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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I'm happy!
I had a fantastic weekend in Belgium. We went to visit some friends in Mons, where they were celebrating this party: www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/belfries/doudou-festival-in-mons/sphere-flash.html

It was great fun. We drank a lot of good beer, we enjoyed the great weather, we danced, and run, and shouted and took thousands of pictures. All in all, one of the best weekends I’ve ever had.

Of course, my diet went to the bin. I have to start from the beginning, but ey, it’s not every weekend that one gets engaged, eh? Ah, I didn’t mention that? Yes! Markthebrewer asked me to marry him on Friday and I said yes! Now I have a very big ring on my finger (I’m very conscious of it, as I never wear any jewellery) and an even bigger grin on my face.

I don’t really have a question, just wanted to share. My parents don’t know anything yet, so please, no comments on Facebook.

I’m happy!!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:35, 139 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
Woo!
Congrats!

I'll likely have to give you a big hug if you're at the beer festival Saturday?
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:36, Reply)
I should hope so!
I'm in the mood of huging everybody!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:37, Reply)
congratulations
now you get to put up with every fucker having an opinion on your wedding and how you should do it.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:46, Reply)
I have more or less an idea of what I want
Very general, though, so I'm open to suggestions.

Probably the main reception in Tenerife and then something smaller in England for those who can't travel.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:49, Reply)
Moar Croissants!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:50, Reply)
That's a good idea!
Croissants for everybody! Cheap and easy.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:53, Reply)
Too Fucking Right

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:50, Reply)
shit isn't it?
we've only been engaged about a month and my mrs is already very sick of people telling her that despite what she thinks now, once she tries on a meringue she will really want to get married wearing it.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:00, Reply)
I've managed to upset people on both my mothers and fathers sides of the family
Stupid cunts.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:02, Reply)
I don't really care about upsetting family
I was planning to not invite anyone except grandparents, but decided that that would mean my parents have to look after them, rather than enjoy themselves, so am inviting aunts and uncles to do that instead.

it's annoying because my cousins on my mum's side are great, and those on my dad's side are shit.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:03, Reply)
I don't mean to give you wedding advice, but
Only invite awesome people, ignore the rest. Fuck courtesy, fuck equality, fuck politeness.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)
I'm planning to invite all of them
Luckily, the shit ones don't talk to us, so probably they won't be going. They'll find a good excuse, as they have done for 28 years, not to travel to Tenerife and visit us there.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)
You do know that you have to ask the queen if you want to get married right?

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)
We'll get married in Spain
So I hope not. However, I'll ask if she gives me a good present.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)
^this
Thankfully this is something I will never have to worry about.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)
courtesy, equality and politeness aren't entering into it
reasons for inviting my aunts and uncles are:
1. people to look after my grandparents
2. More presents
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:21, Reply)
That works
I was thinking about all the others, people you've not seen in years etc.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)
naa, bollocks
they can all fuck off. I see all my good old mates all the time, so they are all in. The mrs has broken ties with her old mates as they are shit, and we see the best of our uni mates reasonably frequently so they are in too.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:24, Reply)
Sounds perfect!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:26, Reply)
My uncles partner got the hump because I hadn't invited her daughter
which would have meant including the baby and her husband, and due to lack of numbers I couldn't, but I had invited their son, because he's living at home. Rather than coming to me and raising this apparent snub, she waits until the last minute and then my uncle has to raise it with my dad who then asks me who says, let me ask mrs al and see. I was a bit pissed off at being told who to invite, but couldn't be bothered with the grief so I was going to say, yeah, she can come along as we've had some drop outs.

But before that message could be conveyed we got a one line e-mail saying they wouldn't be attending the wedding or reception.

So my dads response was "fuck her, the stupid bitch" and that was also my opinion.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:09, Reply)
fuck that shit
there's no need for it.

a friend of ours is having a nightmare because of step-parents. their head table is going to have about 20 people on it because they are all being wankers.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)
I haven't seen practically any of my cousins in over a decade
they can sod-off if they think they're getting invited. Same goes to anyone who wants to bring a baby. They can f*** off and die!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:27, Reply)
unfortunately my bro and my gf's sister both have babies
so they have to come and bring them :-(
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:29, Reply)
Guy I shared an office with got married
and invited me and our supervisor. Supervisor's new born sproglet went for the world's loudest scream competition entry right at the, "I blah blah blah take thee blah blah blah to be my lawfully wedded..."

Not happening at mine, they can put them in the kennels for the day (or whatever it is you do with babies).
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:33, Reply)
If it's you - then rape them

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)
I hate hearing babies scream at the best of times

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:48, Reply)
You just tell people beforehand
"If it cries take it out."
That's just bad manners that she didn't take it out.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
My friends have banned kids from their wedding
Smart move.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)
oh yeah, young children too
they're just as bad in completely different ways
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)
his wife did take it out
but from the side of the church the screaming was still audible and there was a minute or so before it was actually out of the way. Stupid babies, no sense of occasion.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)
at my brother's wedding my aunt, uncles and grandparents arrived really quite late
holding up the proceedings.

as soon as they got in the venue and settled in my aunt immediately started tutting at someone's kid who had a made a brief happy laughing sound.

stupid cow.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:51, Reply)
I wouldn't know
I was the perfect baby, child, teenager and indeed adult.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)

perfect architypal behaviourly disturbed, demanding only-child
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)
I only ever made one demand
and it was "Be aware of me", on a very boring Sunday afternoon.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:01, Reply)
Yeah yeah yeah
Right, I'm off to photograph the Stockholm Syndrome bank thingy for chickenlady.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)
You mean you're off to take pictures of chickens
for the lady in the Stockholm bank.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)
Lovely!
I'm going to ask my mother and father to write a list down with the family I should invite, and that's it.

As I said, the big mayority haven't bother to visit us in Tenerife for 30 years, so I'm pretty certain they won't go.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:15, Reply)
I'm not engaged
Although lots of people (usually women) seem to think that I should be, and they keep asking about when they can buy a new hat.

If we do get married, I'm tempted not to invite anyone who's been going on about it. There's quite a few who seem to think they'd get invited but I'd never have thought of asking them. So they can GTF.

Oh, and congrats, Aberracion!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:04, Reply)
Thank you!
I'd like to follow your advice, but then, I couldn't invite my mother. I'm very worried about that, as she loves being the queen of the party and having all the attention focussed to her.

I hated everytime she said I should be getting married because it was her time to be the mother of the wife. Or everytime she insists I should have a baby because it's her time to be a grandmother.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)
I'm not engaged either
but the missus insists that the drunken proposal text I sent her before we met still counts.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:18, Reply)
It does.
You so meant it.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:34, Reply)
I could barely stand at the time!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)
Dude
Seriously.
You want to marry me. It's understandable.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:45, Reply)
*sigh*
*looks for engagement rings*
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)
You know the one ;)

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)
She's a scouse bird
A brass curtain ring with a bit of broken bottle glued onto it would do, surely?

*runs and hides*
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)
*finds and thumps*

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:08, Reply)
OK, OK, stop!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)
I think my bloke's parents want me to get married in a church
which is never going to happen.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)
I think mine would probably like that
It will be my chance to let my seething, militant athieism shine.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
I like churches
They so pretty.
There's a little gem near me with a lovely garden. I used to live opposite.
But I doubt they'd be willing to do it without all that God business. Maybe if I threw in an extra tenner and a little boy for the priest...
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:51, Reply)
My cousin got married
and they had a civil ceremony. It was the first I'd been to, and was really a breath of fresh air.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:53, Reply)
My insane auntie is having a civil ceremony next week
It's well cheap but in a nice setting, so I hear.
I think I'll enjoy it. Less fuss than my cousin's wedding which was a full-on monster wedding. Too much pressure for all involved.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:56, Reply)
because it was over quickly?
the last couple of church ones I've been to the crazy vicar has spoiled it in my view.

one mentioned sex every few words, and the other started banging on about GM foods and stuff. just what you want to hear.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:56, Reply)
The expeditious nature of it was one advantage, yes
But also because there was no praying, singing or general faffing about to appease a deity.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:59, Reply)
I can't bear that stuff either
after going to a christening a while ago I came to the conclusion that if someone asked me to be their child's godfather I'd have to say no because I couldn't bring myself to stand up and waffle on about how I believe in god and renounce satan.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)
I prefer civil ceremonies
The last one I went to was lovely, and over in 20 minutes. Perfect!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)
You should get married in Paddy's Wigwam

