Over and Out…….
Posted on | July 28, 2009 | 51 Comments
So rumor has it that at Engage 09, the luxury wedding symposium in the Cayman Islands, a very vociferous planner in the audience attempted to bully the very elegant and very ladylike Darcy Miller into spilling what “trends” she thought had run their course. While Darcy is far too clever to be baited so easily, Eventista has no such qualms and actually has been chomping at the bit to give everyone the list of things she, personally, thinks are VERY MUCH over…
Some of these items (like a favorite song that the radio destroyed by playing over and over until you could no longer bear even a note) were good ideas once. Others were always inane, boring or just plain stupid- she will leave you to decide which things cited fall into which categories:
*Tiers of cupcakes as a wedding cake
*Cutesy and colorful candy displays at weddings (replete with insufficiently sturdy paper bags to take your goodies home in)
*”Celebrity” wedding planners (it says so on their websites) whose celebrity client list consists of having worked with Jennifer Aniston’s body double’s third cousin
*Event planners who are now self-proclaimed “lifestyle” experts (Is there a correlation between throwing a good party and pontificating on styling someone’s life? …I’ve missed it)
*White lounge furniture for after-parties (and pretty soon altogether)
*Poor miserable dogs being stuffed into absurd costumes and dragged down the aisle as a flower creature or ring bearer
*Same goes for terrified small children
*Releasing doves (read this horrendous story today http://news.aol.com/article/wedding-doves-stuck-in-nyc-park/591904), butterflies, or any other living creature as a testament to your new-age fabulousness
*Television shows that not only encourage but delight in brides and grooms behaving horrifically
*Bride and groom’s first dance that soooo unexpectedly (wink, wink) turns into disco madness (by the way, the wedding party groove down the aisle that was everywhere this week- that was actually cool)
*Etiquette columnists in bridal mags that don’t have a clue what in the world they are talking about and are advising [poor women who listen to them] some bizarro nonsense
*Starting a sentence with “In this ecomomy…”
*Bridesmaids dresses for under $200 that anyone actually thinks will be worn again
*Pretentious and absurd pronouncements on entertaining, such as “Rum is the new Vodka”
*Event/wedding designers “demonstrating” with no irony whatsoever how they can shop in a bodega and throw an absolutely extraordinary 16th century ball for 12 dollars max
* Inspiration boards that are Kafka-esque in their relation to a real wedding (uh, let’s see- I’ve got a twig, a sequin, horses, a fountain, a doorknob and George Clooney)
*4-hour posed photo sessions before the wedding ceremony-(bride has to be up at 4 am for hair and makeup)
*”Black tie preferred” (the super-duper passive aggressive attire suggestion)
Oh, and just for good measure, empty restaurants that wont seat incomplete parties…
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July 28th, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
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July 28th, 2009 @ 10:33 pm
more please.
July 28th, 2009 @ 10:42 pm
Love! Made the end of my day a laugh.
July 28th, 2009 @ 10:46 pm
You read my mind.
July 28th, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
Marcy, could you tell us how you really feel? Love it! I am torn between which one is my favorite: lifestyle experts or the etiquette columnists…no wait, it is the tier cupcake wedding cake
July 28th, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
Laughed out loud over and over.Somebody had to finally say it… no one could say it like you. Thank you!
July 28th, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
you echo the sentiments of TRUE wedding professionals everywhere!!! I found myself nodding hopelessly throughout the entire thing….KUDOS!
July 29th, 2009 @ 4:01 am
Reading this was a perfect way to start the day.
July 29th, 2009 @ 4:35 am
The inspiration board is my fav
Please make this a weekly column!
July 29th, 2009 @ 4:57 am
OMG! Great list…could we please add chocolate fountains to this list as some people STILL think they’re so cool….
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:02 am
Thanks for the laugh! Recently on twitter I started a campaign that you had to take a shot every time you heard/read the word “economy”.
Let’s add: garter/bouquet toss, not going into your own cocktail hour, and having everyone seated when you are announced.
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:07 am
A great laugh for the beginning of my day!
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:08 am
hilarious!! Great list.
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:16 am
good for you for saying out loud what everyone else is thinking! thanks for sharing!
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:32 am
LOVE the list – amen to them all! – btw the” wedding party groove down the aisle that was everywhere this week- that was actually cool” – local weddings down here in Turks and Caicos have been doing this for years – literally dancing down the aisle… go figure
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:42 am
Great list and great laugh with morning coffee. Thank you!!
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:42 am
amen!
July 29th, 2009 @ 5:42 am
I completely agree with Ashley, let’s make this weekly! That’s was perfect! People should not do these things in ANY type of econo….Whoops…SHOT!!!
