Just for fun and I am curious!
What puts it over the top like in the Wow Category? What makes you think- OH my goodness can I just go home now?
You’re most memorable wedding story good or bad please!
2007-07-18 04:32:22 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Wedding WOWs-
I love when you can really FEEL that the couple love one another.
I love seeing the Groom cry when he sees his Bride or their voices crack when they're saying their vows--touching. :)
Family reading poetry or bible quotes.
I love well thought out coordinating color schemes & playful themes.
Ice Sculptures.
A great DJ that is in touch with the crowd & isn't afraid to get right in there and show people a few steps too.
Lots of romantic candles lit.
Pet Peeves--
Dollar Dances
CASH BARS!
Loud music during dinner.
2-3 hrs between Wedding & Ceremony. Too long!! :(
NO organization on the flow of the activities. Makes everyone uneasy.
Tacky-tasteless speeches--about drunken & promiscuous times. SAVE IT & be respectful!
The elegant Bride "dropping it like it hot" on the dance floor. TRASHY! Ummm, you're suppose to be a lady that day. Come on- is that how you want people to think of you? That's what your bachelorette party is for!
A HORRIBLE band that you can't make out one song. A DON'T!
BAD FOOD.
Misbehaved children--or crying babies.
2007-07-18 07:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Makes: a genuinely happy couple-when you can see their affection. The dj is important-because people can be so particular about music. Also, getting the chance to speak to the couple-whether it's a receiving line or they visit the tables, or they dismiss guests at the church together. Breaks: Cash bar-at least cover the cocktails for some of the time, and always have things like softdrinks covered. Also, when the flowergirl/ring bearer misbehave during the ceremony-it is SO obnoxious. People laugh and think it's cute, but it's very distracting. Choose children that are well-behaved and make sure you practice it enough with them beforehand so they know exactly what to do and then aren't scared.
2016-05-21 20:06:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Food and music can make or break the wedding reception.
I went to one where food was so bad, we went out to eat after it. My wife and took one bite and would not eat dinner. The sister of the groom was heard saying the food was disgusting.
The music was like going to a club, Plasma TVs showing the video, sounds nice except for what that were playing Inappropriate rap music that did not suit me or most of the guest. I left early but spent a large amount of time outside the reception area, because music too loud and not my taste. Had a horrible time, and left (no pun intended) a bad taste in my mouth.
In the Wow category, one wedding the band played continued playing when the place lost power, and people kept dancing.
2007-07-18 06:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by no_frills 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The cocktail hour makes or breaks it for me. If the food is good, I'm good to go.
The best wedding I ever went to had a HUGE cocktail hour with probably 15-20 stations, then at the end of the night, the cocktail hour room became the venetian hour room. Now, I've seen a venetian TABLE before, but this was a venetian ROOM. There were just as many (15-20) dessert stations!! It was PHENOMENAL!!!!
One of the most memorable weddings I have ever been to was at an industrial museum on the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. The reception hall was in the room with all the museam displays. The coolest part was the airplane hanging above your head!
2007-07-18 05:38:11 · answer #4 · answered by Level Headed, I hope 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
As just a guest, what makes a wedding is a good deejay who plays all my requests. Or a good band, real danceable. The food being good is a plus. I don't drink so I only want a steady flow of soda.
What breaks it for me (though it is recoverable) is a long boring ceremony and a long drive between ceremony and reception. Ceremonies that are long involved religious observances (I know, I am a heathen beeyatch) are dull, with all that candle-lighting and songs and memorials, and readings... it might be what the couple wants and very meaningful to them, but to me it is a big snooze.
If I get the feeling I am seen as a big checkbook, I hate that. And if the couple, none of the bridal party, or the hosts come by my table to say "hi, glad you could make it" -- well, I feel they should.
One wedding I went to, the groom looked like he was going to the guillotine. The bride wanted to get married soon because her mom was dying. She died while the couple was on their honeymoon and they had to come back. The marriage lasted about 3 years and they are separated now about 7 years and cannot agree on a financial settlement.
2007-07-18 07:27:45 · answer #5 · answered by danashelchan 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The food puts it over the top in the good category. Bad music makes me want to go home quicker than anything. It's funny because the wedding with best food I've ever been to, is also the wedding with the worst music. After I ate, I was definitely ready to get out of there. They hired a band instead of a DJ and the band wasn't very good.
2007-07-18 08:15:11 · answer #6 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
What breaks a wedding for me is waiting and hour or more for the reception to start after the ceremony.
And one of the most memorable wedding stories I have is where we were all seated in the church for a 4 PM wedding, and by 5, the ceremony hadn't even started yet. The bride was late because she was having her hair done. We didn't end up sitting down to dinner until 9:00 PM and dancing didn't start until 10:30.
UGH.
2007-07-18 04:41:54 · answer #7 · answered by Carol G 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
For me, the cake is a totally make-or-break item. I know most people don't care too much about wedding cake, but I am a HUGE cake lover. If it's below par, I'm immediately disappointed with the whole thing.
Other than that, having a fun atmosphere really makes it memorable. And i HATE all the line dances, chicken dances, etc. A great location can also be a big plus.
Things that don't matter at all: centerpieces (I can't remember a single one from a wedding I've been to), invitations, programs, favors.
2007-07-18 04:49:14 · answer #8 · answered by corinne1029 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Well, a fun atmosphere at the ceremony is a requirement.. My most memorable wedding i attended was for a good friend and it was so much fun, she didn't have alcohol there and my pet peeve is drunken ppl so that made it nice, but we danced the night away and laughed the whole time. Now that's a way to go into something celebrating!
2007-07-18 04:37:22 · answer #9 · answered by happily married ( : 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I haven't been to any horrible weddings...but I have to say I would absolutely LOVE to attend a wedding that wasn't exactly like every other wedding I've attended...one wedding I attended was in a fairgrounds display building, and we ate at picnic tables-they also passed the hat for donations TWICE! I thought that was beyond tacky...I went to a New Year's Eve wedding that was great---I'm always looking for something fun to do to celebrate the New Year, and what better way than celebrating with friends both the new year and their new lives together? I thought that was great.
2007-07-18 04:53:30 · answer #10 · answered by melouofs 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