Thread: Am I just old fashioned

Originally Posted by donnad

Hi, not quite sure what rolls on bacon, rolls on sausage and for the vegetarians rolls on scrambled egg, I don't even know what that means? are they have sausage on rolls, bacon on rolls and scrambled eggs on rolls? That does sound a little odd. I once went to a wedding years ago, the bride wore a beautiful gown , bridesmaids the whole shebang! The served beans and rolls at the reception! I was floored, needless to say everyone had to go out to eat. My daughter was just married last June on a limited budget. Her and her hubby, made the wedding invitations themselves. We reserved a flower garden for the nuptials and had the reception at the adjoining park pavilion. We had the reception catered by a local restaurant. They served chicken breast, brats and hamburgers along with potato salad and fresh fruit. Everything was bbq on site, it was really good and inexpensive ($10 per plate). The pavilion is on a lake, we had a nice hot day and a nice breeze coming off the lake. As both the bride and groom just graduated from college, she wanted money too. I was not having any of that! My daughter registered at local stores and let the guests bring what they could. Fun was had by all.

Nicole and Ben

Thanks for posting Donna, let me try to explain the 'rolls'. Its like a round slice of bread only thick, you can cut it in half and put a filling inside hence the bacon, or sausage or scrambled eggs ! oh i hope i have explained that properly. I can totally understand that you would have to go out for a meal if all you were being served was beans and rolls, I have booked a meal for Sarah, Glen, Brooke and myself at a local hotel on the day of the wedding, especially since we are going to be there all day.

Aw your daughters wedding looks beautiful and the catering firm they had certainly didnt let you down thats for sure, it shows if you look in the right places it can be done. By the lake sounds perfect and so glad that she had nice weather for it, it makes all the difference. Nice to hear that everyone really enjoyed themselves.

I'm with you about the asking for money thing...............just a complete no no for me to. Your daughters approach was much more sensible and I am sure she was over the moon with the presents that she recieved.

Thanks Donna for making me feel that it isnt just my old fashioned ideas, I was feeling a bit worried about how I felt. I guess that my victorian upbringing was showing to much !!! lol

Thanks for posting, it was nice to see your daughters wedding picture, just lovely x