I just bought my wedding dress on ebay for £20 inc P&P.
Does this make me:
a) a pikey fucker?
b) thrifty, in these uncertain times of economic downturn?
c) the sort of person who can't wear posh clothes without feeling uncomfortable and spilling something on them like a clumsy tool?
d) all of the above?
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:46, 74 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

e) someone who doesn't generally give a shit what other people think.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:50, Reply)

I think it's a great move
I know plenty of people who have done similar.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:50, Reply)

I don't think it makes you a pikey
Just don't become one of those people who has a lovely wedding for little money and then whines about people who spend lots of money and also have a lovely wedding.

Not that I think you would, just saying like.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:50, Reply)

Not a chance.
If I was really loaded I'd spend the money without too much hesitation.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:55, Reply)

Also,
if you were a big millionaire you should so get RJD to play your wedding.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:57, Reply)

If I were a big millionaire
I would have RJD as my alarm clock. He would wake me up every morning with a thundering performance of whichever classic I was in the mood for.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:59, Reply)

if this happened I would move in with you

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:02, Reply)

You could live in the East wing of his huge mansion.
East wing basement.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:04, Reply)

sweet

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:05, Reply)

It makes you fucking awesome
perhaps if more couples didnt spend an average £25K on their wedding, they would have money towards the little things, LIKE A HOUSE!

Congrats, hope the actual day is at least 47 different kinds of ace.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:53, Reply)

This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about
If people want to spend money on a nice day, why should it bother you?

I already have a house, and it's bloody nice, but me and the Mrs are saving up our money and, with a substantial cash injection from her parents, we're having a big old church wedding with loads of guests. If we didn't have any money, we would have something much more low key, and I'm sure it would be equally fun, but to knock people purely because they are spending money is the worst kind of inverted snobbery.

Just to add, I know you can spend a lot of money and have a shit/tasteless/boring wedding.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:56, Reply)

I agree.
I've been to several wonderful weddings that cost a bit, and a couple of amazing ones that didn't cost much. I've also been to big shit ones and cheap nasty ones. Money or lack thereof is no indication of taste. We've set a budget because we've got other stuff to spend the money on, like the kitchen which I swear to FUCK I will take an axe to one of these days.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:02, Reply)

totally this
my cousin married into a fucking rich family. His wedding was shit.

my friends got married on the cheap, had a village hall reception with proper cornish pasties to eat. it was awesome.

similarly, my bro got married at the ranger's house in greenwich, with the reception at The Trafalgar. Cost a bit and was awesome
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:23, Reply)

Once again, I have insulted someone on the internet.
You are quite right, but when I wrote my post I was thinking about a couple I know who bankrupted themselves paying for a big flash wedding (and split up 2 years later, but that's beside the point).

It was just my opinion, and an opinion is like a clitoris, every cunts got one.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:02, Reply)

I'm not remotely insulted
I'm just engaging in an interesting internet debate.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:10, Reply)

Oh good, because I dont come on B3ta to insult/upset people.
Hope you have a great wedding.

Time to get on with some work methinks.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:14, Reply)

Although you're all down-to-earth types
who will therefore provide me with INTERNET VALIDATION, I am curious as to what people think as I've already had the "oooh, how did he propose?" conversation (he didn't - we think that we should both get a say in what we'd like from our futures and so we went to the register office and gave notice) and "oooh, what's the ring like?" (there isn't one, my ring needs are fulfilled in other ways) and "oooh, what's your wedding theme?" (er: wedding?).

I am evidently a FAIL to many people. I just don't get that floofy shit.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:54, Reply)

Nobody can tell you how to get married,
it's up for you (and a much lesser extent catface) to decide.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:56, Reply)

Catface doesn't get a say
it's his job to agree with what crachouse wants. And to appear enthusiastic about all the decisions.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:57, Reply)

Are you kidding me?
He's more into it than I am. For a man who doesn't like flowers, I've been told in great detail about what buttonholes he'd prefer.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:58, Reply)

"oooh, what's your wedding theme?" (er: wedding?).
hahahahhaha

good attitude all round. I intend to propose to my gf at the appropriate time, because I want to, not because I feel I have to. As usual I find your thinking refreshing and logical.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:56, Reply)

*is validated*
I will use that in my sig.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:58, Reply)

People will always find a reason to judge other people and their choices in life.
So nuts to them, and the horse they rode in on.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 11:59, Reply)

I wish my missus was like you
She spent £1200 on hers and then another £200 per bridesmaid. Then spent out on accessories.
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:00, Reply)

Your missus is hot though.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:03, Reply)

is dress cost directly proportional to hotness?
if so I think you are underselling yourself (slightly)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:06, Reply)

The one area I will be splashing out on
is on a decent wedding photographer. I am very unphotogenic. In most pictures I look like a potato. Catface looks great in the majority of photos, the cunt. I'm either going to have to disfigure him in some way or hope the photographer can photoshop me pretty.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:09, Reply)

We hired a student photographer.
Cost us 100 quid and he gave us all the pics on DVD at the end. 800 pics for 100 quid so we got plenty of good pics. My sister paid £1000 and they're all rubbish hahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:10, Reply)

CROISSANT ALERT!

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:14, Reply)

WOOOOOOOWOOOOOOWOOOOOO!!!!!!
*flashing red lights*
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:17, Reply)

just because you are irish
doesn't mean you look like a potato.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:11, Reply)

The similarities between me and a potato are striking.
We both have eyes, we're both covered in muck most of the time.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:14, Reply)

How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman?

( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:14, Reply)

None, yes. RACIST.
BAN HIM!!!
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:15, Reply)

FLAN REQUEST!

( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:15, Reply)

Stop being so over sensitive and have some guiness.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:15, Reply)

Guinness

( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:16, Reply)

Whatever
it tastes vile however you spell it
(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:17, Reply)

vile wonderful
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:18, Reply)

S'lovely stuff
not to be taken too quickly though, it's a slow-burner
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:20, Reply)

Unless you're me.
And you guzzle it like its going out of fashion.
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:22, Reply)

None!
(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:15, Reply)

My missus is crazy.
And you are selling yourself short.
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:09, Reply)

It makes you special because
a) A pikey would shell out gazillions on a wedding outfit (which would look like they paid 9p for it.
b) There's nowt wrong with being thrifty, so long as you don't buy cheap wine.
c) We all feel like that, otherwise you would be smug.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:06, Reply)

You're irish
Being a pikey's a given
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:08, Reply)

RACIST!
BAN!!
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:10, Reply)

You know I'm right
I bet you've got a horse called Supper. To be sure
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:13, Reply)

And a Merc that runs on vegetable oil.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:14, Reply)

and NO POTATOES


EDIT ah dammit, Vipros already made the joke
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:15, Reply)

Spend the money on the underwear
Its whats under the dress the man cares about.
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:18, Reply)

POfyourmissusinthenudOIDH

( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:19, Reply)

Im not sneaking a camera in to the men bogs just to get pictures of my wife in the nude for you!
*edit* Actually I do have some lovely pictures of her wedding night undies. I can think of no good reason why it would be a bad idea to put them on the Internet.
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:20, Reply)

that's the spirit!
I'll put a pic of my gfs cleavage on the table if it helps
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:30, Reply)

Fuck that, put it on the internet

(Bazongaloid, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:31, Reply)

OK
I'll do it sometime in the future.
( Peej, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:35, Reply)

it already is....
I didn't take it I hasten to add
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:38, Reply)

It makes you ACE!! :)
I got mine from China off a website called Light in the Box, and it was a bargain and looked mega expensivo!! Bargains are wicked, plus weddings are so friggin' expensive you have to make cuts wherever you can!! Well done! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 10 Nov 2009, 12:55, Reply)

EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!
hehehe
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:01, Reply)

Woooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If they're there it means I really mean what I'm saying!! In real life I just carry around a massive exclamation mark and I hit people with it while I'm talking!!!!!!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:22, Reply)

ooo, I saw a gorgeous one on LightInTheBox
but was wondering if it would look as gorgeous in real life. Your photos are awesome, so I'm thinking they do!
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:16, Reply)

Aww thank you!
Yeah, they really do look as nice in real life. I ordered one thinking, if it turns up and is horrible I'll just shove it on ebay, but as it was it turned up and was perfect, size and everything, I just needed it taking up a little! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:21, Reply)

I think my other half is determined to look like this when we eventually get married
multipleverses.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/tls100-0056.jpg

I'm not going to argue
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:25, Reply)

apart
from the strange alphabet tattoo / brand on her arm I hope?

flees
(Halfy By light alone, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:39, Reply)

haha
took me a moment to figure out what you were on about
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:41, Reply)

Makes you reasonable and not sucked in by stupid traditions
I did my wedding "on the cheap" and a brilliant day was had by all. I didn't bother with flowers, photographer, banquet, nothing. Just a short ceremony and a massive party. Just to give you an idea of just how awesome it was, we finished at 9am the next day.

On the other hand, I do slightly regret the photographer thing because the only image memories I have of my day are tonnes of drunken photos including a series of various mates rubbing their nipples.
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:01, Reply)

hehehe
well bearing in mind my three sets of curtains cost me £30 and virtually the entire house, clothes and a hefty chunk of my book collection apart from 5 bookshelves and a dining room table have come from charity shops im not going to say a or c thats for sure!

e) practical and you are comfortable to do what you damn well please for your wedding, its no other fuckers business apart from cap'n V is my answer
(Halfy By light alone, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:14, Reply)

Every time I've been married
I've had a dress made on the cheap. My first one I bought the silk in India (croissant alert), the second one was a local dressmaker who made me a very nice jacket and skirt - both of which I've worn again.
Last time we had a ceilidh in the village hall which was fantastic.

I do like wedding cake - that's a must in my book.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 13:51, Reply)

I love the way you make it sound like you've been married a bazillion times
like the Elizabeth Taylor of Off Topic :)

How're you doing? Feeling any better? Sorry, I forgot to reply to your trendy cosmopolitan text the other night - I was too busy being grumpy and feeling sorry for myself.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 14:01, Reply)

I'm ill again
looks like I've got some post 'flu viral chest thing probably brought on by being all cosmopolitan in the rain at the weekend.

I rather like the idea of being Elizabeth Taylor...but PJM is too tall to be Richard Burton.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 14:08, Reply)

Mine was a designer suit, BNWT from a charity shop, £12.99
and it's GORGEOUS.

Too posh to wear anywhere else though. Except maybe the Queen's garden party, and I haven't had an invite yet.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Tue 10 Nov 2009, 14:10, Reply)

WHEN
you started to ask rhetorical questions. And not before.
( @RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Tue 10 Nov 2009, 14:16, Reply)