What is the best wedding you've been to? and why?

I think the best weddings I've been to have the most to do with the people! When I've been "and guest" they haven't been so fun. But when my friend got married and everyone was there, we had a blast!

Honestly, none of the ones I went to stuck with me...lol I think it's a combo of both..and good food!

THE FOOD is the thing people WILL judge you for. The rest... the wedding party is the people more than the decor. People make the fun and the atmosphere. But the food, yeah, as a guest, that will be where you'll be judged. My FAVORITE wedding was my friend Rikki, who was marrying a British guy (a clean cut former punk rocker type). One of HIS guests had a 3-ft tall mohawk! But she looked GORGEOUS. Her dress was memorable. Her ceremony (Jewish) was really nice, and the officiant explained the ceremony to the non-Jews which was really nice and very meaningful and informative for me. My favorite thing (besides the truly excellent spread of FOOD) was when the bride, blessed with a killer voice, serenaded her new husband. After that, the party was ON. And everyone was having a blast.

OH, and the party was an afternoon shindig, lasted until 6pm. And yet, everyone had a ball.

Ps. by she, I meant the bride, not the mohawk-wearer...

I've been to about 10 weddings in the last two years. After each wedding, I was able to leave the wedding saying that was so "them". But two really stick with me - at those two weddings the couple had a low stress atmosphere, didn't dwell on the hundreds of traditions that take time out of the party, the band was phenomenal, the food was amazing, and everyone danced from beginning to end!

We have large families on both sides and so we have been to many weddings over the years. We usually have always taken the kids if invited. The kids always remember the ones and talk about them years later, are the ones that the dance floor was always active and everybody was up dancing. With that said, you need a great DJ who keeps the guests motivated to stay on the dance floor.

I agree with tracey the best ones are bc i know everyone that was there and you can really let go and have fun being yourself. also having a great dj that gets the floor packed

I haven't been to many.. one that I went to last summer with my FH (friend of his) was terrible.. things that I remember that made it so were:

- not nearly enough seating for everyone

- right at dinner time but there was nothing but cheese, fruit, and cake

- formal dances took foreeeeever, and we were confined to watch each and every one.

- no alcohol

Definitely gave me some pointers for things I did NOT want at mine. We chose an old estate so that people could meander inside and out wherever they want. We want a good atmosphere, good food, lots of booze.. we want people on the dance floor the whole night enjoying themselves. I think these are the things that make a wedding fun for the guests!

MINE! hahahahaha

But really, we had people tell us it was the most heartfelt ceremony that they had ever been to, and I think that really struck a cord with the people that were there. We also made sure to show our appreciation by serving great food, and yes, as PP mentioned, people DO remember that! Overall, it was a FUN wedding, and everyeone enjoyed themselves, as opposed to some of the dry stuffy ones I have been to.

I am clearly NOT biased though. LOL

Unfortunately, not many of the weddings I've been to really stick out to me. Usually you can't hear the bride and groom saying their vows or the readings are so repetitive you could recite them yourself. In fact, in the last ten years the only wedding ceremony I remember was one in which the groom came out to the Imperial March. The groom/groomsmen wore kilts and when they asked if anyone had any objections, someone in the back of the audience coughed and the groomsmen all pulled their swords at once.

Though this other ceremony was hands-down the WORST ceremony I've ever seen, I think the best reception I've ever been to was where the bride's Palestinian family got up on the dance floor in a circle and started tag team dancing. We joined them and had a BLAST! We had such a good time, in fact, we were trying to come up with a way to get people off of our guestlist so we could invite them! hahahaha (Not that we would actually do that, but it was funny to think about.

Hahaha Pumpkin...that ceremony sounds like it was awesome. And as for the reception..."sorry Grandma, there's no room for you anymore. I really need Jane's Palestinian second cousin to be there...it means a lot to me."