Seriously who? Bloody friends of mine, that's who. I need help. Let the excuse list begin!! Thanks in advance.

Simple

Its GF day and your not that important!

My wifes step mother got married again on GF day last year and i told them i would not fly to sydney to attend, but it didn't matter i was in Europe anyway.

Ring when you know he is not at home and leave a message telling him you can't stand the cow he is marrying - being a girl, we just have to get to the messages first and that's guaranteed to get you of the list.........

They should have more sense and tough luck if half the guests don't rock up.

Just a SELFISH act! No one is more important than the GF - NO ONE!!!!

Yeah they're friends of my wife - I hardly know them. The groom is from Tassie, a solid footballing state, what was he thinking?

The marriage is doomed - if he hasn't go the balls to stand up to her about the date - it is history already!

Im getting married the week after the grand final. It makes perfect sense to me.

Getting married on Grand Final day is a crime and as Condemned said a selfish act especially if you are born and bread in Melbourne.

Simple

Its GF day and your not that important!

My wifes step mother got married again on GF day last year and i told them i would not fly to sydney to attend, but it didn't matter i was in Europe anyway.

Your wife's step mother was getting married?

Tough spot to be in....

I have been there before though.... 2004 GF and I just told my mate the truth.... Being a bloke he understood.... Although he hates footy (there are a few of these pitiful humans) he is an A Grade cricket captain and I just told him that I would be having my wedding on Boxing Day when the time comes! Of course, this was the biggest empty threat in history!

I ended up rocking up to the reception at 8pm, fell out of a taxi, stumbled in to see everyone well on the way to being smashed, hooked up with a bridesmaid, still together and happy as hell....

The story is one of legend with the boys!

Good Luck

Great story KrazyJay, I thought this thread might provide some funny anectdotes.

Your wife's step mother was getting married?

Yeah here father had passed away 10 years earlier, we still keep in touch with her step mother.

When i read your reply i realised how wierd that would sound

I had a mate who got married last year on the Friday night of the Prelim weekend, when Sydney played Fremantle. If Melbourne had beaten Freo, then I wouldn't have known what to do with myself as they would've been playing the same night of the wedding.

If Melbourne were playing in the granny and you had the opportunity to get a ticket ..... well I guess you'd have to sacrifice a friendship

totally and utterly selfish act and un-australian too - weddings, reunions, birthdays, engagements of any sort should be banned during the month of september.

Yeah they're friends of my wife - I hardly know them. The groom is from Tassie, a solid footballing state, what was he thinking?

My only suggestion was that they need to be friends of your partner to give you any chance.

I missed the 1985 GF for the same reason.

Friends of the wife?

- simple, its her duty to explain your absence.

You just need to catch the game, and meet at the reception later, if that works.

If not, don't worry , you'll either all laugh about it in , say, 15 years, or they may never speak to you agin, in which case who cares anyway.

I'd say it was probably a day noone else had booked a wedding for and it was cheaper as a result.

ive got a very good mates 21st on the 17th, possibly neitas 300th. what do i do then????

and for the record, i want to get married in late march, thee week before the season starts. cricket season is over, footy hasnt begun. the only weekend im free. cept maybe christmas!