Taking home decoration of the wedding's tables, what a shame!!!

Greece
May 26, 2010 3:47am CST
What a shame!!!! Some people when they are invited to a wedding party they take home some parts of the decoration, without asking the groom or the bride. Unfortunately sometimes the couple has hire the decoration and have to pay more because some parts of the decoration are missing? have you noticed this behavior ? What's your opinion?
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
26 May 10
This is really a shameful behavior taking home wedding decorations. And yes,some decorations were hired,so,when something is missing or spoiled,the newly wed couple will be charge then. I really observe some visitors doing that,taking as a souvenirs or remembrance,without asking permission from the couples. Better they asks first to avoid any damaged or extra charge for the couples. have a good day always
@la_chique (1498)
26 May 10
Exactly! The newly weds have been kind enough to invite the guests so the guests can at least show some courtesy! I cant wait to get married. Gonna just be me and him and our 2 closest friends. A ceremony to join two people, just what a wedding should be. I just cant be doing with all the pleasing everyone else and trying to avoid all the drama that some guests bring. Its going to be MY day - why let anyone else spoil it!
• Greece
26 May 10
at my wedding everything was exactly as i wanted to be. we were almost 120 persons only friends and family no social obligations. it was a perfect night. for a wedding at greece (notice that the groom is from crete)mine was a small wedding (weddings at crete have more than 700 guests) i hope to marry the one you love and have fun that day.
@ucl800 (860)
• Greece
27 May 10
la_chique the wedding that you are describing is the best you can do. I am going to get married with 50 guests -friends and family- and I feel that they are too many....
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
26 May 10
It has been a while since I been to a wedding, but the only thing I take are the bubbles or napkins. When you say decorations, do you mean the arrangements or something? That is rude, but probably to be expected these days. I remember when my daughter got married and I asked a friend to bake the cake for the occasion. Either my friend didn't mention is she wanted the tier pieces back, or I didn't hear her, because that is how we got the cake at a reduced price. So when it came time to clean up, the grooms parents took the top tier to freeze as is custom. Then my friend inquired about the pieces the cake was on and I had to go to the parents to ask for the pieces the cake was frozen on. They gave me what they had, but unfortunately there were other pieces that got thrown away.. Though it wasn't purposely taken, I feel like the parents were not considerate of something that even if it was trash, it could be reused..They just threw everything away..
• United States
26 May 10
That is what I thought you meant, but wasn't too sure..Yes, that is rude. Maybe when you get you daughter baptized you can anchor down the decorations...lol
• Greece
26 May 10
i mean bouquets, candles and some decorations which we put at the tables. On September i will baptize my baby girl, i will come back then to tell you what my guests done.
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
26 May 10
that is horrible! what gives them the right to think they can just take it from the table. you are right in saying that sometimes the stuff on the table is just rented. i have never seen this happen ever and am totally shocked that people would have the nerve to do this!
• Greece
26 May 10
nice picture!!! Imagine that at my wedding my mother's aunt took flowers with the vases from two tables. we had made bottles with a greek drink called raki is like ouzo. it was a bottle for every family. she took 4 bottles. what can you say? if someone is rude you can't learn him how to behave.
@la_chique (1498)
26 May 10
Its so rude when people do that! My best friend had some specially made wooden roses for her big day and I knew that she wanted to keep them so I made sure that just before the night was over, I went around the room gathering all the wooden roses up and the vases that they were in so she could take them home and decorate her home with them like she wanted. People are so disrespectful. It wouldn't be so bad if they at least asked if it was ok for them to take a decoration home as a keepsake.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
17 Oct 11
That's really a shame! I've actually been in weddings were some people took home decorations. But I've never thought about what it costs the new couple. If it ends up costing them more for the wedding, then it's really a shame. I hope people would realize the consequences.