Colleague is an utter snob.

Ok but this all just made me hungry for tacos and BBQ and Mac & cheese… it’s a shame there isn’t a roving food truck in my neighborhood at 6am, because they’d make a fortune off me right now. Someone invite me to a backyard wedding, ASAP!

Saying “white trash” is racist. That’s not cool. Their wedding was fine. Plus the wedding is whatever the bride and groom want it to be.

your co-worker is pompous a*s

Finally, someone gets it.

Hahahhaa... less than 12 people at our Halloween, backyard costume wedding! No dinner, Just our favorite Costco Cakes with a custom topper and Ice cream. Got married at 1pm by Darth Vader dressed as a dark Jedi and the Mandalorian with Grogu as our ring bearer. Had cake, visited then got ready for the zombie invasion in the front yard for the trick-or-treaters! BEST time ever!!!

Best wedding I went to was a BBQ. Friends and family invited to a bbq, at sunset we were asked to gather around their dam - they exchanged vows, lit candles on the damn, we partied. They didn't tell anyone because they didn't want any fuss or presents or for people to get stressed over plus ones, children, or clothes - it was the perfect mix of intimate and fun.

We had burgers and dogs for our wedding, which was held in a local park by the house I grew up in. My wife made our cake from scratch, it was delicious, everybody had a great time, cleaned up after themselves, and we were gone before the mosquitoes arrived at dark. It was perfect, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. OP's colleague is just jelly.

Only trashy thing is your co-worker. Be sure to let him know you'll be sure to NOT invite him to any parties you throw. I love your choices of food! Best wishes for a long and happy life together ♡

Miss Manners had this covered in her column long ago: “I’m sorry you’re not enjoying yourself. I wouldn’t dream of keeping you.”

How did it become normal for so many people to miss the real point of a wedding?

Never got to finish my post, premature posting. Yup $100 all in but there were only 4 of us. Never regretted it for a second, and we are still going strong

You should have told that coworker to get fancy food elsewhere and leave your wedding out of it. Some people can't be pleased no matter what. He was eating free food and drinks.

Weddings aren't "supposed" to be anything except what the bride and groom would love. If someone wants a fancy wedding, awesome. If they want a backyard wedding? Also awesome. If they serve a food they love, but I don't like it? No probs. I'll nosh on sides, and eat more at home later. It's not about me. It's not about anyone except the bride and groom, and the union of their love.

Your wedding sounds perfect, don't let a stick up their a*s try and say other wise. My wedding was under 3k, my mum's backyard (on a bit of land), about 30ish people. My first wedding was army style (about 200 people) and out of the two, give me my second wedding again.

What a crazy person to see a nice and comfy wedding and food as trash... It sounds like a nice way to celebrate a wedding... In India, we see such crazy weddings where the bride's family goes bankrupt thanks to such lavish weddings... many indians are paid by the bride's family though that is now slowly fading. But the lavish part is still there and the food is sad.. waste of money

Colleague is a stuck up idiot. Respect the decision to keep to 6k

Thats what I want. Down to earth and just a lot of fun...

When I thought I'd get married someday, it was going to be a Halloween theme, costumes encouraged bout not mandatory, but definitely low-key & comfy. Pizza, pop, White Castle sliders, some liquor, would be mostly BYOB, cupcakes, etc. Very child-friendly too. I'd just want the people who I love & love me to celebrate someone actually wanting to be with my loser a*s for life. Obviously never happened, but super casual is the best.

Also: husband and I didn't like the tiny ham and cheese finger sandwiches served at almost every wedding we went to. So when we got married, our main course was six inch Subway sandwich party platters! They were delicious, and I did NOT go home hungry that night!

I'm gonna tear up some pigs in a blanket wherever I find them.

I found a book called the White Trash Cookbook. My favorite recipe consisted of white bread, mayo and potato chips.

I went to an 'expensive' wedding in London in the early 80's. It was dry so everybody wandered off to the bar downstairs in the same building and came back up for the meal. Lovely crispy chicken Kiev which was still frozen solid in the middle. I, along with a number of other guests, made my excuses and pissed off back to the bar. The rest of the evening progressed as per expectations.