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One of the hotels I was working at back in the day in Westport, if we had a wedding below 350 it was considered a "small" wedding

I am always amazed by Irish weddings in comparison to over here. Over here I regularly see wedding parties of ten or fifteen people who just go to the pub for a few drinks and a bite to eat, it seems so much more normal. I guess it is the 'Catholic' legacy where we overindulge in the sacraments.


Was at a wedding in Colchester a few years back.

Church then the local community centre. BYOB. Over to Tesco express, trolley load of gargle. Wheels locked on trolley as we exited. Already had a feed of pints and feeling humorous we picked the yoke up and brought it into the Hall with us and sat beside us at the table. Pour your own jägers etc. Ice bags etc.

It was that type of wedding. Classy affair

I’d say the whole lot cost the bride and groom 2k. There was money spent nowhere. Grub was platters of deep fried usuals.
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

One of the hotels I was working at back in the day in Westport, if we had a wedding below 350 it was considered a "small" wedding

I am always amazed by Irish weddings in comparison to over here. Over here I regularly see wedding parties of ten or fifteen people who just go to the pub for a few drinks and a bite to eat, it seems so much more normal. I guess it is the 'Catholic' legacy where we overindulge in the sacraments.


Was at a wedding in Colchester a few years back.

Church then the local community centre. BYOB. Over to Tesco express, trolley load of gargle. Wheels locked on trolley as we exited. Already had a feed of pints and feeling humorous we picked the yoke up and brought it into the Hall with us and sat beside us at the table. Pour your own jägers etc. Ice bags etc.

It was that type of wedding. Classy affair

I’d say the whole lot cost the bride and groom 2k. There was money spent nowhere. Grub was platters of deep fried usuals.
That sounds like what I'm going to do! Excellent! Colchester is a sh*thole though!
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Cash bar at wedding. Discuss.


A wedding in Ireland should be cash bar only.Give a round or 3 free if you want.
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

One of the hotels I was working at back in the day in Westport, if we had a wedding below 350 it was considered a "small" wedding

I am always amazed by Irish weddings in comparison to over here. Over here I regularly see wedding parties of ten or fifteen people who just go to the pub for a few drinks and a bite to eat, it seems so much more normal. I guess it is the 'Catholic' legacy where we overindulge in the sacraments.


Was at a wedding in Colchester a few years back.

Church then the local community centre. BYOB. Over to Tesco express, trolley load of gargle. Wheels locked on trolley as we exited. Already had a feed of pints and feeling humorous we picked the yoke up and brought it into the Hall with us and sat beside us at the table. Pour your own jägers etc. Ice bags etc.

It was that type of wedding. Classy affair

I’d say the whole lot cost the bride and groom 2k. There was money spent nowhere. Grub was platters of deep fried usuals.

That sounds like what I'm going to do! Excellent! Colchester is a sh*thole though!


Fecked if id be putting 200e in a card for this sh*te. Eating iceland chicken dippers and drinking cans, seriously?
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Originally posted by cardwizzard cardwizzard wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

One of the hotels I was working at back in the day in Westport, if we had a wedding below 350 it was considered a "small" wedding

I am always amazed by Irish weddings in comparison to over here. Over here I regularly see wedding parties of ten or fifteen people who just go to the pub for a few drinks and a bite to eat, it seems so much more normal. I guess it is the 'Catholic' legacy where we overindulge in the sacraments.


Was at a wedding in Colchester a few years back.

Church then the local community centre. BYOB. Over to Tesco express, trolley load of gargle. Wheels locked on trolley as we exited. Already had a feed of pints and feeling humorous we picked the yoke up and brought it into the Hall with us and sat beside us at the table. Pour your own jägers etc. Ice bags etc.

It was that type of wedding. Classy affair

I’d say the whole lot cost the bride and groom 2k. There was money spent nowhere. Grub was platters of deep fried usuals.

