At this point, is there such a thing as a perfectly executed wedding? Sure, there’s the perfect wedding within the minds and aspirations of brides (and some grooms). But once the plan is put into motion, does it turn out perfect?
The answer is no (or it depends, but it’s ultimately still a no). Nothing’s perfect. And judging by the stories circulating online, it’s probably not gonna get any better any time soon.
You can see for yourself by reading on, but Reddit’s r/weddingshaming community has ample reason to believe that weddings just don’t come in the perfect variety. And that’s fine. The key here is to brace for impact and make the best of it because you can still have a blast. Also, humor helps.
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A Guest Filled 7 Tupperware Containers With Food From The Wedding Reception And Gave The Couple 5 USD As A Gift
Oh MAN I would have been SO PISSED no one stopped her. I would have had her charged with theft. Greedy a*****e
Yeah, that would not have gone unaddressed in my family
Load More Replies...The intimidation factor of people who clearly have no limit to how rude and offensive they will be versus the polite but outraged people who don't want to cause a commotion and disrupt the day for the couple.
Load More Replies...My ex-wife and I had a bar in the basement of our house. On the very top shelf we kept bottles that were clearly not meant to be touched. Bottles from our wedding with special labels, etc. We used the bottom two shelves for bottles we used regularly. Anyway, we had a small party and at one point I was upstairs with my wife preparing some hors d'oeuvres, and when we took them downstairs we found that one of our friend's drunken wives had stood on a chair, taken down a bottle of wine, opened it and was drinking it straight out of the bottle. It was a $400 wedding gift from 20-years prior. My wife, an Italian, did not take it well and let her have it. I heard Italian cuss words I'd never heard before.
What?? This reminds me of the older generation from my village. They used to come to every wedding and take as much food as possible. It was so bad that brides and grooms had to limit the amount of food and even that was not enough to stop them. I am so glad that this isn't as prominent outside of my country...
The older generation doing this is a little more forgivable. They're usually on limited budgets, don't get enough food to eat and were raised never to waste anything. (Think depression era mindset.) The $5 chick who attended the wedding sounds like she was stocking up to host her own party.
Load More Replies...My friend came to my wedding. Bragged she only paid her bus fare. Drank and ate as much as she could. We said no gifts as we didn't need anything,just a card would be nice. She did not even bother to write us a card. A waste of money,she said....
Oh I miss the Western PA cookie table! One of my favorite Pittsburgh traditions
I am sure some of the guests wondered, but must have thought she had asked and had been told it would be OK. Most of us don't think others would do any such thing without sanction.
Load More Replies...Most of the time family members spend HOURS and hundreds of dollars hand making those cookies. I would be beyond livid!
4 Weddings And A Cat Party
We don't WANT to go to your stinking weddings! We don't need to dress up. Our fur and skin patterns are beautiful. Even the most naked of us are vastly better dressed than some silly soft can-opener. We might be fine snoozing during the ceremony, but all those flower petals must be pounced! The food is never good. Honestly, we'd rather eat our kibble. The a bunch of smelly, drunken soft can-openers want to dance with us? Absolutely not!
No. I LOVE cats but cats can cause some serious destruction and no one want that at their weddding.
Guess who's gonna knock over the wedding cake topper xD
Load More Replies...Maybe you could have your reception at a cat cafe😺
Load More Replies...I ADORE my cat. He's my buddy and keeps me company working from home. There is no way it would ever cross my mind to take him anywhere, let alone a wedding. He isn't allergic to flowers granted, but might thing they are an appetizer and then knock them over to play in the water.
My girl screams at the top of her voice from the moment she's in the carrier and out the door. Continually, non stop. We know this cuz she gets monthly shots for arthritis. I cannot emphasize this enough. Non stop. No weddings for her!
Load More Replies...New ways of policing women - if you try to organise your wedding by perfectly reasonable standards you're a Bridezilla. If you complain about anything at any other time you're a Karen. The message is very much that women should put up with things and shut up. BP are complicit with their lists of 'Karen behaviour' featuring only, or nearly only, women.
I love my cats with a heart and a half, but the idea of bringing them to someone’s wedding wouldn’t even cross my mind. Besides, it would only stress them out, what with all the strangers, the activity, the NOISE, the kids, then drunks, the a******s. Ah, pass on the cats being my collective plus one. I will, however, bring my husband.
