• ...m...@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      10·
      28 days ago

      …i think we paid $500 all-in, including the minister, the gazebo, and taking the wedding party to lunch afterward…

      • Zannsolo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        28 days ago

        Uncle married us, at my aunt’s house(nice spot) and my dad paid for lunch after. Only mistake I made was I didn’t know my mom was out of town so she wasn’t there 🤣. But my wife gave her a grandchild so that’s water under the bridge now. Wife’s dress was like $35 from Francesca’s and I wore a suit I already had. Her engagement ring on the other hand was like $8k. My wending band $30 and a possible future ring finger degloved because it’s titanium.

        • Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          27 days ago

          Isn’t there something that says rich weddings lead to quick divorces?

          No better way to be sure that your partner is frugal and not in it for the money than a cheap wedding. Your interests have to be aligned or it never works.

          • Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            27 days ago

            I think we are going to one day just see a return to the medieval European wedding. Basically used to be you didn’t need a priest or an occasion… You just made your vows ideally in front of witnesses who could back you up that it actually happened.

            Common advice to young women was not to get married in taverns because a raucous party where everyone got too drunk to remember what exactly was said and done could leave you with essentially a one night stand where everyone could just deny the groom actually made vows. This is the situation that eventually lead to marriages being registered by a church official and eventually making marriages an institution of the church.

            Given how things are going with folks basically just telling the tax man when they are married under common law we are not super far off.

    • Naich@lemmings.worldEnglish
      6·
      27 days ago

      I think the sign is designed to make it easy to change “Greg” to someone else and reuse.

  • azimir@lemmy.mlEnglish
    43·
    28 days ago

    Run, Greg, Run!

    I don’t know what she brings to the party, but this is likely one of many red flags she’s been waving. Just because you go through with the wedding doesn’t mean the flags vanish.

    Edit: just noticed the date on the sign. RIP, Greg. Good luck to you.

  • MrVilliam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    28 days ago

    Get out, Greg. It’s not too late, Greg. I know that the wedding already happened, but divorce exists for a reason, Greg. Respect yourself because she never will, Greg.

    Greg.

    • macrocarpa@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      28 days ago

      Could be

      Intentional self aware and self effacing humour from the couple

      A tongue in cheek thing arranged by either the bride or groom

      She did all the work in arranging it and he doesn’t give a shit about marriage so a passive aggressive way of her celebrating an event that matters for he, but not for him

      Soneone photoshopping

      • JimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        28 days ago

        Why does it matter so much to women? Noone is being crowned nor is it a beauty pageant. Half of marriges end in divorce. It causes stress to guests and participants. Why not just go to a judge?

        • tacosplease@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          28 days ago

          Different people like different things. Nothing wrong with celebrating one of the biggest days of one’s life. I didn’t want to be the center of attention, but if someone else does want to be that - on their wedding day - then that’s cool too.

        • erin (she/her)English
          4·
          27 days ago

          You’ve figured us out. Women™, the monolith. You alone have realized that we all have the same opinions, and we all require large weddings purely as a control method to discomfort everyone else present and place ourselves subconsciously in a position of power. Watch your back, Women™ are coming for you to keep our secret silent.

          A tone indicator shouldn’t be necessary. It should be pretty clear that different people just like different things. You might prefer a judge, but myself and my fiancée want a wedding. You claim it causes stress to the guests and participants, but all my friends and family, myself included, love attending weddings. They’re fun parties to celebrate love. All women, like all people, are different. Men can like weddings too.

          • JimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            27 days ago

            As a gay man, I watch from the outside. In my boomer experience, it is a horror show and power play. Good for you if you enjoy it. Go for it! Don’t expect for everyone to see it that way. Cheers.

            • erin (she/her)English
              1·
              27 days ago

              It totally can be. You should avoid ubiquitous blanket statements, you’re bound to be wrong a fair percentage of the time. Judgement doesn’t look good on anyone. There are plenty of issues with the institution of marriage, especially since it’s been established with a hetero-centric point of view. I’m a gay woman, I’m fully aware of this, and we’ve made active choices to do things our way, not society’s, as do many other gay and straight couples. There is always nuance.

        • abysmalpoptart@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          28 days ago

          Half of all marriages, which include people who have been married multiple times. For example, if you have 5 married couples, 4 are on their first marriage and the last couple is on their 6th marriage, then on average 50% of the marriages in this scenario failed. But it doesn’t apply to everyone in the same way. Some people even remarry the same person.

          The median is much lower.