wedding crashing
i would like to alert the blog collaborators that i will be crashing a wedding tonight. johnny from louis alerted me that his nephew is getting married and would i like to go. i live for shit like this.
apparently the nephew already has 2 children, but that did not keep him from having a reception at what appears to one of southern new england s premier wedding venues. the venus de milo. and i mean it. the kitsch value reaches alarming proportions in terms of the classical-italianate vibe, but as we all know, that's ok. it s a wedding. there s liquor. no one will take it seriously.
this leads me to two questions--what is the etiquette on crashing a wedding? johnny invited me so i feel that it is not really crashing and i don t know and will never see the actual guests, so it s fair game, right? moreover, i can pass this off as research for the buffalo wedding. i believe i am his date.
the other question is--is it true that everyone hooks up at weddings? does anyone have any info on that? is it something exclusive of weddings or is it just because it is a big party with alcohol?
apparently the nephew already has 2 children, but that did not keep him from having a reception at what appears to one of southern new england s premier wedding venues. the venus de milo. and i mean it. the kitsch value reaches alarming proportions in terms of the classical-italianate vibe, but as we all know, that's ok. it s a wedding. there s liquor. no one will take it seriously.
this leads me to two questions--what is the etiquette on crashing a wedding? johnny invited me so i feel that it is not really crashing and i don t know and will never see the actual guests, so it s fair game, right? moreover, i can pass this off as research for the buffalo wedding. i believe i am his date.
the other question is--is it true that everyone hooks up at weddings? does anyone have any info on that? is it something exclusive of weddings or is it just because it is a big party with alcohol?
posted by me @ 8:04 AM
5 Comments:
At 9:44 AM,
vp said…
my friend sarah hooked up with the firestone son at a a wedding and then when he showed interest she didn't reciprocate. stupid.
not all weddings in hookups - although one usually has a good opportunity.
crashing - don't know. do you have to get a gift because you went?
we appreciate the recon.
At 10:00 AM,
me said…
well i now realize i am someone s date for the wedding so i am actually not crashing.
i assume johnny got a gift for his nephew. that s my story and i m sticking to it.
i ll try to get pics.
At 11:53 AM,
Simon said…
As "the date" you definitely do NOT need to bring a gift.
What, by the way is the etiquette on inviting the wedding date? I've heard that if the invitation does NOT say "and guest", no date is permitted. Is it a faux pas on the part of the hosts NOT to say "and date"? The concern is that this adds potentially large numbers of additional guests (depending on how many single friends you have...)?
At 12:14 PM,
vp said…
you MUST invite & guest - you never know if someone is going to start dating someone close to the wedding or if someone just hates going to weddings and wants to hang with a friend.
At 9:46 PM,
ms. AB said…
miss manners says that "and guest" as a concept is fine, but you never actually write "and guest" on anything. her idea is if you can't be bothered to find out the name of someone you're inviting to your wedding then they are not important enough to be invited. in reality this doesn't work. the invitation has to indicate whether a guest is welcome. but at the reception the place card of "guest" must have a name.
dear god, every wedding i've ever been to has been so painful i never understood why anyone would want to crash one.
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