank you' shoved into a Christmas card months later!" -- Theresa, 28
Is Theresa on crack? Who does she think she is that you would be writing her a thank you card from your honeymoon so she could get it within a week....
All I can assume is that looking at the average age listed for these guests - early 30's that none of these guests are married themselves as some of their so called gripes are out of order...
I know you will all have your favourites!!
I also love the one where the guest is complaining that the service is too long....they shouldnt attend if they are just looking for a vegas drive through.....
Is Guestzilla a Word?
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Posted 6/14/05 3:59 PM 
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Pmpkn087
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11/25/2005 4:30 PM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
OMG, I am about to read it now. I can see not wanting to get a little note in a Christmas card 6 months later. But, a WEEK? Be real!
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Posted 6/14/05 4:16 PM
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Sweetpea130000
TIME IS FLYING!!!!
Member since 7/04 4165 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/19/2005 2:00 PM
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Riviera @ Massapequa A++++++++++
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Exactly, a week is a bit much. I don't expect any thank yous before 4 months or so anyway.
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Posted 6/14/05 4:17 PM
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JPC1125
Friendship=the key to marriage
Member since 6/04 5052 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/25/2005 4:00 PM
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Crest Hollow
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Gripe 2: The kneel thing.
"I don't like the full-on mass where you have to stand, sit, kneel, and sing for an hour. By the end of my sister's ceremony, I wanted to gouge out my eyes with a hot poker -- we're here to celebrate, not get converted. Unless they're really religious, it's overkill. It's as if they're saying 'Look how married we are.'" -- Anna, 33
This one pisses me off BIG TIME
If there is anything about a wedding that should be taken seriously, its the ceremony.
***** about my canapes all you want lady, but dont complain to me that my wedding ceremony is too religious!!! Horrid!
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Posted 6/14/05 4:19 PM
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JanuaryBride06
boyfriend in my head
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
One week? 
Is it safe to say that Theresa, 28, is not married?
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Posted 6/14/05 4:19 PM
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JPC1125
Friendship=the key to marriage
Member since 6/04 5052 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/25/2005 4:00 PM
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Crest Hollow
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Gripe 4: On the far side.
"I hate when there's a long distance between the ceremony and reception. I went to one wedding where the ceremony and reception were over an hour's drive apart from each other and no transportation was arranged. We kept passing churches on the way to the reception and saying, 'Why didn't they get married there?'" -- Jennifer, 34
OMG...seriously!!?? Just deal!
Im getting married about 45 minutes away from the reception hall cause its the family church and means alot to us...Im getting so upset by these
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Posted 6/14/05 4:21 PM
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boobobunny
All for my little Miracle!!!!
Member since 3/05 1595 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/19/2005 6:30 PM
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Watermill
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
it didnt seem like any of these guests had ever been a bride....I think that they will learn it isn't so easy to please everyone.
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Posted 6/14/05 4:26 PM
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mrswask
The Dutchess
Member since 9/03 5840 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/1/2004 7:00 PM
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Chateau La Mer
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Those gripes make me think that MOST of those people aren't married!
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Posted 6/14/05 4:27 PM
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Pmpkn087
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11/25/2005 4:30 PM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Posted by JPC1125
Gripe 2: The kneel thing.
"I don't like the full-on mass where you have to stand, sit, kneel, and sing for an hour. By the end of my sister's ceremony, I wanted to gouge out my eyes with a hot poker -- we're here to celebrate, not get converted. Unless they're really religious, it's overkill. It's as if they're saying 'Look how married we are.'" -- Anna, 33
This one pisses me off BIG TIME
If there is anything about a wedding that should be taken seriously, its the ceremony.
***** about my canapes all you want lady, but dont complain to me that my wedding ceremony is too religious!!! Horrid!
I was just going to say this same one. OMG, if you don't like the ceremony than just come for the reception, you greedy witch!!!
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Posted 6/14/05 4:28 PM
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dpli
"I'm Addicted"
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Wedding Date:
11/7/2004 3:30 PM
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The Swan Club
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Posted by JPC1125
Im getting married about 45 minutes away from the reception hall cause its the family church and means alot to us...Im getting so upset by these
Don't let this silly thing upset you. You are doing what is special to you and what makes you and DH happy. 45 minutes is not that far and most people are used to that.
And I agree with your other post - I wouldn't have traded my full Catholic mass for anything. For me, that was the most important part of our day - the rest was all just a celebration of the vows and the mass.
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Posted 6/14/05 4:32 PM
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MissingTheBGene
We're homeowners!
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Wedding Date:
6/2/2006 3:00 PM
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The Woodlands
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Holy cow, some of these are terrible.
I loved the one about the brother complaining he had to take off two full days for his (or her) brother's wedding. I mean, it's your family for goodness sake!
I took off a full week for my sister's wedding! I was moer than happy to have the time off from work...lol
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Posted 6/14/05 4:43 PM
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cindyandkevin
To have and to hold
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Wedding Date:
6/10/2006 5:00 PM
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Stonebridge Country Club
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
My FH just emailed me the link and I was gonna post on here, but you beat me to it!!!
