dum dum dum dum…dum dum dum dum
(that’s the wedding march if you didn’t understand my humming. 
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I am going to approximately a kajillion and four weddings this year, so I thought I would point out this bit of wisdom I found in a CHOW article I was reading. It is succinct and brilliant:
“Better to have hors d’oeurves and cocktails only, with no main course, than to have a cash bar.”
My corollary would be “If you are not having a bar*, tell me beforehand so I can bring a flask.”
*And honestly, if you are not, how did I get invited to this wedding, because we’re not friends.
2 Comments so far
1. Vanessa wrote on August 6th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
What about those of us who fit neither profile, eh missy?
At my nuptials, I am providing:
*open bar (with hors d’oeuvres) for an hour before dinner
*free wine with dinner
*free champagne with cake
AND THEN the cash bar. And if you did not get blitzed on free booze BEFORE the fatal cash bar bell tolls…then that is entirely your own damned fault.
I’d also like to point out that many venues are very anti-”just appetizers and booze.” Because this invariably leads to drunks smashing shit up. I know because I asked–I originally wanted a booze-and-nibbles-only reception. Because I hate children. Well, not all children. Just other people’s children.
2. jenny wrote on August 6th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
i did not say it applied to any of the weddings i am going to. i am not friends with THOSE people.