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I will start by saying we adore this couple. They are classy people and a lot of fun so we of course had high expectatoins for their "$28,000 wedding" which is what they bragged about for months beforehand... weird I know. In this redneck town, a $28,000 is a big deal.

The bride walked down the aisle to "make a baby" music. It was horrendous.

The ceremony was in an art gallery which I thought was awesome but it echoed so badly in there because of the metal ceilings and concrete floors. Everything the preacher said was repeated like three times in echoes.

There were kids running around and ripping chair covers off and wearing them around. I actually laughed for a while since it was hilarious, but then no one stopped them during the ceremony. They were stepping on the brides dress and running through the BMs legs.

All of the BMs were falling out of their strapless dresses. One of the girls boobs actually popped out when she bent over to fix the brides train. We got quite a kick out of this because FI literally said 5 minutes before when she walked down, "wow, that dress isn't going to make it all night."

The preacher forgot to ask who gives the bride away so her and her dad stood up there the entire time. She had to say her vows to the groom while still standing with her dad, both looking confused. Awkward.

The preacher forgot to announce them husband and wife. Like he just stopped talking all the sudden so they pecked each other awkwardly and then they walked/ran out of there.

The reception space was on the 12th floor of a historic hotel- freakin awesome right? No, not awesome because we were on the 12th floor in a building with no AC in Texas, in JULY. Yes, it was 109 degrees that day.

An annoucement was made that couples would have to share a plate AND silverware. I mean, we share stuff all the time but not out of necessity lol. We hadn't eaten since the invite said "dinner and dancing" and we should have! By the time we got to the buffet line, there was an empty pan where there was once... chicken? Maybe? All that was left was corn and green beans and wilted salad with a choice of ranch dressing or... ranch.

So, we're sitting there sweating like Dom Delouise in our formal attire and we realize everyone is wearing sagging jeans and sneakers? The music was atrocious. How many cheesy 90's R&B songs can you play in a span of three hours? A lot, that's how many.

No alcohol for us, the common folk. The best man brought in a cardboard box of a bunch of different bottles from a liquor store and made the announcement that it was for bridal party only. We like to drink. If it's a dry wedding then we don't mind but if it's BYOB you should probably let people know beforehand.

No water in a room that was 90+ degrees, only sweet tea. Who wants sugary anything when you're freakin losing electrolytes.

The table were set up theater style with a narrow walkway in between in the middle. We soon realized this was the "dance floor". When the DJ announced it was time for the bridal party to start the party, all these girls came out to the "dance floor" wearing close to nothing and began booty popping inches away from our table. I mean like clubbing clothes. I saw underpants and I was done. I felt like I should have brought some ones because I thought one of us was about to get a lap dance..

We left very soon after that and went to McDonalds on the way home. I never though a southwestern salad could taste so good.

So after laying in bed awake many many nights worrying if our wedding will be crappy, I got a nice restful night's sleep knowing that it will be just fine.

@bakerella: Yeah I am 90% sure the officiant will skip something or forget a line at our wedding and I am not worried about it. However, I went through a lot of trouble (and money) to make sure everyone was fed and comfortable.

@Mollytov: It would be really hard to say, neither she or the groom smiled or looked happy the entire night. I've been to bad weddings but the bride and groom were so ridiculously happy that you didn't care. This one was... disturbingly sad. You could tell that 75% of her budget went to her dress and ring. It was the only thing about the day that looked put together.

Oh. My. God.

@melodicsighs1: we talked about this on the way home. Our little wedding is only $5,000 but I still don't understand how you can blow thousands of dollars and then not even have enough plates for people. They were plastic plates too. There wasn't a caterer on the premises. It seemed as if they ordered it from a caterer and then picked it up for the reception.

My brain shut off after the words "share a plate and silverware". I can understand sharing a plate at home when you're too lazy to do the dishes, or if you order something "for two" in a restaurant, but in the scope of weddings you may as well have been asked to eat out of a trough.

I bet when they gave a final count to their caterer, they counted the number of response cards they got back, and forgot to count the number of people attending... They probably only had 1/2 the amount of food they needed.

@linguo42: I wish there was a trough. I would have gotten more food

@Loribeth: They didn't send out RSVPs it was so weird. We got an invite and then just came, and apparently a lot of other people did the same.

@justelope: right? like give me $28,000 and I will throw you the best wedding ever

@melodicsighs1: there was no staff. Friends and family were doing everything, which is totally fine but when you send out formal invitations that say, "dinner and dancing", and have been planning this wedding for over a year, you'd think they would have covered everything.

sounds Klassy.

Yikes... that sounds like a classy wedding lol

OMG that is nuts they couldnt have sent someone to the store for more plastic plates?

But am I the only on that thinks about the gypsy wedding show when they read she spent all her money on her dress and everyone was dressed and dancing like there in a strip club?

@KatyElle: not like, but LOVE!

@bakerella: Everyone had a chair it seemed so it didn't seem as if there were lots of people just mulling around. Plastic everything-for a FORMAL reception. We are having plastic plates but we are also having a CASUAL appetizer/cake reception. And everyone gets their own lol.

Wow... I've never even heard of half of that ever happening!

Haha that's awesome.

1) I would have left when I was told to share my plate.

2) I would have left when it was 109 degrees and there was no water or booze.

3) This is why I am not inviting kids

4) SO sorry you had to go to this mess - but at least you can sleep at night :)

5) How the hell did they spend $28K?

@HappilyEverAfter54: awww hun don't worry. The things like the dresses and music are just differences in taste. I don't like 90s R&B music so when that's all they played, it was annoying at most. I actually prefer electronic music to a live band. When a song sucks, you can change it. When the band sucks, it just sucks.

IMO, the best formula to throw a good party and even a good wedding is:

food, comfort, tone of the event, and entertainment are a must

alcohol isn't required but it sure helps.

As long as you have those things, nobody will care about details I promise.