Okay, so the joke is that I am pregnant and I am getting married. I will only be about four months along (this is in two weeks and I am not even showing). We were getting married before, we didn't even move up the wedding for those of you who might lecture me. Anyway, my boyfriend does stand up comedy as a hobby, and I like to joke too. Since everyone already knows I am pregnant we were going to have my father take an unloaded shotgun and "march" my fiance down the aisle. My brother is in the army, so we were going to have Dad give it to him and keep it trained on my fiance through the whole wedding and at the annoucement of Mr and Mrs, he was goign to shoot off a blank (outdoor ceremony). And I was going to stuff a pillow under my dress (it's an empire cut) and walk down the aisle with a huge bump (I would take it off for the ceremony). Everyone else thinks this is hilarous, but not my mother. I want to tell ehr to get a sense of humour. What do you guys think?
2007-07-19 07:39:12 · 59 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I think marriage is a holy ceremony that you take vows before God in, making it into a Broadway production or a sitcom episode takes away a lot from it.
Do something funny at your reception but not during the wedding.
I attended a wedding where the best man and groomsmen and groom were all dressed like mafia men and the dad of the bride had a gun and the whole bit. Well that little sham of a marriage lasted for all of 29 days, seriously 29 days.
I think the reason it failed was because she took too much time planning a wedding and zero time planning for a marriage.
2007-07-19 07:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by ♥itsme♥ 5 · 9⤊ 1⤋
I have a great sense of humor,I joke all the time at work, no one sit with me at the cafeteria at work with out grinning. I think your wedding is hilarious,I am so sorry that I agree with your mom,you should not take this sacred ceremony as a joke and a show to make people laugh. You should take this seriously ,starting a family is a serious matter. You started your union with the man you love, as a joke ,it will indeed as a joke too. The skits of the wedding is okay for a comedy show ,it is a bit slap stick. But for real life wedding ? My impression is you guys are fools or buffoons. If I am your guest I would enjoy the belly laugh and the free food,that is all.PS .You have to print in your invitation > A COMEDY WEDDING so invitees are not shock. A comedy is funny when delivered on good timing and on cue. Been there in show biz.....
2007-07-19 08:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by Vannili 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the type of guests you have or where its being help. This might not work at say a Catholic church haha or any church for that matter. It sounds like you and your future hubby and funny people and I'm sure your family already knows this, and pretty much expects this from you. Its your wedding so if you think its appropriate do it. I personally think its funny, but I can't say if my great grandma would, so I don't think it would work at my wedding. Your mom is only saying that because traditionally you get married first then have a baby. She likely thinks that people will look at her as a bad mother for not teaching her daughter the "proper" order to do things in life. Well you know what, times are a changing and I think its great that you didn't move the wedding or anything.
All in all it would make for a wedding your guests will never forget...and that's what its all about right!
2007-07-19 07:46:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love these stories, even if I can't top them! In fact, my story is about my sister and it's closest to what happened to Common Sense. This person she knew through my BIL's family got married, and everything leading up to the wedding was high rent district stuff. Even though my sis had never even met the bride, she was invited to TWO showers and went to both (my sis is awesome, but she was born without a backbone). Then she got invited to the bachelorette, which was a THREE day extravanganza. I told her if she went, I'd never speak to her again :) So the wedding took place...and then came the "reception". Guests dressed to the nines in a nice hotel. What they got for "dinner" was a dessert buffet (and not a big one) and several veggie platters. There was a full open bar and tons of champagne. My BIL flipped! He gathered together all his friends and relatives and suggested they go to dinner. They retrieved their "cards" from the box and left. We later learned that the first thing these people did was subject their guests to a long slide show. While the lights were low, the second group of people bailed out so when the lights came back on, there were maybe 30 people left to enjoy the DJ. The bride was like "where did everyone go"? And her MOH was also MIA, maybe a couple bridesmaids as well. She had like 10 of them. Gawd.
2016-05-17 11:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren´t you the same person that posted this question? I think you have a sick sense of humor, and make these questions up. You´re fired!
Is my friend right to be mad at me? She says I ruined her wedding!!!!?
My best friend (since the age of three) was married this past weekend. I live across the country, so when she asked me to be her maid of honor I was so happy that the distance would not stop me from being that. She ordered the dresses through a chain, so that I could pick up the dress she picked out in my city. Well, the dress she picked for me was a set (like a top and bottom that match). It was EXACTLY like the other girl's dresses, so I got a different top (same color) to stand out. I also ended up embrodiring it and making some really cool jewelry to match it. I even put streaks of blue in my hair to match the dress!!! This girl knows I am an artist and I never look common. So I don't understand, she started freaking out she saw the streaks at rehearsal diner, but totally flipped when she saw the dress and the embrodiery I had done and the different top. She couldn't stop crying. I had to be in the wedding because she coulnd't have uneven numbers, but now she won't talk
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to me!!! I don't understand, is it really taht bad what I did?
2007-07-19 09:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by Learning is fun! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thnk you can do whatever you want....BUT while it might be funny for a second (maybe a joke could be made in a speech later on) I feel like it might miss the point of the ceremony. You are making a commitment to each other and you are doing this regardless of the fact that you're pregnant. It's a celebration and it's a serious vow. Even if the rest of the ceremony and reception is lighthearted I think this is not necessary.
2007-07-19 09:00:20 · answer #6 · answered by TrickyL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you may one day regret having made a mockery of your wedding ceremony. Humor is great, and it probably has a place, but that would be at the reception, not the very serious ceremony. Perhaps you could modify "the show" to doing something at the reception. If I were attending a wedding where this was done, I would feel very uncomfortable, and I wouldn't be laughing.
Now, mind you, I do have a sense of humor, and my groom and I are not doing the extremely solemn, traditional ceremony. We're using rock and roll music, and a friend is becoming ordained to perform the ceremony. We intend to have a fun reception. But the ceremony is serious and deserves to be dignified. I vote with Mom on this one.
2007-07-19 08:34:59 · answer #7 · answered by Trivial One 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think this is a serious commitment, not a circus act. Your mother is right; plus, how many of the guests will it offend?! The ceremony is the special conservative part of the wedding day; have the antics at the reception. Your dad can give a speech about how if your finace didn't show up, he was going to get a gun and drive to his house and drag him to the church.
If you want to do the gun thing, though, use a toy gun so that people don't get scared. And leave the pillow out of it: most people already know by now that you're pregnant.
2007-07-19 07:50:03 · answer #8 · answered by theewokprincess 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I think it's funny. Not rolling-in-the-aisle funny or anything, but it's cute. I can understand why your Mom would be upset. I think maybe you should find some way to incorporate it into your reception. Can you buy "shotgun" favors or something?
Also, be careful about having a real gun at your wedding. Even if it doesnt bother you, it may make some of your guests uncomfortable. And I definitely wouldn't fire the gun, blanks or not. Again, you wouldnt want Grandma to have a heart attack.
2007-07-19 07:49:26 · answer #9 · answered by corinne1029 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do think it's funny, but after having my mom react hysterically to something I'm still not sure of at my wedding, I would say skip the joke at the ceremony. This might be a funny skit kinda thing for the rehearsal dinner, but do you really want to remember your wedding this way? My hubby and I are very laid-back, but we were both quite emotional on our big day and it really is the best moment of your life to see him standing there, waiting for you. Let the Best Man make a funny toast or something.
2007-07-19 07:55:50 · answer #10 · answered by delfin28 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