dalebert 8 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Luckily my fiance' and I have already been living together, we get along fine, having my grandmother in the mix is a story that could fill a chapter on the Venting Spot. (I'm grateful it's worked out like this however sometimes you need to let the steam out haha) the best tips we received have mostly been restated here: getting someone to field questions the day of, I told my fiance' who is very worried about people not liking something my groomsman who was a fighter and stands at 6'4" off skates will be wearing a button that says complaint department. I will also be relegating a groomsman to handling final payments that day. Strose: we're not doing real flowers, the 50% off sales at Michael's and 7 Michael's later we got every flower we need for the wedding. Guys are wearing pocket squares not flowers. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strosedefence34 175 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 See I said no flowers for the guys and then my fiancé, my fiancé's mother and my mom all looked at me and told me I was crazy and that we will be wearing flowers. I wasn't going to put up an argument over something so dumb as guys pinning a flower to their jacket not worth my time or effort. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EJB 488 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Enjoy weddings so much, have had a few of them....My advice, it's your wife's day, let her have the wedding she wants. Guys don't grow up thinking about their wedding day. Unless the request(s) is just batchit crazy, just say yes and smile. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 The guy's job is simple; show up. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalebert 8 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Enjoy weddings so much, have had a few of them....My advice, it's your wife's day, let her have the wedding she wants. Guys don't grow up thinking about their wedding day. Unless the request(s) is just batchit crazy, just say yes and smile.I've definitely let her take the lead on everything. I just step in when she gets overly stressed, like last week when she saw our venue on Say Yes to the Dress (didn't know our venue was even popular enough to be on TV) and thought "It looks so bare there were no decorations or lights hanging or anything" to which I had to remind her that the first question she asked when we sat with the venue was can we hang lights/decorate how we want and they said of course. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MN old and slow 92 Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Been married over 30 years. Truth is wedding day really not that important in big picture. Roll with whatever mom in law says and you will be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caihlen 67 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 Got married at the Lake Co. Courthouse. Justice of the Peace. 65 bucks. Chinese food after. Wife's idea. Simple, fast, no drama. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zylos45 118 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 My wife was late to our wedding.....and her parents house, where she was getting ready, was across the street from the church 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MThockeydad 469 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Been married over 30 years. Truth is wedding day really not that important in big picture. Yup. Roll with whatever mom in law says and you will be fine. I respectfully disagree on this point. Do whatever your fiancée wants. If she disagrees with her mother, take your fiancée's side. This is an important step in her cutting the umbilical cord. (This is something we guys don't really get, but they actually have to do it.) However, don't take your future MIL on head-to-head. Edited April 15, 2015 by MThockeydad 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strosedefence34 175 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 Yup.I respectfully disagree on this point. Do whatever your fiancée wants. If she disagrees with her mother, take your fiancée's side. This is an important step in her cutting the umbilical cord.(This is something we guys don't really get, but they actually have to do it.)However, don't take your future MIL on head-to-head.See I am lucky my future MIL takes my side over my fiancé every time. She does the same with my future brother in law. She has always taken the men's side over the woman side. But what do you do when your fiance and your mother don't agree? WW3? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 You do your best to stay the hell out of it. That is a lose-lose situation for you. Taking either side will result in resentment from whomever you didn't side with. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goonsquad 209 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 over-analyzing interview questions. I have this thing, where every interview I have been on, I take a question and think they are looking for a deep answer when really its just a simple answer they want. This time it was particularly bad, as I got my brain muddied by my current position and some similar terminology. It was like being in quick sand, especially in front of someone I know and have worked under before, to not be able to answer the question properly was disheartening to me.Its like I think they want me to get up and good will hunting style fix a complex problem in front of them on the board, when really they just wanted a few simple answers. At least I have the second interview to try and break the streak.You could try to have someone practice interview you . Don't try to assume too much. If the question seems vague you can ask them a question too to help contextualize the answer. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2092 Report post Posted April 15, 2015 Somebody's little shit spawn puked on the plane all over our bags under the seat. Reason #483628463 to not have kids. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beerleaguecaptain 999 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 Somebody's little shit spawn puked on the plane all over our bags under the seat. Reason #483628463 to not have kids.There are other reasons you shouldn't have kids...... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2092 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 There are other reasons you shouldn't have kids......Agreed. There's also the other 483628462 reasons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caihlen 67 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 Keeper!Damn straight! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailboard Jockey 25 Report post Posted April 16, 2015 I'll be celebrating my 19th wedding anniversary on April 20th, and the finalization of my divorce on July 23rd. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2092 Report post Posted April 19, 2015 The Oilers get McDavid? Are you friggin kidding me? What a cruel joke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MN old and slow 92 Report post Posted April 19, 2015 Sure wish we a had a Major League Baseball team in MN. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caihlen 67 Report post Posted April 19, 2015 As a Tribe fan of 54 years, I feel for you man.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badger_14 601 Report post Posted April 20, 2015 Batters throwing the bat. Seriously, stop that. Catching is risky enough as-is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zjack38 46 Report post Posted April 20, 2015 As a Tribe fan of 54 years, I feel for you man.... I know how you guys feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2092 Report post Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) After two weeks of travel for work followed by travel for TWO funerals (on different ends of the continent of course), and two whole days at home, my first flight of this week is delayed. Because why not at this point? Edited April 20, 2015 by OptimusReim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yrhmblnr8r 69 Report post Posted April 22, 2015 Cripes, NBC, stop switching channels mid-game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zylos45 118 Report post Posted April 22, 2015 Day off today..... due to the fact that I have a temp of over 101.... feel like crap 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
