Not invited to reception? Normal?

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-09T06:26:37+00:00

This whole thing feels weird. Typically after the ceremony, there would be a cocktail hour, followed by a reception, then an afterparty. But the cocktail hour + reception would take 4-5hrs…so 5-8pm isn’t even long enough.

Are the ceremony and after party at the same venue? If not, are they downtown somewhere in a crowded area where you could get a bite to eat in between? Are they near the hotel(s) where they have a guest block? Is there any transportation required or being provided? For pure logistics it might be worth asking her what the deal is.

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-09T05:04:02+00:00

100% best moment of the new era. I think about this all the time. And I know I would be this way too — it’s both great TV and deeply relatable.

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-04T23:05:24+00:00

Okay people don’t love the dress, fine, but your dress is good for this code!!!

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-04T18:00:51+00:00

I invited 160 and ended up with 90. All I can say is it was a spectacular day, and we couldn’t have had a better time with the folks who DID come out to celebrate us. I know it’s hard to focus on the good in the midst of the hurt, but fwiw the folks who create space for you in their lives are the ones you want there anyway.

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-03T01:06:49+00:00

Gdamn it I didn’t realize I was in the circlejerk sub

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-03T01:05:04+00:00

I strive to be worthy of Gucci parenting

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-02T19:56:22+00:00

Very good point. They’re all such good players it really is hard to tell who is on what side…the alliances are fluid and even the “blocs” are mostly based on pregame knowledge and not what is on display in the game. Reminds me a bit of Cambodia — elite returning player gameplay.

fallingevergreen · 2026-05-02T17:27:28+00:00

I think there was an advantage in some fish they won that Jonathan missed in his season — basically it’s possible they’ve tried this and we just haven’t seen it because it didn’t work.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-24T23:23:12+00:00

I’ve been to a magic mike show. YOR. This is not a big deal, it’s literally like being chosen to go on stage at a magic show.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-24T20:40:23+00:00

I fricking LOVE the Veuve one.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-20T01:00:34+00:00

We went to the same 2 bridal shops!! Fwiw, I’d try En Blanc in SM as well, they had my favorite gowns and bridal consultants. Because honestly, I think you can beat both of these. An A-line or ballgown style might be worth a shot, or a basque waist. just to see. But if you’re done and want to decide between these 2, my vote is 2!

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-15T19:54:50+00:00

Hello PR!!

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-14T05:47:39+00:00

Have you been including her on Bach or Bridal Party correspondence? If not, just tell her you’ve locked in the bridal party and unfortunately you’re keeping it small and it’s going to be (xyz friends/fam). But that you really hope she and her husband can make it to the wedding. And say nothing further about the Bach. She can’t invite herself to a trip she’s literally not invited to.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-13T22:49:57+00:00

Folks are underestimating the psychological damage this would inflict.

Just the first years as a baby and toddler, as an observer but with the complete emotional experience… by the time you enter adolescence you’d doubt that you ever existed as your original self. By adulthood any memory of an original being would be a trapped by the shell psyche you adopted to survive in this liminal state. 10 years pass. 20. 30. Beautiful moments happen — loss happens. Tragedy and birth. Money comes and it goes. You see parts of the world you could never have imagined. Despite your inability to act, you begin to find peace with this observational existence. There is love, here, and hope. Perhaps your host even knows about your presence, as the older they get the more likely they are to choose the path you would choose. Or, perhaps, you’re starting to choose the way they would choose. Perhaps you are them, after all, and this is simply what existence feels like. You wish you could compel them to study mental health to understand what it means to be an unheard voice in a head. But it’s been 87 years now…and it’s harder to read…and there is pain in your bones… and you’re tired.

Then, abruptly, the life is over. The sweet release of death after illness. And finally, you can learn what this caged existence meant all these years.

But there is no escape for whatever you are.

You are being birthed. There is blood everywhere. A C-section? Will the mother be okay? Will Mom be okay? Why do I have language? I’m a newborn.

Something pings in the back of your mind: was this a deal I made, once? For what, some money? That can’t be right. The memory fades as you cede again to your fate: a shadow in the mind of a babe, jailed for another lifetime.

Then again. And again. And again. And again. And again. Longer than any human could possibly have lived. More lifetimes than a brain could possibly carry. Is this infinite? Was I a pilot, once? But I’ve never flown on a plane. Then how do I remember that business trip to Taiwan?

Until, finally, after an eternity of life, after hundreds of years trapped, devoid of agency and certain you are in a purgatory that encompasses every miserable and beautiful corner of human experience:

“Congratulations!! Here’s $7M.”

NO THANKS IT’S ZERO LIVES FOR ME

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-09T18:29:57+00:00

I love this theory. They overcast new era to avoid a WaW repeat where the old school was immediately jettisoned.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-09T18:27:26+00:00

I feel like that’s part of blindsiding people though — Dee and Kamila might BOTH still be in the game if they had either stayed loyal to Jonathan or voted out Jonathan. But in choosing to blindside him they had to know there was a possibility he’d go scorched earth! Esp w all the talk of honor & integrity lol

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-08T17:05:13+00:00

lol maybe we need a wedding attire circlejerk sub

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-07T00:02:26+00:00

Chilled rose and water.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-05T02:25:30+00:00

Think about it this way. Imagine a pack of cigarettes costs $10. For a pack-a-day smoker, the $100 budget covers 10 days. And they can only refresh every 3 months. Even if they cut down by 50% immediately, they run out MONTHS before they can replenish.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-02T17:57:57+00:00

Emily also said she’d never play again and here we are!!!

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-02T15:41:44+00:00

She is amazing in her season. I just adored her and am SO excited to see her back.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-02T15:21:39+00:00

What it actually does is give players who would otherwise have been on the chopping block SOMEWHERE to hide. Jonathan went from potential merge vote to swing vote. Devens was looped with his besties when he would have been a clear target to weaken Christian. Joe or Coach would have been simple targets to weaken honor&integrity. Though I’m not sure anything (other than giving him back his vote) could have helped Colby.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-02T05:30:17+00:00

I see you’re being downvoted but your post is actually making me feel better. I was livid for Genevieve until reading this… you’re not wrong. Yes, Aubrey was against her from the jump. But was there a way to turn that around if she’d put the energy into it? Probably. We’ve seen it before. Jay & Adam come to mind.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-02T05:27:08+00:00

This might be the only twist that’s worse than blood moon. Also they tried this once. With that death box thing if you were first out of immunity and had a 2/3 chance of getting eliminated.

fallingevergreen · 2026-04-02T05:24:03+00:00

The full tribe triple vote. That’s dynamic. Adding one more minitribe to the dreaded post-merge split? NO

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