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)
Too modern
It's right near me, so my idea was get married in the nice little church then have the photos on the Wigwam's piazza or steps.
But they wouldn't let me marry my cat :(
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:57, Reply)
Because your cat's Jewish?
The Anglican Cathedral's far prettier. I saw Paddy's Wigwam every day at uni, and went to a beer fest in the crypts beneath it...
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:00, Reply)
I can see one cathedral out of each bedroom
I'm very lucky.
I do prefer the Anglican too. It's absolutely gorgeous.
I know one of the Canon dudes, but he knows I am culturally Catholic and not religious so he might object.
And the cat is from Bootle, he is DEFFO a Paddy.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:03, Reply)
Nice! You must be pretty central then, somewhere around Hardman Street?
And yes, your cat's definitely a Paddy.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:08, Reply)
A bit further up ;)

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)
I can't remember many streetnames around there
Although I did enjoy an intimate moment with a lovely student lass in the Halls further up there.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)
Haven't we all...

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:16, Reply)
You nearly broke a finger inside a girl in the laundrette of her Halls as well?
*high-fives*
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)
Fuck the haters
spoke a wise man.

spoke rapped
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:26, Reply)
what he just said ^^
do it the way you want it and have a wonderful time!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:03, Reply)
congratulations!
that's fantastic! :D
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:48, Reply)
Thank you!
I'm very happy, but too shy to tell anyone in the office :((
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:50, Reply)
The women will notice your ring very quickly.
The men will cotton on eventually.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:07, Reply)
I work surrounded by men
Only o couple of women in my office, and I don't have to talk with them normally.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)
Do you have to talk to them weirdly?
I'm imagining a high squeaky voice or a comedy accent.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:38, Reply)
Yes, I do
They make me nervous.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:05, Reply)
my male colleagues still don't know I'm engaged
and one even asked where I'd been for the past 8 months when I got back from maternity leave. And I'm not your quiet retiring sort - I talk. A lot. males = not very observant. developers = even less observant.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:24, Reply)
Yep, I think something like that will happen here too
I'm not too bother, I've been working with them for 5 years and know how bad they are.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)
I suspect
that when they do notice, they'll be a bit nonplussed, offer some sort of congratulations, then get on with business as usual.

It's the male way.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)
I suspect
When they notice, they don't know for how long it's being like that and prefer not to say anything so they don't look stupid.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)
Woo Congratulations!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:51, Reply)
Thank you!
You can hug me too at BGB's party :)
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:53, Reply)
I think I shall!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:54, Reply)
hugs galore!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:12, Reply)
Woo! I knew before you all.
Extra reason for celebration at the bash.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:58, Reply)
Yep! But I don't want to take any protagonism from you
As I said, I'm very shy.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)
You're not that shy : )

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)
For these things yes
I think it's because I've seen my mother getting all the attention in one party after another, that I don't like people looking at me or talking about me. That's the main reason why I didn't want to marry, because I don't think I could have a whole party all around myself.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:19, Reply)
this is the main reason I DO want to get married
a whole day all about ME :D
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
He!
It seems we're not so similar after all :)
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)
hehe
I do worry that if all the attention is on me all day then that will increase my chance of tripping over at some point during the day.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)
I'm not worried about that
I know I'll trip.

I'll tell my father to try to keep my mother under control, but I can see her getting drunk and giving orders to the dj to play the music she wants (flamenco, quite possibly) and singing in the middle of the dancing floor. I should probably get an English speaking dj, so he can't understand her, but then she'll probably spend the night telling me to translate to him her requests.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:15, Reply)
haha my mum is really reserved so she'll probably just sit there quietly, telling me how proud she is
I need to get married before my sister so I get the good wedding fund and not the leftovers.

/spoiled.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)
congratulations!
enjoy the hell that is wedding planning!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:01, Reply)
I'm going to ask my mother to do it for me
I don't think I could do much anyway, as I'm quite far from where I want to celebrate the wedding.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:12, Reply)
we're getting married in another country
and so far have upset my entire family (1 sister, brother and 1 aunt and uncle not coming or speaking to me), most of his family (1 uncle not speaking to him), plus some family friends (but I don't care about them) (despite us saying since we met that we'd marry there - we've been together 6 years now, so it's not like they've had no notice). plus the costs are mounting daily due to random bits of paperwork and beaurocracy which keep popping up, and I am already hating the whole fucking thing. but can't wait to be married to mr vit c, so it'll all be worth it!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:21, Reply)
One couple I know
married abroad specifically to piss off both sets of relatives. Bride was from England, groom was from Australia, so they knew they'd put out a lot of people regardless of where they held the wedding so they went to Vegas and had a quickie one done in a casino. Aceness.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:31, Reply)
By a midget dressed as Elvis?
That's my dream wedding. I don't even like Elvis, but I really like midgets.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:33, Reply)
your porn collection concurs