I couldn't help but laughing at some of these gripes!!! Hello, is it your day??? Um no, if I want to have a special dance to honor my grandfather then I will. Save those gripes for your own wedding day!!
I'm standing firm in my choices for the big day! Guestzilla, I love it!!!!!! 
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Posted 6/14/05 4:46 PM
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mbm750
I'm a wife!
Member since 3/05 1232 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/27/2006 3:00 PM
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Milleridge Cottage
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Posted by JPC1125
Gripe 4: On the far side.
"I hate when there's a long distance between the ceremony and reception. I went to one wedding where the ceremony and reception were over an hour's drive apart from each other and no transportation was arranged. We kept passing churches on the way to the reception and saying, 'Why didn't they get married there?'" -- Jennifer, 34
OMG...seriously!!?? Just deal!
Im getting married about 45 minutes away from the reception hall cause its the family church and means alot to us...Im getting so upset by these
This one bugs me too! It's a church not a McDonald's - you can't just pick one and go in. Many houses of worship restrict their use to parishioners.
The ceremony gripe bothers me too - if you're uncomfortable at a full mass, don't go, or suck it up for the bride & groom who presumably are people you care about it. The ceremony means a lot to me & FH, and our families - and to others LIWers too.
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Posted 6/14/05 4:48 PM
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steflily
Officially a Baker!
Member since 11/04 1537 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/11/2006 3:15 PM
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Bellport Country Club A++++
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Posted by JPC1125
Gripe 4: On the far side.
"I hate when there's a long distance between the ceremony and reception. I went to one wedding where the ceremony and reception were over an hour's drive apart from each other and no transportation was arranged. We kept passing churches on the way to the reception and saying, 'Why didn't they get married there?'" -- Jennifer, 34
OMG...seriously!!?? Just deal!
Im getting married about 45 minutes away from the reception hall cause its the family church and means alot to us...Im getting so upset by these
I guess I'll take Jennifer off of my guest list, since the drive is a little over an hour from the church to the hall.
Are these people serious? 
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Posted 6/14/05 5:11 PM
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SomethingBlu
Enjoying the journey...
Member since 10/04 10523 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/27/2005 3:00 PM
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Jericho Terrace - A+
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Gripe 13: Timing is everything.
"I can't stand any speech that's longer than four minutes -- especially sentimental ones where a brother talks about not being sure he could ever fill his big bro's shoes." -- Walter, 24
OMG what is wrong with this idiot? He hates "sentimental" speeches? Where did they get these people from? And something tells me they all sit at the "misfit" table!
Gripe 15: Bad timing.
"I hate when you have to wait for hours before you get to eat. One friend's wedding took place at 3:30 and the cocktail hour started at 5:00, with an open bar and hors d'oeuvres. Unfortunately, it was just that -- a cocktail hour. At 6:00, the food was whisked away and the bar started charging. At 8:30, the bride and groom wandered in, and half an hour later dinner was served. We were starving, and by the time we finished dinner, after 10, nobody was in the mood to party." -- Megan, 27
Why did it take so long to eat? And why is he complaining about the cocktail HOUR? Why do people complain, period?
Gripe 16: Slow food movement.
"We went to a wedding where there was a make-your-own pasta station where you got to pick the pasta and the sauce and have it made for you personally. Only problem is, it was way too slow. They could only do two people at a time, which means only two people could eat at a time while the rest of us stood in this enormous line. I would have rather not had the choice and not had to eat in shifts." -- Tammy, 35
I have to agree that this is pretty bad!
Gripe 18: Making the cut.
"I once received a wedding invitation with an extremely early RSVP date: It gave us only ten days to return it. When I asked the bride why, she said, 'Well, I have guest list A, B, and C. Once people from the A group drop out, we'll start inviting group B, and so on.' At least I was in group A, but I still thought that was pretty bad." -- Jennifer, 35
Did "Jennifer" really think she was in group A?
Gripe 22: Dance-a-thon.
"Too many special dances that people have to watch drive me crazy. Father and bride, mother and groom, and bridal party is fine -- but I attended one wedding where there were so many! Bride and grandfather, groom and grandmother, bride and godfather -- it became excessive. We wanted to dance too!" -- Angie, 25
I agree with this one! 
Gripe 23: The drive-by hi.
"It stinks when the couple doesn't say 'hi' and 'thanks for coming' to you because they're so busy." -- Rosanna, 33
I was guilty of this one!  In my defense, anytime I went to say hi, the chairs we empty! Darn DJ! 
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Posted 6/14/05 5:31 PM
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ckgmwedding
Baby Grace is 1 year old!
Member since 6/04 4817 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/16/2005 3:00 PM
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Merchant Marine Academy- Melville Hall A++++++++++
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Gripe 2: The kneel thing.
