Don't Tell the Bride! (lighthearted)

[fairnotfair]

If you are getting married, and you have very strong feelings about where/how you marry, and what you are going to wear, WHY in the name of Zeus and all his little pixies would you sign up to "Don't Tell the Bride", thus delegating all the decision-making to your hapless fiancé?

(I realise they get finance, but still...)

I also realise that this is not exactly a major issue in the larger scheme of things, but I am pretending to do my tax return...

Where has all this "(lighthearted)" shit come from?

It's meant to indicate that if you're pedantic, a miserable git, boring or a wankstain (or any combination of the above) please don't bother replying as it's a thread for people to have a laugh on....

Theres are MNers that are on it, the last thread revealed a few.

They said they are contractually obliged to go through with it, no matter what.

They also said that the groom is obliged to stick with whichever wacky plan he came up with to get their application noticed.

And theres some SERIOUS editing.

Couldnt look at it the same way after that! :)

I'm not sure how a thread on don't tell the Bride could be anything other than lighthearted.

Could we really have a fight or a serious debate about it?

A friend was amongst 2 couples to be picked, they didn't get picked as she and DP refused to go along with the script.

They wanted a fancy stately do but he was told "it'd make great viewing if he forgot the venue and had to settle for a secluded church"

Have you never noticed that the groom picks a dress but then the bride tries on a completely different one half the time?

Its my guilty secret too. I do wonder how it all works, surely the couple have the 'what sort of wedding would we like' conversation before they apply?
All that crying when the bride/groom go off to arrange it, they know they're going to go but will see them at the alter.
Also, the BF or bridesmaid must be texting the groom to offer little hints.

My favourite one is the vagas wedding .

Where she is in the airport and is crying you ripped the whole family apart.

a colleague applied for it, but they didn't get selected because they were too 'normal' and had the same taste/ideas for what they wanted for their wedding

I'm not sure how a thread on don't tell the Bride could be anything other than lighthearted.

Could we really have a fight or a serious debate about it?

I see your point. I mean, imagine people getting all aerated about nothing! On Mumsnet! It's unthinkable.

My carer and I have considered doing just for a laugh, spend £1000 on a wedding (disco bowling in ginger wigs) and the rest on a honeymoon.

We'd do storming out, crying the lot.

You're contacted to spend it all (minus £500 I think) on the actual wedding day.

Its all a big farce... but I like it anyway :o