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01-11-2021, 02:45 PM
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#276 | Ebisu Boss
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare I thought only women cared about that...
Or maybe Asian parents who want to show off and invite all their friends who you have never seen in your life. | Yes I'll admit, 90% of it was to make my wife happy so I don't regret it at all. I always tell people that our wedding was amazing but I would never do it again.
Leading up to the day and the actual day was physically and mentally exhausting.
Planning all the logistics, cake, food, seating, rides, etc ...
Getting up at 5am, between the ceremony, photos, reception all I had was a bagel, coffee and a Red Bull until 7pm.
So our laptop (yes with the cringey life photos and the playlist ) got stolen the night before so it was a mad scramble to get shit done. I asked my friend who luckily made a backup to get a new one to us before the reception.
Keep in mind I had to try and keep all this a secret from my wife as I didn't want to stress her out on the big day.
Since the music playlist on the laptop was gone, that same morning I loaded songs into my iPad to use for the ceremony but when it was time to walk down the aisle the iPad auto-locked and my friend who was supposed to hit play didn't know the passcode... so last ditch effort he just plugged in his phone and looked up a Spotify playlist ... however since the A/V room was all the way in the back he couldn't hear what song he was playing on his phone. I think he just searched "wedding songs" ... and so while we were walking down the aisle the speakers were blasting EDM (unce unce unce unce) hahaha that was embarrassing but thinking back it was kinda epic.
Lots of other stuff happened as well (forgetting her dress, etc) but I won't go into detail, think Hangover movie but less extreme ... good times lol
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01-12-2021, 11:16 PM
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#277 | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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my X was the MC for her friend's wedding. Her 'friend' is more like a casual friend.
Honestly, if you don't talk/meet/ get together to your friend at least once a quarter... your friend ain't your friend.
I hard bailed and said no to going to a wedding which
a) paying $200 since she's your friend.
b) I sit around people who i don't know
c) I eat food that are fooking ridiculous and gay ass.
Why wouldn't I just order pizza + beer and watch sports for 2 hrs, or eat a fooking tomahawk at the keg instead.
She was pissed.
I gave up on weddings. Please do NOT invite me. one yr, when everyone who I knew invited me, I had 12-14 weddings that yr.
Now i just make up excuses. I see people with email invites. NOPE. not going.
When you send me a card, i just say no. If I don't know your last name or have only met your wife once.. nope.. ain't going.
If i have never hung out with your and your wife / had a beer or two. nope.. not going.
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01-12-2021, 11:25 PM
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#278 | Hacked RS to become a mod
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I dunno, hanging out drinking at a table with other people in the same situation can be fun sometimes. I'm still in touch with completely random people I've met at weddings.
Or you could end up with a table of antisocial nerds who don't drink or talk.. that's happened too. It all depends I guess - use your discretion based on the personalities of the bride or groom? |
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01-13-2021, 01:16 AM
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#279 | Performance Moderator
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Yah man weddings are a blast, where else can you go to a party where everyone is dressed up for $100 and often its all you can drink... fuck the food, I have a seafood allergy and can't eat 9/10 of the dishes at your typical Asian wedding... but you make it all back on the booze... get drunk and dance the night away... shit when I was single I went to a wedding of a guy I knew, but not super well... never even met his wife before... but there were cool people at the table and between the drinks and dancing, ended up making out with 2 of the bridesmaids in the photobooth and dating 1 of them after for awhile. Best $100 ever spent???
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01-13-2021, 03:11 AM
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#280 | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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Originally Posted by Obsideon Yes I'll admit, 90% of it was to make my wife happy so I don't regret it at all. I always tell people that our wedding was amazing but I would never do it again.
Leading up to the day and the actual day was physically and mentally exhausting.
Planning all the logistics, cake, food, seating, rides, etc ...
Getting up at 5am, between the ceremony, photos, reception all I had was a bagel, coffee and a Red Bull until 7pm.
So our laptop (yes with the cringey life photos and the playlist ) got stolen the night before so it was a mad scramble to get shit done. I asked my friend who luckily made a backup to get a new one to us before the reception.
Keep in mind I had to try and keep all this a secret from my wife as I didn't want to stress her out on the big day.
Since the music playlist on the laptop was gone, that same morning I loaded songs into my iPad to use for the ceremony but when it was time to walk down the aisle the iPad auto-locked and my friend who was supposed to hit play didn't know the passcode... so last ditch effort he just plugged in his phone and looked up a Spotify playlist ... however since the A/V room was all the way in the back he couldn't hear what song he was playing on his phone. I think he just searched "wedding songs" ... and so while we were walking down the aisle the speakers were blasting EDM (unce unce unce unce) hahaha that was embarrassing but thinking back it was kinda epic.
Lots of other stuff happened as well (forgetting her dress, etc) but I won't go into detail, think Hangover movie but less extreme ... good times lol | Best. Wedding. Ever.
I had to take a nap between the Ceremony and the Reception.
And by the end of the night, needed to be carried out.
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09-25-2021, 05:01 PM
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#281 | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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At this point, all I can do is laugh ................. applied in early August of 2019. Quote:
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09-26-2021, 01:42 AM
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#282 | Banned (ABWS)?
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LOL. Thread bumped from Jan 2021, at first, I thought this was the coronavirus discussion thread.
I was like, wtf happened to all the posts??
