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?

AnnaComnena
you do know that in most countries people don't have diner at 5pm, do you?

Most weddings have been to serve breakfast for the last ones dancing

XiCi

I realise it's a shock, but the entire world doesn't follow your little routine and the 3 weddings you 've been to in your life.
Wedding cake is usually cut around midnight...

I'm not a football fan but I know that this game is a big deal to all football fans and especially Liverpool's and Spurs fans.
I think the bride and groom are being unreasonable. No matter what they dictate, people WILL watch this match on their phones or however they can. Much better if the couple accept this and factor it into the evening.

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

it's true though, and we all know that.
There are so many sports that people are interested in, you never hear so much hysteria about them. You never see flags on windows and cars and witness so many fights either. Why is that?

ManchesterBorn they certainly do not follow your little routine. I've been to alot of weddings, over 3 continents, and have never been left without food till 9pm and really couldn't care less what time your cake is cut

ivana read your posts - I’m sure you’ll be able to work out who you were being rude about.

XiCi

who said anything about left without food? I said the wedding diner didn't start until 9pm (ish), people usually have nibbles before. I am not sure why it is so unbelievable that the entire world doesn't follow your own little rules, or that a wedding is not identical for everybody?

You might have had an early diner at 3pm, not everybody does. No need to feel miffed or judged about it.

If you can’t even say what is it Heron, what makes you think I’ll know?

Why are so many people focusing on it being the bride's decision and choice, her error? It's equally the groom's. The message came from both of them yet classically it's all on 'bridezilla'.

It's the same with any wedding thread, always the bride's fault even if the groom is the one doing things.

@HBStowe if you were from Liverpool you would understand that football is all a lot of people have here. It is their blood sweat and tears and money. It is tribal. You try telling any LFC fan that it's 'just a game' and see how long you last in that discussion before they're verbally wiping the floor with you 😂

This city literally bleeds red and blue on match days. Logic doesn't come in to a lot of it, but with football it rarely does.

DH and his friends are in a supporters club so they can get tickets to every game. They are not some lower class. They are not hooligans. They have never got drunk and aggressive and had a fight. They don't go rioting and smashing places up. They are educated, kind, family men with careers. To make such a sweeping generalisation based on them being in a club is disgusting.

No need to feel miffed or judged about it

I really don't, I think you're hilarious .

Because you wrote the posts ivana well this is fun !

XiCi
so why the need to be so aggressive?

Even most diners here (London) are held around 8 or 9pm, how would you survive!

Op i wouldn't worry. I would check it on my phone if i was your dh. The b&g will be too busy.

@Heron honestly the coyness is ridiculous.

I’m not going to engage with someone who can’t spit out what he/she means.

You’re just being goady. Not worth the effort.

I have been to many many weddings in my lifetime and never has the meal been served at 9pm or the cake cut at midnight. 9pm is usually aroud the time of the evening buffet if there is one and most of the guests have left by midnight.

Not coy ivana just not dragging myself into your faux naivety, I think.
Anyway - come on your reds !

One of my favourite memories of my wedding day is David Beckham scoring for England against Greece. There was a TV showing the match in another room and most of my guests decamped there for the duration. I loved that my little sister was wearing her England shorts underneath her bridesmaid dress, and that the DJ played football anthems. It was relaxed and fun.

At this point I'd be worried about how upset the couple will be to see one of their guests slagging them off in the papers.

A 200+ guest wedding, Liverpool, the couple have sent an email re the game, event starts at 11, party starts at 6.30, groom's friends are in a supporter's club, OP's DH is going with his brothers...

I'm a casual football fan and not a Liverpool supporter. I was in Liverpool when they were in the 2005 final. It was incredible; easily the greatest atmosphere I have ever been a part of. I remember, on streets with tens of bars to choose from, people were queuing around the block 8 hours before kick off to try and get a seat in their preferred bar. When they won, the celebrations were just incredible; it felts like the whole city (bar Everton fans) were singing in the streets. It's hard to convey the magnitude of what it seemed to mean to the community. I've not known anything else's like it.

I can't imagine how pissed off I'd be as a Liverpool supporter to have to miss that.

Oh and I'm middle class which is apparently now relevant to the thread

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

Wow. Really showing your ignorance now.

Even today, Prince William is at the FA Cup final rather than his cousin's wedding

You never see flags on windows and cars

Of course you do

If a wedding didn't serve dinner until 9pm, I´ d be long gone to the local pub for a meal football or no football.