Oh no ... this isn't you is it squishles ??!!

[kevo_55]

Wow, an elephant??

Our Regional Manager had a traditional Indian wedding complete with an elephant. He said it was nothing like you would see in the States.

I had some intresting ceremonies to do when my wife and I got married. (She's Taiwanese.) So, we had a lot of Chinese Wedding Banquet stuff as well as some other things to do.

For your wedding squishles, don't be too afraid to go with the customs with other cultures. It makes for an intresting day.

 

[snickerd3]

I had some intresting ceremonies to do when my wife and I got married. (She's Taiwanese.) So, we had a lot of Chinese Wedding Banquet stuff as well as some other things to do.

Did you serve brain? My cousin stood up to a traditional Chinese wedding and they had served brain (either monkey or chicken I don't remember)

 

[kevo_55]

^^ Hell no!

We had wonderful lobster and way too much scotch though.

 

[FLBuff PE]

^^ Hell no!
We had wonderful lobster and way too much scotch-ramen though.

Fixed it for you.

 

[snickerd3]

Fixed it for you.

Darn you beat me to it

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

Nice!

 

[kevo_55]

:appl:

 

[Dleg]

Then again, I proposed in shorts and a t shirt in my living room, I'm sure there are critics of that approach too!

Me too! But, at least I had just completed cooking her dinner, and served her the ring with her dessert. Plus, it was in my old bachelor pad, which was 1,000 feet up on the ridge of the island, with a view worthy of a 5-star resort. But it's true, I was wearing a T-shirt and shorts.

An elephant would be awesome! Forget all the concerns. You won't care how stinky it was a year from then, or 50 years from then, but you'll certainly regret it if you don't.

We didn't really have any special 'island' stuff in our wedding, other than the outfits worn by the groomsmen and bridesmaids (all island floral stuff we had made). And, island-style church hymns from my wife's relatives, who have a church ukelele/vocal group. Aside from that, it was a traditional western, Catholic church wedding. Except afterward at the reception, the Hash House Harriers running club had their Saturday run end at the beach next to the resort, and we walked over for a Hash wedding ceremony as well. They even printed up special T-shirts for the occasion, loudly proclaiming the event as "The Death of Dleg". It was also, coincidentally, run number 911, so the shirts had the image of the burning twin towers on them, below the proclamation. Pretty special, huh.... I wonder when I will appreciate the "humor." The shirts are still buried at the bottom of our drawer after almost 6 years now.

 

[squishles10]

He said no elephant. I need to get to his mom. ;-)

I think an elephant ice sculpture would be an acceptable substitute, but I won't bring that up until I see how much I can get out of him.

Last night I found out I have to be vegetarian at my own wedding!!! Best Indian buffet ever, and I CAN'T EAT IT! It was not a happy night for the future Mr. Squishles...

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

I think an elephant ice sculpture would be an acceptable substitute, but I won't bring that up until I see how much I can get out of him.

Prefereably the kind you can pour Jagermeister through and do ice shots out of. :beerchug:

 

[Guest]

Last night I found out I have to be vegetarian at my own wedding!!! Best Indian buffet ever, and I CAN'T EAT IT! It was not a happy night for the future Mr. Squishles...

I think you would be surprised at how very little time you are going to have to eat or do much of anything else except to meet and thank friends and relatives. So don't get unhappy yet!!

We had a buffet at my wedding - I had maybe two bites of food that entire night. :true:

JR

 

[squishles10]

Prefereably the kind you can pour Jagermeister through and do ice shots out of. :beerchug:

Elephant luge! I love it! He'd so go for it too!

He told me last night the best gift my mom could get us is an XBOX.

And I forgot to mention, on Saturday, we actually went Wii shopping, but Memphis is flat out of them still.

He said he was actually going to stick the ring in a Wii box but he couldn't get the Wii. :th_rockon:

 

[snickerd3]

He said no elephant. I need to get to his mom. ;-)I think an elephant ice sculpture would be an acceptable substitute, but I won't bring that up until I see how much I can get out of him.

Last night I found out I have to be vegetarian at my own wedding!!! Best Indian buffet ever, and I CAN'T EAT IT! It was not a happy night for the future Mr. Squishles...

Bummer about the elephant, that would have been awesome.

Why can't you eat meat at the wedding?

Do you get to have the henna done? I think that can be very beautiful, if done by someone who knows what they are doing.

 

[squishles10]

Bummer about the elephant, that would have been awesome.
Why can't you eat meat at the wedding?

Do you get to have the henna done? I think that can be very beautiful, if done by someone who knows what they are doing.

Don't know where to get an elephant in Dallas, one dispensing liquor will be fine. There is a horse though.

It's a religious day and therefore, no meat. (Don't really get it, but okay)

Yes to the henna, I'm excited! Plus all the other women get it too if they want. Should be fun!

 

[snickerd3]

I think you would be surprised at how very little time you are going to have to eat or do much of anything else except to meet and thank friends and relatives. So don't get unhappy yet!!We had a buffet at my wedding - I had maybe two bites of food that entire night. :true:

JR

I was the complete opposite, I ate like royalty at my wedding...it was so good I didn't want to waste it. I still managed to visit with everyone at least twice, once during the cocktail hour and then again after dinner and throughout the night between songs from the dance floor.

 

[ktulu]

We had a buffet at my wedding - I had maybe two bites of food that entire night. :true:
JR

I never even SAW the food at my wedding!! :beerchug:

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

We had a buffet at my wedding - I had maybe two bites of food that entire night. :true:

Mine was on the informal side so we did ours buffet style as well. Since we got married in Wyoming, we decided to select some dishes with a Western/Rocky Mtn flair.

One thing we had was these elk steaks with this caramelized shallot and redwine reduction sauce. Damn it was good.

The best part was that we took all the leftovers back with us in the coolers we had in the car. The next day for dinner we had far and away the most luxurious picnic of my life given the fancy food and the fact that we ate on the shore of Jackson Lake in the Tetons.

Picnics just aren't the same anymore. Undercooked tube steaks on the banks of the Conn. River...whoopee.

 

[kevo_55]

At my wedding, I think that I drank from a vase with flowers in it.

I was so wasted, I don't know if that is really true or not. My best man swears by it though.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

:true: ^ I had a few beers at mine but I had to be on point so I could drive back to a cabin in the middle of a national park after dark without ruining the rental car by plunking an elk or a buffalo.

 

[squishles10]

Yeah, he mentioned that I wouldn't be eating that much anyway. I kindly reminded him of the gremlin like creature I become when I am hungry and he said he'd made sure I was fed.

He said it would be okay, we could get a plate and have it for breakfast. Or, we could have it the night before. Yes, bloat your future wife with a buffet the night before the wedding and see what happens the next day when she doesn't fit into her outfits! :15: