Once again - Things you hate about weddings

Sarah - i agree.... i always imagined my wedding to be ivory and merlot but everyone has it so wanted something different. But a winter wedding i was struggling for something suitable. I hate the blues... and didn't want lots of colours mixed together... i think black and white is a cop out... also agree with the pink thing!! and h2b not into green so we decided to stick with the ivory and merlot.

Maybe if i'd thought about it more it would be different but we breaking it up with steel grey so fingers crossed it won't look too 'typical'!!! lol

x

And whilst i'm here... i like the getting ready pics when done tastefully (although i almost guarentee there will be one of my dad and h2b cooking up a fry up!!??!!) and i'm having butterflys (shock horror i hear you all gasp!!!!) but only really on my flower girls dresses. Am getting married valentines weekend so needed to stay away from anything to do with hearts lol ? (start of feb half term so seemed like a good weekend)

is anyone else finding it hard to visualise how everything will look when it all comes together??? Am going to pick up my dress on weds so think i'm freaking out cos it all seems really real now

x

How about this for a cake topper ?

Not keen on:

too many bmaids

cheap mens suits

animals AT ALL (esp releases)

millions of balloons everywhere

chair covers

cake topper - see above

not having enough food or drinks - when only get one sausage roll and half a glass of bucks fizz !!

coloured wedding dresses (runs and hides)

and (runs to hide again)!! Baby pink - as above !!!

BTW - im still ?[:'(]? at the willy lip balm thing ha ha ha ha

I hate everything that people do in an attempt to be 'different'. Mostly because whatever it is they are doing is not different at all and has been done to death a hundred times before. Having bacon butties on the buffet is not different, having a magician is not different, having a fish and chips is not different. I particulary hate 'candy buffets'. Even the words make me itch. Firstly, it's sweets, not candy. This is not America. And secondly, why does anyone think that bunch of grown ups want to eat sweets at a wedding reception. It's the preserve of kids, leave it to them and put the money towards more wine ?

I'm with you on this. There is also a particular wedding dress that seems to keep popping up with this colour scheme as well and whilst it's a perfectly nice dress, I'm sick to the back teeth of seeing it.

Oh dear, I like chair covers and tacky hen nights...not doing well then it seems! ?

But I do hate those cake toppers, money poems, and toast masters. Not much I don't like really!

I too hate red/claret etc

dove releases

starting planning 3 years in advance

1 million bridesmaids

best women

2 best men

chocolate/champagne fountains

hog roasts

people saying they want to be 'different' but then it turns out half the world has done it before?

im with you there, i think chair covers totally change a room if you have grotty chairs.

our venue has bogey green, grubby looking chairs so ill definatly be having chair covers so ner ner na ner ner!! ?

Glad it's not just me!

I hate balloon sculptures - they are my biggest hate, a few balloons is fine and we will be having a few as decorations.

Disco being soooo loud the building is shaking!

Money poems - if you want it, ask nicely and say please and thank you.

Cake toppers - in fact most cake decorations.

Personalised carpets and thrones - wrong on so many levels.

Toast masters.

Top hats, canes, white/cream/ivory suits.

Tasteless food - I'd rather have fish and chips.

Chocolate fountains.

Family bitching because it's not what they were expecting - I'm going to get a lot of this, they're expecting a big traditional wedding and ours is not!!

People not having the courtesy to RSVP, or even respond to a text message asking them to RSVP. They're not coming in my book!!

Can't think of any more..........

Paying for it lol

And

any pink anywhere
Peaches and cream theme YUKKKKK
Chocolate fountains
Animals anywhere
Novelty Favours for adults (Just give em a couple of chocs ffs)
Green plates (personal moan [:'(])
Ballons everywhere
Balloon arches and those god awful walkers

that's all I can think of right now but i'm sure there are more lurking somewhere ?

I agree, my friends paid about £80 per head for food and it was the worst meal I've ever eaten!

Ali stretches her fingers.....

Animals. Released/bearing the rings or otherwise.

Bridesmaids. I just don't see the point of them. All more expense.

