Is this tacky?

[mickeysaver]

We had our anniversary in August, 7 wonderful years. Our trip to WDW in mid-September was our gift to each other in celebration of the event. We had it noted on our reservation. We did not buy the special ears or get buttons or have special shirts made. We did receive a priceless gift of balloons and a Mickey & Minnie signed Anniversary card in our room. That was awesome.

The only reason that we could not celebrate our anniversary on our anniversary is my honey's work. She is always on the road......or so it seems. I figured the Mouse would cut me a little slack. I don't feel that what we did was tacky or rude. We were celebrating.....we had a great time, just not at the exact date. If memory serves, on the exact date, she was on the 10th day of her business trip and had just gotten into Savannah, GA and I was in Lawrenceville, GA. Not exactly close to each other and of course it was a work day......definitely not a special day for us, but Disney was! Maggie

 

[supersuperwendy]

We wore the ears on our honeymoon, and they didn't seem to make any difference to anyone other making us feel a little silly! If you really want to wear them...then go ahead!!! I've seen people wear them in bars up here..so who cares! It's not like they are sacred! My kids have mine in their dress up box! Disney is fun and romantic.....celebrate you romance your way!

 

[cstraub]

Hey just thought of something................

DISNEY JUST CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY FOR A WHOLE 18 MONTHS!!!!!!!

 

[disneygal33]

Hey just thought of something................

DISNEY JUST CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY FOR A WHOLE 18 MONTHS!!!!!!!

Great point!!!

 

[fonsy]

So true

 

[TinkerbellMama]

If you think it'll be fun, wear 'em!

Exactly! I am starting to think some people on this board are more concerned with rules and "fairness" than they are with ENJOYING WDW!!!!!!!!! While I do agree that there are some practices posted which amount to stealing, this is NOT one of them. If people are going to WDW to celebrate ANY event in their family, then by all means, they should not be made to feel guilty because circumstances do not allow them to travel on the exact date (carrying, of course, full documentation in case some watchful Diser desires proof ). The "you're spoiling it for the rest of us" argument is, IMO, crazy.

OP: ENJOY!!!!!

 

[Cool-Beans]

If you want to wear the ears, wear them. If you want to wear the pin, wear it.

I don't think the ears are tacky, but I do think Birthday pins on grown-ups are.

But if I were you, I wouldn't give a hoot what I thought, anyway.

 

[LoriMistress]

Well, DH and I did our honeymoon late (five months after our wedding) and we did the Mickey Bride and Groom ears. I would stick to only one thing: honeymoon or birthday. Choose wisely.

 

[fromscratchmom]

Wow. I am pretty amazed at all of this. I was mostly on the side of thinking that it is a bad idea to do it, but I also saw the thinking of celebrating when you can, for someone who never got to take a real honeymoon. I've been in the same boat for almost 10 years now. Luckily, I read through all of the posts before replying. It is just amazing how people who disagree have calmly stated their viewpoint in relation to the question that was asked and have been met with such totally icky behavior from others; accusations of flaming? telling people to get a grip and making up ways to act horrified but sarcastic at the same time? You know, if you are the type that has no use for niceties or etiquette in any form, you could avoid it pretty easily. No one will ever hold a gun to your head and force you to read the ettiquette collumn in the news paper. But when someone decided that they would like to know how people feel about an issue in that arena and they ask their question in a public forum, you can pretty much expect that you'll end up finding out what people think.

Well now I am deeply entrenched in the camp of knowing that I don't want any part of that attitude where apparently nothing is special and nothing matters enough for a person to ever have an opinion about it. The idea that people can't honestly give their opinion when asked is just crazy and wrong. And it is pretty sad to see the irony of all the people who want to say that no one should ever have an opinion (at least not one that they, themselves, disagree with), while at the same time working hard to show how much they dissapprove of those they are accusing. The poor OP just asked for opinions and probably had no desire to set off a bunch of venom on a board that is usually so nice to visit! I hope she has a great trip, and also is able to keep enjoying the board without running into much of that type of thing.

