WEDDING OF THE YEAR

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  • nightwarrior
    nightwarrior

    HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A WEDDING.LIKE THIS

    Sure you have those decidely deliciouse affairs werby the young couple ,have everyone else in the congregation supply the food and drinks & ( beverages ) freely flowing given with love.

    yes the whole congregation were invited to a particulair wedding feast ,ok i said lets go ,seeing as we had all been invited ,bit strange i thought the whole congregation ,well ok ,everyone went out and bought the engaged couple a present or presents. which were duly handed to the family which were placed in a corner possibly 200 items stacked high, as we enterd the reception area we were all hungry,having been kept waiting for the supply of food ,suddenly the doors were thrown open to the buffett , we all headed to the food like starving lions, guess everyone else was allso famished,with the dutyfull half glass of wine provided to everyone present,we all marched into a large dining hall ,with three tables and about 10 wooden chairs ,on the tables,we could see around 20 packets of biscuits,( nothing else )

    all the congregation received possibly 2 biscuits each ,was this a joke is there another room full of food NO.NO NO NO NO NO NO NO MORE ROOMS NO MORE FOOD I WAS PISSED OF

    That was it,THE TIGHT FISTED MISERABLE SCROUNGERS I THOUGHT,NEVER AGAIN.

    SHOULD I TAKE BACK MY PRESENT ??????????WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE ?????

  • Billygoat
    Billygoat

    Mozzer4Life and I got married in October last year. We would loved to have been able to afford feeding all our friends a family a 5 course meal. But we couldn't. So we had a simple cake & punch reception. The wedding was at 1:00 in the afternoon and the reception started at 1:30. Here in Texas, it's perfectly acceptable to have a C & P reception at that time of day. But just so our guests didn't come expecting dinner (which I think is rude anyway) the invitations stated at the bottom "cake reception to follow ceremony". It wasn't a tacky event either. Many told us it was a wonderful wedding they'd never forget!

    Here are some threads about it that some people posted:

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=38895&site=3

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=38054&site=3

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=38073&site=3

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=38068&site=3

    Maybe your friends wanted to feed everyone and couldn't afford it. Perhaps they are just tacky. But it's always nice to give someone the benefit of the doubt than think negative about it. If they aren't really your friends, why would you want to go to their wedding anyway? Why would you spend money on a gift? Besides a gift is something given to someone without expectation. If someone came bearing a wedding gift to my wedding in exchange of a full on meal, I'd wonder if he's really my friend. Does he want to give me a gift because he's happy for me, or did he just do it because he wanted a full tummy at the end of the ceremony? It would certainly hurt my feelings if it were the latter.

  • kelpie
    kelpie

    Billy goat.. great pictures.. but are the females holding in this picture??

    kelps of the curious kind

  • nightwarrior
    nightwarrior

    HI BILLY GOAT.

    Your wife really looks lovely ,but you your one ugly cowboy,why did she ever marry you,did she feel sorry for you ,one ugly hombre,

    ( just teasing ) NO BILLY, the couple in question were as tight as ducks backsides, both working both had jobs. your question was were they my friends ,well i had known them for around 4 years ,they used to drop into our home maybee a few times a month,we allways invited them for meals etc etc ,we where there chapperons,so to speak,dont class yourself as being like them as these were users and i mean taken to the extreme,tight fisted ,and very thankless for whatever was done for them ,THEY CONNED THE CONGREGATION.FOR (GAIN) MARRIAGE PRESENTS

    ,sometimes one cant afford a sumptiouse feast at a wedding ,sometimes the couple cant afford ,therfore in england the whole congregation supplys the food and drinks,This was a con a deliberate con in extortion,yes i was expecting at least a sandwich,as in your case you offerd cakes,etc telling people what to expect.

    call me selfish ,call me cruel if you wish ,but me i know when people are being ripped of ,is this the typicall realization that affects the borg mentality,invite as many as we can even from other congregations to count how many presents we receive.

    ANY OF YOU SEEN DELROY & RODNEY ( CULT FOLLOWING IN ENGLAND ) With there little reliant robin

    well they ran a few of them ,small 3 wheel rat mobile. about 6 feet long with a single wheel to the front 2 wheels to the back, a class act showing shrewdness.

  • cruzanheart
    cruzanheart

    I did a covered dish/pot luck dinner for my wedding reception, and it was lovely. I made it clear to the dear ladies who cooked that I considered their food my wedding present, and some of them went with it and some of them gave another gift anyway. We had a ton of food, and I hear most people had a really good time. I was the one with the upset stomach in an incredibly hot dress and petticoat, so I'll have to take everyone else's word for it! I think whatever the refreshments, the intent of the people involved is what shows through, and packaged biscuits show a lack of love for the guests. Why couldn't they just go to one of the bakeries and get some fresh ones? Or if they are absolutely addicted to packaged ones, at least take them out of the package and arrange them with care.

    Here's hoping the couple's marriage is a good one.

    Nina

  • SixofNine
    SixofNine

    Billy goat.. great pictures.. but are the females holding in this picture??

    vesicles.

    Edited by - SixofNine on 5 February 2003 11:17:23

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