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#Post#: 28199--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: Winterlight Date: March 24, 2019, 11:23 am
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I think Aunt was being ridiculous and should understand that
cocktail hour exists at weddings so guests don't stand around
staring at the walls while waiting for the photos to finish.
#Post#: 28203--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: Sycorax Date: March 24, 2019, 1:26 pm
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[quote author=TeamBhakta link=topic=1055.msg28185#msg28185
date=1553436675]
This is reminding me of the story from the old board about "we
put cakes on each reception table & I'm mad one person cut into
her table's cake."
[/quote]
I don't remember this story - was it that they cut into it too
early or was it that they cut into it at all?
#Post#: 28227--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: MOM21SON Date: March 24, 2019, 7:08 pm
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I went to a wedding a few years ago that was a dessert
reception. Wedding was at 6 pm, reception to start at 7. There
were tables upon tables of desserts all being guarded. The
bride and groom entered at 830, had their first dance, toasts
were said. I thought I was going to pass out from lack of food
and water. It was horrible! At 10 pm the guards let their
guard down and we were welcome stuff ourselves with sugar. No
thanks! I gave my congrats and hightailed it to McDonalds!
#Post#: 28234--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: kckgirl Date: March 24, 2019, 8:16 pm
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[quote author=Pandorica link=topic=1055.msg28203#msg28203
date=1553451970]
[quote author=TeamBhakta link=topic=1055.msg28185#msg28185
date=1553436675]
This is reminding me of the story from the old board about "we
put cakes on each reception table & I'm mad one person cut into
her table's cake."
[/quote]
I don't remember this story - was it that they cut into it too
early or was it that they cut into it at all?
[/quote]
Every table had a cake that was intended to be served after the
bride and groom did the traditional cake cutting. One table
missed the memo, or just wanted the cake, and cut theirs when
they finished dinner. Some people here thought they were rude.
Some thought it was no big deal. Somebody involved with the
wedding was upset about it. I was in the no big deal camp, but I
think I was in the minority.
#Post#: 28240--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: Aleko Date: March 25, 2019, 2:18 am
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[quote]Every table had a cake that was intended to be served
after the bride and groom did the traditional cake
cutting.[/quote]
Not a bad idea, given what an interminable time it inevitably
takes for the caterers to take the ritually-cut cake away,
divide it into a hundred (or more) portions, and serve all the
guests with one. But if the bride and groom really wanted
everyone to wait for their cake till after they had done the
ritual deed, they should have had the caterers bring the cakes
to each table while they were tooling up for the cutting - which
wouldn't have been a huge logistical thing - and made an
announcement what they wanted everyone to do next. Just leaving
a cake on the table throughout the meal is pretty much inviting
people to cut it when they want it.
#Post#: 28253--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: Hmmm Date: March 25, 2019, 8:52 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1055.msg28240#msg28240
date=1553498332]
[quote]Every table had a cake that was intended to be served
after the bride and groom did the traditional cake
cutting.[/quote]
Not a bad idea, given what an interminable time it inevitably
takes for the caterers to take the ritually-cut cake away,
divide it into a hundred (or more) portions, and serve all the
guests with one. But if the bride and groom really wanted
everyone to wait for their cake till after they had done the
ritual deed, they should have had the caterers bring the cakes
to each table while they were tooling up for the cutting - which
wouldn't have been a huge logistical thing - and made an
announcement what they wanted everyone to do next. Just leaving
a cake on the table throughout the meal is pretty much inviting
people to cut it when they want it.
[/quote]
If I remember correctly, the cakes were highly decorated as
centerpieces. I don't remember if there was a note on the tables
asking to delay the cutting and this one table missed the note.
I just didn't think it was worth getting upset about someone
cutting into one after dinner but before it was planned.
#Post#: 28262--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: TeamBhakta Date: March 25, 2019, 10:11 am
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[quote]
If I remember correctly, the cakes were highly decorated as
centerpieces. I don't remember if there was a note on the tables
asking to delay the cutting and this one table missed the note.
I just didn't think it was worth getting upset about someone
cutting into one after dinner but before it was planned.
[/quote]
I don't remember if there was notes or not, either. I just
recall the bride saying in a thread she would never trust the
guest again, because she might next think to put fish in vents
as a house guest. Never did get a good explanation why that
would happen.
#Post#: 28267--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: Twik Date: March 25, 2019, 10:49 am
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My own opinion is that if you put out food, people are going to
try to eat it. So if you wanted to stop them, you shouldn't put
out the food.
#Post#: 28291--------------------------------------------------
Re: To eat or not to eat? That is the question.
By: DaDancingPsych Date: March 25, 2019, 1:03 pm
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I have an Aunt Clueless!!! Well, I might call her Aunt Bossy
Pants*!!! I could totally see her pulling something like this.
She is not someone who we would normally involve with the party
planning, but she would certainly stick her nose in it and try
to run the show. She would go as far as telling the caterer that
the HC did not want the appetizers served and order them to
announce this to the guests. She is so notorious for her
behavior that I could see myself warning the catering company
that she does not get to make such decisions.
I agree with the others, if the HC did not want people eating,
they would have told the caterer such and the food would not
have been out. And I agree that the idea of a cocktail hour is
to give the guests something to do and they are typically
provided nibbles so that they do not go hungry.
*I have talked about this aunt before, although I don't think I
called her Aunt Bossy Pants. Her latest antic (which is actually
super sad) is getting her husband kicked out of a long term care
facility! It's not that they couldn't care for him or that he
was a problem patient; it was her!!! She yells at the nurses
when they are not doing things up to her ridiculous and
unnecessary standards. I guess they finally had enough and
released uncle as a patient. :-\
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