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BFF wedding

My BFF from college is getting married in May, but really, who isn’t? As it turns out, he and his fiancée have decided to eschew the traditional, formal wedding reception and are holding a Cinco de Mayo-themed “afterparty.” Honestly, I believe you should do whatever you’d like for your wedding, but I can’t help but chuckle about the whole thing a little bit. Also I’m kind of annoyed because now I need two cute outfits.

I got my invitation in the mail this weekend, and to top the whole thing off, the response card envelope didn’t have a stamp on it. (It’s supposed to, which I just thought I’d mention in case you’re not a woman and thus not intimately, genetically acquainted with wedding etiquette.) When I brought this up at work today it was suggested I put in in the mail anyway, with the outcome being that either they’ll have to pay the postage when it arrives, or they won’t get it but I’ll still have the excuse, “Well, I mailed it to you!”

Once I got my invite I started researching the usual suspects for wedding registries. They aren’t registered at Dillard’s (I thought this was a requirement if you get married in Middle Tennessee), and they aren’t registered at Williams-Sonoma. I admit doing a double-take on the last one, because the only reason I might get married someday is to get lots of expensive stuff from Williams-Sonoma as well as a Dyson vacuum.

Finally I was rewarded with a Target registry, and I think it says a lot about my BFF that they registered for this football-shaped slow cooker. (Incidentally, this item is currently out of stock, but if it comes back in and someone else beats me to buying it, I’m going to hunt them down.)


6 Comments

“I admit doing a double-take on the last one, because the only reason I might get married someday is to get lots of expensive stuff from Williams-Sonoma as well as a Dyson vacuum.”

I think I want to have an actual ceremony (we got married in our apartment by a justic of the peace) for the Dyson alone.

Posted by C on 17 April 2007 @ 10am

I guess it’s not a given to self-stamp the reply envelopes anymore. I did, but I’ve seen a lot of people who don’t.

Target is like the universal registry place.

Posted by Laura on 17 April 2007 @ 12pm

OK. I give up. BFF? Boy-friend’s-friend? Best-friend’s-friend? Binary-flat-file? What?

Posted by Mark on 17 April 2007 @ 2pm

Well at least you got an invitation. When a couple of my friends got married (I was the best man in one), I didn’t even get an invitation. Instead I recieved phone calls inviting me. Plus in the 4 friends from high school weddings I have been to I never recieved a thank you card for the gifts I gave. Talk about no etiquette!

Posted by gravesit on 17 April 2007 @ 6pm

Stamps are a courtesy, but they are expensive. And, not that I give a crap what her thoughts are, Dear Abby says they’re unnecessary. When I get married, email RSVPs only — except for the older, technology-un-savvy people, they’ll get stamps! And, I also refuse to wear white, have a bouquet toss, or have a bridal dance. (Can you tell that I’m untraditional?)

Posted by Jaemie on 19 April 2007 @ 2am

BFF: best friend forever.

Posted by kat f. on 20 April 2007 @ 8am