Seen On Socials… I Can’t Believe How Entitled People Can Be! Sorry If Already Posted
This bride went waaaay longer than most of us would without saying "you're rude and unreasonable, I withdraw the invitation".
Load More Replies..."No, I'll come... with my kid...and bring tupperwares (story from a previous post)!!!"
This bride (or groom) handled this so much better than I ever could. Nice example of how to be assertive but in a very loving and compassionate way, how to set clear boundaries but without the other person feeling reprimanded or insulted. Well done! I could not have done this.
Has thinking being invited to a wedding is something you should be reimbursed for always been a thing or just a recent one? Cause holy c**p the amount of people who think people wanting you to share a special moment with them means they should cover all your expenses. to be there is insane.
Damn, how special does this entitled person think they are? $300 for the privilege of basking in their specialness? Jeez criminy crickets.
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Kid Wants To Dress Up As A Lion To Their Wedding. Also Told To Change Their Centrepieces As Kid Doesn’t Like Balloons. Kid Is Op’s Mother’s Best Friend’s Child
It's not selfish to ask that people simply dress smart for an hour or so to attend a special moment of your life. This isn't a crazy or abnormal request.
But to save herself the stress, just have a word with the photographer to keep the kid out of the ceremony pics. Mother's best friend's child is not going to be in the formal photos and any informal ones are easy enough to keep her out of surely, with a talented photographer. Who even looks at wedding guests during a ceremony?
Load More Replies...The child should not be showing up at a wedding in a costume. Period. Not even at the reception, and the parents should be informed of this. If it rubs them the wrong way, tough; they can stay home with their "spoilt" cub.
Tell the parents if they can't bring their child well behaved and appropriately dressed, then they can't bring their child. Tell them you understand if they can't get childcare and one or both of them can't make it. Spoilt kids whose parents won't control their behaviour don't belong at formal events.
*OUR day, not MY day. It should be just as much about your husband as it is about you. But that aside, it's totally reasonable to ask your guest to either dress their kid in normal clothes, or leave their kid with a babysitter. I personally love the idea of having the kids dress up as animals, it seems like a good way to make a long day more fun for kids, and makes for fun pictures, but that's just a matter of personal taste. It's totally legit to not want kids in animal costumes during your ceremony or on your pictures. If the bride and groom don't like it, they have every right to say no, and the guest should act reasonable and comply.
If the parents try to pressure OP into allowing it, OP should just uninvited them. Sorry, not sorry.
Kids need to learn the world does not revolve around them, and it seems some parents need to learn the world does not revolve around their kids.
I've just turned to my partner and asked if we can invite kids to dress up.
With Friends Like These Who Needs Enemies
What a horrible, jealous friend. Tried to destroy your wedding and entire relationship in one go and something bad could have happened to you
Exactly! Leaving her drunk and alone, all kinds of bad things could have happened.
Load More Replies...*bats the commas under the sofa*
Load More Replies...Don't know what to do? It's pretty FN simple. Tell that ex-friend to buzz off.
Nononono!! She is out! There is no excuse in the world that could save her after that lie!
If it was me, she would’ve been thrown out—-by my own hands if necessary—-of my wedding and barred from coming anywhere near the venues for my wedding and reception. Friends don’t pull lowdown bullying s**t like that. No matter how much they want my fiancé for themself. Time to either pare down the wedding party or find a real friend to take her place—-forever.
Inviting 20 Extra People To A Wedding
Can you imagine being that self confident, to the point of not realizing you’re making yourself look like an idiot. I could never do this.
Load More Replies...The appropriate response: "Due to the fact that the bride and groom are unwilling to accommodate YOUR preferences on THEIR special day, your invitation has been rescinded. In lieu of attending their event, you are free to find a restaurant and bar that will fit your needs. Have a nice day."
16 adults and 6 children? What are they thinking? That is a very poor grasp of how invitations work.
Why write 14 plus 2 more and then 3 plus 1 more. You can’t add. 16. 4. That bothered me…. It was already extra and then got more extra.
Load More Replies...WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE? Random neighbors and co workers? Are they all coming bearing one gift?
They are a horde of locusts in human form. (And apologies to all you humans out there.)
Load More Replies...When my brother got married years ago, he had one cousin add on several adult children and their boy/girlfriends. My sister in law had to call her up about that.
The adult kids and partners sound like the kind of people who hear 'wedding' and think: free food and booze! Let's go!