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)
I told Mark we should do that
But he thinks it'd be wrong and he wants to invite all his friends and have a big party.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:36, Reply)
Where are you marrying?
I can't understand people getting upset because YOUR wedding location doesn't suit them. If they're that silly you're better off without them (so easy to say, but I'll probably be complaining for the same soon)
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:35, Reply)
the czech republic
he's czech, but we've settled in my country (well, England, but it's still UK) so I feel we should marry in his. plus it'll be the first time baby gets to visit his fatherland. I'm quite glad my sister isn't coming, but upset about my brother. other sister lives abroad so she has to travel anyway. I'm just looking forward to it all being over!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:27, Reply)
Congratulations!
Wonderful news :)
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)
Thank you!
I'm so happy he finally gave a step like that!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:12, Reply)
No question
I'm out.

Oh go on then, congratumalations. I used to live near Mons, lovely place
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:09, Reply)
It's very pretty, isn't it?
Did you ever go to that party?
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)
I was about 6 years old
My overriding memories were of the weather, the local pond and ducks, and the arcade machines in the bowling alley.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:20, Reply)
mons +pubis

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)
I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought that when they read 'mons'

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:45, Reply)
you are definitely not alone

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:56, Reply)
I just thought "mountain"
FFS guys.

omnes crudi pueri estis.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:59, Reply)
my first actual thought was of Olympus Mons on Mars
but then I thought of the pubic region
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)
pubes (of which pubis is the genitive)
as an adjective means "full of sap"

Sadly it doesn't mean that in mons pubis, but that made me giggle.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)
I ONLY THOUGHT OF PUBIS

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)
I've been to Mons
and my one memory of the place is a street with two monuments. One marks the position of the front line at the beginning of WWI, and the other is where the line was at the end of the war.

They're about 100m apart.

Mons pubis however, is much more fun
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:05, Reply)
I've been to Mars.

Well, quite near. Relatively speaking.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)
Did it help you
to work, rest and play?
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:13, Reply)
Indeed it did - bloody awful journey though.

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:15, Reply)
and the local pond IS lovely

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)
Congratulations!!
Oh that's really good news luv.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:36, Reply)
Ey up Roota
How are you?
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)
I was just going to say that!
What ho, Roota - all well?
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:08, Reply)
Supa dupa flyyy thanks fellas
Yous?
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:10, Reply)
Been busy at work, v.chilled weekend though.
Not been here much for weeks.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)
Congratulations!!
I'm really pleased for you :D
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:36, Reply)
congratulations,
I went to a wedding on saturday it was very nice, I can reccomend my mate as a wedding planner.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:40, Reply)
I'm going to one this Saturday in London
And I'm DJing part of it... including some random Greek songs that have been requested...
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
Well, I'll need a dj possibly
I haven't thought of anything yet!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:10, Reply)
Hmm - a DJ you say. Tricky.
A good DJ is hard to find.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:16, Reply)
I know
And he'll have to put with my mother.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)
I've not DJ'd a wedding before
Just cyber/industrial nights, and a few birthdays and the work summer BBQs. I'm a bit worried, but I have a list of requests made, and will wing the rest.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)
he wouldn't insist on it being held in Milton Keynes would he?

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)
She,
and probably not even though it's the most romantic town in Britain
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:45, Reply)
Congratumalations!
You must feel on top of the world. :)
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:01, Reply)
Hey!
Get your own word.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)
Didn't read the whole thread, sorry.
OMG JUST OVER A WEEK TIL DOWNLOAD!!!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)
Congramutilations!

(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)
Thank you
And yes, I am. After all the problems with his friends and ex, I wasn't expecting anything like this.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)
Then I'm happy for you too.
A weekend to remember it seems.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)
Thank you
I have enough happines to share with everybody today.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)
congratulations
my missus keeps dropping hints, even though we are too broke for any kind of wedding in any near future
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:53, Reply)

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