Bridesmaids part 2. If you must have them just stick to a couple not six!

Bridesmaids part 3. Little ones who have no idea what they're doing and who are just there for the ahh factor.

Pageboys. No self respecting boy would ever want to be a pageboy! Only worth doing to embarass them when they're older.

Traditional Mother of the Bride outfits. Especially if they're shiny and appear as though she's trying to upstage the bride.

Ceremonies which last too long. Let's face it, a wedding is pretty dull unless you're the one getting hitched. Most guests just want to get to the party!

Anything personalised. Particularly carpets!

Cheesy Photos: Black and white with something in colour. Soft focus. Anything involving sunglasses and lifting up the bride.

Chimney sweeps. Naff.

Generic wedding dresses. Strapless a line numbers. To my mind they just all look the same.

Top hat and tails. Only really look ok on really tall men. Even then they look like penguins.

Overdone themes. Everything matching down to the groom's socks.

"Entertainment" Magicians/fire eaters/those rodeo bull things.

Speeches which last too long. Keep it short people!

Choreographed first dances. Been done to death. Just shuffle round in a circle and then let the others dance! (Unless you're a professional dancer in which case it's fine!)

"Humourous" apparel. Socks/cufflinks/bride t shirts/mr and mrs dressinggowns etc etc.

Bride and Groom leaving early. My party - I'm staying until the end!

Wedding limos. Just so wrong.

Chocolate fountains. Mess waiting to happen. See also fondues/vodka luges and anything else which is going to get goo down a wedding dress.

White suits. Ok on the beach - but not in the UK.

Garters. Awful and tacky.

Too much jewellery. Let the dress do the talking.

Fakery. Nails/tan/hair. Why would you want to look like a drag queen?

Half up half down hair. I just think go up or down not in between!

Brides turning into bridezilla. Just chill out! Most things can be sorted out!

Best man's speeches. Specifically those which offend most of the older relatives in the room. Yes make jokes, but remember that most people do not want to hear about the groom's previous sexual conquests/erectile disfunction/problems with women. etc etc.

Large table decorations. I want to see who I'm talking to without looking through a jungle. Either have small ones or provide a machete.

Drunken guests. Anything which ends in a fight. Not nice.

Money poems. Actually I'm not keen on money as a gift in general.

Flypasts.

Lanterns/sparklers etc. Not my cup of tea.

Bubbles. Remind me of being six and don't want to get bubble mixture on the dress.

Wedding "marryoke" videos. If you've never seen one, have a look on youtube. Just bad news.

Tacky wedding videos. (I'm an editor so this particuarly makes me squirm!) Soft focus/heart wipes/slow motion/hideous graphics/awful music/bad editing!!!

People who don't send thank you cards. My cousin never thanked my Mum and Dad for their present and this still makes them upset even after 5 years.

Teardrop bouquets. I just don't like them.

I think that's about it. After all that I'm wondering what on earth I'm doing having a wedding at all!!!!

Chair covers! How could I have forgotten those! Hate hate hate chair covers!

?Im having red & ivory as my theme with a claret dress b/maids in gold. But in my defence lol it was H2B choice and the whole wedding is set around the england rugby rose as he is a massive rugby fan/player/coach lol

I forgot those too - hate them, they never look good and I'm sure they must shift around when you're sat on them.

Ali - I'm just amazed you managed to think of all of that!!lol

Have to say I agree with you on all but about 3 ? so I'll steal yours & not bother making my own list!?

Wow Ali what a list!!

I agree with the following

Brides that do a speech on the day and use the line 'Well you can't shut me up any other day so why should today be different' ?

Wine with the meal. Many don't like wine you know!

Small portions. They've travelled miles. Feed them properly!!

Loooooooooong days.

People getting stressed a year before the event.

Inviting people you don't know/like because it will make other happy.

Limos.

People making a huge deal about saying 'Obey' because <moves head from side to side> 'i don't obey anyone'

Roses. There are other flowers.

Top hat and tails.

Dogs at weddings because 'they are part of the family every other time'.