July 29th, 2009 @ 6:10 am
Hysterical Marcy! Laughed til I cried.
July 29th, 2009 @ 6:27 am
Good job Marcy! I have been trying to convince a winter bride not to use butterflies, the height of arrogance IMHO.
July 29th, 2009 @ 6:42 am
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. Yes, more please! Especially love the etiquette-related ones. Great way to start my day! THANKS.
July 29th, 2009 @ 6:54 am
So true! Finally someone who will name the horrors that we are still subjected to!
July 29th, 2009 @ 7:00 am
Marcy you’ve written what so many of us think and don’t say. I love your honesty!We have got to get you to Houston.
July 29th, 2009 @ 7:12 am
I LOVE it!
July 29th, 2009 @ 7:20 am
Absolutely fabulous – it’s about time someone said what we’ve all been thinking!!
July 29th, 2009 @ 7:51 am
Very fun. No UK wedding organisers are brave enough to say it!
July 29th, 2009 @ 7:53 am
This list is right up there with white-tipped acrylic nails, aka, the “French manicure.” Your list of “bride’s, seriously?” needs to be a CNN headline.
July 29th, 2009 @ 7:59 am
LOL!
July 29th, 2009 @ 8:36 am
Ahhhh, nothing like the truth! I bust a gut laughing so hard!
July 29th, 2009 @ 9:25 am
These are hilarious–and you can substitute other types of parties for weddings, too. The points are just as valid!
July 29th, 2009 @ 9:33 am
hopefully someone will listen! if i hear how cool a candy bar is one more time…..
July 29th, 2009 @ 9:55 am
the truth will set you free! thanks!
July 29th, 2009 @ 9:57 am
Girl, you are cooking with gas! Preach on…
July 29th, 2009 @ 10:01 am
Thanks for the belly laugh – keep ‘em coming!
July 29th, 2009 @ 10:04 am
Three C H E E R S for that! So true, so true. I never understood those candy bars anyway … often they were “done” in such a poor fashion… bleh!
July 29th, 2009 @ 10:06 am
Loved it ! I agree make it a weekly column!
July 29th, 2009 @ 10:08 am
Okay, so I laughed at the list (mostly). But a couple of them really puzzled me. Is it THAT impossible to find a dress under $200 for your bridesmaids that they’ll wear again? I hope not, because that’s what I’m trying to do.
And…what if you LOVE cupcakes? I wanted cupcakes for my wedding ever since I was a small child. Am I supposed to change that now just because a whole lot of sheep hopped on the cupcake bandwagon?
July 29th, 2009 @ 10:09 am
So darn true of all of these. I have tried numerous times to get an MOB to forget about releasing doves at a wedding but she is having none of it and still wants to go ahead. I’ll make sure to get out of the way when those birds come flying out…. inside a indoor courtyard! On second thought, I better get that vendor to get insurance just for that event!
July 29th, 2009 @ 10:37 am
Marcy is the funniest wedding professional on this planet. We could all use to have a bit more of a sense of humor about things in this fabulous (crazy!) biz…
July 30th, 2009 @ 8:03 am
I’m supposed to be writing a proposal, Marcy, and instead I’m reading your blog! Hilarious. Of course, I expect nothing less from you.
July 30th, 2009 @ 1:04 pm
You’re my hero.
July 30th, 2009 @ 3:57 pm
AMAZING Marcy! I just read aloud to the office and we are all falling out of our chairs. This is number 221 reason why I love you so…
July 30th, 2009 @ 4:09 pm
I am SO excited you started your own blog! You are one of the few who doesn’t sugarcoat it all and just says i as it is, and it’s not only hilarious, but a relief to have someone say it when I don’t always have the guts to
SO looking forward to your blog posts – congratulations!
July 30th, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
DYING right now! best thing i have read in a long time! way to lay it down and i cannot wait to hear more!
July 31st, 2009 @ 9:27 am
You have seriously missed your calling. Love the list!
August 9th, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Couldn’t have said it better myself! Please share more!
August 10th, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
Dear Marcy,
I love you. Can we be besties?
Love,
Amber
August 14th, 2009 @ 1:04 pm
Amem! Hey – do you think they’ll ever bring back wicker fan chairs decorated with tulle and twinkle lights?
August 17th, 2009 @ 8:17 pm
Yeah, yeah, I am a day late and a dollar short, but I just came across this. Oh My Goodness…I can’t stop crying because I am laughing so hard. Marcy, you are an inspiration…now if clients would just listen…hmmm!
August 22nd, 2009 @ 9:14 am
I loved reading this. Such honesty! -xx
August 24th, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
You are amazing. Thank you. I love this.