Not even a dollar dance.... a money boot

That should be a no where thing. I wouldn't go, and if i was there, i'd leave.

Oh, the bride didn't say anything. The best man just taunted for a bit, saying "come oooooonnnnn, really? Nothing?". Then he moved on.

@pancakes, Remi is good!! She got an xray on Friday that confirmed her bone is healed, so we can start getting her activity level up again. She's not 100% yet (sometimes she limps on it still, they said it could be a year before she's really back to full full use), but we can start letting her in the yard without being leashed. Yay!!!! Thanks for asking about her

@MRS. A & J, was it a small town Texas wedding? I hate to say it, but I have been to two weddings that have done that and they were both small town Texas weddings. Not condoning AT ALL, but just saying. It is really awkward.

Great! Hopefully she knows to take it slow so that it doesn't hurt anything. Pibb is back to acting like he's on drugs now that it's nice outside. In the winter, he would come out of his front room and stretch and then walk to the door to go outside or eat first. But now that it's warm, he runs out like he's a racing dog, flies through the kitchen, goes around the table in the living room and stops juuuust before the sliding glass door and sits and wiggles until we let him out. Haha. He's full of personality! I'm glad she's better now that she can enjoy the nicer weather! Feel free to post an update with pictures. And when I say free free, I mean you have to

Omg guys... guys... I just. Oh wow. I just realized my aunt did the bride kidnap thing at her wedding.

I was young (9-10)....

But wow... she did that.... I don't remember the reaction, because I was obviously just a kid...

cringe

Wow that is tacky. The kidnapping sounds worse.

Is cash even like, a thing people have any more?

I have a two dollar bill, 20 Mexican pesos, and 100 Jamaican dollars in my wallet (for a total value of like $4.50).

I don't think I've had a worthwhile amount of cash in my wallet since like, July.

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I just remembered that at the last wedding I was at that did this the groom took off HIS boots that he was wearing and they passed those around. Gag.

Ok to clarify on the kidnapping...this was a cousin's wedding and her and her husband are kind of goofy anyways. Plus, they were 40+ and first wedding, so it wasn't like they were young and naïve. It may be a cultural thing, but it is not in my family and none of us understood it and all thought it was tacky (and discussed how tacky it was afterwards).

The problem was we were eating dinner and nobody noticed the bride was gone. (She just left - there was no big to-do "kidnapping". Then the groom and his twin get up and start reading this ridiculous "ransom" note. We were all confused and just wanted to continue eating.

Also, people don't carry cash anymore, especially small bills. So to have it and then expect people to have cash just makes an awkward moment. The sad thing is it was a nice wedding, but years later all anyone remembers is the awkward kidnapping, money-grab.

Well thats just rude and annoying. I even avoid the girl scout fundraisers because I don't like being asked for money.... ugh

No no no just no.

Was the bride or groom polish by chance? It is a polish tradition to pass the brides shoe around for money toward the honeymoon. Not saying I like it, but Ive seen it alot at polish wedding receptions. Stealing the bride is a tradition as well, but I cant remember what culture it was from...maybe Finlander? Most of the wedding we went to years ago, the bridesmaids would steal the groom and the groomsman would steal the bride for about an hour and bring them to a bar for a drink. Then bring them back. No money involved tho. It kind of faded because so often either the bride or groom would come back smashed. It was done during the lull between dinner ending and the band starting. Years ago they didnt have a cocktail hour before dinner, like they do now. You would roll right into dinner and then open the bar right afterward. But the band typically didnt start for an hour or so after dinner.

When did bringing a gift to a wedding become not enough? The nerve.

@gonnabeahair that sounds crazy... so does the money boot. I don't really have an opinion on dollar dances. I didn't do one but I wouldn't get offended if I was at a wedding that had one.... I would be offended by a money boot where they are asking for money.

@pancakes did you decide on whether you are getting the other dog as a playmate for pibb?

Wow....no other words.

I've read a little bit about ransoming the bride traditions...different cultures do it different ways. Does no one remember on The Office when Dwight's brother kidnapped Angela? lol I've heard the money boot thing too...I think it originates in eastern Europe? Obviously not popular in the US, I guess if I knew the bride and groom had strong ties to their heritage, I would be more understanding. But otherwise it does seem like a cheap money grab.

@pancakes, lol oh Mr Pibb. Did you ever get Mrs Pibb????? I'll post an update! Any excuse lol.

@fwr, unless Houston is a small town.........lol.

@mrscheapskate, I don't think they're polish. I guess it's possible, but they certainly aren't traditional anything except COUNTry. Which is different than country.

What I like about attending other people's weddings is that you get to notice what you like and leave the rest. You can always thank your lucky stars that you were never "that" bride.

No Mrs. Pibb. While FH was gone for work I was going over the possibility of becoming a real estate agent since I absolutely hate my job here and need to leave. And that would require me going months without a paycheck while I get started. So I didn't want to bring in another dog if I ended up not bringing in a paycheck. And I would also wait on buying a car. But we are still talking things over. FH says "But I don't see the point in being a real estate agent. We did all of the searching when we bought this house. Our Realtor just filled in a couple words on the forms. And he drives a BMW. And the lady who sucked at being a Realtor drives a Mercedes." And I'm like.. what's your problem with me becoming one, then? Lol. The average home in our county is $150,000. Home sell under 6 months, even when the market was bad. So yeah, we're still talking about it. I obviously need his approval since I will be taking $50k out of our annual income to risk it for maybe making more, maybe making less. So we will see where that goes!