Why are people so stupid and clueless. ( rant)

Is this common? Update pg 26, 37

Last edited 02/26/2013
Two of our very good friends are getting married. They are having several close members of their family help with the wedding. Yesterday they asked DH and I if we would sponsor the wedding bands and they day of the wedding DH and I would walk the rings up to the altar, have them blessed by the priest, and then hand the rings over to them.

I've seen the blessing of the rings done and all so I'm not confused about that. I'm confused (and I don't even know if confused is the right word to describe what I'm feeling) about DH and I actually having to buy their wedding bands because I've never heard of this. Is this common?


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Last edited 02/25/2013

I have never heard of that in my life and I think its really tacky to ask someone else to buy their wedding bands. 

ETA- When I said tacky, I was being nice. The more I think about this, the more mad I get. Who does that???


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Posted 02/25/2013

I've never heard of that. Frankly, I'd be laughing if someone asked me to do that. Of all the things that go in to a wedding, the rings are the most personal, and the one thing that gets used from that day all the time. There is no way I'd ask someone else to pay for them.

I don't understand how someone can justify having more wedding than they can afford.


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Posted 02/25/2013

Wait. They actually asked you guys to buy their wedding bands for them? With a straight face?

Posted 02/25/2013

Never heard of this before.  Seems inappropriate to ask you to buy them...maybe they just want you to be ring bearers of sorts?


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Posted 02/25/2013

I've never heard of this either. Weird.

Posted 02/25/2013

I have never heard of that. I would not pay for someone else's wedding bands. That is asking a lot!


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Posted 02/25/2013

I've heard of brides asking for all kinds of crazy stuff. What really amazes me is that people actually do it. If it were me and I didn't want to do it, I'd just say no.


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Posted 02/25/2013
This is the first I've ever heard of anyone asking another couple to buy/sponsor their wedding bands. It seems rude to me.


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Posted 02/25/2013

WHAAAAT? they want you to buy their wedding bands?? Yeah, that's pretty tacky and I have never heard of that. You can always get them some cheap sterling silver bands...lol

Posted 02/25/2013

Haha, oh this makes me sound soooo old. But WTF is happening with our society turning into a gimmie-gimmie entitlement attitude?

If you can't afford a wedding band-- you buy a $20 silver one until you can afford nicer ones.

I'd nicely say no, you aren't comfortable with that.

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