Champions league ban at wedding

[User12038483]

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?

[cccameron]

It’s only a game!

Yep, and it's only a wedding reception. A disco with a buffet. Unless you are a very close relative or friend that's all it is, a party.

[Snakelight]

And of course depending on who has rights to the game many people can not watch certain games at home.
Yes but why do they not simply go to one of the many late-night tea and scone dispensaries, with rights to broadcast live sport, that I assume are all around the city centre?

[FamilyOfAliens]

I do hope the wedding venue doesn't serve alcohol. Just imagine the hooligans it would attract.

Yes, the bride and groom’s family and friends, for starters

[Contraceptionismyfriend]

@Snakelight do you have any idea how much sky sports and BT spirts charge business. Easily £2K a month. You think those places show those games?!

Look the reality is it's tough shit what others think.
Liverpool fans are going to chose this game. So they can either get on bird or lose a majority of their guests.

What exactly are the B&G going to do? Not invite them to their next wedding?

[ManchesterBorn]

Yep, and it's only a wedding reception.

I am sure that there's more than 1 football match ,more than 1 final even.

People (usually) only get married once and have a once-in-a lifetime reception. You really cannot understand the difference can you?

[Contraceptionismyfriend]

As I said before. I went to 6 weddings one year. A wedding reception wasn't that big. There was no major difference between any of them.
Music, cold buffet and a bar.

[6oodfella]

It's very simple, just record the wedding and then watch it later.

I hope you notice how stupid that sounded.

The thing is, women do not understand anything about passion, which is evident in this thread, so it's not their fault that they cannot understand how a football game is important to some people, even though it is a game that decides who wins the most coveted trophy in football.
To women, it is "just a game", but as a wise man once said, "Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that".

[FamilyOfAliens]

I am sure that there's more than 1 football match ,more than 1 final even.

Yes, I believe there’s a Sunday League final over in Slough the next day. The guests can go and watch that - it’s another final, after all.

[Snakelight]

@Contraceptionismyfriend

I think you might have missed the sarcasm in my post.

[Wavey123]

LOL at the one comparing it to Game of fucking thrones!

The final has been pretty much occupying my thoughts since we qualified, I’d be watching it at my own wedding, let alone a friends.

[Snakelight]

@6oodfella plenty of women do understand and I'm sure the match will be watched by millions of women.

[cccameron]

6oodfella you might want to try reading the thread. And stop with the blatant sexism. Oh and thank you for enlightening us 'wimmin' with that quote. About a hundred people beat you to it on the thread.

[Contraceptionismyfriend]

@Snakelight 😂 I'm just not surprised by this thread anymore.

[caringcarer]

I would choose to watch the game. Any Liverpool fan would surely choose the match. It is the final of the Champions League. Most of the wedding will be over by 8pm.

[Contraceptionismyfriend]

@6oodfella don't try and use Shankley to support your BS sexism.

[MrsCatE]

They are being very unreasonable. Any football person would know May is the major month in British football re FA Cup, hopefully representation in champions league final (like this year) and presention of the premiership trophy. You're bound to piss someone off.

[LetsGoFlyAKiteee]

That's where it can be hard. Unless your a football fan you wouldn't know to avoid May or pay enough attention to it to know. That and it seems a later date then usual. Whatever the reason for that is. No world. Cup no rush? Only date that doesn't change is the play offs.

[WeMarchOn]

As a big football fan I understand what your husband is saying, those who said it's just a game it's so much more than that, equally though i do think it would be rude to disappear

[sweeneytoddsrazor]

The evening do isnt a once in a life time thing though. It's the same as millions of other celebrations. A disco, a buffet. The same format as an 18th, a 21st, a silver wedding anniversary and any other party. The important part of the wedding is the ceremony, photos, speeches and meal all of which will be long finished. Given the happy couple are from Liverpool there is a very good chance that a lot of their guests will have spent far more time watching Liverpool than they have spent with the B&G since August. Of course they are going to want to watch the last and biggest game of the season. But they also want to spend time at their friends wedding. It should be easy to combine the 2.

[Fowles94]

I would have it on in the bar, men hate weddings normally anyway.

[icedgem85]

Some of these comments are disgusting! I hope your team loses! Saying it’s not a once in a lifetime event? Well it is for that couple, how selfish are you!? I hope you’re not invited to weddings, you don’t deserve to be anyone’s guest.

[Belenus]

The thing is, women do not understand anything about passion,

I think you may find that's just the effect you have on them.

[Luna87]

I'd love to go to a wedding where you were allowed to watch football, especially such a big game like the champions league final. Too many times I've sat at weddings checking the scores on my phone. 2bh I can totally see where your DH is coming from

[Papellino]

Ba-doom-tish!

[Belenus]

I hope you’re not invited to weddings, you don’t deserve to be anyone’s guest.

Well, it's a simple choice. Stick the TV on, let people watch it, be a popular B&G. Or ban the football completely and watch as half your guests disappear.

I'm not a football fan but I'd choose the first.