I think 14,000 is around what it costs to rent a mansion in Newport for a wedding (maybe a little more). That doesn't include the linens, food, paying the servers, or anything else, just the space.
Zoe: I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. Wash: Out there is seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. The dress code is easier and I know all the steps.
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Dec 20, 2013 9:27:15 am PST #7409 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hil R. - Dec 20, 2013 9:45:45 am PST #7410 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I remember years ago there was this huge debate running in one of the advice columns - a couple who were vegetarian announced that they wouldn't be serving meat at the wedding dinner. A number of their invited guests announced that if there wasn't any meat - how COULD THEY?!?!?! - they wouldn't be attending. My reaction was "huh?"
I've seen letters like that in numerous advice columns. Once, someone asked if they really needed to bring a gift, since they weren't getting a "real meal." I felt like responding, "Do you know how many weddings I've been to where I brought a gift and all I could eat was a baked potato?" (Though my favorite was at my cousins' b'nai mitzvah, where the waiter first tried to tell me that fish was vegan, then, when I finally convinced him that the plate of fish in front of me was not vegan, he removed it, replaced it with an identical plate of fish, and said, "There. Vegan.")
Trudy Booth - Dec 20, 2013 10:15:08 am PST #7411 of 30002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Bit of a leap from "kosher dairy" to "vegetarian" much less "vegan".
Though is IS handy if you're pescetarian.
Steph L. - Dec 20, 2013 10:32:51 am PST #7412 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Once, someone asked if they really needed to bring a gift, since they weren't getting a "real meal."
A gift isn't the price of admission, or payment for a meal. Yeesh. A gift isn't even required (although it's rude as hell to not even acknowledge the nuptials via a card).
Atropa - Dec 20, 2013 10:38:20 am PST #7413 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Things I cannot say elsewhere: Dear 23 year old guy who's FB profile photo looks like a very stoned 13 year old: Sending me a message of "I'd like to fuck you" with a winky emoticon is not going to get a reply. However, Pete is considering posting on your FB page.
Ah, internets.
Anyway, back on topic: people who complain about weddings they're attending are a mystery to me. You're there because the couple wants you to celebrate with them! It's not about food, alcohol, or gifts.
sj - Dec 20, 2013 10:51:47 am PST #7414 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
A gift isn't the price of admission, or payment for a meal. Yeesh. A gift isn't even required (although it's rude as hell to not even acknowledge the nuptials via a card).
Don't even get me started on the close friends and family who didn't feel any need to acknowledge our wedding in any way (including a card or phone call) because we eloped.
Things I cannot say elsewhere: Dear 23 year old guy who's FB profile photo looks like a very stoned 13 year old: Sending me a message of "I'd like to fuck you" with a winky emoticon is not going to get a reply. However, Pete is considering posting on your FB page.
Ick.
Steph L. - Dec 20, 2013 10:54:26 am PST #7415 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
A gift isn't the price of admission, or payment for a meal. Yeesh. A gift isn't even required (although it's rude as hell to not even acknowledge the nuptials via a card).
Don't even get me started on the close friends and family who didn't feel any need to acknowledge our wedding in any way (including a card or phone call) because we eloped.
The flip side, though, is how overwhelmed I was with love from people who weren't invited but sent cards or even gifts anyway. Some people are pretty swell.
sj - Dec 20, 2013 10:57:49 am PST #7416 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The flip side, though, is how overwhelmed I was with love from people who weren't invited but sent cards or even gifts anyway. Some people are pretty swell.
We did have some unexpected and very generous gifts as well. Plus the lovely strangers who bough us champagne and dessert at the restaurant we had dinner at after we eloped.
erikaj - Dec 20, 2013 11:46:48 am PST #7417 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
aw.
Scrappy - Dec 20, 2013 11:54:50 am PST #7418 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Don't even get me started on the close friends and family who didn't feel any need to acknowledge our wedding in any way (including a card or phone call) because we eloped.
Did you send out an announcement? We did and that prompted a bunch of cards and stuff, which was really nice. Mostly not gifts, but well wishes.