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09-26-2021, 05:47 AM
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#283 | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Originally Posted by lilaznviper my wedding was suppose to happen in Aug but we had to move it since our venue didn't know if they were able to open during that time. we moved it to this year summer so hopefully we are able to host the wedding.
In the meantime we did a small wedding on our original date.
Even if it doesn't turn back to normal, we will still host it at our original venue and hope they are open. | Wait........... you got married?
If so, congratulations.................
Was just looking back a few pages to see how the topic of weddings crept into this thread.
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Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
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Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
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09-26-2021, 07:08 PM
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#284 | HELP ME PLS!!!
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yea got married. had to postpone the dinner part again til next year since this year was during the lockdown again and border was still closed, so family couldn't come
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09-28-2021, 02:38 AM
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#285 | Banned (ABWS)?
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A couple of close friends of mine got married. It would have been a blast under normal circumstances, but I wasn't even able to attend the one that happened last year. Just a small gathering for the one this year. Initially they were planning to do an official ceremony later, but at this point, the pandemic has been dragged on for so long, I'm not sure if they will bother anymore.
Both of them are pregnant and having kids soon. They have other things to deal with and money locked in to higher priorities.
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09-28-2021, 09:23 AM
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#286 | My homepage has been set to RS
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Ugghhhh. Let's not talk about weddings. My sister-in-law was supposed to get married in Maui last year. Got delayed to October this year. Of course, got delayed again. It was supposed to be my wife and I's honeymoon trip as well since we haven't had one yet.
We are going to Tofino next week instead of Maui. If I close my eyes, I'm sure I won't be able to tell the difference. |
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09-28-2021, 03:43 PM
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#287 | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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I'm planning for proposal next 2 months and tying the knot next yr.
i want to get this done asap and don't care about 200 people coming.
I'm actually eager to cut down as much as possible. I gotta host a wedding in TO and Van. HK i can just chill and have dinner but I ain't flying back to quaratine for 2 weeks in a hotel.
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09-29-2021, 09:30 PM
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#288 | Zombie Mod
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WTF. Invite everyone. Host one wedding. I fully support eloping.
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10-01-2021, 12:03 PM
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#289 | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by Liquid_o2 Ugghhhh. Let's not talk about weddings. My sister-in-law was supposed to get married in Maui last year. Got delayed to October this year. Of course, got delayed again. It was supposed to be my wife and I's honeymoon trip as well since we haven't had one yet.
We are going to Tofino next week instead of Maui. If I close my eyes, I'm sure I won't be able to tell the difference. | i'm going to maui next thursday night
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10-02-2021, 08:44 AM
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#290 | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Do people still really plan to have big dinner reception weddings going forward? Even vaccinated and whatnot for 2022, still feel a bit of discomfort having say even 100 people in a dinner setting inside.
Seems like its best to have a summer outdoor ceremony/outdoor finger food type reception with drinks is more ideal?
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10-02-2021, 08:53 AM
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#291 | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Just went to a 150 person wedding in Toronto, they tried to say masks on when not at your table but that didn’t last long
Felt fantastic. Some semblance or normalcy. They checked vaccine status at the door and everyone had to be fully vaccinated
Both ceremony and dinner inside. I was in the wedding party and the wedding party did not have to wear masks for any of the ceremony etc.
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10-02-2021, 09:40 AM
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#292 | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by blkgsr i'm going to maui next thursday night | hope you already reserved all your dine outs
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10-02-2021, 11:27 PM
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#293 | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Hawaii sounds Busy AF since they've rebooted tourism.... is it going insane now???
YVR has being packed to the Brim during the summer!!!
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10-04-2021, 02:46 PM
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#294 | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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because of this pandemic, I got married this May 2021 instead of last year Aug 2020.
I was one of the lucky ones that got my full deposit back at Riverway Golf Course. I heard other couples had to eat their deposits at other venues.
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10-04-2021, 03:37 PM
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#295 | HELP ME PLS!!!
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congrats!
my venue won't give us deposit back but we were able to keep changing the date. Next year will be the last time and if restrictions are still in place i'll just use it to take some wedding photos since my deposit with the photographer is also non refundable...
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10-05-2021, 08:46 PM
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#296 | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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HOLY F, talk about a shit show wedding
1) booked a golf course; 4 weeks out. All happy go lucky. BAM. Vaccine passport needed. Turns out ONE side of the family are anti - Vaxx.... GAME OVER.
2) Fine.. their friend who was also wedding officiant had 1 arce at their backyard. So... diverted towards back yard with 2 weeks to go.
3) Final week... Wedding Officiant entire family was tested positive. BAM.....
4) Had to host at their own backyard... One side of the family got WAY too big and kept on asking friends to come over. Had to lay the hammer down and say direct family only. Which changed to just direct family so the wedding wasn't only 10 people.
All in all, after 10 PM; the family left and 2nd wave of friends came and danced till late night.
So... cause it was a wedding and one side is anti-vaxxed, they can't go on honey moon, they can't go for dinner, and they can't stay at a hotel. Hey.. as long as they got each other right?
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10-05-2021, 09:36 PM
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Why can't they do the honeymoon/dinner/stay at a hotel? Is the bride or groom antivax? Sounded like it was just one-side's family but not them(bride or groom).
Also if it was either bride or groom, finding that out and still proceeding with the wedding? *slow clap*
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10-05-2021, 11:10 PM
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I'm not a religious man, but I feel like someone was trying to tell him or her something.
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