Champions league ban at wedding

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Were attending a wedding the day of the champion leagues final, now Liverpool have gotten to the final DH understandably wants to watch it. The majority of people attending are from Liverpool and the surrounding areas, my DH included. The couple getting married have now put out a notice saying that they have chosen not to screen the champions league, and they do not want anyone to ask for it to be put on, to leave and watch it or to be watching it on any devices and to please respect that this day is about them.

On one hand, I get it.. it's your wedding day. You want it to be about you. But DH and his brothers aren't willing to miss such a massive game and are now trying to work out a plan to be able to watch it and then return to the wedding after. It ended with DH and I having a bit of an argument because I think it's extremely rude to leave, watch the game and return. It's just been left with they will be watching and that's that, they think the bride and groom are being unreasonable to put a blanket ban on the whole thing and not just shove it on a tele in the bar. There's over 200 guests invited to the wedding.

Who's being unreasonable?

@PCohle How? They've spent money on suits, hotel rooms, presents. They've booked time off work to watch them get married, they will be present for all of that. No one thought of leaving the wedding until they received this email. They were only planning on having a look on their phones every now and then, especially towards the end (which would be when everyone was drunk or dancing anyway) they weren't going to sit for 90 minutes doing nothing else. Groom is well aware his friends are all part of a supporters group and go to every match, and he's well aware they'd want to watch the game and will be disappointed to miss it. You could argue he's not showing much care towards his friends too by banning them for evening checking their phones!

I'm on the side of they shouldn't leave, but with 200 guests from the Liverpool area I just think to shove it on a screen or atleast let people check in on the match on the phone. I have zero interest in football, and it's never caused an issue in my marriage and I'm certainly not married to a selfish yob.

Oh dear this has made the Daily Mirror...

ivanapee your posts are so wrong and I suspect you know that.
At the opera I regularly sit next to a taxi driver and his wife who also buy tickets very early as they are high level Friends. At the Emirates I often use a Supreme Court judge’s season ticket (better than my own).
That make you shiver ?

That make you shiver ?

No?

Thought not True colours and all that.

What are you actually on about?

There is one team I follow and it's not a football team, but high water wouldn't prevent me watching them in a final.

Oh dear this has made the Daily Mirror

Was bound to happen. I said on the second or third page that this is prime tabloid material

They're planning on leaving their friend's wedding to watch a football match, after being specifically asked not to, and you don't see how that's a reflection on their friendship with the groom?

They RSPV'd to an event (including the evening section) and are now changing their minds because something better has come along. I think that's very rude.

According to your OP the couple asked people not to watch the match on their phones. ("they do not want anyone to ask for it to be put on, to leave and watch it or to be watching it on any devices"). They haven't banned people from checking the score.

@IvanaPee you mean like the Royal Family?
Both princes have been very vocal about their love for football.

Vocal about their love for it is different to that level of fanaticism about it, IMO.

I don’t think the princes are in a LFC supporters club 😂😂

Usually hotel bars will have matches on (particularly if venue is near Liverpool, or even on Planet Earth), so the menz can decamp briefly (2 hours or so?) to watch the match. Not the end of the world. Depends also on timing of meal/speeches/photos/match etc.
I'd cover for my DP if he toddled off to watch the match.
My aunt's wedding was themed on Liverpool, she had to wear red hahah, so I think it's ok.
Poor husband is probably ashamed of his life with his head in hands going 'no-one will come now!'.

I was just calling you out a little ivanapee - thought you’d been extremely rude. I actually haven’t been rude to you. Not sure I’ve ever been rude on mn (sorely tempted sometimes though).

I don’t think the princes are in a LFC supporters club

Course not, William supports Villa

hopes there's more than one wedding in Liverpool with 200 guests that night

I was just calling you out a little ivanapee - thought you’d been extremely rude. I actually haven’t been rude to you. Not sure I’ve ever been rude on mn (sorely tempted sometimes though).

Calling me out on what, exactly? I haven’t been rude to anyone either.

Have you confused me with someone else? I’m actually not the only poster to think it’s unreasonable you know?

What you'll have instead is one dude live streaming it on his ipad up at the bar, surrounded by every man in the room wanting to know the score.

If I was the bride, I'd be in the camp 'if you can't beat'em, join'em' and actually announce that the match will be played!

No confusion. I’d assumed you were being purposely and knowingly rude.

Liverpool supporter here, I'm with your DH!

My DH isn't a Liverpool supporter and even he would want to watch it

We got married on the day England beat Spain in the quarter finals of he euros in 96. My DH is a massive footie fan (and spurs incidentally) and all the men crowded around a tv to catch the game (middle of the afternoon). Never occurred to me to be bothered. They all had a blast as we won! Made the day memorable

MN wedding:

half the family/friends/colleagues are pissed off because they aren't invited.
The other half because they are.

The mother of the groom is in full mourning. With veil.
The mother of the bride in full wedding gown. With veil too.

The groom and the guests are gone to the nearest pub to watch the footie.

the bridesmaids are having a bun fight.

the bride is just left alone drinking her Prosecco, being abused by trolls on MN.

I am sure the tv movie will be a great success

People of all backgrounds don’t tend to be as fanatical about it. That levels belongs to a specific background..

Wrong. Not sure if you're just trying to be goady or it's just ignorance but this is not the case. You clearly know absolutely nothing about football so I have no idea how you feel you can comment. Though you are clearly attempting to make yourself look oh so superior.

No confusion. I’d assumed you were being purposely and knowingly rude.

About what?

First dance time usually - the couple are not being unreasonable (and I’m a Liverpool fan).

Most weddings I have been to didn't start dinner until 9 pm

Yeah right