Anyone can go. Basically its a way to party with the lucky couple, and to help them pay for the event. I think that it stems from Ukrainian and Eastern European wedding traditions.
larry >You PAY to go to the party? > >It is a different custom. But does that mean anyone who pays can go? I >might spend every weekend paying to go to wedding socials. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Eric Dawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:38 PM >Subject: Manitoba Wedding Socials (was: writing apps like Weatherbug) > > >> I think it is unique to Manitoba (pls confirm), but I think the tradition >is >> older than Manitoba. The wedding social is a pre-wedding party to >celebrate >> the pending nuptuals. It is generally more open and includes a broader >> spectrum of people that might not be invited to the more exclusive wedding >> ceremony and celebration. >> >> Typical social notes: >> $10 ticket per person >> Snack at Midnight >> Prizes (Silent Auction) >> ======================= >> >> If I could live vicariously through you - I would have a door prize for a >> cab at midnight taking you to a weekender for two in Las Vegas... >> >> The last "suitcase social" I went to (about 10-12 years ago) - we didn't >win >> the draw, but by some fluke I as carrying around $500 in cash (someone >paid >> me back some money that night) so we ended up buying the weekend trip for >> two, an all expenses paid trip to Shreveport, in an ad hoc auction by the >> winners for approx $450. I couldn't go, but I sent a buddy of mine down to >> Louisiana with a 20 yr old hottie. :( >> >> :) >> Eric >> >> From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: writing apps like Weatherbug >> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:57:58 -0500 >> >> Eric, >> >> Glad to help. >> >> BTW perhaps you could explain to Nick how a Winnipeg type wedding social >> works, and why he should have one, especially for us CF developers. >> >> larry >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
