On Sunday the Seattle Times reported that a wedding crasher, Pamela McBride (yes, that’s actually her name) was sentenced to 45 days in jail for stealing wedding gifts, including gift cards, and checks. Apparently McBride would crash weddings and then help herself to parcels on the gift table. The Spokane, Wash. resident ran into trouble last summer when she bumped into a former classmate at a wedding. He happened to be an off-duty police officer and he noticed that McBride was nervous and acting suspiciously. When the bride and groom noticed that they were missing presents, they contacted the police and the officer was able to put them on McBride’s trail. They tracked her down through the gift cards that she used, which were from Macy’s, Home Depot and Costco. Former victims of McBride’s sticky fingers were contacted and the police were able to reimburse some of them.
At least Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson didn’t steal from your wedding!
The NY Post reported that Brooklyn couple, Michael Dvorkin and Ambre Brandis, have filed suit over a broken air-conditioner at their 2008 Manhattan nuptials. The couple got married at 632 on Hudson and apparently the downtown-cool location was swelteringly hot, causing the couple and their guests to become drenched in sweat. The couple complained that they were unable to have a “public wedding album” because all their photos were of people with “red and puffy faces” and “wet and wrinkled” clothes. They are seeking $50,000 for emotional distress.
What a crazy story! I feel bad for the couple but I was surprised to learn that they had taken legal action, until I read that they are both lawyers :). Then it made more sense.
I’m willing to bet this isn’t the look you are going for at your wedding.
Yesterday British web site, wedding-news.co.uk reported that an elephant which was hired for an extravagant Indian wedding between the children of two New Delhi- politicians, escaped from the ceremony. The male elephant went on a six-hour rampage, chasing after a female elephant in-heat and causing $320,000 in damages. The elephant charged through wedding guests, crashed into a shopping center, overturned vehicles, and trampled on 20 limos, before being shot with a tranquilizer.
Elephants are not unusual at Hindu weddings as they are considered extremely lucky in Hindu culture. The poor couple! What an awful way to start your lives together.
Thoughts on these crazy stories?
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The elephant one was hilarious! Did they also hire the female elephant for their wedding? If so, that was poor planning to get one in heat. If not, what are the odds? That's just terrible luck!
ReplyDeleteoh man wedding crashers...ive always kinda of wanted to try it....LOL.
ReplyDeleteJEL: I know! The articles that I read about it weren't very clear, but I am under the impression that the female elephant was NOT part of their wedding.
ReplyDeleteChelsea Talks Smack: Haha! I'm not so brave. I would be shaking in my boots if I tried to crash a wedding and people would immediately know something was amiss!
ReplyDeleteThe elephant story brings a whole new meaning to the term "wedding crasher."
ReplyDeleteAlso, you'd think that any kind of wedding venue in NYC would have some sort of back-up cooling mechanism during the sweltering city summer months, especially considering how much they probably paid for a downtown wedding.
D: I know! Can you imagine how awful that would be? good for them that they are suing!
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