"You've ruined my wedding!"

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

I think the students would have been much more willing to move if the FOB had offered them a little more incentive (like CASH) to do so rather than playing on their sympathy for a bride who had a family that so poorly planned out her wedding reception.

Hell if they were drinking a few rounds at the bar may have been enough.

[Nemesis44UK]

I myself had a very small reception. Mainly because I was on an extremely strict budget. However, I did have the foresight to book in advance, choose a dedicated banquet room and didn't bother anyone else in the pub.

I wouldn't have dreamed to impose myself and my guests on a pub by just "dropping in" - that is just ridiculous to think that no one thought of that.

[Canarr]

Okay, in my time working in my parents' restaurant, I've seen a lot of planning fails from wedding (and other) parties; from the Irish/Italian flag mixup, to the party that didn't want an open bar, but failed to communicate that fact to their guests, which resulted in screaming matches when we presented bills to the guests who'd ordered the drinks; to people trying to book a party of 50 in July with two weeks' advance, then being shocked that every weekend was already taken.

But I've never, ever, heard of a wedding party booking absolutely no venue at all and just walking into the next pub from the church unannounced. That just takes the (wedding) cake.

Although I personally wouldn't think less of anyone for wanting to hold their reception in a (nice) pub; I've been to some where the food was great, the selection of drinks abundant and the atmosphere nice with the prices being reasonable - and what more could you ask for? Some even offer live music without you having to hire a musician!

[purplecat41877]

My dad keeps telling me to plan ahead. The original post is a great example of why.

[manybellsdown]

I only had a dozen guests at my wedding (Vegas), and I still made a reservation at the restaurant (in the same hotel/casino). I don't expect anyplace to be able to seat more than maybe 6 people without prior notice. Especially in a venue where lots of weddings take place.

[AyreBiskits]

our wedding was in Vegas too. we had planned everything out except the reception dinner, mainly because our wedding was more of an elopement. his family lived in california and we had about a dozen guests. my family watched from the wedding ceremony's website. we loved the whole ceremony and we wouldn't have changed a thing! we had the dinner at a casino buffet and our "wedding cake" was a square of carrot cake from the buffet.

now my husband and i had a private little, and quite expensive, lunch just before our wedding. so it wasn't like we were being cheap, we just didn't want to break the bank. i've heard that the average wedding is like $10k, i can't imagine spending that much money even if it is (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event. and don't get me talking about bridezillas

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Hahahahahahaha.

Irv said "Supper club".

Tell me, Irv, is it the Moose Club or the Elks Club?

And is the main dish, tatertot hotdish?

1. Eagles Club.

2. Nope. The main dish is a prime rib the size of a toilet seat.

[tropicsgoddess]

Wedding planning epic fail. Like the saying goes...your lack of planning is not my emergency. I don't have any sympathies with the bride and FOB to be honest. As a bride to be, you have to do the research on what you can afford and what you want for your wedding and reception and if you want a particular venue...especially one that's known to be very popular...BOOK IT! It's not that hard.

[Buglady]

And is the main dish, tatertot hotdish?

MMMMM. We call that tater tot casserole around here... and my boyfriend thinks it is the most amazing culinary creation ever. I would not go that far, but it's very tasty comfort food indeed! (Not totally sure about its applicability to weddings, but then I am a 38 year old spinster with cats, so what do I know? )

[Lady_Pigeon]

If only...

B: There are no tables available on a Saturday night? Oh, my dear Groom! Why didn't I plan ahead, since this pub's food is AMAZING?
G: *wakes up* Aw, damnit , I was dreaming...

MMMMM. We call that tater tot casserole around here... and my boyfriend thinks it is the most amazing culinary creation ever. I would not go that far, but it's very tasty comfort food indeed! (Not totally sure about its applicability to weddings, but then I am a 38 year old spinster with cats, so what do I know? )

If I wasn't married, this would be me! Mmm, Steak and Shake fries.... Then again, it took 29 years to find the perfect man for me, and he HAS contributed to the cat menagerie, so...

[Lace Neil Singer]

And no wedding party in their right mind goes to a pub instead of a real wedding reception after getting married! BOO-YA!

Just to let you know; Fiance and I plan to have our reception at a pub. We don't have much cash to fling about so when we get married, we plan to do it on the cheap.

However, unlike Bridezilla and her epic fail entourage, Fiance and I plan to do something completely radical; we're going to book the function room, in advance!

[AmethystSquirrel]

Cripes. I would hate to see the child they raise. Another entitlement whore into the mix!

[AmethystSquirrel]

My wedding was extremely fast and no time to plan (Hubby joined the Navy after being promoted from Asst Manager to Manager at a gas station.) He signed up on a Tuesday, we got married Friday, he went to MEPS on the following Tuesday.

We went to the JOP, then went to a food chain for breakfast afterwards. (None of us ordered a grand slam). At least we had the kindness to call the place and say we had a group of 10 people coming.

[wolfie]

I can just imagine the shit fit the wedding party would have thrown if ANOTHER wedding party had shown up at the pub, and been directed to a set of tables because the second party had *GASP* booked ahead.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

The main dish is a prime rib the size of a toilet seat.

My, what a lovely portrait you have just painted...

Obviously FOB has done quite a poor job of teaching his daughter the game of life. I might feel sorry for her "big day" not going as planned if there WERE any plans, but apparently not. Hey, have your wedding/reception/whatever wherever you please, and of course as long as it's OK with the owner/manager of said place, but why would anyone think a public eating/drinking establishment would be able to accommodate an unexpected WEDDING RECEPTION on a Saturday night?? My brain just asploded...