Friday, October 06, 2006
Wedding Etiquette? Tradition?
So tonight Matt and I attended our fourth wedding this year. All of them were very beautiful and very unique. I loved our wedding day but everytime we are at another wedding I always think, "oh that's such a great idea!" or "oh we should've had that/done that!" One thing that I like is the different things to get the new couple to kiss.....to prevent the clinking of the glasses. Like....sing a song....or make a putt.....or my new fave, donate to a favorite charity!! This year, we've seen donations to the SPCA and the Cross Cancer Institute. Both great causes. Tonight, the couple had a big glass jar on the head table and it was donations for them to get a good start in their marriage. I'm sorry, isn't that what the gift I just gave you was for? And then the MC says, "The jar is looking a little empty.....c'mon everyone!!" I think that annoyed me more than anything, the solicitation part.
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talk about a trashy wedding. out here in TO (and i've heard it happens in winnipeg as well and probably generally an eastern canada thing), they have this thing called a 'stag and doe.' basically it's a hall party where you usually have to pay some sort of cover charge, and there are cheap drinks, and i think some people have raffles, 50/50 draws, and door prizes as well. this party is to raise money to pay for the wedding.
i'm sorry, but if you don't have money to pay for your wedding, invite less people or wait until you have money. why stoop down so low as to have a fundraiser for your own wedding!
The wedding wasn't trashy....just the asking for $$ part. I've heard of stag & doe parties too, from people that are from the east. I think it's tacky but it's whatever is socially/culturally accepted in an area.
ok. I no longer feel bad about putting cards in my invitation of where I registered. At least I wasn't putting a donation box for my boot fund or something. VERY weird.
I have thought about doing charity parties. Like, having friends over and hosting a party, and instead of bringing food or wine, just either bring food bank donations so I can take it all to donate, or collect donation cheques for whichever charity. I think different organizations will give you info and brochures if you do host some fundraising parties with your friends...and a nice way to get together. Or for my boot fund.
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