Load More Replies...Much of the subreddit’s content revolves around a number of main topics that can mostly be categorized under entitlement and family drama. Most days, it’s people disregarding certain dress code taboos, guests getting out of line, or mothers-in-law doing their thing. Other themes include alcohol, cringe, greed, and, of course, memes and satire.
She Looks Absolutely Gorgeous.... Except She’s Not The Bride
Unfortunately, according to OP, that is the groom 🤦🏼♀️
Load More Replies...Might not be the groom, but her partner who is also in the wedding party. Either way, that girl would be wearing a very chic Hefty poncho.
Load More Replies...Nope. I hope the man in the picture is not the groom. If it is, he's got some serious problems and this marriage probably ain't gonna work out.
I am available to any bride to "accidentally" spill a big glass of red wine on any guest that pulls this cräp!!!!
I want in on that! We can start a service. We'd make a boatload with all the selfish beyotches out there!
Load More Replies...I'll never understand some people, like, you're at a wedding for someone that you're presumably close to, and you go and wear what is basically a wedding dress?! People suck.
Why do women feel the need to wear white to someone else's wedding?
They're insecure, selfish jerks?
Load More Replies...Doesn't everybody knows you do not wear white to a wedding when you are not the bride? Let the happy couple shine on their day!
As a child I thought every woman wore white to a wedding..
Load More Replies...Selfish Guests To A Bride With Cancer
"I decline. I would do so respectfully, but as you've made it clear your airfare is more of a priority than my having cancer, I do so gleefully instead. I hope you stub your toe in perpetuity."
Post this message on your facebook page and watch the sparks fly. If anyone has the gall to try to justify this on facebook they're going to get a very rude shock.
Load More Replies...Use the tickets to visit the poor bride who has to cancel her wedding because freaking cancer, selfish cucks!!
I would have taken this chance for a visit to OP or a short vacation if I am not as close. OP's going to need the money for the cancer treatment to save their life. I just feels wrong to ask someone in that kind of situation to refund airline tickets.
I would reply "I am trying to rid myself of several types of cancer. Apparently, you are one of them."
I would be more than happy to provide some kind of blanket email explanation of anyone needs to show it to a boss, a hotel, an airline, etc to back up their attempts at changing their reservations. I know the travel industry can be an immovable object at times, so am happy to help, but will not be up to doing so on an individual basis, so do not bombard me with emailed, texted, or called in requests to talk to the airline, hotel, or boss for you. You’re an adult, you got this. I am a cancer patient, I need to rest.
Surely that's what holiday insurance is for? Even if I fly or even get the train long distances in the UK (more than 60 minutes from my house on high speed trains) I take out the insurance. Served me well as the train one for the train from my home to london is £2 but to drive would take 4+ hours depending on traffic. One night the trains all got cancelled due to flooding, everyone was stranded and yet my £2 insurance got me a hotel for the night and train tickets home the next day. Not everyone could find/ afford a hotel and it would have taken hours for my parents to drive to collect me and then drive us to our homes. If I'm flying internally in the USA (guessing this is there) I am taking out insurance, seen enough shows to see people stranded or stuck with cancellations alone!
The Audacity Of This Wedding Guest And Their Mum! Plan Your Own Special Moment, Cheapskates!
I'm sorry, but proposing on someone else's wedding day is rude. Don't take the attention away from the couple whose wedding it is.
Tell the gf in advance so she’ll see that he sucks and reject him at the proposal
Easy peasy solution. Either they get engaged before my wedding AND announce it on social media OR they don't come to the wedding. Can't trust them if they say they won't do it at the wedding as they'll do it anyway
So, why are weddings so difficult to pull off? Same reason why there’s a law of sorts in engineering that dictates the more moving parts you have in a machine, the more likely it is to break. Sure, weddings can range from simple to over-elaborate depending on the imagination of the newlyweds-to-be. But even the basics require a lot of time, energy, and, you guessed it, money.
Wow.. Just Wow
"They shoulda called the police!" Maybe they did, and these photos were taken before it all happened.
You’ve never done coke if you think someone’s gonna give it away to kids. People are typically greedy with their blow. As most of the reddit comments agree, how much you wanna bet the children she speaks of were her adult children, say 25 or 30 or so??? No one is offering a 5 or 11 year old a bump. There’s gotta be so much more to this story than what the one-liner implies.
A couple offered my 15 year old daughter cocaine at a family birthday party. They wouldn't take no for an answer so my daughter came to me extremely upset. They were asked to leave.
