Another bad wedding story...

Apparently, the venue had told the couple that there might be "some construction," but that it would be "out of the way." Not so. As I said, there was construction equipment everywhere, and the inside of the cocktail hour barn was a mess: exposed insulation in the walls, you name it. The wine was TERRIBLE and I am not a connoisseur of any kind. And the hors d'oeuvres tray got passed around to us in the sweltering heat a total of like, three times.

Then it was time for dinner. The reception was in a different barn building that was apparently too small to hold all 250 guests, so there were three or four tables of people outside. Guess who was seated at one of those? Yeah. It was still super hot out, and we sat outside roasting while things went on inside... we couldn't see or hear anything! Finally we were served a very boring salad. Leaves and some shredded parmesan and a spritz of dressing. We ate it and sweated some more, waiting for dinner to be served. CONT'D

Finally somebody went and looked inside... it was a buffet! Almost everyone seated inside had already gotten their food and was eating, and nobody bothered to tell us. There was one buffet line for all 250 people, and by the time we got our food, it was cold. Not that it would have been much better if it had been warm. Decent pesto tortellini, but then dry chicken and soggy "roasted" vegetables that were ice cold.

The bride and groom seemed to enjoy themselves, which I guess is the important thing, but jut... ugh. So disorganized. It just seemed thrown together. But I love going to weddings like that because I learn so much!

That is awful. I do not do heat so I would not have even went to an outdoor wedding in June. lol Thumbs up to you for being a good sport. The sad part is they probably paid good money for that.

This was comic relief!! LMAO!!

What is with people having outside weddings in the heat?! I get sunburned easily, as a Bride I aint wearing sunblock just to get married, as a guest if I got sunburned I'd seriously complain to the B&G of the health risks they put me under. That seems overboard but seriously, it's common sense. Air conditioning people! If you MUST do it outside, use some damn cover!

Having 250 guests w/o enough room, another insanity. If you cant afford a bigger nicer venue, you shouldnt be inviting over 100 people.

On a side note, I cant speak for everyone, but I like reading/talking about bad weddings cuz it gives me some lessons on what NOT to do lol. Like a virtual wedding version of that show "what not to wear" lol.

Ick all around.....shame on that officiant. And seriously, a good reason to rethink the concept of outdoor weddings when it's blazing hot...

The more I read stuff like this, the more I just want to elope :/

FH is from Ohio and insisted on an outdoor wedding. In South Texas. in the beginning of September. Fortunately I was able to talk him out of it, for just the reasons you listed! Don't want my guests (or myself) passing out during the ceremony!

Hell, FH and I know we're nuts for having ours outside in late July in Ky, but we are taking measures to make sure our guests aren't miserable. A drink table with water, gatoraid (I know, not very wedding, but a good thing in the heat) and a yummy lemonaid type drink, bottles of ice water to take to their seats, fans and pretty organza bags with first aide ice packs and a little card showing the best places to put it should you begin to get too hot. We are also starting late enough in the day that the temp will start dropping by the end of the ceremony.

It sounds like these people didn't think of their guests one bit, which is just sad. While you shouldn't try to cater to the demands of every single person attending, you should make sure that your guests are as comfortable as they can be, well fed and at least somewhat entertained.

UGH! Just say no to the outdoor wedding in the summer, ladies!

Also went to a wedding where the priest used his "sermon" section to rant about the wrongs of humanity and the wrongness of being homosexual. Very VERY offensive.

I despise outdoor summer weddings. No one wants to sit outside in 90 degree heat in dress clothes.

Oh my gosh. I absolutely hate the heat. There's no way I would have sat around in the sun and heat for 45 minutes waiting for things to get started. And a buffet in the heat as well? Gross.