Yeah, usually when I've seen the whole garter thing, it was all a total setup for the next couple actually planning to get married.
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Mar 28, 2006 9:08:30 am PST #6733 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
DXMachina - Mar 28, 2006 9:09:38 am PST #6734 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I think the key might be to drink early (if you drink at all), then switch to soda.
Yup. This is key. At the afterparty at one wedding I went to, the bride walked up to me at the bar, said "I don't feel so good," and then passed out. I managed to catch her before she hit the floor, and then waved the groom over to haul her away to their room at the hotel. He tucked her in, and then came back to the party.
sarameg - Mar 28, 2006 9:09:57 am PST #6735 of 10001
In all the weddings I've been to where my friends get way too far into the spirit of sharing, I've only known of one case in which the option to just sleep a lot was not taken. That one? they watched a game they'd missed due to the whole wedding thing.
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2006 9:11:16 am PST #6736 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
About the only time I caught the bouquet, a little kid caught the garter. Someone explained to him what he'd have to do with it, and he shoved it post haste into the hands of the nearest guy.
Who was my cousin, and the brother of the bride.
His sister insisted he put it on me, and mentioned that every inch above my knee counted as a year of happiness for the new couple.
He couldn't make eye contact with me the whole time, and stopped when the bride freaked out.
I thought the whole thing was hysterical, and it didn't bother me in the least.
::makes note of the limo-quicky idea::
Ailleann - Mar 28, 2006 9:12:25 am PST #6737 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
I was maid of honor for a friend, and at her reception she all but turned and chucked the bouquet at my head.
The garter was caught by a 12 year old boy. Imagine his surprise when he found out there was more to the game than "catch the thing!" He barely got it over my shoe before he scurried away.
And now I realize I have a lot of wedding stories. And who would have thought one of them would be an x-post with ita?
Allyson - Mar 28, 2006 9:21:22 am PST #6738 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I swear I just posted here about cheese. Did it like, end up in Technology or something?
tommyrot - Mar 28, 2006 9:22:12 am PST #6739 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I swear I just posted here about cheese. Did it like, end up in Technology or something?
Who moved your cheese?
Strega - Mar 28, 2006 9:22:30 am PST #6740 of 10001
Many years ago, the reception for my cousin's wedding had garter tossing and bouquet tossing and cake smashing. I doubt I'd know the Electric Slide if I saw it, but the Chicken Dance definitely occurred.
I've been to six receptions as an adult, and haven't seen any of those things again. Although, thinking about it, only two of those weddings were performed in churches, so I suppose it's a fairly nontraditional group of people.
Also: oatmeal and peanuts are gross in any form or combination. Raisins are okay by themselves, though. For the record.
Allyson, what are you detoxing from, and why, and how? I have the strong impression that I missed something.
sarameg - Mar 28, 2006 9:24:01 am PST #6741 of 10001
No, it was here. You crave an omelet as a cheese conveyance.
msbelle - Mar 28, 2006 9:24:48 am PST #6742 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I have been to more than one wedding that had both bouquet and garter toss, but no garter putting on. I was a wee horrified when I saw it the first time.
sara, no, I understand. I am just trying to be encouraging. A week without cheese is hard, but good for the bod.