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The Sock Chicken
Beginner August 2010

UPDATE: And the categories are......................

The Sock Chicken, 17 November, 2009 at 21:40 Posted on Planning 0 66

This is the final list of Categories. Raef will start the voting soon.

The extra categories are in bold

HITCHERS

o Funniest Hitcher

o Most Pleasant Hitcher

o Hitched Drama Queen

o Most Helpful Hitcher (WP related)

o The Agony Aunt Award – Hitcher with best advice to give (not necessarily WP related)

o Scariest Hitcher

o Hitcher You'd Most Like To Meet

o Most Reasonable Hitcher

o Most Unreasonable Hitcher

o Most Organised Hitcher

o Most Disorganised Hitcher

o The MIA Award – Hitcher you would most like to see return to the board

o The Bridezilla Award

o Hitcher most guilty of overusing the word ‘hun’

o The “I’m only here on my lunchbreak, honest” award – Most Addicted to WP Hitcher

o Bluntest Hitcher

o Hitcher Most Likely to turn Wedding Planning into a career

o Most Fabulous honeymoon

* Hitcher's wedding you would most like to go to/have gone to (Voted by 28.2% of voters - 1st)

* Hitcher with the worst MIL2B (Voted by 10.3% of voters - joint 3rd)

POSTS / THREADS

o Favourite Thread

o Memorable Planning Post of Year

o Best Report

o The “maybe you should have posted on c*nfetti” award for Twee Rubbish

* Favourite troll Post of the Year (Voted by 23.1% of voters - 2nd)

* Best Proposal Story (Voted by 10.3% of voters - joint 3rd)

ON THE DAY

o Best Dress (only WPers with a picture of THEMSELVES in their dress – sample or otherwise – are eligible for this award)

o Best Cake

o Best Stationery

o Most Beautiful Venue

o Best Photos

* Wedding of the Year (not voted top in the poll, but I felt this should have been here from the start)

BOARD FEATURES

o Best Avatar

o Overuse of icon

ISN’T HITCHED GREAT?

o Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Wedding Planning (must have been officially registered for over 1 year on 1st December 09)

o Wedding Planning Community Moment of the year

I will now hand over to Raef to sort out the voting process, and I will be here on the 10th to present the awards 😃

66 replies

Latest activity by GeordieBarbie, 24 November, 2009 at 16:46
  • CupcakeQueen
    Beginner January 2011
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    How about 'Favourite Troll Post of the Year'- so of them are actually quite amusing! And maybe best newcomer for those registered less than a year??

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  • The Sock Chicken
    Beginner August 2010
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    What a fab idea! I love it!

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  • bluewater
    Beginner August 2009
    bluewater ·
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    I still think we should include 'hitcher most guilty of overusing annoying txtspk' [insert bangy head man icon here!]

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  • ooh la la
    Beginner August 2013
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    How about.....

    Hitcher's wedding you'd most like to go to,

    Hitcher you'd most like to swap weddings with,

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  • GeordieBarbie
    Beginner May 2010
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    <blonde alert> (I'm Barbie - I'm allowed! ?)

    I don't understand some of them - the ones quoted above. Can we have clarification? Some sound similar to others and I don't quite get what would clarify getting the award for others...

    Thanks! ?

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  • GeordieBarbie
    Beginner May 2010
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    What about more things related to wedding planning? Best venue, shoes, etc...?

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  • teeheeyoucrazyguys!
    teeheeyoucrazyguys! ·
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    This is tongue in cheek.

    To go for personal items such as venues and shoes etc is, well personal and not what the Hitched awards are about. I got voted for using the huggy kissy icon when I never have!!!!! most odd....

    the awards are a giggle.....thats all.

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  • cotteesgirl
    Beginner September 2009
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    How funny! i had just joined last year so didnt give my votes in as i didnt know anyone. There are quite a few catergories...BW did you struggle to get votes for some of the cats last year? i think i would struggle to nominate on some of them, for example the overuse of the word hun, i dont think i have read any posts with that in it over the past year, but will do my best to come up with names for the rest.

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  • GeordieBarbie
    Beginner May 2010
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    That's what I was thinking - but then if it's done the way TeeHee has just mentioned maybe it could work ?

