[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: whimsical weddings

Mary Jennings macloudt at hotmail.com
Fri May 17 21:29:18 UTC 2002


David said:

>I don't get this.  It's a bit of a blur after 15 years but IIRC, Ruth
>got to choose her bridesmaids' dresses on the grounds that her dad
>was paying.  A bit tough on her dad perhaps, but not too bad for them.

I wouldn't have minded so much if I hadn't had to fork out for the dresses!  
OK, my mom paid for the first one because it was my brother's wedding, but 
as to the style of dresses outvoted by the other bridesmaids, who were much 
taller than me.  I paid for my other 2 disasters, which is why I'm still so 
bitter after all these years ;)  It may be a cultural thing as to who pays 
for the bridesmaid dresses.  The general rule of thumb I encountered (from 
my friends with English/Scottish ancestry in Canada) is that if the 
bridesmaids have to pay, they get to choose the actual dress (unless the 
bride totally hates them--the dresses, that is!--, but the taste of lots of 
brides seems to deteriorate rapidly when it comes to such things).  In my 
case I was a completely different shape, size, and colouring as the rest of 
the bridal party, so I simply lost out.

>Even then, she tried to ensure they were dresses that they could wear
>on other occasions.

Yes, that's what I was promised on all occasions.  Halloween, perhaps...

>David, wondering if he'll have any say if his daughter ever gets
>married

Nah, you'll just pay for it.

VoiceOfDoom!Mary Ann ;)





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