Oprah's crashing weddings???!!!

[Mandabella]

I'm having a hard time believing the couple or the family or someone doesn't know about Oprah's "surprise" visit in advance.

It just seems odd otherwise.

 

[mickeysgal]

I can't believe that this is totally random without prior notification. I'm sure Oprah and her entourage have to travel in a coordinated fashion - schedules, plans, setting up, etc. What happens when someone doesn't care for her to crash the wedding? What does she do? "Sorry...didn't mean to disturb you...here's a gift?" Thats just bizarre. Does she then move onto the next banquet hall next door? Can you imagine what would happen to a "normal" person that tried this?

 

[Cool-Beans]

I was not one of the brides who stomps her foot like a four year old and says, "It's MY day! It's all about me!" However, I would not have been pleased if Oprah had showed up at my wedding.

I don't like Oprah. No, wait. It isn't just that I don't like her, I actually dislike her. I think she's creepy. Wouldn't want her at my wedding or at my door.

But I'm thinking even Oprah wouldn't show up at an event to which she wasn't invited. These folks must have sent her invites, as a joke or something. Or she checked with the parents. Not even Oprah would invite herself to a wedding. (I don't think. She can't be THAT tacky.)

 

[Chattyaholic]

But I'm thinking even Oprah wouldn't show up at an event to which she wasn't invited. These folks must have sent her invites, as a joke or something. Or she checked with the parents. Not even Oprah would invite herself to a wedding. (I don't think. She can't be THAT tacky.)

No, the couples really don't know she's coming! One of the couples was on the Morning Show a couple days ago, and the bride said the only way she could think of how Oprah found out about the wedding was from the gift registry, or on the internet. Oprah was not invited. They showed the footage on TV, and her gift of china.

Personally I wouldn't want her crashing my wedding either. I think it's pretty rude of her to be doing this, without being invited or asking permission first.

 

[cardaway]

Not even Oprah would invite herself to a wedding. (I don't think. She can't be THAT tacky.)

This is the woman who made a bing deal out of a store closing. Yes, she CAN be that tacky.

 

[S. C.]

No, I didn't consider my wedding to be all about the Bride.

I considered it to be all about the Wedding Ceremony and pledging our commitment to each other in front of close friends, family and God --- not part of a national daytime talk show that I don't even watch.

Just look at the way Weddings get skewered on this board as "do you think this or that was tacky?" I would have had absolutely no desire at all to submit our private wedding day to a national tv audience. I am a fairly private person and having something like that just sprung on me with no opportunity to say no would have been pretty upsetting to me.

ITA!!

 

[palmtreegirl]

I wouldn't want her to crash my wedding and I was about as far from a "Bridezilla" that you can get. I was very mellow in all the planning, for example I didn't even pick out the bridesmaids dresses or where the reception was going to be held.

My wedding was a great party(that my parents spent a lot of $$$$ on) and I'd be more then upset if someone I didn't know showed up with cameras and disrupted the recpetion, it's really beyond tacky and just plain rude. I don't care what gift she brought, I didn't care about gifts, all I wanted to do was celebrate with my family and friends and Oprah is neither. I actually think my Dad would've had her thrown out.

 

[sandramaac]

Oprah has a section on her web site called 'be on the show'. It is here where they ask folks to contact them regarding the different upcoming topics/episodes, and possibly appear as guest. If I recall a several months there was a listing that was asking perspective brides and grooms to contact her for a future show on weddings. So I am sure she didn't just 'show up". The brides may have been surprised that she did actually come, but I am almost 99.9% positivethat these folks had to submit their names before hand.

 

[icebrat001]

She came to the weddings with cameras and gave them dishes from Kohls, dishes, not china.

It was on TheKnot boards the morning after it happened.

Some people thought it was a bit rude of Oprah to come and outshine the bride.

I highly doubt that she crashed their wedding, how did she know about it, they would have to sign releases.

 

[cardaway]

I highly doubt that she crashed their wedding, how did she know about it, they would have to sign releases.

Releases are only needed after the fact if they agree to use the footage. It does nothing to stop the rude interruption of the event by the crew.

And yes, it's quite easy to crash weddings. Not only are they advertised at some level if you search around enough, but many places have weddings every weekend.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

I wouldn't have been happy if Oprah or any celebrity just showed up at my wedding with cameras - actually I'd be pretty mad. She didn't come to celebrate, she came for the publicity. And she is just taking attention away from the bride a groom.

It's just rude. Instead she should personaly call ahead of time and ask if the bride and groom would be interested in being on her show.

Yeah, what you said.

 

[Quinn222]

I'm not throwing a wedding but she's more than welcome to crash my Christmas party.

 

[goofy's friends]

I agree about showing up uninvited to a wedding. This is supposed to be about the bride and everyone would be focused on Oprah. That would be sad. I wish she was showing up at something else where the focus could be on her.

and, what's up with the covered dish?? Who takes a covered dish to a wedding--Sorry I crashed your wedding, but here's a casserole!!!

 

[BuzzBoyMom]

it is supposed to be a special moment and Oprah should just stay out if she wasn't invited. Booo oprah!

 

[Free4Life11]

It's just rude. Instead she should personaly call ahead of time and ask if the bride and groom would be interested in being on her show.

But then there would be grand entrace for The Big O. Don't forget, the whole world loves her.

LOL Oprah did a YAGE!

 

[Free4Life11]

She came to the weddings with cameras and gave them dishes from Kohls, dishes, not china.

No! Kohls? Probably donated...

 

[Free4Life11]

and, what's up with the covered dish?? Who takes a covered dish to a wedding--Sorry I crashed your wedding, but here's a casserole!!!

I found that odd too! What was she thinking she was going to, a church potluck??

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I cannot imagine being upset to see Oprah show up at anything of mine! Knowing her can you IMAGINE the gift???

I'm sure some Bridezilla will consider HER day disrupted... what about MEEEEEEE????? It's all about MEEEEEE!!!!

The gift IMHO was really kind of cheap. It was a 112.00 set of dishes. While I guess some people might be considered BRIDZILLA I have mixed emotions. I think it is very presumptious for Oprah to think she can just crash a wedding. Bridzilla or NOT it is the BRIDE and GROOM's day and no matter what you think, they are the two people who should decide who atteneds and who does not!!

 

[katerkat]

I was not especially Bridezilla-ish and I would have been pissed. I don't like Oprah, I don't watch Oprah, and I sure as heck wouldn't have signed a release allowing her to use me for her show.

 

[wheeler1]

Hmmmm, W.W.O.D?????

What WOULD Oprah do if one of these couples and say, 3 or 4 of their best buddies showed up at one of her stately dinner parties??? Complete with a video camera or two?

Filmed themselves getting kicked to the curb most likely!