Load More Replies...I thought I have seen really s****y people. This takes it to a whole new level. How can one be so disgusting?
It just hit me. Uh. They were probably high on that coke during the wedding. Don't take drugs. Not good for health.
Load More Replies...if you can prove it, call the cops, dont just photoshop them out...that isnt solving the problem and leaving them open to doing it again or doing it to someone else.
"I Just Thought Your Wedding Was The Perfect Place For My Child's Birthday Party"
You haven't seen them because they are the family members that mean absolutely nothing...2nd andv3rd cousins you see sometimes at random gatherings and barely know by name. The audacity is insane
I'll never understand why people invite those relatives to weddings. One of my husband's aunts lives in the same city, but we didn't invite her because I'd never met her in all the years before that.
Load More Replies...My niece (sister's child) turned 15 on my brother & sister-in-law's wedding day, which the family had travelled overseas for. My brother and his new wife planned a little birthday cake to have at the small reception: my niece wore a cute party hat and everyone sang happy birthday. There's a few photos and it definitely didn't overtake the wedding reception. There are several differences to this story (above) but the main one was my brother and his wife instigated and organised it, there was no surprise.
A planned family celebration within a planned family celebration = cute. A group of kind of related people ignoring why they are gathered together with other family members to celebrate on their own without notice or inclusion = uncute rudeness.
Load More Replies...One of my aunts used the leftover food from my reception for her daughter's birthday the next morning. And she, of course, ASKED first. These people could've easily celebrated a few hours before, the day before, or the day after. I'm on the fence about whether or not the 14yo should know better than to steal attention from someone at their own event, but it's incredibly unlikely it was the 14yo idea.
Age 14 is NOT a “literal child”, I.e. a person with little or no social sense. A 14-year-old is an early teen who should be learning how to function socially. Blame the parent(s) and pity the kid getting such a poor social upbringing.
Motb In White! It Literally Looks Like A Double Wedding To Me
I like the one where the Mother of the Groom insisted on wearing white, so the bride arranged it so everyone wore white and she and her bridesmaids wore bright colors.
I'm kind of getting Ice Queen vibes with the cape. Anyone else? Edit: It's because she's so cold hearted! 😂 (Idk why I didnt think of that 5 hours ago)
I can't tell if there's a flowering tree behind MIL or if she's wearing a bonkers feathered headpiece/fascinator. I think it's a headpiece, which makes the whole ensemble even more wannabe-bride.
Honey where is the red whine.. my mother like to have some... Whoops.....
Now it's getting even worse, now it's not just mothers of the bride/groom who do this, but also little sisters of the bride/groom, lol. No but in seriousness, without the bouquet and the fact that he stands slightly turned towards one of them, I really couldn't tell who was the bride. And if you have to go all Detective Mode to figure out who's the bride, the dress is not okay!
Alabama style wedding... I honestly don’t know who is the bride, is it the one with cleavage or the one with more cleavage.
and how are either of them moving their legs?!?? so tight!
Load More Replies...Weddings are so problematic that there’s this thing called wedding stress. Just think about it: creating guest lists, finding venues, sending invites, coordinating with vendors, managing budgets, creating your looks, organizing a wedding party, deciding on seating, planning a honeymoon and a million billion other things—can it be anything other than stressful at this point?
Idk How I Would Even Respond To This
"men and girls" Ugh, personal pet peeve is calling women girls. Blech.
Imagine your d**k has this much power over your life that you can't even attend someone's wedding because you want to f**k them
I hate it when men act like this. Just bringing something up "This is why men and GIRLS can't be friends"?? Fcker's acting like a whiny toddler and has the audacity to call OP as girl?
What Was The Tought Process Behind This
Yeah, right. Totally meant for it to end up looking like a family of mice hosted a 5 hour dance party on it.
IE: they didn't forget. They were either planning on doing it later, or even taking the cake home.
What happened here?? Did they try to karate chop it with their hands or something like that??
Maby the text is literal "took it into our hands"? /jk
Load More Replies...Ok, besides the obvious a*****e entitled b****y a*s behaviour... how the hell do you make so much mess out of a cake cutting!?
From Casual UK, An Interesting End To The Night!
Well, he's the best man, it's going to be impossible to completely remove his presence from the video/photos.
Load More Replies...Not harmless things like him dancing around. These are just personal photos for memory.
