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You're in-laws are being ridiculous!! Ronkonkoma to Wading River is not a long distance to drive. I had family coming from Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Jersey out to Bayport. DO NOT concern yourself with this. Everyone has had to travel to a wedding at some point in their life. You do it because you care about that person and you want to celebrate with them.
My church is in Hicksville and my reception is at the East WInd. And yes...I am making people drive almost an hour out east, Memorial Day weekend. Tough and if they don't like it...don't come. I have already heard the comments but it's what I wanted, where I wanted, so that is that!!! My day, my way!!!
Posted by krispyc
I just emailed them. It was bugging me way too much to just let it go. I feel like it's a stupid thing to get all riled up about but I can't help it - I am still riled up!
The thing that pissed me off the most was Danielle telling her mother to purposely refuse to go to a wedding JUST because it was a holiday weekend. I mean, c'mon! That's just ridiculous.
I'm sure they don't care what I think and I almost feel like they'll read my email on the radio and try to embarrass me somehow (since they've been known to do that with complaint emails) but whatever.
I think i may have everyone beat! My FH and family lives upstate - about 2 hours from here. I am having my reception at East Wind and all of his family and a lot of our friends are driving 3 hours to get there. I think someone posted this, but if they are people you are really close to and want to see you at your wedding, they are going to travel no matter what! Im really glad I didnt hear that on the radio this morning! It would have started my day bad!
I heard that too. I caught flack from people who couldnt get a ride from Brooklyn to Oceanside. Someone told me my guests were having issues getting there. I simply told them it was my job to invite NOT to provide transportation. If they cant make it? Oh well. STAY HOME!
i think the show starts at 6 - don't miss an hour of precious sleep!
Posted by I-can't-wait!!!!!!
Wow they are so lucky that I did not hear that this morning!!! I would have called them and gone crazy on them. FH & I are getting married Thanksgiving weekend (Saturday after Thanksgiving). We were originally booked for Dec. 2, the following Sat, but his cousin booked their wedding Dec. 3rd (a whole other issue), so FH & I decided to switch our date to Nov. 25, and we are actually paying $10 more a person to have it on that weekend. So for Danielle to say that people do that to save money is BS! We are paying about $2500 more because we changed to that weekend. I hate when people talk about things they have no idea about!!!
I must admit I kind of agree with Danielle on this one. I have to go to a wedding on Memorial Day weekend and I can't go away now. Of course I'm going to go to the wedding because it's my cousin, but it is annoying. JMHO
Did you guys here them this morning? They brought it up all over again, and this time mentioned this post. They were reading people's posts on the air about the holiday wedding thing. I missed it yesterday though.
Posted by november12003
Did you guys here them this morning? They brought it up all over again, and this time mentioned this post. They were reading people's posts on the air about the holiday wedding thing. I missed it yesterday though.
Posted by november12003
Did you guys here them this morning? They brought it up all over again, and this time mentioned this post. They were reading people's posts on the air about the holiday wedding thing. I missed it yesterday though.
Posted by ILUVRS
I must admit I kind of agree with Danielle on this one. I have to go to a wedding on Memorial Day weekend and I can't go away now. Of course I'm going to go to the wedding because it's my cousin, but it is annoying. JMHO
Posted by november12003
Did you guys here them this morning? They brought it up all over again, and this time mentioned this post. They were reading people's posts on the air about the holiday wedding thing. I missed it yesterday though.
Posted by I-can't-wait!!!!!!
Posted by ILUVRS
I must admit I kind of agree with Danielle on this one. I have to go to a wedding on Memorial Day weekend and I can't go away now. Of course I'm going to go to the wedding because it's my cousin, but it is annoying. JMHO
JMHO - This wedding is one very special day in your cousin's life and you can go away any other time (Labor Day Weekend, Columbus Day Weekend, Thanksgiving Weekend), or the year after. I understand you might want to make other plans for that weekend, but for family and people we love can't people (I am talking about everyone that this annoys, not just you) be happy for them rather than annoyed and give up going away one weekend out of there lives? If it really annoyed you that much, then don't go to the wedding and go away. I am not trying to start drama, I just feel bad for all those brides, myself included, that get upset every time they have to hear comments like this.
Posted by ILUVRS
There are 52 weekends in a year. If there is no discount on holiday weekends, unless there is some special meaning to the date (ie your anniversary is on Memorial Day or whatever) why would you have to choose a holiday weekend. I can see if 80% of your guests were coming in from OOT, that's understandable. But most of us have locals coming to our weddings. I understand it's an important day, but why tie up one of a few extended weekends that we have.
Posted by suven
Posted by ILUVRS
There are 52 weekends in a year. If there is no discount on holiday weekends, unless there is some special meaning to the date (ie your anniversary is on Memorial Day or whatever) why would you have to choose a holiday weekend. I can see if 80% of your guests were coming in from OOT, that's understandable. But most of us have locals coming to our weddings. I understand it's an important day, but why tie up one of a few extended weekends that we have.
The same argument can be made regardless of when a wedding his held. 'Why have it during the summer, the weather is only nice for a short amount of time' 'Why have a wedding during the winter, it might snow....'
Bottom line is that if the guest cares about the couple getting married, they will attend with pleasure and not gripe about the day that the bride and groom chose. The wedding is about celebrating a marriage- on the date chosen by the people getting married. It's not about throwing a party for friends and family on the date that works best for other people...
Posted by ILUVRS
Posted by suven
Posted by ILUVRS
There are 52 weekends in a year. If there is no discount on holiday weekends, unless there is some special meaning to the date (ie your anniversary is on Memorial Day or whatever) why would you have to choose a holiday weekend. I can see if 80% of your guests were coming in from OOT, that's understandable. But most of us have locals coming to our weddings. I understand it's an important day, but why tie up one of a few extended weekends that we have.
The same argument can be made regardless of when a wedding his held. 'Why have it during the summer, the weather is only nice for a short amount of time' 'Why have a wedding during the winter, it might snow....'
Bottom line is that if the guest cares about the couple getting married, they will attend with pleasure and not gripe about the day that the bride and groom chose. The wedding is about celebrating a marriage- on the date chosen by the people getting married. It's not about throwing a party for friends and family on the date that works best for other people...
I think in general people don't have a problem with a time of year. But when you tie up a 3 or 4 day weekend people get annoyed. I'm not saying it's right, but it's a fact.
