Dad staying home?

We went to a wedding where we were asked to pay $30 per head too - was a bit disappointed though as it wasn't a "meal" - just light snack.
And it was from 4pm till 11pm, on a boat, so we were all STARVED by the end of it (and very drunk).

I had no problem paying for the food in lieu of a gift though. I was stoked just to be invited to the wedding at all, even if we were asked to pay!

I am seriously thinking of that, I have been to another wedding where we are having ours, and the food is exquisite.. hence why we wanted ours there, I think we will possibly pay maybe $10 for each person to cut it down a little which would mean they paid $35 per adult for a 3 course meal, entres, mains desert and nibbles beforehand while we have photos. Am wondering about alcohol.. thinking possibly provide non alcoholic drinks etc plus wine for tables and toasts.. but other than that possibly cash bar (apart from bridal party we will pay their meal and drinks etc) most of my family are not large drinkers.. Mike's family are wine drinkers, lol and the other ones that i know of.. could do with paying for their own drinks cos they tend to go overboard.. so am not providing free drinks for them to get blotto.



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yep he did.lol i meant for what our guests would pay i think it's a pretty reasonable amount of food etc that they get considering we are providing nibbles etc too. Have you confirmed then ? lol.. It'd be kewl to the see the two different weddings etc thru pics within the week of each other at the same place. funny stuff.   Hey have you found anywhere that does good cheaper bouquets in palmy? All i want is some orange lillies for the girls, and some white and orange ones for me with a few white roses, and some roses for buttonholes etc for the guys and the parents/grandparents. ooh and some white and orange petals for the girls baskets.

Have been looking at the new world ones.. but only cos i have been there alot lately buying butterflies (fake ones)

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come to think of it, are they even still there?!?  Good lord it's just too early for me. 

Cottage flowers. They grow the callas themselves. My boquet was $80 and the girls were $65.

Sorry to interupt the wedding talk ladies...

Janine, my Dad was a SAH parent from not long after my brother came home from the hospital... Simon must have been around 6 months old, Kathrine was 2.5years and I was 13 years old. He remained the one at home from then until last year, really (so 12 years). Mum was nursing, and could earn more than Dad could... Dad did work various part time jobs in that time, but he was still the primary caregiver for us kids.

Once Dad learnt how to cook, and operate the washing machine, everything was fine! Before this started, Dad knew how to barbeque, and could cook things like bacon and eggs, or toasted sandwiches, but preparing and timing a full meal was new to him. We had lots of very simple meals as Dad figured everything out... now, he makes a very good meatless spaghetti bolognase-type dish that has become his signiture meal. He became a regular parent-help at Kindy, and went along to a couple of coffee mornings (but felt to conspicuous to continue with those). Simon and Kathrine thought it was normal that the dad stayed home! Kathrine told me one day just after she started school that her classmates were suprised it was Dad at home not Mum, and she didn't know why they thought it was strange.

Good idea! (Know too many people who have studied for 'the hell of it' and then been pissed at wasting so much money... eg my sister's boyfriend. Currently 3 years in, still in his 1st year of architecture and scared to pull out because of his dad. Not that that is related to Mike... but ya know.)

Arghhh can ya tell I'm procrastinating?!?