Load More Replies...WHY. Was it because his jealous a*s couldn't accept that his friend/brother/colleague got married first?
I feel like that’s a weird way to tell someone that your brother was stabbed. The emoji is not helping.
Wedding stress involves a number of symptoms, everything from exhaustion to high blood pressure to irritability and depression. But they are all there to tell you to plan, stay organized, set boundaries, anticipate stressors, and, above all else, practice self-care and positivity. At the end of the (wedding) day, it’s a celebration, and you, of all people, should have fun.
Bride Trusts The Wrong Friend And Is Robbed Of Her Wedding
If it's the same med I took for nausea during chemo, I'd say that the so-called friend had an ulterior motive.
Ativan IS sometimes prescribed for nausea specifically from chemo, but it's way down the list as mitigating nausea is not its primary function and it comes with a lot of side effects. It is primarily used for acute anxiety, and can be helpful for easing withdrawals from certain substances (alcoholic with anxiety here, has been administered to me in the hospital. Sober now so yay!) But four tabs, even for someone with a prescription and tolerance, is too much. Bride is lucky she didn't seize or have a full on dissociative episode (which also happened to me in hospital, when someone missed a decimal point and I got 10x what I was supposed to). I feel so bad for OP, she must have been so confused and scared! Hope that person is no longer a friend, associate, or anything but excommunicated for all the forever.
Load More Replies...Who takes 4 pills of anything you've never taken before, particularly a prescription. The friend is a POS, but the bride also isn't very bright.
She didn't know it was a prescription. She was told it was a natural anti-anxiety remedy. I assume she found out what it was after the fact.
Load More Replies...Sounds like she gave her Ativan which is a benzodiazepine. Same family as Xanax. Basically a tranquilizer for someone who's never taken them. Her "friend" would have known full well what 4 of those pills would have done to her. She basically roofied her.
Ativan is a stong medication more in the benzo family and it would mess you up bad if you took 4
Yuck, I know in a few states, you aren't even likely married if that happened
I don't know South African law but that occurred to me too. It's a good job she made it through the ceremony before completely blanking because if the officiant had noticed he's almost certainly have been required to stop the ceremony since being being in your right mind is the requirement to sign a legal document pretty much everywhere. I don't know how that works if it's revealed after the fact (and the bride and groom want to remain married - pretty sure there is nowhere where that wouldn't be grounds for an annulment if they didn't).
Load More Replies...Quirky “Girl Best Friend” Ruins Wedding
Exactly. And why would she expect him to txt from his honeymoon?!? Someone needs to the the center of attention
Load More Replies...That had me rolling lol. I guarantee that unintended error is funnier than her "standup"
Load More Replies...She sounds massively jealous of his wives and girlfriends. This is why you weren't in the wedding and this is why you are out of his life. Wife trumps bff...deal with it b***h
It started bad with the "sorry/not sorry for typos" and declined exponentially. This girl isn't a friend to anyone if he treats everyone like this. Edit: after a couple kind replies I realize I misunderstood the gender of the friend. It's changed now.
Wow. I kind of think anyone who comes between her and Leo is going to find themselves on the end of this asshat’s ‘hilarious’ sense of humour. She screams jealous, needy can’t get her own life ‘friend’. Leo needs to kick her to the curb.
This horrific piece of s**t is female which makes it a hell of a lot worse to the bride imo.
Load More Replies...Lady In The Fur Stole Is The Brides Mum. She Could Have Worn Literally Any Other Colour
Apparently a lot of mothers with sons suffer from a Jocasta complex. These women need therapy.
In this case it's the mother of the bride, not the groom
Load More Replies...There's way too many mothers/MILs doing shìt like this..like y'all had your days presumably, it's now time to step down and pass the crown. It shouldn't be that hard to let your daughter or DIL be the only one wearing white on THEIR wedding day.
Isn't this something that's planned? Surely the bride knew and could have discussed wearing a different colour. Or did mother say she was going to wear another colour and turn up in this?
Does everyone discuss their mom's clothes beforehand? I'm not married or interested in having a wedding, but I'd imagine the subject likely wouldn't come up for me.
Load More Replies...I can't decide if the mother of the bride wearing white is as bad or worse than the mother of the groom wearing white.
Maybe the bride wanted her mother in this dress, differentiated by the stole?
I wouldn't take photos with anyone that wore white to my wedding. They'd have big, fat red wine stains all over them, too.
I love the groom's outfit! And the best men's outfits that have the same pattern but 'reversed'! That looks so incredibly cool!