I can't think of many today. I must be feeling ?

Spam, loving the penis!

I hate too many decorations

I agree with Spring about long days and small portions

Hate not having an option for the meal...we don't all like the same food you know!

Hate every single thing having to match 100%

Long speeches

Not seeing the cake if I am an evening guests and therefore we are cutting the cake just before the first dance

Receiving lines

Having too many ushers, bridesmaids, best man etc etc

That's it for now!

Right....this is where I always seem to have more I hate than I like!

Animals - especially doves and owls.

Crap photographs where they bring one colour through and the rest is black and white

Chimney sweeps.

Butterflies

Magicians - its not a kids birthday party

Stupid Limo's like Hummers - Why?!

Chocolate fountains.

Money poems.

Balloon Arches

Personalised Cake toppers of the bride and groom

Novelty cake toppers - eg football shirts, suitcases, etc

A long service

DJ's with Smoke machines

Recieving lines

Wands!

Think thats enough for now!

My mam wanting me to invite her aunts & uncles (when I last saw them when I was 10!!) because its the "done thing"

My so called friends telling me that "they wont go if she/he goes" grr! stay away then!!

My OH asking his bro to be BM then him jetting off to Thailand for a few months!!

Wedding shoes, they need to be nicer, and taller (i'm 5'1")

Tacky hen parties (if i even see a mans thong i'm off!!)

How come?

Also Lily or Orchid bouquets.

Chris being referred to as H2B or 'your other half' etc. His name is Chris. Which actually I don't like as a name but that's another issue...

Was just reading some of these out to Chris and he asked, in all innocence 'What's a money poem'.

I googled them and read him a selection.

He offered to pay me £10 to shut up. Tee hee.

So I guess we both hate them then....

I also hate people moaning about church fees when they've paid out squillions of pounds for everything else in the world.

And being shifted from this room to that room and back again while they 'Set up'. You're dismantling a couple of tables. We don't mind watching....

Also, grammatical and spelling errors on service sheets and invites etc... I am shocking at both of these things which is why you would check it before you sent it surely??

And also, really bad handmade stationary. If you can't make it look good, admit defeat and buy some cheap invites form Tescos which will look better than your own, dire, efforts.

lol!

Agree with many things already posted, but here's some others:

• Writing a nice message in a wedding card, and then having to think of something else to go in the guest book
• Awkward receiving lines
• Waiting around
• Waving in group photos
• Getting a chunky order of service that you can't fit in your bag but feel as though you should take it with you
• Ditto for favours
• Being sat on a table with people you don't know
• Big long tables
• Boring things on wedding lists
• Wedding magazines that show wedding cakes for £800 and encourage you to book everything ages in advance, and then when you do, suppliers saying 'oh you've got a while still'
• How you end up fretting about minor details that no one's bothered about
• Long boring readings and long boring hymns
• Having a buffet that's really unnecessary but you eat it anyway just because it's there

?Was he meant to give up his life for over a year until you were married?

Thought of another.....

brides who insist on keeping everything top secret till the day (BM colours, theme etc). Its a colour whats the big deal?!?! I think the only person not to have seen my dress is OH!

(apologies for any offense caused)

crikey, WSS!

ok here are mine, not much original to add, but hey, you all got there first ?

money poems

animal releases

limos - of ANY sort. naffnaffnaff.

any type of scraped back hairdo for the bride - do you normally have a croydon facelift as your every day hairdo?

tightly bunched all one colour bouquets, usually roses. booo-ring.

diamante or pearl centres in roses in bouquets.

tacky silver horseshoes

fruit wedding cakes

brides that expect their bridesmaid to be at their every beckon call to do ridiculous things - they're not your bl00dy servants!!!

doing things differently for the sake of it.

boring strapless a-line dresses.

coloured wedding dresses.

traditional BM dresses.

not feeding your guests appropriately.

ivory pointed wedding shoes that look like canoes.

so i've probably offended millions of people with the above list, but hey, your day your way. what do i know - i'm having a choreographed first dance.... ?

Yes they are! ?