And for the record, ever since I moved to Ohio, I've been having to learn to cope with holidays being moved around and celebrated on the wrong days. For example, we are not allowed to trick-or-treat on Halloween, but have a "beggars night" set up on a different day. To me it is not the same thing at all and is not really fun or special for me, just a big bother to have to try to make it special for my kids. Just what every mom needs, more work! Next thing you know they'll do the same thing for Christmas and my husband who is a state employee will end up having to work that day! And then I might just turn into the blue smiley who's hair catches on fire! I'm hoping that my blue flames are at least 20 feet tall, when they shoot out of my new blue smiley head! So, I guess when we hit our 10 year anniversary next March, I'll celebrate it for all it is worth on the right day, because that is the day that we got married. And if in some future years we run into the problem of not being able to be together on that day, I'll mourn the loss a bit and then move on and try harder on the next one. And if some year we get to go to Disney on a special day, like an actual anniversary, I may let others in on our celebration, if there is still an anniversary pen, but I'm not going to spread my special days out over weeks and months of time. To me that just dilutes it out and makes it as if there was no particular day that was worth commemorating in the first place.

 

[Cool-Beans]

And for the record, ever since I moved to Ohio, I've been having to learn to cope with holidays being moved around and celebrated on the wrong days. For example, we are not allowed to trick-or-treat on Halloween, but have a "beggars night" set up on a different day.

Maybe that's a Westerville thing. It sure isn't all of Ohio. I've lived here my whole life and never heard of a "Beggar's Night."

Sorry about your luck.

 

[Allison]

Exactly! I am starting to think some people on this board are more concerned with rules and "fairness" than they are with ENJOYING WDW!!!!!!!!! While I do agree that there are some practices posted which amount to stealing, this is NOT one of them. If people are going to WDW to celebrate ANY event in their family, then by all means, they should not be made to feel guilty because circumstances do not allow them to travel on the exact date (carrying, of course, full documentation in case some watchful Diser desires proof ). The "you're spoiling it for the rest of us" argument is, IMO, crazy.

OP: ENJOY!!!!!

The question wasn't about stealing or spoiling it for the rest of us. The question was if people thought it was tacky and people have the right to answer it according to what they think. There is nothing wrong with that.

 

[puddleduck]

So, I guess when we hit our 10 year anniversary next March, I'll celebrate it for all it is worth on the right day, because that is the day that we got married. And if in some future years we run into the problem of not being able to be together on that day, I'll mourn the loss a bit and then move on and try harder on the next one. And if some year we get to go to Disney on a special day, like an actual anniversary, I may let others in on our celebration, if there is still an anniversary pen, but I'm not going to spread my special days out over weeks and months of time. To me that just dilutes it out and makes it as if there was no particular day that was worth commemorating in the first place.

I find that kind of sad. Life is way to short to be so nit picky about exact dates. In my opinion, you celebrate the event not the date. I do not celebrate the fact that I got married Sept. 2, I celebrate the fact that I got and stayed married. Sept. 2 is not what is important, the actual event is, therefore, if we have to celebrate Sept. 10, no big deal. I never understood getting so hung up on the date.

One of the best birthday parties I ever attended was held 3 weeks after the birthday girl's actual birthday. She is a student of mine. I teach children with physical and mental handicaps. This girl was turning 16 and her mom was giving her a sweet 16 party and wanted everyone special in her life to attend even her brother and sister who were away at college. Sure, it was 3 weeks after her 16th bday, but we were celebrating 16 years of life, not a date. And let me assure you that when her dad wheeled her out and the dance floor and danced with her to the song Butterfly Kisses, not one person cared that it was not her actual bday.

The same with anniversarys and other bdays. I am celebrating the years I have had with my kids and dh, not a date.

 

[DizzKneeGeek]

Celebrate what you want when you want! Have fun and enjoy a magical trip!
You are buying the ears and the birthday buttons don't get you anything but a "Happy Birthday". Go have fun.

Exactly what I was going to say. So much so that I read no further in this thread than post #7 because nobody can refute this advice.

