Who else here hates weddings?

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I went out for dinner this evening, and there were so many weddings going on around the churches I drove past. Ugh, the ostentation, the waste, the silliness of it all. I can think of few places I'd be less inclined to be than a goddamn wedding. All the couples flaunting their happiness, and all the single people made to look and feel miserable. I thank god I rarely go to these wretched exercises in excess.

A friend who has basically ignored me for the past year up and out of the blue sent me a wedding invite, no doubt so he could score a gift from me. Oh you mean I get to spend the better part of my day driving out to your ceremony, having to see you show off your happiness, and then I get to sit around at a table with a bunch of strangers, and get reminded that I'm single and don't have a date and don't have anyone to dance with, AND I get the privilege of giving you a gift too? Forget that. I'll be happy if I never go to another wedding in my life.

And dear god if I ever do find love and at last end the loneliness, you can bet I won't flaunt my good fortune. It will be a quiet, civil union without guests. A marriage is too personal, too private, to be flaunted the way so many do it. Ugh.

Never see or been to one except when I was young kid

I hated them when I was single & lonely.

I agree, for the most part the are pretty awful affairs.

People are free to do with what they want, though.

I'm against legal marriage on principle as this is not the business of the state, relationship status. Cultural marriage, knock yourself out, but not for me.

I really enjoyed two weddings I went to. Both were pretty, and impressive, and in one of them I got to stay in this big room with a four poster bed, the whole place was really nice. I think the food there was the best I've ever had. I had this duck dish with pate and duck l'orange (mmm). At the German wedding I went to, it was more of a holiday overall as we stayed there for a week. We visited Hamelin and other places, it was interesting and fun. The wedding day itself was fun too, everybody was happy, and we visited different interesting places on that day too.

Oh, and there was another one which was...OK. Belgium is a boring place.

I think weddings are very boring and some of them are even proceeded by a sermon but the reception can be good or bad. The food at the reception can be very good or it can be terrible. Never ever have a buffet at your reception. It's uncivilized.

Weddings aren't to show off but for the couple to express their love. Why is everything taken as a personal offense sometimes?

Like these people are goddamn happy and they are allowed to be happy in public and celebrate their love. They don't have to hide their happiness of love for each other because some people make them feel bad about it.

Like people shouldn't moan at you for being single you shouldn't moan at couples for being couples.

Yo be completely honest do you really think on their wedding day they care enough about rubbing it in someone's face? Bet it hadn't even crossed their mind.

Even when I was single it gave me hope and I was happy that my loved ones and friends were happy

I just like don't big, grand, formal gestures or events, which weddings are one of the worst examples of. I find them boring and stupid.

If I were to marry somebody I'd rather just sign a piece of paper than make a big deal out of the whole thing. It's the relationship that matters, not the wedding. Would much rather spend that money on something interesting.

I hate weddings. You have to wear uncomfortable clothes, listen to music and sounds that are way too loud, spend hours with people you don't like, explain why you are alone, eat weird stuff, participate in routines you don't know and be asked to dance with sweaty old guys.

If I ever get married it will be only city hall ceremony: come, sign a piece of paper, leave.
No party.

Hate them. They're boring and loud and a colossal waste of money. Save the money for a down payment on a house.

I'm amazed people know that many other people. I've heard people talking about 100 people being a "small" wedding. Even if I got every casual acquaintance in my life I would not have 50 people assuming my wife would also bring 50.

My two best friends growing up both got married and I did not get it at all. A lot of the process seemed to be for the women and men accept that. But it's not for me. If I met a women and it was really important to her sure I would do it but not for myself.

As long as it wasn't mine, I think they're good fun!