Smoking or Non?

**PapaJazz26** · July 30th, 2008, 01:19 PM

So my brother-in-law (wife's brother) is getting married in august (I'm the best man) so they rented a place to have the reception and they have a choice of smoking or non...the attendees will be about 250 Bosnians (probably 249 of which smoke) I myself am a smoker but I kinda think it would be a better idea to make everyone go outside to smoke...it's not a long walk and there are no stairs. However he is concerned with people being upset that they have to go outside (on a nice August night) to have a cig, I keep telling him people are used to it and it won't be a big deal...what do you guys think (I will be showing him this thread...) I know I don't want to be trapped in a room with hundreds of smokers for 6 or 7 hours.

**normanvin** · July 30th, 2008, 01:25 PM

Sorry I can't help. I don't smoke.

**Exbiker** · July 30th, 2008, 01:31 PM

If I had an invite and it was smoking I wouldn`t go. Nothing like spending 30K+ and having the wedding dress, cake, flowers and the food smell like an ashtray.

**normanvin** · July 30th, 2008, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Exbiker

If I had an invite and it was smoking I wouldn`t go. Nothing like spending 30K+ and having the wedding dress, cake, flowers and the food smell like an ashtray.

Good point......

**Seventy4Blazer** · July 30th, 2008, 01:40 PM

i just quit smoking about 7 weeks ago... the smell is in fact, NASTY!!! i never noticed it before since my mom smoked... now i do. GROSS!

now, since most of them will smoke... then my guess is it wont matter anyway, but i vote for non smoking... lol

**PapaJazz26** · July 30th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by Exbiker

If I had an invite and it was smoking I wouldn`t go. Nothing like spending 30K+ and having the wedding dress, cake, flowers and the food smell like an ashtray.

Thats exactly what I have been telling him...I don't know why he doesn't want to budge on the issue, he doesn't smoke and hates when people smoke around him.....weird.......

**Eugene V. Debs** · July 30th, 2008, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by PapaJazz26

So my brother-in-law (wife's brother) is getting married in august (I'm the best man) so they rented a place to have the reception and they have a choice of smoking or non...the attendees will be about 250 Bosnians (probably 249 of which smoke) I myself am a smoker but I kinda think it would be a better idea to make everyone go outside to smoke...it's not a long walk and there are no stairs. However he is concerned with people being upset that they have to go outside (on a nice August night) to have a cig, I keep telling him people are used to it and it won't be a big deal...what do you guys think (I will be showing him this thread...) I know I don't want to be trapped in a room with hundreds of smokers for 6 or 7 hours.

Bosnians are cool. I knew a bunch of those cats back in Boston-- any Muslim who's cool with drinking and pre-marital sex is okay by me. Plus a lot of the women are hot.

Anyhow, I'm a smoker though I hope to quit within the year. I'm voting smoking, because if you want to have a big wedding you have to cater to the guests. If the guests are used to being able to smoke at such an event, then it seems the hospitable and polite thing to do would be to allow them to smoke. Also, I've found Bosnians (and Balkans in general) to be gracious hosts, so it's probably a good idea to meet their expectations of hospitality.

My two cents.

**PapaJazz26** · July 30th, 2008, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Eugene V. Debs

If the guests are used to being able to smoke at such an event, then it seems the hospitable and polite thing to do would be to allow them to smoke. Also, I've found Bosnians (and Balkans in general) to be gracious hosts, so it's probably a good idea to meet their expectations of hospitality.

My two cents.

I think this is why is fighting with me to keep it that way.....Although at my wedding we had over 450 guest and it was no smoking, i never heard a complaint....