Etiquette Hell
October 18th, 2006 @ 11:16 am by Mrs. Blueberry
One of my absolute *favorite* sites is Etiquette Hell. I spent (no kidding) three entire days reading all the stories of bad wedding etiquette. Even though it hasn’t been updated for close to two years now, there should be enough reading there to keep you happy for quite a while :).
I’m lucky enough to say I’ve never witnessed any big faux pas at weddings I’ve attended (thus far), but what were some you’ve seen? How did you react?
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9 Responses to “Etiquette Hell”
I forgot to add the catering and production (dj, bartenders) was all for free. The only thing they paid for was the liquor, which they made my fiance pick up and drop off the extras the next day. Without thank yous.
I love that website!! I’ve also spent days reading it. I’ve never seen a faux pas as bad as some on that site, thank goodness!
This is geared toward a wedding guest. She’s actually a friend of the groom and it happened at my wedding in August. This so called friend took a lot of pictures of us. Her dad as well. He was there the whole night and got in the way. Then she posted a xanga entry with a review of my wedding and uploaded pictures of our wedding without our wedding. She then reviewed/rated/judged out wedding. She said the cocktail hour made up for the greasy fish and the DJ could have been better. Meanwhile every guest I spoke with commented on how good the coctail hour and reception food was. I mean, even the pickiest of eaters said our food was so good. I can’t even look at her in the face anymore.
I mean “without our permission” not “without our wedding”
^esther
wow, just wow. did your husband ever say anything to her?
i was at a wedding where the bestman revealed some funny/gross things about the groom that made the guests feel kind of uncomfortable. there was that awkward silence where everyone was thinking, “omg, did he just say that?”
ditto to what amber said… i pretty much went to a wedding last year that sounds identical to the weddign she went to cept the weather was actually quite nice. but in addition, there was no alcohol. it was a 600+ wedding so i felt bad for the friends who were running around looking stressed the entire time, while the bride and groom mingled with their parents’ friends (many that they had met that day).
Tow things
One, I was the Maid of Honor in a wedding and the bride opened gifts at a little brunch the next day. I was mortified as she opened every card and gift and announced who it was from and if it was money–HOW MUCH! “Oh, Kari, you guys gave us $$$! How nice!” I don’t care how nice it was, I was appalled.
Two, one of my very good friends had an expensive wedding with 500-ish guests. Gifts came from all over and included a Tiffany bowl, etc. She didn’t send a single thank you. Not to the long-distance senders who wondered if their gifts even made it. Not to the big spenders and not to the fmaily members. I love her dearly and this is one of the parts of friendship, I guess! I even encouraged her multiple times to get started, just to do thank you picture generic invites, etc. Nothing.
To newly_engaged:
No, my husband is non confrontational. I mean, he really hates to create any awkward tension…but still….
she’s a childhood friend of his and they’ve known each other since grade school and they went to the same church. So, their friendship goes way back. She’s known as the church gossip and really there’s not much too her…she just loves to talk and gossip about other people. I didn’t want to invite her but my husband insisted on inviting his friends since childhood he grew up with.
I still can’t get over it…it’s going to take awhile for me to forget.
Mrs. Blueberry, Kansas City
Age and Occupation in 06: 21, Full-time Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Full-time Student
Engagement Date: September 10, 2005
Wedding Date: May 25, 2007
Venue: Wynbrick Center - a historic mansion in my hometown.
About Me: We're having an intimate, 125-ish person wedding with a full-blown dessert reception. When I'm not obsessing over wedding stuff or studying for my BA in English, I'm usually playing with our two kitty cats, blogging, doing crafty things, or hanging out with Mr. Blueberry!
I went to a wedding that was catered and produced entirely by friends of the bride and groom. There were NO thank yous, the food ran out, it was raining and freezing (no tents or heaters), and they made us use porta-potties because the reception venue was someone’s backyard, who’s niece donated it for free. They ordered pizza later, but most guests had left due to the insane damp cold. It was really the worst wedding I’ve been to.