I hate weddings. Tell me I'm not alone.

[Pruni]

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Why didn't he just put the boy gadgets on his list anyhow?

Hmm.

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it's marriage, not weddings that bother me. I love a party for any reason.
Most married people I know are not particularly happily married.

Oh, you should see some American lists! Gym membership, sports equipment, pet supplies, even cosmetic procedures.

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Yes, presents are material things. Something for nothing. Both of which are very valued in the American culture, which I find very materialistic in general.

I always think of a Dear Santa letter when I see a wedding list.

pruni, let's hear it for the happy marrieds

I am perhaps just old and jaded (I am 42) and am getting to the stage where apparently happily married friends ar starting to separate.

I find them very tedious affairs.Thats why we got married in Las Vegas

I love weddings. What's not to like? [incomprehension emoticon]

I have only been to a few weddings and I just love the parties, everyone drunk danced like nutters, all th eold uncles up with unbuttoned shirts, dancing to crap music - great fun!
I have to say I have been to one wedding were nearly every guest had a face like a plank of wood and looked determined to not make the bride and grooms day special. To people likes that I just want to say "Dont come!"
Weddings are a celebration and I guess you just have ti be choosy whoyou invite and dont invite any old bitter moody arses who dont want to celebrate your marruage moan about having to buy a gift. The bride and groom have probably remortgaged their house or got a loan to feed the large arses of these moody faces so they should be bloody grateful for even getting an invite!
I have to say that large weddings with hundreds of guests do not excite me as I dont have that many friends and relations and i dont think anyoen does know and actually like that many people. I think you should just have th empst important people around you and new friends and old who you know are truly happy for you and will make it a great day. Brides who get obsessed with the whole thing and spend ridiculous amounts on a wedding and expect expensice presents well, I can see they can put people off the whole wedding thing but it does not have to be like that... right i have nearly finished my bottle of red and i feel like ai m now gping on so i will stop... hiccup!
anyway i think weddings are f-ing great!!!!!!!!
anyone who is getting married, invite me!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe you don't mix in the right circles [snotty, pompous a little bit risque, but ultimately tongue in cheek emoticon]

lovecloud, if there is a handlemecarefully no2, you are invited

I mean, a mr handlemecarefully mark 2

I did a wedding list and it was from Liberty's (shock, horror). But then I am graspingly materialistic ...

I'm talking to myself here...is there any action anywhere else for a late night pi** head?

Can I shed some light on Harrods lists?
You walk around Harrods, say "oh, I'll have one of those, and 8 of those plates, and that cafetiere, and that £2000 stainless steel fridge please" and it all gets put on a list which the guests see. And say Great Uncle George buys you the fridge, then £2000 goes into a "bridal account". Good old George may think you get delivery of the fridge, but you won't. When the list is closed, Harrods will say "well done, you have a total of £17,200 in your account, here is an account card for each of you". Then you can spend the whole lot on very nice matching his and hers diamond studded Cartier watches, instead of a load of pillows, cutlery and fridges.

I know this because I had a Harrods bridal account. And 8 years later I still have something crappy like £70 I haven't spent and have forgotten about. They don't give you interest either by the way so I'm sure it helps their cashflow a LOT, unless you spend it all really fast.

I think you killed it pph!

i would not have a wedding list as i need everything! all my friends have taste so whatever they chose to buy me would be lovely, you can tell i am eailt pleased

right i am pissed -p im off to bed...

Just checking lovecloud - you didn't think my 'maybe you don't mix in the right circles commetns was aimed at you, eh?' (t'wasn't)

no - dont worry!

i just thought you aimed it at all the people who dont like anyone at the weddings.

you been on the woine too? i need a wee

Yes I have, but I'm sobering up now. Need another tipple.

Go have that wee!

I love a good Scottish wedding, usually around 2pm or 3pm. Means you can get a bite to eat before you go and the guest all head for the bar while photos done at some old bridge. Meal about 5pm and buffet at 8pm. Lots of Scottish dancing and drinking .

I had pictures done in hotel as it was a dreach November day and had to put up with family heckling from bar. We had the speaches before meal so DH could relax and enjoy meal. Speaches tend to be short and funny or the guest start heckling again. I even said a few words and the minister did master of ceremony bit without even being asked he's a closet comedian. We only had 22 for meal and it was great all round one big hollow square table.

i loove weddings