Guys, would you rather go to a wedding or watch football?
I know for most men that’s probably a stupid question. Get dressed up to spend the day hanging out with a group of people you probably don’t know very well anyway, or sit on the couch in your nicest jersey yelling at the TV while demolishing chicken wings and a 12-pack? Easy decision for me.
Unfortunately, football season and wedding season overlap because of the cooler weather and better scenery in the fall for outdoor weddings, so that leaves couples with a decision: Take up a Saturday in football season, or schedule a wedding at a less-than-ideal time of year.
Ok, I’m sure most couples don’t really consider football season when booking a wedding date, because I know there are a lot of other factors at play. But there are also hardcore fans out there who refuse to schedule their wedding when their favorite team is playing so they (and all their friends and fellow fans) don’t have to miss a game.
For the rest of us though, we just grumble and complain that we have to miss out on one of a limited number of Saturdays a year that we get to sit on the couch for 12 hours straight and watch football.
And apparently some people aren’t happy with all the complaining.
A user over on Twitter (still calling it that, sorry Elon) set off a firestorm with his opinion on the subject:
“I cannot stand the “no weddings during football season” crowd anymore. Grow up. You’re 26.”
I cannot stand the “no weddings during football season” crowd anymore. Grow up. You’re 26.
— Fred (@Red_Dead_Fred) August 14, 2024
First of all Fred, I’m 36 so get it right. And it’s not like I magically started hating football and loving weddings the day I turned 26. Ten years later and football is still awesome and weddings still suck so get off my nuts.
And his opinion didn’t go over very well with many football-loving Americans:
Growing up is realizing it’s ok to cut people out of your life who are negatively impacting your mental health….like people who schedule fall weddings https://t.co/JUpVc3W5co
— Riley (@Ri_S_OB) August 14, 2024
Yall are weak AF. My husband literally asked me to try and give birth to our twins on bye week. https://t.co/E7zgsBS4fh
— 🏈emily🌲 (@emilyofeasttx) August 14, 2024
Watching football > a wedding for my friend that’ll end up getting divorced https://t.co/M8AGWfzgX4
— Joe DeLeone (@joedeleone) August 14, 2024
Forced dancing to Uptown Funk at a wedding that cost around $60,000 when the divorce rate is 40% or sweating the over 28.5 in an Iowa game?
Easy choice in my opinion… https://t.co/p0mcfn0OKU
— The Degenerate (@TheDegenWeekly) August 14, 2024
College football fans, can we put our fandom aside and agree to collectively hate this guy? https://t.co/0k1VcDrsUt
— Astro Smokey (@AstroSmokeyX) August 14, 2024
I’d rather watch a 3rd and 11 run from James Franklin in the fall than go to a wedding thank you very much https://t.co/CBbLZ7Kxgf
— JC (@XTJonJon) August 14, 2024
Fred’s mad he’s gotta go to a wedding while I get to tailgate for 10 hours https://t.co/4BExLSPFw9
— Beaux Hall and the Bulldozer Gang🐅⚜️🟣🟡⚫️ (@tigahmane3157) August 14, 2024
I’m not going to your fucking wedding on a Saturday during football season, even if my team has a bye week. I look forward to football all year, don’t care about your marriage when there is a good chance it ends in divorce
— OUSoonergirl2 (@Soonergirl2Ou) August 14, 2024
Although there were some who agreed with him:
1. Fall is the nicest time of year to have a wedding in many places
2. The wedding is for the couple, they can schedule their wedding when they want + if you’d rather watch football than go to their wedding you’re probably not actually that close to the couple so just don’t go? https://t.co/uxgjuOpama— Aria Gerson (@aria_gerson) August 14, 2024
Sorry bro. Can’t go to your wedding bro. My favorite college football team that has no chance at a national championship plays a regular season game against a 3-6 team today bro. I’m a total sicko bro.
— Eddy Wall Street (@SteadyE69) August 14, 2024
This isn’t a hot take. Some people really need their priorities checked https://t.co/2tNERRg5ny
— Speaker Of The Hoosier – #NeverDaunted (@HoosierSpeaker) August 14, 2024
Yeah, my priority is destroying both my physical and mental health by watching my team shit the bed every fall.
Of course the older you get, the more fall weddings you’re going to be invited to, so that leads to some tough decisions. But just be warned, if you schedule your wedding during football season, don’t be surprised when guests are checking the score during your vows or watching the game instead of doing the “Cupid Shuffle.”
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