"I don't like the full-on mass where you have to stand, sit, kneel, and sing for an hour. By the end of my sister's ceremony, I wanted to gouge out my eyes with a hot poker -- we're here to celebrate, not get converted. Unless they're really religious, it's overkill. It's as if they're saying 'Look how married we are.'" -- Anna, 33
This is my favorite! I didn't know that a religious ceremony that is one of the most important sacraments is actually a way to say "how married you are".
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Posted 6/14/05 5:35 PM
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pinkstar025
My Maddie girl
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Wedding Date:
11/6/2005 3:30 PM
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Giorgios
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
i cant wait to read it!!
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Posted 6/14/05 5:40 PM
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akaMrsT
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Posted by Lastminute
Ladies.
Food for thought....Check out MSN home page and look for the wedding guest gripes heading...this is the link but it may not work.
http://women.msn.com/1193769.armx?GT1=6559
My FAVOURITE one...
Gripe 21: Giving thanks.
"I can't stand it when brides ***** about who didn't buy them a gift, then fail to thank you for the one you bought them! I expect a handwritten thank-you note within a week of the wedding -- not a brief 'thank you' shoved into a Christmas card months later!" -- Theresa, 28
Is Theresa on crack? Who does she think she is that you would be writing her a thank you card from your honeymoon so she could get it within a week....
All I can assume is that looking at the average age listed for these guests - early 30's that none of these guests are married themselves as some of their so called gripes are out of order...
I know you will all have your favourites!!
I also love the one where the guest is complaining that the service is too long....they shouldnt attend if they are just looking for a vegas drive through.....
Is Guestzilla a Word?
Actually, I saw a sitcom a while ago (can't recall the name) where the wife was trying to figure out why a past wedding guest was rude to her during a chance meeting at some store. By the end of the show she found out that her BIL forgot to mail the thank you cards after he dropped the couple off at the airport the day after the wedding.
It was never made clear if she spent her wedding night writing thank you cards but she must have since they left for the trip the day after.
I never even thought about how ridiculous that was until now. Maybe they were pre-written based on the RSVP list
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Posted 6/14/05 6:14 PM
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JPC1125
Friendship=the key to marriage
Member since 6/04 5052 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/25/2005 4:00 PM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
as soon as the 40 minute mass is over, im going to jump up and start shouting
Look at ME!!! Im Married....look how married I am....see the ring!!!?? Did you see me get blessed?? IM MARRIED!!!
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Posted 6/14/05 7:30 PM
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JimmysBride
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10/9/2004 12:00 AM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Sounds like of these people have never been in a wedding (much less a bride or a groom) and haven't attended many weddings either!
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Posted 6/14/05 7:39 PM
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sarahthegreat
sweet pea
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Wedding Date:
8/4/2006 12:00 AM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
i read this on msn but i missed the thank you one. seriouly a week, is she nuts?? i say for a bridal shower, 2/3 weeks is the minimum, but for a wedding!! she is just crazy!!
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Posted 6/14/05 7:44 PM
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sarahthegreat
sweet pea
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8/4/2006 12:00 AM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
i'm just re-reading some of these and i have to ask, is the wedding for the bride and groom or the guests?? seriously, if i had to take into consideration every guests personal request - i wouldn't have a mass, too much kneeling the ceremony and reception would be at the same place - possibly simutanelously, to lessen my poor guests aggrivation about driving from one place to another.
give me a break!! these are all just too much
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Posted 6/14/05 7:48 PM
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july06bride
Happy First Anniversary to Us!
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7/1/2006 2:45 PM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
BLAH BLAH BLAH they were super whiney people! 
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Posted 6/14/05 8:06 PM
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Wintersbride
Congrats to my sis and new BIL
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8/20/2006 6:00 PM
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East Wind Country Gardens A+++++++
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
Posted by SomethingBlu
Gripe 13: Timing is everything.
"I can't stand any speech that's longer than four minutes -- especially sentimental ones where a brother talks about not being sure he could ever fill his big bro's shoes." -- Walter, 24
I think Walter is too immature to understand.
That "saying hi thing"...isn't that what a receiving line is there for? I can only imagen that it must be difficult for the bride and groom to say a personal "hello" to every single person when they are either being pushed onto the dance floor or in front of a photo lense, but I am sure they will do their best. My parents warned me that at their wedding they did not even have time to eat!
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Posted 6/14/05 8:09 PM
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suven
Sunny skies on my wedding day!
Member since 8/03 5968 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/30/2004 2:00 PM
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Re: 24 Big Wedding Guest Gripes...
oh man, the "it stinks with the B & G are too busy to come by and say hello"...we missed a couple tables and at end of the night, 1 couple approached us to say "we wish we would have had a chance to say hello to you"
We really did do our best. I know we visited most of the tables, but then people would walk over to talk, or ask us to come out on the dance floor. So, there just wasn't time.
And the "awkward table". Crap. What do you do with the "odd" people? 1 HS friend. 2 college friends. 1 former neighbor 
eta: the couple who made the comment about not getting to talk to us skipped our ceremony. That's when we had our receiving line.
Message edited 6/14/2005 8:38:34 PM.
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Posted 6/14/05 8:37 PM
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