NYT Vows - Terrifying Couple

“ Marriage for us will be a long debate,” Mr. McElwee said to Ms. Atcheson, who wore a thrifted ball gown, in front of their guests. “When we debate, we grow, and I vow to always debate and grow with you.”

What a tedious pair.

Although if I were their guest, I would appreciate having to write these twats a one page letter in lieu of a gift.

Mine would say, “Eat shit and die cunts. I hate both of you, do the world a favor and sterilize yourselves.” Repeated, multiple times on one page.

Wow, I thought for sure this was going to be a middle aged lesbian couple.

[quote]“ Marriage for us will be a long debate,”

The debate will last far longer than the marriage.

Oh, HELL no.

This is a first. All the ones we make fun of. All the sarcasm and mocking.

And then... i went to this wedding. The bride is a very close friend. The ceremony was lovely and most of us said it was the best wedding any of us had ever attended. I get the mockery and I'd probably join in if I hadn't been there. And again, it was such a wonderful ceremony.

So weird when Datalounge and reality intersect like this.

ha! this ceremony required a level of commitment from the guests that I would not be comfortable with

Magna Christian Cum Laude

RSVP: No, I’m washing Miss Sissyboobles hair that day.

It sounds more like a company picnic than a wedding.

It sounds loathsome.

I am glad that I’m not related to either of them because unlikel r6, it is highly doubtful that I would be friends with them.

Did they seat people by INTJ results?

If they had just called the wedding activities “fun activities” instead of “community building breakout sessions” it wouldn’t be as bad. But it’s not the only red flag. The distribution of guests’ LinkedIn profiles is pretty weird. It’s supposed to be a wedding, not a networking event. But it sounds like their entire circle is made up of people who start firms so they can be the boss and then post fluff on their LinkedIn profiles. Probably a lot of “thought leaders,” not so many RNs or CPAs.

Are you a thought leader R6?

The wedding reception conversation must’ve been insufferable. Everybody dick measuring to see who is one person closer to somebody in power than the next person. Each person talking to you, but looking past you to see if someone more important is around.

I picture the reception being like THIS:

Sweet Fucking Jesus, how tedious.

Community building exercises? Spreadsheets to LinkedIn profiles? Plant-based caterers (can he really be a vegan with that double-chin?)

Call me old-fashioned but I find it vulgar to talk about one's work at someone else's "special day," but given the slimeballs these two have worked for, I suppose it's to be expected and at root of their invitations.

I hope the plant-based cake was in the form of a human tower of 202 invitees in tiers if relative importance, struggling to uphold the ambitions of the newlyweds at the topmost tier.

I wish them nothing but suffering and pestilence.

Shame on r6 for being Sam Bankman-Fried adjacent and not dishing here.

“ Plant-based caterers (can he really be a vegan with that double-chin?)”

They are some of the biggest fattos. A diet void of protein but chock full of Dorito goodness

They don't drink alcohol so the reception was BYOB? Good grief. So they’re judgy cheapskates too.

[quote]And then... i went to this wedding. The bride is a very close friend. The ceremony was lovely and most of us said it was the best wedding any of us had ever attended. I get the mockery and I'd probably join in if I hadn't been there. And again, it was such a wonderful ceremony.

That's very nice that it was a lovely day, but as others noted, this event sounds tedious. And the BYOB thing...man, if you're a couple of ex-junkies I get that, but you feature your wedding in the NYT and there's no booze? It reminds me of a quote from a David Sedaris story: his mom said to his sister (who was having a dry wedding & I think was a former addict) "you might be excited about this, but the rest of us need a little help"

Sincere question. How do couples get themselves featured in a NYT spread like this? Their parents know someone Times? A paid product placement? Her boss, the mayor, made a call?

It does sound incredibly tedious. That said, I wouldn't mind playing board games at a wedding

If you have the $$$ you can pay to have your wedding in the paper. But I'm curious how these two actually have any friends. Debate is code for arguing. And expecting guests to sign up for an activity schedule? Jfc.

R22 There’s a process to pitch your wedding story to the Vows editor.

Divorce filing incoming…

Oh jeez, I used to see this douchebag on Twitter. I can’t believe he found somebody to match his degree of tedium. His wiki tells you all you need to know.

This doesn't sound legal. I'm surprised someone hasn't sued him.

[QUOTE]McElwee left the firm in November 2022 amidst allegations of gambling on election results and artificially manipulating polling results to affect races that he had bet money on.[2]

I hate these cunts. I’d send a toaster. A used one.

He should be convicted of a felony for campaign finance fraud all also bad taste.

I think the NYT intentionally profiles couples they think will be ridiculed on social media.

I thought they would definitely be one of those "We're not having children because of CLIMATE CHANGE" couples. But, no, it says they do plan to reproduce.

For some reason, I got the opposite impression, r32. They strike me as natalists.

They occasionally have updates on vows couples but I would love to know about all the ones with the splashiest stories like these two. Mr. & Mrs. Debate aren't going to last, he'll go to jail for something eventually.

His parents will attend a $1mm dinner held by the administration and he’ll be pardoned of all crimes.

And then he'll denounce his parents at a progressive dinner/debate party and post it on Bluesky.

I’m exhausted just reading that.

"I’d send a toaster. A used one."

I believe you mean "thrifted", like the wedding dress.

Thrifting today.

Grifting tomorrow.

[quote]"Guests were invited to participate in “community-building breakout sessions,” as they called them, which included salsa lessons, improv, a storytelling workshop and board games."

The music dance experience is officially CANCELLED!

Someone please make sure Julie Halston sees this! IYKYK!

I really want R6 to come back and give us details. I've checked out the bride's Instagram, she's like an enthusiastic puppy, favorite word is Wowza. Groom is clearly an uber shady douche, is she like him deep down or is she being manipulated? If it's the latter please keep an eye on her.

Oh she's shady, too. Birds of a feather.

First sentence "When Rachel Kelly Atcheson and Sean Adrian McElwee first met at a West Village coffee shop in June 2022, it was too tense to be a meet-cute." WTF is a meet-cute? Is that in English? Why have I not heard this term

No one does cringe better than the NYTs staff. No one.

A meet cute is a scene in media, in which two people meet for the first time, typically under unusual, humorous, or cute circumstances, and go on to form a future romantic couple.

In other words, two people meet.

Indeed there are fat vegans- they indulge in the carby potatoes and stuff like Oreos, which are considered vegan.

R6 here. And again, I totally understand the mocking. But, also again, it was a lovely experience.

Now I'm going to set myself up for DL ridicule of the highest degree.... what made it work was that so many of the guests knew each other because they are all leaders in the plant-based movement. Yes. Nearly every there was vegan. Except the poker player group. And like it or not, vegans really get off on meeting other vegans. No judgment, no criticism; you get to actually say what you want to say without having to apologize or hide.

The group experiences varied. Mine was more like a friendship circle kind of thing. We just introduced ourselves and talked about our lives, etc. Very relaxed. I did hear some of the other groups got more intense but then, intense people are always going to intense. If you didn't like it, you left.

Also, I don't know the groom well, and he certainly seems to have a shady background, but the bride is one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life. And yes, she did work with Mayor Adams, but that was only as she saw the job as a way to work in urban health, which is her issue. She no longer works for him.

And as far as the ideal rich, they aren't. The groom comes from a very religious middle class family, the bride's father was a cop in DC.

And man, do I expect the worst now... But whatever. It was, again, a wonderful time.

Damn you R6 for coming back and being a good sport about the ribbing.

I still find them terrifying but I only know ordinary people. I hope it works out.