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[MrCB]

Times they have a changed as well... no doubt that in history half the joy of the day was the anticipation of finally finding out what was underneath that dress and all. It is like a reward for having put up with all of that party and bride stuff.

But these days, where is my reward?

I think that my father did something right with his wedding - he proposed, she accepted, and then he went away for three months while she planned the wedding and did not return until a couple of weeks before the day itself. Thankfully my mother is the forgiving type. Which must also be how he didn't get divorced straight after the comment "the only woman I've have to marry to get into bed" in his wedding speech.

[Cap'n Squeakers]

Man, I love the Chris Ware-esque titles on the last five panels. "Soon. Then. Graphic Design. So."  It's like poetry.

[HudsonVC]

We served a trio of wedding pies at ours, all different recipes.

The gratitude on the faces of our guests was absolutely priceless.

[Ruta Bagas]

My parents had a traditional tiered wedding cake, but it was triangular.

I don't think I'm going to be able to one-up that.

[CortJstr]

As I said in another thread I just went to wedding on Sunday where the couple sent identical chocolate cake recipes to 10 of their friends, and each one brought a cake to the reception. So they ended up with 10 mostly-identical cakes for free.

Plus fresh strawberries from the farm next door.

[milhouse]

The cake is the best part of the wedding! We totally skimped on everything BUT the cake. YUM!

[pmcd9]

The cake is the best part of the wedding! We totally skimped on everything BUT the cake. YUM!

That's the spirit.  If I ever get married it's gonna be at a justice of the peace.  But goddammit there's gonna be cake.

[Death Ray]

That's the spirit.  If I ever get married it's gonna be at a justice of the peace.  But goddammit there's gonna be cake.

Justice of the piece, then? Yuk yuk yuk! I'm sleepy...

[Formica]

Last year I participated in a couple of weddings.

One was sort-of on the frugal, with lots of donations and gifted attributes, and a pot-luck dinner we all contributed to. It went well.

The next was out in the wine country in the ruins of an old mission, with a killer reception that featured an amazing butter nut risotto. The afterparty was drum-n-bass and ecstasy oriented. Overall it was quite fun.

The third was a ceremony performed by Elvis (Blue Lagoon theme) with showgirls, in Vegas. I was the best man, in a hawaiian shirt and an AC/DC "Highway to Hell" tie. It was followed by an incredible dinner and a lot of genuine celebration in spite of the artificial nature of Vegas. It was the best wedding I've ever been a part of, and a real bona fide celebration of love and unity.

This Friday I'm best man in another event, best described as "when white people and tradition attack". No one's happy about the marriage, the family's are at each other's throats, it's at some overly expensive restaurant that threatens legal action if they catch you bringing in any food or drink, in the middle of a desert, on one of the hottest days of the year, in fifty pounds of polyester because it's "traditional".

I. Am. Not. Enthused.

The lady and I have decided that, if we decide to officially tie a knot, we're throwing a kegger. We'd throw a techno-hippy raver campout in the forest, but the families probably wouldn't understand, so we're willing to make some accommodations.