tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post6162357406102725583..comments2024-03-28T21:12:43.343-05:00Comments on Bates Family Blog: Bates Updates and Pictures | Gil and Kelly | 19 Kids | Bringing Up Bates | UP TV: Exclusive Bates/Smith Wedding PhotosLily and Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00941253435533935093noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-28805059512170539722018-09-22T22:00:25.416-05:002018-09-22T22:00:25.416-05:00Thank you for all the pictures of Tori and Bobby. ...Thank you for all the pictures of Tori and Bobby. Their wedding was so beautiful!! But all the Bates weddings are Beautiful!! I wish UP would make this show an hour long like the Duggar shows are! We need more of the Bates family!! I love the Bates they are so real!! The are truly open and honest and a family you can relate too!! My husband won't watch the Duggars anymore but he loves the Bates family!! I watch both still but I have to agree with him, I relate to the Bates more than the Duggars more. Ellie keep up the good work on both blogs but please relay to UP that we would love to see more of the Bates if you would PLEASE!!!Kristi Zehrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-34917571725276863812018-05-01T05:44:45.096-05:002018-05-01T05:44:45.096-05:00yes dittoyes dittoSuznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-47334942418460973942018-04-29T23:12:41.126-05:002018-04-29T23:12:41.126-05:00Ellie, how did you know who's faces to blur ou...Ellie, how did you know who's faces to blur out on the reception pics? Do they approach you after they see you take the pic and ask they not be shown? Or do you approach them? So curious how you do that....Thanks! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-1037587149124631122018-04-29T21:46:39.261-05:002018-04-29T21:46:39.261-05:00Ellie, thank you SO much for the extra pictures an...Ellie, thank you SO much for the extra pictures and commentary. This was such a great post! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-57507299883822022502018-04-29T16:58:06.576-05:002018-04-29T16:58:06.576-05:00A lot of churches require you to be out of the bui...A lot of churches require you to be out of the building early on a Saturday night. They have to get the church and fellowship hall all cleaned back up and ready for services the next day. I have been to a ton of weddings. The couples normally only stay an hour to two hours after the wedding. Baptists don’t have drinking or dancing at their receptions. You eat a little and spend a little time with your guests and then leave to enjoy the honeymoon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-90735210151288300822018-04-29T15:49:48.127-05:002018-04-29T15:49:48.127-05:00Thank you for answering my question. It would have...Thank you for answering my question. It would have been lovely to see how hard everyone worked to make the wedding come together. I wish UP showed how many people loved Tori and Bobby and came together to help make their special day come to fruition. It really sounds like it was a community effort. The focus on only the family's prep efforts didn't show reality. Thank you and the other poster for the information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-53351095622729436662018-04-29T12:47:26.884-05:002018-04-29T12:47:26.884-05:00Thank you Ellie! Your pics are similar to mine and...Thank you Ellie! Your pics are similar to mine and it was so nice for you to share sweet simple moments that are left out of the show!<br /> <br /> <br />To answer the above poster's question, as for special moments that werent shown, I know we helped locally during the days before, but there were friends who came only on friday to help with trimming branches and decor of the trees,decorating the Alter, and cleaning up the glitter that seemed to be everywhere! Also making signs, sewing, providing snacks.<br /><br /> This went on all day and we made some new friends who came from quite a distance. Yet the show didnt show the extensive work they did decorating, especially the trees :( <br /> <br />I am really glad they showed some rehearsal dinner, we had a sweet and fun night! UP didnt show any of rehearsal for Michael's wedding. <br /><br />I mostly just wish they would have shown the wedding entrance as we experienced. Not jumping back and forth between bridal party beautiful entrance and Tori talking with her brothers. Too fragmented. That was cute and could have been incorporated in another episode. <br /><br />There were sweet moments when I was in the bridal party dressing room, of course all dressed! Thank you again Ellie for including.<br /><br />You didnt miss much of the reception, as they really just cut the cake and form a receiving line. We did not come in till all the guests were already done eating their food and there were sheet cakes already cut up for guests. Tori and Bobby spent little time in the reception room, just to do a receiving line.<br /> <br />Right after it is them exiting, which was shown. Although there was a decoy car first. After Tori had hugged some goodbye, it sped away without bride and groom! Then she hugged more of us and the white car pulled up.<br /> That would have been so fun to show. NO idea why they left that out??<br /><br />Sorry so long, hope it answered some ?? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-824738680460942018-04-29T08:58:51.662-05:002018-04-29T08:58:51.662-05:00I'm sure people attending Bates weddings, or D...I'm sure people attending Bates weddings, or Duggar weddings, or weddings of other families in that social circle, do not expect to be provided with a 3 course sit down meal. The logistics of providing that for a thousand people boggles the mind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-14029603742875938172018-04-29T08:09:47.465-05:002018-04-29T08:09:47.465-05:00It's bad manners not to greet your guests espe...It's bad manners not to greet your guests especially if they've come a long distance to attend. I don't understand people excusing this behavior. They have the rest of their lives to be "alone". Perhaps these couple should just elope.Sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06753477119247687526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-77610537491666959272018-04-29T01:19:20.750-05:002018-04-29T01:19:20.750-05:00Can you imagine the people who got stuck washing a...Can you imagine the people who got stuck washing and wrapping 1000 potatoes! Must have been some faithful friends! HA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-32186633305015908662018-04-29T01:18:14.229-05:002018-04-29T01:18:14.229-05:00I