S/O : What's the best wedding you attended

[hisno1girl]

NOT your own wedding

What made it awesome?

[hisno1girl]

The best wedding I attended took place on a weekday afternoon at a baseball park in town.

The couple had five children, have been together forever and it was very impromptu. I think they put it on FB on Sunday with something like, "We're getting married after Johnny's little league game. We'll have popcorn and pizza. They are a very sports oriented family.

Their children were all there, it was very casual and it was completely romantic. They didn't need all the hoopla that can come with wedding planning and they are a great family.

It was beautiful.

[jennistarr1]

Characteristics of weddings I have enjoyed involved
1. reception at the the hotel
2. A live band

Food really makes a difference for me too

Coincidentally, I went to a wedding once that was missing a lot of little details, center pieces, favors, programs...and I kind of realized it didn't feel like a huge loss

[cinderbella]

It was my first same-sex wedding and holy shit.

The officiant was a Tina Turner drag queen which is probably all you need to know. But it was held at the Wabasha Caves which is a super fun, historic, quirky venue in St. Paul. The caves were originally created to grow mushrooms but ended up being a bootlegged booze haven and gangster hideout during prohibition. It was so much fun and not just because of the open bar.

[jlt19]

The two best I remember were on a rooftop in downtown St. Augustine overlooking the bay and in Costa Rica. Ironically enough, the bride was the same person, lol! She may not have picked the best of grooms, but she sure could throw a great wedding!

The fact that both were fun vacations with my old college friends also probably played a huge part in making them my favorites.

[Deleted]

I think my favorite wedding (other than my own) was for my sorority big sis. Her wedding was at a castle here in Ohio. It was beautiful weather, regardless of being August, and they said their vows up on this balcony, with the guests on the lawn below them. And then after the ceremony, while we were taking bridal party pictures, the guests just picked up their chairs and walked over to the party tent that was set up for the reception.

It was just a really pretty, well orchestrated, fun wedding. (Unfortunately, they recently got divorced, which was a pretty big shock.)

[jlt19]

Oh and speaking of fun weddings, mine was fun, not gonna lie. But what's really funny is I just read an article that Shia LaBeouf got the same package at the same chapel as we did. Be jealous. We did choose the outdoor gazebo though, so it's a little different.

[pistolshrimp]

Friends in grad school had a surprise wedding. Groom invited a group of friends and family to a surprise birthday/defense celebration dinner at a really nice local place. Surprise was on us as it was really their wedding! Awesome food, drinks, dessert and company. Totally laid back and perfect.

A few years later they also hosted the best 1 year old birthday party I've ever attended. Started at 7 with cake first then birthday girl was put to bed while the rest of us had drinks, an amazing dinner and a bonfire. Friend said they decided to treat themselves to a "we survived the first year" party rather than the traditional birthday. They didn't think baby would remember it anyway.

They are some of my favorite people.

[Deleted]

My gay bestie got married a few years ago. There were 300+ people up there and I was so honored to be standing next to him as he finally said I do.

After the ceremony was done, the party was insane. He's connected in state government, so I was dancing with a drag queen and a Congresswoman. And I drank all their wine. And slept through Easter dinner the next day.

I mentioned it in the other post, but they had Jinx Monsoon from Ru Paul's drag race as the entertainment. 

[MWOS]

/sits back and waits to be tagged

[BaliHai]

My oldest sister's. It was in Pittsburgh and we went up for a four-day weekend, so I am really counting the whole experience in addition to the wedding. They had a live band at their reception who was awesome, and I have yet to go to another wedding that was quite as much fun.

[sonrisa]

One fantastic wedding broke every nest rule: BYOB, potluck, etc. But it was a group of new orleans musicians and artist and ended with an impromptu parade through the french quarter.

Another great wedding was at a cabin camp site in the redwoods

I've also been to some wonderful, very fancy weddings that pulled out all the stops.

[lexxasaurus]

My best friend got married on her dad's fishing boat (he's a full time seiner) and it was so small, intimate and deeply personal and unique.

My brother's stands out because he and his wife hadn't decided who would say vows first. So they played rock, paper, scissors to decide.

[jodinia]

The best wedding that I went to was for one of my H's childhood friends. It was in New Hampshire at the camp the bride and groom worked at when they were young. It was a weekend event, where we stayed in cabins at the camp. They fed us dinner, midnight snack, and breakfast in the AM

[winnied]

My friend's wedding in Detroit a few years ago. It was tied to a hotel, there was a live band, tons of booze, and the party went from the pre-wedding "party" at 1 - 4 am.

[miniroller]

One of best friends got married on Mackinaw Island (I was MOH). It was a long weekend with 8 of the most fun couples (& their pretty awesome families). They have a long weekend "anniversary reunion" every five years for everyone who can make it & it's always a REALLY fun time!

[auntie]

My former neighbors who were in their 40's and threw a lot of money at food, drink and a 12 piece orchestra at the country club where the bride is one of their top golfers. DH and I got seated at the misfit table and met some of the most interesting people ever.

[emoflamingo]

My sister's wedding was pretty fabulous. They got married at a produce farm - I know, it sounds country, but they rebuilt their barn specifically for events, and it was exactly the vibe they wanted. They had a bridal cabin we all got ready in and clearing in some woods where they had put really high quality astroturf down for the ceremony. There was an open bar with beer and mixed drinks and barbecue. I was so nervous for my MOH speech I wouldn't drink anything because I was afraid I would be unable to give a speech and then I drank a LOT after that lol.

[sparkythelawyer]

Oct 13, 2016 15:38:09 GMT -5 MWOS said:

/sits back and waits to be tagged

Your wedding is in my top 5

As is the first wedding I went to after mine.  Know why?  BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO A GODDAMNED THING.  Show up, eat food, drink booze, dance.  YOU GOT IT.

The wedding was also very lovely, but, my favorite was how nice it was to go back to being a guest :-)

[miso]

My brother's wedding is sure to be the best that I'll ever attend, even though it hasn't happened yet (and is happening no time soon).

I just have a feeling. LOL.

[clairedunphy]

This question has just made me realize that pretty much all the weddings I've been to, including my own, have been shockingly similar. Nothing really stands out.
I just require being fed, open bar, dancing. I guess some of the best weddings have had a band instead of a DJ (mine included, our band was great and everyone was dancing).

[W.T.Faulkner]

FSIL's was the most fun. We were both in it, and the weather was beautiful. I also really loved my bridesmaid dress.

My friend's wedding, 2 weeks after mine, will probably be just as wonderful. I'm also a bridesmaid in that, and I already know I love my tablemates and my bridesmaid dress for that.

If you have an open bar I'm good.

Edit: I'm realizing now that I loved every wedding we've been to, with the exception of 2. We're easy to please. lol

[cabbagecabbage]

My mom and I threw together my sister's reception after a courthouse wedding. It was at a quiet wine bar. I made Thai appetizers. A friend who's a retired fashion photographer took a panoramic shot of all 60 guests, including babies and a few strangers who had popped in for a drink and we insisted stay. It was very easy and fun. I was pet sitting so my date was a pug.

[clairedunphy]

My H was best man in a destination wedding in Florida, and the reception was on a boat that went around the bay for a few hours. Good food, open bar. Beautiful views.
BUT, they had a 2-person band, and it was this older couple who played newer hits. They actually played that Flo Rida song "Low" and I'll never forget some middle age white lady and middle age white guy singing "She's got apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur" etc.
It reminded me of that old SNL skit with Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer.

[game blouses]

All of the best weddings I've been to have very few "uh, what do we do now?" moments. Where's food - there it is. Do I need cash for drinks - nope, open bar. Where should I sit - table assignments with my best friends.

[miniroller]

Oct 13, 2016 16:50:44 GMT -5 miso said:

My brother's wedding is sure to be the best that I'll ever attend, even though it hasn't happened yet (and is happening no time soon).

I just have a feeling. LOL.

No Pressure

[Deleted]

A friend was married at the Biltmore Inn at the Biltmore Estates so that was fun. Instead of a sand ceremony, they did a wine blending ceremony and drank the wine during the ceremony. I did pictures and it hours long. They brought us wine, cheese, and crackers though while we were taking pictures. We also had decanters of the blended wine with dinner and the food was amazing. They did a 3 course plated dinner and a wedding cake after. No dancing but I was okay with that. A group of us rented a cabin and had the after party there.

[agnes]

The one with a fire dancer.

[blondemoment123]

Margarita truck.

[imojoebunny]

The best wedding I ever went to was for my dad's BFF's 1st daughter. It was in a hotel, a decent, but not over the top. What made it great was the amalgamation of friends and family. The grooms family was terrific, the brides family was, too, and they had all their friends. It was open bar, great band, decent food, all that, but everyone was just so happy for the couple because they are really awesome people, kind, fun, interesting, the whole damn thing. 25 years later, they are still awesome.

A close second was my growing up neighbor's wedding to another neighbor, where they only spent the money on kegs and a local band, and had a pot luck in their parents back yard. She has a sister, I grew up with, who has severe special needs, and didn't want to spend money on a regular wedding, since the care she needs is expensive, and bankrupted her parents. They invited everyone, and the food, the fun, was super amazing. Her sister was her maid of honor. It was probably the most beautiful wedding I have ever been to because of the community they built to support both her sister, and themselves.