What don't you like at weddings?

This post doesn't make as much sense now there's a post in between, so:

Mini - It was aimed at Barefoot Beach Bride ?

I think I am broken as I cant think of anything I dont like (other than churches which could fall under the category)

Oh and hideously drunk people making a scene (especially when I am one of them ☹️?)

I do however want to ask..

How the hell did you get your cats to sit on command and play fetch??? I tried so hard with mine and got nothing..are they just a bit stupid???

I have no idea how you stopped yourself from writing something back to that troll. Full respect.

For what it's worth I'm not a huge fan of flowergirls either. Not all 5 year old girls want to be princesses (i used to hate dresses)

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Ah well barefoot, you can be a shitty mum whilst I mourn my failed marriage and naff wedding.

I might have a flowergirl, but I want her to wear a dress inspired by daleks. I saw the sweetest picture on pinterest of a little girl wearing a fluffy dress with the gold balls on it, carrying a whisk.

Wow.

I got as far as page 19 and couldn't read anymore. It's an Internet forum that happens to have a wedding theme, this does not automatically make it super fluffy and a place where everyone loves everything, hun. There are other forums which cater for this. Honesty and the odd reality check is what kept me on Hitched and keeps me here now. OMs are a great source of advice and recommendations.

This was a generic post and was started with the intention of a grown up discussion, not all weddings are the same, not everyone likes the same things.

Personal attacks are not necessary.

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This thread has #mademyday.

Within my first week of posting on Hitched I read a very naff but true quote

'Your day your way' . If you don't like it don't have it, if you do, you shouldn't give a flying f00k what anybody else thinks.

I have read many a thread on here that have really got my back up but I fully understand that everyone is entitled to their opinion and because of this I choose not to comment.

As my old Granny used to say ''If you haven't got anything nice to say, keep you gob shut''

When I took my 2 nieces to try on FG dresses the older one got changed and the younger one said "You look like a princess but can I dress as a dinosaur"

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Awwww she sounds like my kind of girl!

Thanks Mini. Thing is, we'll find out later this year if I even *can* be a Mum, shitty or not. Grrrr. Oh, there was also some snide comment about me having to elope. Or some such nonsense about it being of less worth, not sure, I can't be bothered to read it all again. I was so offended I spilt red wine on my new throw. Luckily WineAway saved the day. Again.

LoveSka, that's fantastic!! And let's face it, if they're going to dress up, dinosaurs and soldiers seem just as appropriate as fairies and princesses. I like it!

I didn't train Bertie to play fetch, he just did it himself. As for the sit, just do it as you would a dog. Get them into a meal time routine and use their bowl to get them to lean backwards and eventually they fall into their bottom. As they do this say 'sit' and then tell them they are good and reward them with their dinner. I did it when Bertie was about 4-5 months old. I like to keep his mind occupied as he's an indoor cat. If I meow at him he also meows back

I'm really not sure why people have got so offended. Its a generalised bit of fun, no-one is attacking your wedding. Just because I don't like money poems doesn't mean I won't have a good time at a friends wedding. I had a strapless blingy dress. Do I care that other people don't like them? No! Wouldnt it be boring if we all liked the same thing? It's part of life, not something to get precious about on an internet forum.

For what it's worth, Hitched is a supportive forum. But what it doesn't do is write 'oh that sounds great hun xxxxx' times a 100 after everything you post. If you want that, go elsewhere. Being supportive isn't the same as agreeing with everything you say.

This thread has become ridiculous.

This.

Personally, i wish venue would invest more in decent seating rather making do and forcing brides to stump up more cash to cover something the venues should tacking as part of its service.

For smaller venues that dont host weddings all to offend, fair enough, i can understand. but for bug upscale venues who's biggest turn arounds are wedding. put your hand in your pocket and invest please.

That's why I was so p'ed off about that remark. Some people have no clue, do they?

For what it's worth, and this is coming from someone who does take things to heart, I have never seen this thread take such a horrible turn. Every other year that it's happened, people generally don't get upset and it stays as lighthearted as it was intended to be. This topic is not a new concept.

It's funny, because you tend to find that you'll get one post listing one type of thing, and then the next post says something virually opposite. By the end of the thread you find that most common and uncommon things are not to someone's tastes, but surely that's true of everything in life?

Agreed. And even more interestingly, you'll find comments from some of the detractor's on here, saying how much they dislike something....

There are no words.

It's taken me the best part of this morning to catch up with this thread.

I wish more of them would have neutral colour schemes. I've been put off pictures of venues with bright blue/red/green carpets, and matching chairs. I'm one of those people who has a very specific colour scheme in mind and it'll clash with any bright colours - chair covers are the only solution, and I'm just saddened that there's no such thing as a carpet cover! What's wrong with nice creams and beiges?

Golly, I am the complete opposite. We chose our venue because of the strong colour scheme (with beautiful chairs!) and worked around it.

I've had my say about the 'offended' people who came along just to be offensive!

Just wanted to say MultiCat try Debenhams, there's more variety than most including a couple of fishtails

Oooooh yeah i see your point. i know some have click together dance floor. wonder it would be doable to do the whole room? hmmmmm but yeah, they're put me off too.

funny since my venue has LOTS of bright shocking colour thats why I'm not fussed about matching (i knew i'd get my rainbow one way or another > )

My Cat fetches too, we think he's a genius. Or a Dog trapped in a Cat's body. Quite often we wake up in the morning to find him sitting on our chests with his jingly ball in his mouth basically panting like a Dog. Nice to know we're not the only genius cat owners!! Thor meows back too, I feel mental chatting to him but he loves it!

Mav is a fetcher too. He loves it. Weirdo. I've also taught him to give his paw! beat that ?

I am cracking up I have a few of these elements at my wedding hahahahahaaha

Chair covers

Balloons

Sweeties

Bentley

But the ushers/best and groom are not colour co-ordinated

One thing i don't like is a crap pub style buffet!

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I agree with this, one venue I looked at had pink rooms! The majority of colour schemes would clash terribly and it was one of the things that put me off.

Most venues have terrible carpets to hide stains but my argument is couldnt they put down a wooden floor that is almost indestructible, easy to clean, wont clash with colours and just looks much better. I work at a hotel with a red swirly carpet that is still stained or burnt from events, our chairs have also seen better days and are not the prettiest so definitely need covering.

I'm very late to this but just wanted to add my cabbage on a few points.

Hate Money Poems, pink, top hats, rectangular top tables, loads more but can't think.

To BFBB I am sorry such a vile comment was said, when I read it, I too was extremely angry, as someone struggling to TTC it hit a nerve but hey ho I know you have thick skin so no harm done

Mini all marriages are perfect..... no?

Sheeltoon (prefer mini's version) You are delightful!

That is all!

I am feeling very upset now about my mentally challenged cats.

I did get them to respond to the clicker by clicking and then giving them a treat which meant they came running from wherever they were when I clicked the clicker.

Elsa still does, Elise..not so much, lazy cat.

Oh Hitched, how I've missed you!

Totally agree with this too & the comment about venues investing in nice chairs so they don't have to be covered!

Then on the morning of the wedding when given her beautiful bolero with sparkly diamante clasp to put on, she cried for 10 minutes because "bridesmaids don't wear cardigans".

Cardigan!!, how very dare she ?