"We went to a big to-do for the in-laws 50th anniversary and everyone else got smashed. "
One of the creepiest and most awkward social engagements I went to was the wedding of a friend. I guess we were the only people on Earth who weren't informed of the menu for the reception. After the ceremony, while the caterers set up, most of the guests went to their cars and brought coolers of booze to their tables. (Yes, pretty much ignoring the receiving line.) I thought it was pretty rude, making the hosts feel what they served was inadequate. (It wasn't) The guests made quite a production of setting up bars at their own tables, and it made me really uncomfortable to see the teens being served by their elders. I never did hear 'the story behind the story' but I was kind of glad to leave.