Strange Request for a wedding?

pimento

melancholly wrote: »

it could just be factual.....

Even so, not a nice way to refer to your young niece.

londonsurrey

pimento wrote: »

Even so, not a nice way to refer to your young niece.

I suppose so, but to be fair, it wasn't said to the child. We all do this when complaining about someone. For instance, are you more likely to say that you were verbally accosted by a well spoken lady with exquisite taste in jewellery, or by a toffee nosed fat lady?

pimento

I can't believe you're defending her.

londonsurrey

pimento wrote: »

I can't believe you're defending her.

Other than typing it out again, I'm not sure what I can do to make it more real to you.

daska

I'm just having a giggle at the thought of everyone turning up in nylon orange curly beards and kilts.

We had a dress code inviting people to dress as loud as they dared. My father's concession to that was a large yellow and orange hanky billowing out of the pocket of his morning suit and for others it was platform heels and pink hair. 'Twas a fun day.

Hezzawithkids

OP it all sounds a bit bonkers and OTT to me, just show-boating. I'd be tempted to decline the invite and spell out in words of one syllable exactly why, finishing with telling her where she can shove the invite.

The only wedding invites I can remember receiving with specific request was one saying "no hats" (which suited me down to the ground since I hate wearing hats anyway) and another saying "no stilletto shoes" but that was because the owners of the venue wanted to protect their flooring, which I thought was fair enough.

There was one family wedding that said "no children". I rang the bride's mother and told her that as my DD was very young (about 4 at the time I think) we wouldn't be able to come because anyone who would have looked after her for the day was also invited to the wedding! The bride had a swift change of heart and both my DD and my little niece got to go. They behaved perfectly and even got a special thank you from the MC at the reception!

Amymo

This thread has brightened up my day, thank you! The idea that no-one in the wedding is remotely involved with the army yet they've specified #1s is so strange, nevermind the facial hair request! Have they copied and pasted the text from their invites from a posh do they've been to?!

melancholly

pimento wrote: »

Even so, not a nice way to refer to your young niece.

no - but i know i've certainly called my relatives worse on occasion when they weren't there to hear it! i thought it was just funny - slightly harsh but made me smile. since it wasn't about me or any friend or relative of mine, i'm not going to get offended on their behalf, especially after a one liner on a forum from a total stranger. feel free to be upset for them; i'll just giggle at the idea of an 'overweight child' interupting a wedding to get upset about not being a bridesmaid (my sympathy does go to the bride, even if i think it's a funny situation - i'm sure it would have been horribly awkward to be there, but it's a great story!).

katieclampet

Laughed my way through this thread, just want to know, is it for real? (the no hair request) :rotfl:

katie

jellyhead

Birdie85 wrote: »

I can't believe the barefaced cheek of your cousin's daughter Scottishminnie!

I see what you did there :rotfl: