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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Stupid cunts.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:02, Reply)
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)
Only invite awesome people, ignore the rest. Fuck courtesy, fuck equality, fuck politeness.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)
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)
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)
So I hope not. However, I'll ask if she gives me a good present.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)
Thankfully this is something I will never have to worry about.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)
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)
I was thinking about all the others, people you've not seen in years etc.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:22, Reply)
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)
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)
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)
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)
so they have to come and bring them :-(
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:29, Reply)
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 cries take it out."
That's just bad manners that she didn't take it out.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
they're just as bad in completely different ways
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)
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)
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 was the perfect baby, child, teenager and indeed adult.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)
and it was "Be aware of me", on a very boring Sunday afternoon.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:01, Reply)
Right, I'm off to photograph the Stockholm Syndrome bank thingy for chickenlady.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:04, Reply)
for the lady in the Stockholm bank.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)
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)
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)
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)
but the missus insists that the drunken proposal text I sent her before we met still counts.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:18, Reply)
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)
which is never going to happen.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)
It will be my chance to let my seething, militant athieism shine.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
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)
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)
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)
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)
But also because there was no praying, singing or general faffing about to appease a deity.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:59, Reply)
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)
The last one I went to was lovely, and over in 20 minutes. Perfect!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)
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)
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'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)
And yes, your cat's definitely a Paddy.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:08, Reply)
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)
*high-fives*
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:18, Reply)
do it the way you want it and have a wonderful time!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:03, Reply)
I'm very happy, but too shy to tell anyone in the office :((
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:50, Reply)
The men will cotton on eventually.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:07, Reply)
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)
I'm imagining a high squeaky voice or a comedy accent.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:38, Reply)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Extra reason for celebration at the bash.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 10:58, Reply)
As I said, I'm very shy.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)
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)
a whole day all about ME :D
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
That's my dream wedding. I don't even like Elvis, but I really like midgets.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:33, Reply)
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)
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)
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)
I'm out.
Oh go on then, congratumalations. I used to live near Mons, lovely place
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:09, Reply)
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)
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:45, Reply)
but then I thought of the pubic region
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)
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)
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)
Not been here much for weeks.
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:12, Reply)
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)
And I'm DJing part of it... including some random Greek songs that have been requested...
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)
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)
and probably not even though it's the most romantic town in Britain
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 11:45, Reply)
OMG JUST OVER A WEEK TIL DOWNLOAD!!!
(, Tue 1 Jun 2010, 12:07, Reply)
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)
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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