Re: I'm So Hungry !!!
Originally Posted by
Floydy
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About two years ago Mrs. F and I were invited to my niece's wedding just outside of Scarborough. It was at a very posh hotel and was very lavish, no expense spared as sadly her father had recently passed away and her mother gave her daughter the most lovely wedding imaginable.
For the guests though it dragged on so long it was almost turning everyone into zombies. The drinks in the bar beforehand went on for two hours but I was driving so could only have a pint. Bored stiff, we had to stand up as there were no seats left.
We moved into the wedding area itself and that took a further hour. Then the lunch began but before that were the speeches by every man and his dog and I was sat next to an old woman who kept talking about the TV series 'Doctors' over and over again.
Anyway after over five hours they finally said it was time to eat, but can you believe it - it was table by table to the carvery and we were the last one to be called up. Six hours and finally I had some roast beef and veggies and wolfed them down along with most of my plate and cutlery. never been so famished in all my life!
The dinner dance came afterwards when I decided that I was desperate for a drink and we left the car there overnight and got a taxi back to our hotel in Scarborough. I certainly made up for the boredom by letting my hair down at the disco!
SSG - I bet your lunch was worth waiting for!
OMG Floydy, That sounds like the ultimate nightmare. I know this is the food forum but I have to say I sympathise with you wholeheartedly. I just do not like going to weddings unless it is family, as then I know all the catering details, when it will be served, what we are eating, etc etc. But to endure what you endured is ridiculous! No-one should ever have to wait that long for the wedding meal. How many drinks did they expect you to down before you managed to get food inside of you?? I'm afraid I would have been away to Macdonalds or the nearest chippy after 2 hours of speeches by people that I don't even know!
I greatly admire your resilience in waiting 6 whole hours before being the last to get your food. It must have been enough to put you off weddings for life!
Well done you!. I couldn't have done it.
And yes, thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed my two ladylike portions of Shepherd's Pie. I even allowed myself a very private satisfying burp and a smile when no-one was in the kitchen, after I had eaten. I deserved that luxury after my suffering!