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Ok fine I'll start. Got married recently, it was about as stressful and mortifying as any such form of public performance, so I'd made my new husband agree we could get a Greggs immediately after the ceremony to stop me feeling sick.

We rocked up into the queue as a party of ten, me still holding a ridiculous bouquet, most of our friends looking self-conscious in their wedding finery.

Woman at the till gave us our cheese savoury stotties for free by way of congratulations, and the guy working in the back claimed it was the "Northernest thing" he'd ever seen. I have never been more proud.

(worked a treat to settle my nervy stomach for the rest of the day, as well)

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[–] probodyne 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[–] ojmcelderry@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congrats! (On the wedding and the freebie!)

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks! One of them was way more exciting to me in the moment than the other lol

[–] ojmcelderry@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I won't ask which one is which 🤣

[–] dot 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congratulations! I like the sound of a cheese stottie.

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Properly hit the spot I can tell you that.

[–] apathytomorrow 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congrats! Did you have a reception after or was that it for the day? I could barely eat before the ceremony for mine.

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We just took our few friends out for a nice meal and drinks, then to an arcade for the 2p pushy coin machines lol. We're very classy like that.

There's a photo of me with my hotel breakfast on the day just honestly looking like I was going to throw up or pass out or both. I can't imagine how stressful actual proper big weddings are!

[–] tkc 2 points 1 year ago

That actually sounds amazing! I love those machines. Had a crack at them down the seafront the other weekend.

[–] apathytomorrow 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds amazing! In hindsight I wish I did what you did! Photos are nice but didn't enjoy the day.

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ah that's a shame! I think it's one of those grass is always greener things, I'm definitely happy we did the tiny ceremony but would've enjoyed being able to afford a big messy party afterwards lol

[–] tkc 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congrats on getting married! Can't go wrong with a Gregg's haha. Its settled my stomach on more than a few occasions.

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Non-ironically this was my fave part of the whole day. And thank you!

[–] SnowWomble 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago