Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted June 16 Wrong. The Ohio State game IS a life event, just as the Michigan game in 2003 was, just as "The Pick" was to me. 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie No. 2 Share Posted June 16 Well, the wife being in the wedding makes it difficult to skip out. When the daughter of a friend got married on the day the Ducks played USC a few years ago, we did not attend. It was up in Portland, and on a boat in October, so I would have been reluctant to go anyway, so the decision was not difficult. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 3 Share Posted June 16 I admit that a nephew had a wedding celebration-reception on a home gameday....and we sent a gift and begged off. And they knew that on a Oregon GameDay...I was kinda crazy. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 4 Share Posted June 16 One of my closest friends got married last year during Oregon v Colorado. Thankfully that game was a blowout and I could just check the score happily between pauses. The wedding was very small. Like 15 people small... So I did my best to look sane during a Duck game I wasn't actively watching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 5 Share Posted June 16 Told my fiancé I loved her too much to wait until September. In reality I worked backward from the date I knew we would be home from our honeymoon to arrive at an early August wedding. That was over 40 years ago, and I would do the same today. As to the initial question, if you don't have a formal role in the wedding despite your wife's participation, why is it even a question? Just tell her to enjoy herself because she probably wouldn't spend much time with you anyway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 6 Share Posted June 17 On 6/16/2024 at 4:02 PM, HDuck said: Told my fiancé I loved her too much to wait until September. In reality I worked backward from the date I knew we would be home from our honeymoon to arrive at an early August wedding. That was over 40 years ago, and I would do the same today. As to the initial question, if you don't have a formal role in the wedding despite your wife's participation, why is it even a question? Just tell her to enjoy herself because she probably wouldn't spend much time with you anyway. I told my wife that we can't do a fall wedding. She initially thought it was because I'm a high school teacher and that would be too stressful. I said it was because I'd be losing my mind if I had to miss a Duck game and if the Ducks lost it would forever taint the day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