personally love potato bars, BUT, a simple side ...I personally love potato bars, BUT, a simple side salad would have made it more special. Huge bags of lettuce and gallon jars of dressing are CHEAP as well as homemade croutons. At the end of the day though- most of their friends are homeschoolers and probably not too critical of these things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-73022757563609289242018-04-28T21:58:16.262-05:002018-04-28T21:58:16.262-05:00I get that, but they have their whole lives togeth...I get that, but they have their whole lives together and only one very special time with all of the friends and family they hold most dear together in one place. If they've waited that long, what's another couple hours? They can kiss all they want :) I was mostly just curious if this is just a phenomenon with these sorts of marriages, or more common down south, or what.AmyRybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429183359573723772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-6208032110811285912018-04-28T20:02:45.264-05:002018-04-28T20:02:45.264-05:00a potato bar seems very chintzy to me. if you are...a potato bar seems very chintzy to me. if you are going to have the wedding later in the day, you need to feed your guests more. If you want to have very little food, the wedding should be in the afternoon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-87307172341628089862018-04-28T20:00:44.916-05:002018-04-28T20:00:44.916-05:00they have their whole lives to be alone. I'm ...they have their whole lives to be alone. I'm sure many people travel a long way and spend a lot of money to get to the wedding. I think they should stay longer and perhaps skip the receiving line to just mingle with their guests. Whats another few hours of being in a crowd then having your alone time? It just doesn't seem thoughtful of their guestsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-88308923468767828202018-04-28T19:31:06.847-05:002018-04-28T19:31:06.847-05:00Love your photos! I love seeing your perspective o...Love your photos! I love seeing your perspective of the wedding. It makes me feel like I was there.Thank you! Everything about the wedding was lovely! Josie caught the bouquet! How delightful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-26159429311400046212018-04-28T14:07:34.319-05:002018-04-28T14:07:34.319-05:00I do wish they spent more time on the actual weddi...I do wish they spent more time on the actual wedding and reception. <br />Did the cameras film the reception? I wonder if UP wants to let the couple and their guests have some privacy at the reception or they think the audience more interested in wedding prep?<br />Are there any special moments you can share with us that you wish were shown?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-49163048799087567082018-04-28T13:54:11.243-05:002018-04-28T13:54:11.243-05:00I agree there was a lot of hard work in prepping f...I agree there was a lot of hard work in prepping for the wedding and one of my friends who made the wands and was there 2 weeks before the wedding helping with prep. She was shown a few times, but no one knows the enormity of what she did by the clips. Good job my friendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-88304591230429056992018-04-28T13:51:13.283-05:002018-04-28T13:51:13.283-05:00I know the lady who made them!! She did a great jo...I know the lady who made them!! She did a great job!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-73345984592960932922018-04-28T11:58:41.939-05:002018-04-28T11:58:41.939-05:00Our family are close friends with the Bates fam an...Our family are close friends with the Bates fam and attended the wedding as well as helping in the week before. <br /><br />I don't watch any other reality TV except the Duggar fam (also friends) <br /><br />I feel the fans miss soo much. Tori's wedding, as well as other Bates and Duggar weddings are so beautiful and full of moments that are not shown due to the constant couch talk, painting trees, setting up apt, etc. <br /><br />I so wish UP producers would have shown all the wedding prep and interviews the week before, because that's all fun viewing too!<br /><br />Then make the actual wedding episode flow the way we attendees experience it. <br />It's not fair to the loving fans who get a smattering of what we experience. <br />I know Gil and Kelly don't control this aspect, so I hope production team will see the light!!<br />Y'all fans are missing too much :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-81741176728418882762018-04-28T11:48:50.323-05:002018-04-28T11:48:50.323-05:00No, it was a POTATO bar. Sound better now?No, it was a POTATO bar. Sound better now?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017509253753209598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-51426971967929165262018-04-28T08:59:58.690-05:002018-04-28T08:59:58.690-05:00I think we've all become accustomed to full si...I think we've all become accustomed to full sit down dinners at receptions now. In the not too distant past cake and punch was the only thing served. And it would be difficult to serve a sit down meal for as many people as apparently attend these weddings, although a buffet would work okay. One thing I do not understand is at one point Kelly said they didn't know how many would show up. Do they not RSVP for these weddings?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903673821002397907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-67106176498828094672018-04-28T07:47:04.165-05:002018-04-28T07:47:04.165-05:00I thought the potato bar was a great idea. There&...I thought the potato bar was a great idea. There's so may possible toppings that it could be a complete meal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-35110169178819918832018-04-27T23:49:34.435-05:002018-04-27T23:49:34.435-05:00Then I would suggest they hit up a restaurant befo...Then I would suggest they hit up a restaurant before the wedding!😉Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-79974233204677012212018-04-27T23:00:22.905-05:002018-04-27T23:00:22.905-05:00Their wedding not ours, but I understand why so wo...Their wedding not ours, but I understand why so would say that.Stephanie Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152680577162413407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387778566526841808.post-52390892906379513732018-04-27T22:57:57.650-05:002018-04-27T22:57:57.650-05:00They are just ready to be aloneThey are just ready to be aloneStephanie Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152680577162413407noreply@blogger.com