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Uber Dami
Master October 2015

My Friend Wants To Get Engaged....At My Wedding

Uber Dami, on July 15, 2015 at 2:15 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 100

So, one of my very close friends approached me the other night about how my wedding date is his and his gf's anniversary and he wants to surprise her with a proposal. Im actually torn whether im excited that he wants to do this at my wedding or not. Im very excited that they're finally getting...

So, one of my very close friends approached me the other night about how my wedding date is his and his gf's anniversary and he wants to surprise her with a proposal. Im actually torn whether im excited that he wants to do this at my wedding or not. Im very excited that they're finally getting engaged, and i completely forgot my date was their anniversary, im just not sure when he should do it during the wedding since he's kind of dead set on doing it that day. id feel shitty if i told him no so how do i deal with it and work it in??

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  • M
    Master August 2015
    Mrs Cheapskate ·
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    Hell to the NO , girl. Tell him you love him but he needs to pick a different day... like Halloween, Thanksgiving, her birthday, Christmas, Passover, Easter.......see? There are MANY other days.

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  • MrsBest2B
    Master June 2016
    MrsBest2B ·
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    He can take her outside, after your wedding is over (or coming to a close) and do it then. Not before, not during. After and he should respect your wishes.

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  • Uber Dami
    Master October 2015
    Uber Dami ·
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    Lol rosemary wow that must have been interesting to say the least. i think my friend will be ok with waiting until the end of the night i hope

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  • Uber Dami
    Master October 2015
    Uber Dami ·
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    Mrs. cheapskate i wanted to say no at first, but i dont want to take away the day from them since its their anniversary and i understand that that is important to him when it comes to proposing

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  • Ostrich
    Master April 2016
    Ostrich ·
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    I'm sorry but i counted 2 am on my wedding night still my wedding day. I would have him do something after as well... you could help by distracting her while he got set up or something but yea here's another vote for after (or the 11:59 if it's THAT important). Honestly he'll just "retell" it saying the night of our anniversary, so hopefully he sees after the reception as not a big deal

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    No way

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  • bina1015
    VIP October 2015
    bina1015 ·
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    Please post an update after you speak with him. I would imagine he would understand if he's a good friend of yours.

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  • Ostrich
    Master April 2016
    Ostrich ·
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    @uber also my decision would be how many people she knows there. If she doesn't know that many people maybe she would be less attention-hogish? like if i was going to my husband's friends wedding and he proposed although i'd be excited i wouldnt even know that many people to brag to

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  • CJ
    Expert October 2015
    CJ ·
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    I'm still giggling about the "the calm the f*ck down stick" I know soooooo many people who need to get hit with it on a daily basis lol

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  • Melissa
    Super September 2015
    Melissa ·
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    Preface: I have only read the first page of comments:

    Is there some place (outside your venue, and not in front of your guests), that he would be able to take her for a "walk" and have it all set up for their proposal...that way you still get to party and not have to work it into your wedding day, and they can have their own intimate moment alone

    ETA: I just skimmed the rest and it looks like he wants to have a public proposal. If you are absolutely sure this doesn't bother you, then I don't see anything wrong with the last (or second to last) dance near the end of the night. That way the day is 98% about you and your FH and only 2% about them haha. I still don't know how I would react if a friend approached me about this though.

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  • Paulina
    Expert October 2015
    Paulina ·
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    No! Its your day.

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  • Uber Dami
    Master October 2015
    Uber Dami ·
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    Chelsea they should sell calm the f*ck down sticks lol

    e=mc2 she knows my performer crew so maybe 15 people in total that will be attending

    future flaherty our venue is my backyard so outside is just outside the tent where if its not raining a lot of people will be around the bonfires so there's really nowhere he can take her thats away from the party, unless they want to go next door into the cemetery lol

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  • Heidi
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    Heidi ·
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    Absolutely not. It's your day.

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  • Uber Dami
    Master October 2015
    Uber Dami ·
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    Holy crap rosemary lol you need to write a book about all that

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  • onawho
    VIP August 2015
    onawho ·
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    Tell him how awkward his girlfriend will feel getting engaged at your wedding.

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  • Uber Dami
    Master October 2015
    Uber Dami ·
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    Lol rosemary i feel the same way, id love a calm week where nothing huge occurs, give me some boredom please life! lol

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  • Uber Dami
    Master October 2015
    Uber Dami ·
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    Onawho him and i both know that bitch wont feel awkward lol

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  • OG FMP
    Master August 2015
    OG FMP ·
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    This came up on here before and my advice was to tell the boyfriend that she deserves her own day. She wouldn't want her engagement to be remembered as the day of her friend's wedding.

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  • Uber Dami
    Master October 2015
    Uber Dami ·
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    Fmp you know, shes such a want to be in the spotlight all the time kind of girl that telling him she'd hate sharing the moment with me might make him change his mind hmmmm

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  • Mrs. Deady
    Devoted May 2016
    Mrs. Deady ·
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    I would tell him maybe not during the wedding or reception... That should be something that she remembers, and is special to her - as we all know! - I would tell him that it can happen that day, but you would prefer it not to be associated with the wedding, because the wedding is your day... the engagement part is her special time. I would ask him to do it before the wedding.

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