The notion that "celebrating something like an anniversary 2 months late is wrong"...is wrong. just because someone might not be able to vacation exactly on the day of said occasion means they are not allowed to celebrate when they get a chance? whatever!

 

[Jamie77]

I don't think it's tacky. I'm taking my parents for their 29th anniversary in December although their anniversary was in March. Their work schedules never worked out during the year for us to do something really special. I was going to send them on a cruise in December but since my dad works for the school system, going during the cheaper time in early December wasn't going to work out. Since all our jobs gave us at least a week off from work near Christmas, we decided to celebrate their anniversary then in WDW .

 

[MagicForMe]

You'll never get away with it! People who are married more than 3 years radiate a unique vibe of despondancy and carry with them a look of doom, gloom and despair. No Mickey Ears can mask that pain.

Kidding, kidding, totally (almost, lol) kidding.

Have a wonderful trip!

 

[taximomfor4]

Hi everyone, me again. I just have a question for taximomfor4...You said that the ears are only for honeymoons and not for anniversary. I was just wondering where did u find this info, i mean, is it a rule written on the back of the ears or what? I thought the ears were for couples celebrating honeymoon or anniversary. Anniversary is a celebration of marriage, so I thought the ears are ok 4 that.

Everything I wrote in my posts was my opinion. Since the OP asked for opinions. Yes I think the bridal veil Mickey ears are for honeymoons. In my opinion. They have the veil and wedding colors thing goin' on. They look "wedding." I wore a veil on my wedding day, and if I'd had a honeymoon, I'd have worn some kind of wedding-ish thingy. On our anniversaries, we dress nice, because we are going out on a date to commemorate something special, but I have never seen anyone out for their anniversary in a veil-like thingy on. So to me, in my opinion, the bridal veil minnie ears are honeymoon items. Does that mean someone cannot go grocery shopping in a bridal veil? Nope. Do I think that would be tacky? Yes. Does that mean someone can't go around WDW, not on their Honeymoon, wearing bridal veil? Nope. Do I think that would be tacky? Yes, I do. My opinion. I replied to the question that was asked in the OP.

Did I, anywhere, say it was "WRONG?" ummmm, let me look back, Nope. I said, in my opinion, it's tacky. I am sure some things I wear would be considered tacky, in other people's opinions. Does it mean I am wrong for wearing them? Nope. Does everyone think my outfit is tacky? Most likely not.

Geez, I didn't think I was committing a DIScrime by replying with my opinion.

Just for the record, little girls play dressup a lot. My kids' dressup box has a wedding gown costume. They wear it often. That is just little girls playing pretend. Little girls running around WDW in the bridal veil minnie ears isn't tacky, in my opinion... it is little girls playing dressup, wearing something they think looks beautiful.

 

[DizzKneeGeek]

Does that mean someone can't go around WDW, not on their Honeymoon, wearing bridal veil? Nope. Do I think that would be tacky? Yes, I do.

Well, count us in the tacky crowd. What's new? Nothing. We're used to it.

 

[Sleeping Becca]

The OP's thread is titled "Is this tacky?"

1. The question was asked in order to get answers. Many people chose to answer the question. I don't find that posters who thought it was tacky were being rude or judgemental, they were simply answering the question.

2. The OP knew that some would think it was tacky, if she didn't she wouldn't have asked. I'm guessing that she was trying to gauge how many thought it was tacky verses how many thought it was appropriate.

3. My guess is that most people here don't like to be viewed as being judgemental or rude to other posters and that is great. So some of you who would never personally wear bride and groom ears years after your wedding, told the OP to "go for it" if they felt comfortable, knowing full well they wouldn't do it themselves.

4. Others here really don't like to be rude or judgemental but feel we must answer a question posed as "Would we do this?" because we feel that is what is being asked.

5. Others of course could care less what other people think, and don't ask for other's approval, and do their own thing, and that is great too.

I just don't understand why some feel they need to flame, when people are giving an honest response that is obviously not written as an insult.