That sounds like what I'm going to do! Excellent! Colchester is a sh*thole though!


Fecked if id be putting 200e in a card for this sh*te. Eating iceland chicken dippers and drinking cans, seriously?
If someone put 200e in a card at mine then they would get i back in the post. We're not a charity, I find the whole notion absurd.
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I think you missed the point. When it's that sort of wedding there is no expectation for large cash gifts. It's become an industry. Large expensive wedding funded by the guests. Industry and couple are laughing as guests are gobsh*tes
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Originally posted by Butch Butch wrote:

@ Doc ... How much was in the card
Put 100 in the card but worth every penny, a super dinner and finger food and sambos later with a few free gargles the only thing was it was the first and only time I paid for me hole
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A wedding in Ireland should be cash bar only.Give a round or 3 free if you want.


Is that to do with punters at weddings not being trusted to be respectful with an open bar?
I've always just found it strange that in Ireland we seem
To object to things like registries, but not to cash bars and "afters".
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Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:



A wedding in Ireland should be cash bar only.Give a round or 3 free if you want.


Is that to do with punters at weddings not being trusted to be respectful with an open bar?
I've always just found it strange that in Ireland we seem
To object to things like registries, but not to cash bars and "afters".


You bring 200 to a wedding here and have an open bar it will be carnage.I was at one open bar all night, I'd say they are still paying it off ten years later.

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Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:



A wedding in Ireland should be cash bar only.Give a round or 3 free if you want.


Is that to do with punters at weddings not being trusted to be respectful with an open bar?
I've always just found it strange that in Ireland we seem
To object to things like registries, but not to cash bars and "afters".


In most other countries hotels offer open bar at set price per person. Like 10 quid per head per hour. Nowhere in Ireland offers that type of arrangement so the couple take a huge and stupid gamble if you do an open bar.
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Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:

Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:



A wedding in Ireland should be cash bar only.Give a round or 3 free if you want.


Is that to do with punters at weddings not being trusted to be respectful with an open bar?
I've always just found it strange that in Ireland we seem
To object to things like registries, but not to cash bars and "afters".


You bring 200 to a wedding here and have an open bar it will be carnage.I was at one open bar all night, I'd say they are still paying it off ten years later.



Yeah was at one last year and they had an open bar for the 1st hour and people were just taking the piss ordering double whiskey etc after finding out it was free and had 5 or 6 in the hour

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Personally, I find it interesting as I've been to weddings all over the world, and it only seems at home that we can't be trusted with an open bar. It almost flies in the face of the way it's done internationally.
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FFS last orders in a boozer and it's f**king mayhem.

Open bar at a wedding is a recipe for disaster, as the guests would be absolutely milking it and the inevitable would happen, and that is people falling all over the place.

I'd be partial to a few Monkey 47's myself, but at nearly 15e a pop, I'd be drinking at least 4 an hour.

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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

FFS last orders in a boozer and it's f**king mayhem.

Open bar at a wedding is a recipe for disaster, as the guests would be absolutely milking it and the inevitable would happen, and that is people falling all over the place.

I'd be partial to a few Monkey 47's myself, but at nearly 15e a pop, I'd be drinking at least 4 an hour.


But I don't see that at weddings. I understand that not all weddings are the same, but I have been to numerous with open bars and this doesn't happen.
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Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:

Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Cash bar at wedding. Discuss.


A wedding in Ireland should be cash bar only.Give a round or 3 free if you want.
 
is the correct answer - free bar - recipe for disaster more money than sense
 
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What is this cash/open bar all about? Explain in detail.


If I'm guessing correctly, bag o cans your only man
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Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:

Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Cash bar at wedding. Discuss.


A wedding in Ireland should be cash bar only.Give a round or 3 free if you want.

 
is the correct answer - free bar - recipe for disaster more money than sense
 
Mate got married in Aberdeen - 4 of us at the wedding and 2 of them were the bride and groom


And you still didn't buy a round :)

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