For a few months before our wedding Mr. Knitting's mom had expressed a number of concerns to Mr. Knitting about our wedding looking cheap. We weren't too sure why she thought this since knew that our wedding would not look cheap and so we just kind of ignored these comments. We thought it was odd that she thought our choice of the Faculty Club was cheap because she had originally wanted us to get married in her church and have the reception in the industrial looking church rec room. While this would have been a perfectly fine option for some, it can't be denied that the Faculty Club has a bit more ambiance.
We invited her to see the Faculty Club with us beforehand but for various reasons she had not actually seen it before the wedding, nor had she expressed interest in seeing any pictures.
Flash forward to our wedding. My MIL walks in the door and is stunned by how much nicer it was than she expected and goes around telling everyone what a great venue it is. We were very pleased that she liked it so much, since she had seemed so unenthusiastic about our venue choice.
The next day my mom filled us in on the rest of the story. My MIL does not have the greatest grasp of English and it turns that that she was only familiar with the word "club" in the context of a grungy dance club. That's why she was so concerned. She thought we wanted our wedding to look like this:
Photo via Girls of T.O.
(That's a photo of the Brunny for any of you Toronto readers!)
Needless to say she was thrilled when she walked in the door and saw that it was a completely different type of club!
This story was really funny to me because, while I think one could have a completely awesome wedding in a "club" club, that is so NOT something that would suit Mr. Knitting or myself and is so far from what we actually planned.
What's your funniest wedding miscommunication?
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