What do you like about weddings?

[BCRanger10]

My youngest sister is getting married today, the last one!

Do you like weddings? What do you like about them? What's your favorite part? What are your favorite traditions?

[OlderAndWiser]

I got married last April. My wife is Chinese, but she wanted a purely Western wedding, so she asked me to plan it. I planned almost everything, though I included her as much as possible. I most enjoyed planning the music and arranging for all of the musicians. We had a string quartet, my church choir, two piano players, and I sang; it was a VERY musical wedding.

[Joshydavid25]

I used to work weddings all the time.. Most of them were kinda boring except looking at the women passing by as a single man.. Most of them also played the same type of music.. So basically it got redundant.. So... You can say that I'm not a big fan.. I'm weddinged out.. Even mine whenever it comes around.. Lol..

[Flower7]

I dislike weddings and have only been to one in my whole life. And that was only because it was my mom’s wedding so I had to go because I was still a child. I didn’t have a choice about it.

[Catailian94]

The food, booze, and people dressed up nicely.

[AviatorTom]

Weddings and funerals are the best, sometimes the only, times when families get together.

[MrOracle]

For the most part, I don't. I am a mobile DJ on the side, and there was a time when weddings were a big part of that business. But whatever fun weddings used to be has mostly been destroyed, sad to say.

Back in the 80s and 90s when I started, a DJ showed up for the reception, and played dance music. Over time, brides/couples started wanting more and more. First it was audio for the ceremony, which went from a single mic to multiple mics to assembling a playlist to editing songs to make a really custom playlist. And it started out doing the ceremonies at the same location as the reception, but eventually it was common for the wedding and reception to be miles apart, which means I had to have people at both locations to keep track of two different sound systems. Then it got to wanting a THIRD sound system to play music for guests to arrive to BEFORE the reception. The demands kept getting ratcheted up, but no one ever wants to pay for it all, and instead of 5 hours at a reception, I was working 12+ hours (not counting setup and takedown) and often having to play wedding coordinator on top of it all.

The best weddings I've been at, as a DJ or a guest, were the really simple backyard or neighborhood park affairs. The fancier they were, it seems like the less fun and enjoyment everyone had. My favorite of all time had pizzas delivered, and people loved that WAY better than cold catered filet mignon or whatever. There were a few Bridezillas, but there were a lot more Maid Of Honorzillas who threatened to destroy the good time people were trying to have. Especially if they were drinking.

I essentially retired from weddings when COVID hit and I haven't been to a wedding since, and I don't miss it.

[Shiprex]

I don't mind weddings but can relate to those where they can be an absolute bore and tiresome. I've been best man at 2 weddings and they were extremely good fun if not nerve wracking.

MY Wedding, on the other hand, was rather special. I was unaware I was actually going to be having it. So it could have been a disaster had we not been wholly clear that the goal was going to be this outcome.
A plan was made to have a CHARITY HIKE for local wild animals who'd been recently in the news for being hurt in car accidents (it is water buffalo wandering on to roads). So a message was spread among my colleagues and team mates that this hike was on a particular day in a particularly nice beach in Hong Kong where we lived (Ham Tin Beach, in Sai Kung park). So about half a dozen people my fiance and I went on this hike and got to the restaurant at the beach when she went off and talked to this fit looking guy I had never met and I went for a swim with my "best man" who'd organised the work colleagues to be informed but to not tell me of the PLAN. So she chats, we order fried rice, noodles vegetables and tofu fan were ordered and she was off speaking to this guy again and brought him over and introduce me as Alex and he took over and said he was a civil celebrant and asked me, "Do you know what that meant to which I replied "yes, am I going to get married today?", his response was "If you want to" so I turned and walked off a few steps while everyone was filming the event. I stopped and returned and said "of course, I do". The next few minutes went by and we were done and dusted.

The restaurant had never had such a wedding, Alex had never done that kind of wedding before and it was probably the most family empty wedding you could have as no family were present from either side. 14 years in June.

[molonski2]

I think as long as it's not your wedding it's absolutely awesome , you can dress up. and converse with others that you would never talk to

QUICK pro tip.; Whatever $$$$ you spent on the gift you need to drink at retail , including transport , otherwise they can be extremely boring.

[Communicationisking]

I like how everything costs so much more than the exact same party that isn't a wedding haha.

But seriously I like how you get to see family friends you don't get to see hardly ever all in the one place and I also like seeing people get smashed that don't usually and the weird or funny stuff they end up doing.

[Nikki1989]

It might sound cheesy, but there's something inherently beautiful about witnessing two people choose to intertwine their lives.

[worldscolide]

When they are over. @BCRanger10 I don't know how yours was, but I can barely remember my wedding. I remember the events of the day leading up to it, I remember my wife singing her wedding vows, and then it's pretty much a blur until we got to the bridal suite.

I've been told it's kind of common

[ShivaniPandey]

Sometimes I like but sometimes I didn't, it depends upon situation. I like love marriages.


My favourite traditions are haldi & mehndi (hindu rituals)

[WhiteBoyChill]

I would think the wedding parties would be pretty fun :)

[Kayla45]

Food and alcoholic beverages for the most part.

[SixFootSexy]

The reception or afterparty. Weddings are almost always boring.

[exitseven]

I am not a fan of weddings. I went to one a year and a half ago and I would have chewed my leg off to get out of going.

[WonderingManII]

It's been ages since I've been to a wedding. I think it was in 2002 or 2003. I ran the sound system for it.

[Blackcat1952]

Um Hum Weddings Are always fun And Beautiful . Maybe nowadays Don't do it. To what I am finding out lately . Maybe let a woman MarrY A BEAR. If women are still saying that

[DCVsMarvel2]

Almost every time I've gone to a wedding, something "bad" has happened to me. I HATE weddings, and it's one of my main reasons I don't want marriage

[alice55]

Best part are the Catholic vow

[Filthy_Immigrant]

watching the man who is getting married and saying "Thank God that's not me!"

[Anonymous]

I like to look at them and know that they are more likely to end up divorced than staying married (at least in the US) and in a few years they’ll be banging completely new people

[Kingofkings1992]

I don’t like weddings. I couldn’t care less about two people tying the knot. They can fuck off

[MinaV]

The bridal makeup up and

husband part

[Razp_Sorbet]

Food and free/discounted drinks...

[JordansGate]

Dancing with the strangers.

[andreasderjuengere]

My favourite part is to stay away.

[Luopio27]

The free food! And the cake!

[Zoi2000]

Drinking , dancing.

[Sluttt]

I like eating part.

[Godihateyou]

Nothing. Waste of time, money, and energy.

[robocop666]

the part where I go home. Their awful.

[Nikki1989]

You sound like fun to be around.

[DrPepper12]

Open bar

[SolitarySolace]

Nothing

[WhiteThought]

nothing

[chocolatetwopointo]

never been to one