Wedding Venues and Service

The wedding saga continues.....

When did we as a society drop the social graces and become a free for all for number one?
Where is respect and dignity, kindness and the golden rule? In a day and age of more, more, more and bigger is better, people are forgetting humbleness and a general lack in manners. I am dismayed that we are starting to accept "whatever" as the norm! Case in point---the wedding last weekend.
The reception was held in a small town in a Lodge/Bar. First mistake #1--never hold a wedding reception in a bar---more about that later! Mistake #2--never hold a reception in a bar that is run by your relatives. Blood does not mix with beer! Mistake #3--don't hold your wedding reception in a small town, in a bar, and hire a wedding planner! The three are headed for disaster.
First of all, small towns seemed to be threatened when a wedding planner comes into the picture. Wedding planners are the "big town, high flaluten person" that has come to their community to tell them what to do, therefore, they have long ago decided that they will treat this person with disdain, look down their nose at this professional, and "show her" that she is not needed, they know what to do! So then, just what can they do? Nothing that I could see.
The venue was a disgusting mess when I got there; yellowed Christmas lights hanging from the ceiling, mismatched tulle (that has definitely seen better days), popped balloons hanging from wires, hanging tape under counters, dried up chicken bones (yes, you read that correctly), tomatoes on the floor, squashed M&M's, confetti stuck to the linoleum, dirt embedded in the carpet so thick that it would take a month of vacuuming to lift, fuzzy pinto beans, and assorted dead creatures. I don't even want to get started on the silver disco ball hanging from the ceiling that rotates when a switch is flipped.
I asked one of the workers if they were going to clean the floor and vacuum. Her response to me was,"We clean after each event!" When was the last event? Two minutes ago?
I finally found someone to dust mop, and I vacuumed (when the vacuum decided to work).

This is as clean as it gets? Wedding couples beware---when your cousin says she has a great place that can be used for your reception---run away as fast as you can!