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  • Gillsy
    Beginner April 2010
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    Oooo I'm excited already - think the list of awards looks good to me.

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  • Weather Girl
    Beginner October 2009
    Weather Girl ·
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    I like this one!

    How about best headpiece, jewellery and/or bouquet?

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  • ooh la la
    Beginner August 2013
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    A "best wedding report" category would be good too.

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  • Mitzi50
    Beginner June 2010
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    The list looks good to me! I have some ideas already!

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  • The Sock Chicken
    Beginner August 2010
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    Most pleasant hitcher - Someone who is always nice to talk to, gives good advice, helpful etc.

    Hitched Drama Queen - Someone who turns every bit of wedding planning into a drama and gets stressed over stupid things!

    Scariest hitcher - Someone who comes across as scary in their posts

    Most reasonable/Unreasonable - Someone who listens and gives good advice/someone who doesn't!

    The Bridezilla Award - Some who you think is a bridezilla

    Hitcher most guilty of overusing the word 'hun' - Someone who uses hun in all their posts!

    Confetti twee rubbish award - Someone who you feel has ideas for their wedding that are very twee.

    Hope my explanations were ok

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  • The Sock Chicken
    Beginner August 2010
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    There is - it's listed under the threads section I think

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  • Stazzle
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    I could have sworn we had a best venue category last year though? And surely best dress would fit into the same sort of theme? I know the awards are definitely tongue in cheek, but I do think specific wedding related categories are good to have, I remember how chuffed last year's winners were - plus we are a wedding site after all ?

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  • Stazzle
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    Oooh I've got a good one - how about Best Engagement Story? Not too sure why that one came to me, as mine is pretty uninteresting ?

    Funny ones...like Hitcher with the Worst MIL2B?! Best Looking Hitcher?? (again, I'm not for one minute suggesting I am a nominee for any of these ?

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  • The Sock Chicken
    Beginner August 2010
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    I think we did have a best venue last yr. I can't remember who won it though. I won some things last yr but dont remember what!!! I think I had a joint in best dress, and a joint in most addicted. and possibly something to do with avatars. Did we have a best avatar?

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  • ashmegdj
    Beginner August 2009
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    Not sure how relevant this is but maybe Best Flounce, if there has been any.

    (Hello everyone, hope you're all well?)

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  • ooh la la
    Beginner August 2013
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    Ahh yeah, didn't see that one there.

    Best flounce ?

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  • Stazzle
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    Yes we did have a best avatar - Kebab Thief won it!

    She was really funny, shame she's not around anymore

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  • Peter
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    How about best or most whacky form of transport on the day?

    Peter

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  • GeordieBarbie
    Beginner May 2010
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    Yep - thanks! ?

    I like the fun ones that have been suggested - avatars, and the like...

    I'd say Zippy and RaeF (as MCs) should have the final vote as to which categories stay and go...

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  • The Sock Chicken
    Beginner August 2010
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    Some great suggestions here. I plan on keeping most or all of the original ones and then adding the best suggestions. Was thinking of adding a poll to the thread at the weekend with all the suggestions on, then using the top 3 voted.

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  • ooh la la
    Beginner August 2013
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    What about the "Wobble Award - for the Hitcher who has the most wobbles"?

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  • *porsche*
    Beginner January 2001
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    That is a lot of categories.

    I don't think I know people well enough to vote, but good luck to all!

    xxx

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  • jem179
    Beginner May 2010
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    What about most celebrity-alike OH?

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  • ooh la la
    Beginner August 2013
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    Haaa...but RaeF can't be voted for ?

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  • The Sock Chicken
    Beginner August 2010
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    You don't have to vote in every category. Over the next couple of weeks I will be doing a few flash threads (once we have finalised the categories) to recap people on things like dresses, venues, cakes etc.

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  • ooh la la
    Beginner August 2013
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    What about the "Hitcher who over uses the phrase 'didn't want to read and run' "

    .....Gawd I hate that one! ?

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  • jem179
    Beginner May 2010
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    [rofl] true but there must be more... I keep being told that mine used to look like Jack Black (when he was heavier...)

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  • Stazzle
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    ? I hate that one too!

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