to hate weddings?!

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AIBU to hate weddings?

I am always happy for the couple in question don't get me wrong but weddings just don't do it for me!

There's the looooong ceremony (especially if in a church) and then the undoubtedly long wait for the probably crap food. All the people you haven't seen in years who you can't really be arsed talking to.
All the questions of when it's your turn ask my fucking boyfriend and then staying in an overpriced hotel room because the venues in the arse end of nowhere

Aibu? Or have I just not been to many decent weddings? I reckon I might quite like an 'alternative' one?!

--Or am I just a miserable bitch

All the weddings I've been to have been really good fun. Apart from the one where I was a bridesmaid. That was horrific.

Put your guests through this crap

If you hate weddings don't go to them!

Erm hang on...

Are peppermintea and peopermintea the same person? Of two different people?

Quite

Or is it your Bridezilla doppelgänger

I always look forward to weddings (optimist by nature), but many disappoint.

At one in particular I thought it would be great fun to see many old uni friends. But the bride was worried we'd have too much fun, and laugh too much, so we were separated and spread out over all the tables.

The whole wedding consisted of dinner and speeches, no dancing, no mingling, and the wine was measured out (2 glasses per person) so we would not get drunk.

Sat next to a fruitgrower who talked raspberries all evening, and his doting wife, and great aunt Cherry who was nice enough...

The bride succeeded in stopping us having too much fun (any fun at all) so it was a success....god and 3 hours of speeches............

And I drove 4 hours for that and the only option to stay in this remote place was an expensive hotel.

Why do they not seat friends together at weddings?!

Aphex Twin, the Chemical Brothers, Blur, Bjork, and Bach
I might actually dance if that was the playlist...

Sat next to a fruitgrower who talked raspberries all evening, and his doting wife, and great aunt Cherry who was nice enough...

I bet the fruit grower loved Aunt Cherry!

How did he critique the miniature summer berry medley though? Was it up to standard?

If you hate weddings don't go to them!

Well exactly!

Yeah weddings can be a bit boring but the rage some people on this thread have towards weddings is so weird. If you hate them that much just think up a convincing excuse and don't go! Be a grown up about it.

I do actually decline some weddings - the ones I think I can get away with not going to. And of course, it's always lovely to see people you're close to having a brilliant day even if it's not to your taste.
I just wish however that people getting married wouldn't keep going on about their wedding as if people should feel grateful to get an invite - that the day will be fun for everyone when it's generally a bit of an inconvenience and expensive.

Ineedmore, haha I had not figured out the Cherry berry connection.

I think the recipe for a wedding your guests will enjoy is simple:

• not too formal
• let people sit where they like
• serve plenty of drink
• serve plentiful simple food, good bangers and mash would be more appreciated than chicken with a medley of summer veg and a trio of mini puddings
• have a band or djs that play requests