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My dad used to say it's not a wedding till there's a punch-up!
That daughter of mine!
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My dad used to say it's not a wedding till there's a punch-up!
Scoop940
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Just me that thinks this isn't very good? Once our kids came along we have always gone away as a family, seems odd to me.
Anyway, good luck with the wedding, if it helps we paid for our own wedding that way no-one could interfere with who was or wasn't invited
They have only gone away for a 'romantic city break' and engagement. Parking a baby and a toddler with doting grandparents seems absolutely fine to me.
Just reminded me of a friend's wedding many years ago. She'd previously described her father to me as like 'Victorian Dad' from Viz. At the reception the best man begins his speech using on overhead projector (yep - that long ago) which begins to get a bit risque as he puts up photos of the bride's escapades at university. TBH it's all a bit long and boring, but the father's bride is turning ever brighter shades of puce. All of a sudden, one of the other ushers approaches the best man while he's till speechifying and, easily within earshot of the entire 200 guests due to the best-man's microphone, says "Mr ****** says you're to stop your speech, right now". The best man is just left hanging there lost for words and close to tears.
I later saw the father-in-law tearing a strip off best man in a hotel corridor. I think he was actually in tears by then.
The detail I like about the whole story is that the dad sent someone else up to do the dirtywork. Very cold. Very mafia.
Thank you for listening.
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deptfordmarmoset
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To tell the truth, after the run of unforeseen circumstances that they've been having to go through, a few days away will have done them good anyway.Just me that thinks this isn't very good? Once our kids came along we have always gone away as a family, seems odd to me.
Anyway, good luck with the wedding, if it helps we paid for our own wedding that way no-one could interfere with who was or wasn't invited
Maverick Goose
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Congrats DM!
Booyaa
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I think so. "isn't very good"? Do you think parents should never leave their children with grandparents?Just me that thinks this isn't very good? Once our kids came along we have always gone away as a family, seems odd to me.
Anyway, good luck with the wedding, if it helps we paid for our own wedding that way no-one could interfere with who was or wasn't invited
My wife is a NUrse and was "Best Man" at a friends wedding - thet did not go down well, but as my wife's family had virtualy adoptedthe groom and they had been like brother and sister for manyyears it was not inappropriate.
HAving already upsetthe BRide's family what else could go wrong........
She was given a number of cards to read out bythe Bride's father and told th orer. It was easy until it came to the family of an important business colleague. It should have read "John, Mary and Emma-Ann"
My wife bing a dyslexix Nurse read out in a clear and loud voice....... "John, Mary and an Enema"
THe looks from the Bride's father was almost apoplectic and this was not helped by the groom falling off his chair with laughter!
HAving already upsetthe BRide's family what else could go wrong........
She was given a number of cards to read out bythe Bride's father and told th orer. It was easy until it came to the family of an important business colleague. It should have read "John, Mary and Emma-Ann"
My wife bing a dyslexix Nurse read out in a clear and loud voice....... "John, Mary and an Enema"
THe looks from the Bride's father was almost apoplectic and this was not helped by the groom falling off his chair with laughter!
Saluki
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Congratulations.
We paid for our own wedding and didn't trouble Dad at all, although he did put some money behind the bar.
We paid for our own wedding and didn't trouble Dad at all, although he did put some money behind the bar.
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Congratulations! 
Don't think you are expected to pay for any of the wedding, your other half might expect you to propose though, have a double wedding ... ohhhh, romantic!
Don't think you are expected to pay for any of the wedding, your other half might expect you to propose though, have a double wedding ... ohhhh, romantic!
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deptfordmarmoset
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No chance of the second part happening. I've spent the day being told off for smoking, pushing a buggy through dog poo (latex gloves and baby wipes tantrum) and then getting shouted at from downstairs about whether I'd rearranged the toilet lid so that the water was invisible. I got blamed for the snot running out of little Jude's nose. And for the little blighter undoing the laces and kicking off a shoe while I was carrying him from the car because of the shame it would bring on my daughter in the queue until they open the school gates. Oh, and for eating a breakfast on the hoof because I'd had to forgo that due to an unexpected morning meeting. I'd rather give myself a hard time than have an someone else do it for me. We get on fine about 4 times a year. But this is 4 hours a day....Congratulations!
Don't think you are expected to pay for any of the wedding, your other half might expect you to propose though, have a double wedding ... ohhhh, romantic!
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Congratulations, Chris! Hold a 'band bash' as a reception distraction - invite all-comers and just get lashed while serenading the newlyweds. Built-in audience too!
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