# Wedding season sucks. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 10, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918 "2002-04-10T22:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918/21 "2002-04-12T02:54:32Z")
(Raises hand timidly) I’m… I’m getting married on December 28th. I assume that’s good, right? We specifically want it to be cold, and not in Wedding Season. > [@](#): > > The best wedding I ever witnessed involved cold cut trays from a local deli, homemade cake, and a case of discount champagne in the bride’s parents’ backyard. Sounds like ours… except it’ll be at a friend’s house, because it means we can limit guests more effectively, but still have close friends… many of whom live in far-off places like Arkansas. (We’re in Toronto, Canada.) Lessee… I’m making my wedding dress, so it won’t be perfect. My fiance wants to wear a sword. We’re having a 21 year old flower girl. And the photographer is an artist friend, only shoots in black and white, and is doing it for free. (shrugs) I think we’re doing okay at not having a normal wedding, so far. And we’re kind of doing a group honeymoon, with all the close friends we’re hauling from distant locations going up to Ottawa together. Everyone else is much more excited about it than we are. It’ll be a good party. It won’t be the marriage- being married will be the fun and exciting part. Sorry- rambling… ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918/22 "2002-04-12T02:56:24Z")
(Raises hand timidly) I’m… I’m getting married on December 28th. I assume that’s good, right? We specifically want it to be cold, and not in Wedding Season. > [@](#): > > The best wedding I ever witnessed involved cold cut trays from a local deli, homemade cake, and a case of discount champagne in the bride’s parents’ backyard. Sounds like ours… except it’ll be at a friend’s house, because it means we can limit guests more effectively, but still have close friends… many of whom live in far-off places like Arkansas. (We’re in Toronto, Canada.) Lessee… I’m making my wedding dress, so it won’t be perfect. My fiance wants to wear a sword. We’re having a 21 year old flower girl. And the photographer is an artist friend, only shoots in black and white, and is doing it for free. I’ll get the food together. We have a pianist/composer friend who’s doing the music… hopefully a lot of Debussy. (shrugs) I think we’re doing okay at not having a normal wedding, so far. And we’re kind of doing a group honeymoon, with all the close friends we’re hauling from distant locations going up to Ottawa together. Everyone else is much more excited about it than we are. It’ll be a good party. It won’t be the marriage- being married will be the fun and exciting part. Sorry- rambling… ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918/23 "2002-04-12T03:36:21Z")
Airman and I are also getting married May 24th. We’re having it at the courthouse, followed by a nice dinner. Our families will be there, plus any additional people who feel like showing up. That’s it. My dress is a very nice lilac and floral-print thing (I kinda feel funny wearing white in my current state), nothing fancy. I’ve never been much for the all-out wedding from hell. I see no reason why we should ask my parents to go thousands of dollars in debt so I can have a formal wedding. Robin, who got her syphilis test drawn yesterday so she can get the marriage license. ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918/24 "2002-04-12T04:09:10Z")
[thread hijack] **MsRobyn** , why would you need to get tested for syphilis before you get married? Will they not allow you to marry if you test positive? _totally ignorant stare_ [/thread hijack] ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918/25 "2002-04-12T15:12:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Daowajan \* > \*\*[thread hijack] > **MsRobyn** , why would you need to get tested for syphilis before you get married? Will they not allow you to marry if you test positive? _totally ignorant stare_ > [/thread hijack] \*\* She’s getting married in Mississippi, which has the highest rate of syphilis in the country. They require blood tests on everybody who wants to marry in the state. I’m not sure whether you can get married if you test positive but I know the test is required. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918/26 "2002-04-12T16:45:09Z")
Mr Honey and I were married on a Thursday evening in October 1989, in front of a Justice of the Peace. After the ceremony, we took 8 members of our family out to our favorite restaurant. Then we left on a 3 day honeymoon to Quebec City the next day. It was intimate and wonderful and we only spent about $1000.00 on the wedding and the honeymoon combined. Honey 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918/27 "2002-04-13T00:36:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by black455 \* > **. I’d imaging people of my age (23) and a little bit older have to sit through a helluva lot of weddings as their friends start to marry off, and pacing would make things much easier on everybody.** I knew it. I’m reading this thread, thinking… “Twenty buck sez this guy is within two years of 25.” It’s a law of nature. From 23-27 ALL of your friends will get married, and it’s likely… you will too. It’s your LIFE that’s in wedding season, not all of us, babe! Somebody soooo owes me twenty bucks…😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-season-sucks/102918.md?page=1)