Chanel Omari – comedian, podcast host (Chanel in the City on iHeartRadio), and breakout star of Bravo’s Princesses of Long Island – shares she changed phone numbers and a 9 year old got her phone number. Now her old contacts, celebrities, Real Housewives from Bravo and maybe even Andy Cohen himself might be texting with a 9 year old (thinking it is Chanel). Tom shares his encounter texting with the 9 Year Old who has Chanel’s old phone number.
Eloped Couple Does What?
This recently eloped couple have a slice of pizza at a regular pizza place in New York City as Richard Kind from Curb Your Enthusiasm casually walks by showing no interest what so ever.
Envelope Guy At The Wedding
Other great New York area based comedians, like Tony Dabas and Goomba Johnny have discussed “The envelope” before. It’s a great debate. Do you give the same wedding gift at every wedding? Is the wedding gift the “floating $100 bill” or are you “paying your plate”?
Almost 20 years ago, I created the “I Hate Weddings.com Gift Calculator” which was a detailed formula to figure out how much money to give as a wedding gift.
I have always maintained that without bitterness, if the Bride and Groom spend more money at a wedding and make more of an effort for you to have a good time on their occasion you should give a bigger gift.
At my friend Mike R’s wedding, I wound up seated at the freak table. I opened the envelope of cash and took $50 bucks out. I put the envelope into the gift box with the little tear. I was asked how much money I gave at the wedding because the envelope looked damage. I told him bluntly “you put me at the freak table with mismatched and angry coworkers.”
If you use the IHateWeddings.com Gift Calculator . . . you will leave your hosts wondering what they did right . . . what they did wrong.
Good weddings should be rewarded. Bad weddings shouldn’t be punished but nor should they be rewarded.
Wedding Gift Calculator
The biggest chore for a wedding guest is to decide how much money to put in the envelope. Not all weddings are equal. Therefore every couple getting married does not deserve the same gift. When giving a gift for a wedding there are many factors you should consider so that you don’t look cheap and more importantly so that you don’t give too much.
When you give cash is to remember to give it at the end of the reception. This gives you a chance to have fun and look at how much work the bride and groom put into the event. It also gives you a chance to consider how much work YOU put into the event. Remember, its not the gift, it’s the thought that counts. If you put a lot of thought into a wedding . . . you should give money.
Tom Kelly’s IHateWeddings.com Gift Calculator has been featured on television, Howard Stern, Elvis Duran and the Morning Show and has gone viral every wedding season since 2005!
Continue reading “Wedding Gift Calculator”Father of The Bride Gets The Bill
Tony Dabas captures the energy of the Father of the Bride at the end of the night when he get the bill for the wedding.
What The Size of A Wedding Party Says About The Couple
While performing at the Rye Comedy Club, Tom Kelly encounters a woman who is bitter that her friend did not have her as a bridesmaid on her wedding day? In this mix of stand up comedy and podcast, Tom Kelly asks “What does the size and composition of a wedding party say about the couple?”
People Watching
I saw this Seinfeld meme and . . . it captured the spirit of going to a wedding almost every weekend. If you can’t go to support your loved ones on the most special day of their life . . . go to stand in the corner and mock their most cherished loved ones and relatives.
The Groom’s reaper
My friend is planning a wedding. He is a man marrying a man. The men are having trouble delivering bad news to friends and family who are too involved in their wedding and giving unwanted opinions.
I’ve decided they need a “buffer” to deliver bad news. “The Grooms’ Reaper” who would be in charge of delivering unwanted bad news to family and friends.
What bad news would you want your “Groom’s Reaper” to deliver for you and your bride?
Continue reading “The Groom’s reaper”When The Fiance Asks You Not To Invite Your Buddy
Should a bride be allowed to tell her husband not to invite one of his best friends to their wedding?
Normally I’d say no. But in this particular case, one of the groom’s friends not only ruined the wedding but embarrassed the bride’s father for life.
This story comes from my friend Mick who is an Australian who was playing rugby on a very serious amateur team in England. Meeting Mick you could tell that his friends probably weren’t the types of guys who had high tea at 3. Mick is a rough and tumble guy. He exudes charm but you can tell he’s been in bar fights all around the world. Playing rugby is probably the least manly thing he does.
Continue reading “When The Fiance Asks You Not To Invite Your Buddy”Governor Cuomo’s Advice
“Look, you can get married. You just can’t have 1,000 people at your wedding. You get the same result at the end of the day. It’s also cheaper.” – Governor Andrew Cuomo
When Governor Cuomo said these wise words in October of 2020 he was admonishing a prominent member of the Brooklyn community to not have a 10,000 person wedding because of Covid-19.
I think the advice is timeless and applies to both before and after Covid times.
Continue reading “Governor Cuomo’s Advice”