"You've ruined my wedding!"

[Dark Psion]

You should have told the guys at the table where the next nearest restaurant was so they could be there when the Bride & Groom showed up there.

[emax4]

I take back wheat I said before. I guess when I think of a wedding PARTY, I think of it as a PARTY of a larger group of people. I think I'm more dumbfounded that they just failed to at least plan ahead, and the dumbfounded-ness crossed over into "who goes to a pub for a reception?"

[LillFilly]

I'm sorry, but a pub for a wedding reception? Cue the crickets here: "cheep, cheep, cheep!"!

Actually, my Sister had her ceremony and reception in a bar/pool hall that she worked at; wasn't bad at all. At least nobody had to go far for drinks!

I bet the Customers at those tables would have been more inclined to move if the FOB had been nice about it and ASKED!

[MoonCat]

They didn't think they needed to reserve because they were a wedding party. Or the bride didn't. She just thought she was SO SPESHUL, being a BRIDE, that everybody would be glad to accommodate her. Surprise, surprise...Not a good sign for the marriage, is it?

[DeltaSierra]

It would have been very easy for the FOB to get the students to move to another area. All he had to do was offer to buy them a round of drinks if they moved.
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Exactly what I thought too. But we have to remember they had their Sooper Special Entitlement Blinders on - the kind that blocks out all logic and reason.

[Clover]

I've seen a few well-handled receptions, political parties and such at bars and pubs, but people, you have got to reserve the spot beforehand, especially on a day that is bound to be busy! No one is going to care that it's your wedding day, that's not an excuse for being a snot. Learn to plan ahead, because other people aren't going to jump up and give you whatever you want when you snap your fingers, no matter the occasion.

[XCashier]

I wouldn't have a problem with a nice pub for a wedding reception (especially if there's good live music). It's the fact that they didn't book ahead and assumed that a popular pub would be nearly empty on a Saturday night that was stupid. And the conniption fits blaming others for their own stupidity is the icing on the cake.

I'm sorry you and your manager had to deal with them, CRML. Life would be so much easier if people would think and plan ahead.

[Mr Hero]

I'm sorry, but a pub for a wedding reception? Cue the crickets here: "cheep, cheep, cheep!"

Who else read this second part in Tommy Wisseau's voice?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I'm sorry, but a pub for a wedding reception? Cue the crickets here: "cheep, cheep, cheep!"

For me, the closest thing to a pub would be what we denizens of Cheeselandialand call a "supper club." I've been to several wedding receptions held at these establishments.

Of course the wedding party is reserving the banquet room, not just descending on the dining room demanding other diners give up their tables. Also as part of the reception they pay for a special meal to be served to all the guests instead of everybody just ordering what they want off the menu, which would cause havoc for the cooks and waitstaff who aren't expecting such a large party.

So yeah, I agree these people were trying to get off cheap and failed.

[BlaqueKatt]

I'm sure they will live happily ever after. So long as everything goes the way they she wants and nobody ever says no to themher. lol

remember:

B: Why are you still serving those people?! They are only drinking! We want to eat together! It’s my WEDDING DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
B: This is my wedding reception! This is my wedding meal! You are ruining my wedding!
B: *tears forming* I just can’t believe this has happened on my wedding day!

in my world that should be "OUR" there is more than one person in a marriage....

[TruthHurts]

I'm sorry, but a pub for a wedding reception? Cue the crickets here: "cheep, cheep, cheep!"
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Not as rare as you would think. I used to work at a college dive bar that had the misfortune of being right next to a popular banquet hall/ballroom. More often than not wedding parties would descend on us demanding five star service and excessive ass kissing.

[Sapphire Silk]

All I can say is, FOB is a cheapskate if he thought he could hold a wedding reception anywhere without a reservation, especially on a weekend.

Weddings have to be planned. The father of the bride traditionally pays, while the mother and bride plan.

Receptions don't have to be huge affairs. I had mine outdoors, at the GPIL farm. The only downside to that was it was a bit chilly that day, with a threat of rain. But we saved a bundle doing it that way . . . didn't have to rent a place, and just had to pay for the catering.

It would have been very easy for the FOB to get the students to move to another area. All he had to do was offer to buy them a round of drinks if they moved.

That or cash. Either one would have been inducement enough for me. 10 bucks would have been enough for me.

[Mr Hero]

I'm not sure who I should feel more sorry for: CRML, or the groom for having to have that EW for a wife.

[Ironclad Alibi]

There was a large group of students that had been in the pub all afternoon. I watched as, who I presumed to be the father of the bride went over and asked them something. The students all started shaking their heads and laughing as the man stormed off.

It would have been very easy for the FOB to get the students to move to another area. All he had to do was offer to buy them a round of drinks if they moved.

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

The key phrase here is "in their right mind." That wedding party wasn't in their right mind.

[shadowpanda]

I'm actually going to be doing something fairliy similar to the above and I am going to justify why below. But first, where-ever we end up eating after my wedding, we will have called and made a reservation so the restaurant will know we are coming, and that a large group will be ordering at once.

My future husband and I do not want a big day at all, we wanted some friends and close family to watch us sign a bit of paper. We are having very few traditions and wanted something very small. We originally were having 6 guests and we would have then taken them out to dinner. As people (family) got upset that they weren't invited, we had to change our plans, but we cannot afford to pay for 30 peoples meals. We have told people that we are going out for a meal after the ceremony (married at 2 30, probably eating around 3 30pm - 4pm on a Friday afternoon). If they want to join us they can, but as it their choice, they can pay for themselves. So in summary our day will be: get married, have a bit of a walk, go for a meal somewhere, find a pub, drink and be merry.

I feel sorry for the OP, that sort of behaviour from the bride is shameful. She knew she was getting married and wanted to go somewhere with her guests. A phone call would have taken no time at all. Even if she got carried away and forgot, surely one of the other 29 people would have noticed they were (probably) not asked about food choices (the familiar 'chicken' or 'salmon' tick box) on the invite. None of them said 'hang on a minute, what's happening after the ceremony?' ? I think the manager and OP did the right thing, a lack of planning on the bride (and the other 29 people) certainly does not constitute an emergency on the workers at the pub