They look fantastic, don't they? And they all wear it well -- no pot bellies
Load More Replies...So, what does the average wedding look like these days? According to the National Wedding Survey that surveyed nearly 2,500 individuals in the UK in 2022, it’s a number of things.
Turns out, today’s average wedding is a $22,382 (£18,400) hit in the wallet. Consider that half(ish), i.e. 47%, of all couples decided to go over their budget, and 63% of them got financial aid from friends, family, and other funders.
Wasn’t Invited But You Meant To Invite Me So I’ll Be There Anyway For Sure
"Whaat, why? Also, could you venmo(?) me $300 for babysitter?" /jk
Load More Replies...The audacity. If someone doesn't invite you, then it means that you are not invited. Accept it and move on with life.
In a case where you're sent a "Save the Date" card, but no subsequent invitation, that can be confusing. This happened to someone I know - and it was her son's wedding.
Load More Replies...Almost related, my friend who is precious about her birthday moaned that some people hadn't sent cards. I mentioned I had a single card from work. "Nobody knows where you live since you moved" - "any of you could have asked". there was a long silence. I hope she reflects on that.
One would think that if they wanted to invite you, they would have... [checks notes] asked for your address.
Bonus points if this is Groom's ex, and not even his most recent (just before Bride) ex, but someone he hasn't dated in a decade, who's still carrying a torch for him. Yet somehow she's confused about not getting an invite. Gee, I wonder why?
Poor Photographer.. That Said I'd Be Interested To See The Pictures That They Had To Capture While This All Went Down
I have friends that don't drink. Some because of religious beliefs and some because they just don't want to. None of them complain when alcohol is served to other guests. Because they respect the choice of others.
100% this. I am the only teetotal one in my friend group. I really don't care if others drink.
Load More Replies...How religious to make a big deal about other peopl drinking. They could've left if they were that uncomfortable. Or just not have come at all. It would've been better (at least in my opinion). P.S. I also don't drink because of my religion, so I do know what it's like.
The problem is that in many cases, this is accepted just to show "tolerance". I've seen formal dinner parties where wine could not be served because there were "religious" people among the guests. WTF? I don't drink either, because alcohol triggers my migraines, but I wouldn't dream of telling people what they can or can't do. Same with food. If you don't eat meat, or dairy, or potatoes, or whatever you choose not to eat, great. But let other people enjoy their food, or stay at home.
Load More Replies...I have African friends; they have mixed Christian/Muslim parties, even weddings, and... everybody just respects other people's religion and gets along with them. Muslims through parties where guests are allowed to drink. They get a Muslim to say a prayer in Arabic, and a Christian to say a Christian prayer. Granted, my African immigrant friends are some of the best and brightest from their countries (Nigeria and Sierra Leone), but I don't understand why we all can't get along like that?
A Guest Shows Up Drunk (Maybe More) And Grinds On The Groom, Motorboats The Bride
"W says it was the best night of her life"
Load More Replies...If she was already high at the beginning, why didn't any of the guests intervene on behalf of the couple, by calling a cab and paying the cab driver with instructions to NOT bring her back here? Or calling the police, because being on drugs is illegal in most places? Why did everyone just let her stay there, when you can predict it's only going to get worse? When someone is drunk or high, they have forfeited the right to stay for the rest of the day, sorry.
Lol. I was W twenty years ago. Maybe not THAT bad, but I've had many many moments.
Load More Replies...Never invite Sal to the wedding. Even Mitchell and Cameron knew what was going to happen.
So, first, was that W's way of saying she'd like a threesome? Second, bride probably felt she couldn't do much as it was grooms friend, but she should have sent her to a hospital or something. Third, really the groom should have sent her to the hospital before the ceremony or at the very least before the reception.
I sincerely hope everyone else had as much fun as she did. I'd love to know what else she did. This couldn't have been all of it.
The average wedding is between millennials aged 25 through 34, who likely got engaged in December, and were set to get married in August or September. 26% of them met on online dating apps and 3 in 5 of them bragged about their engagement on social media. A lot of these couples prompted for a first date (86%) and a cake cutting ceremony (79%), but very little went with an alcohol-free wedding (11%).
No, No That's Not The Bride
Cellulite is natural. I have plenty, myself. Seeing that much cellulite through the fabric of a dress, though, just ain't right. And, my sister in Christ, strapless brassieres are indeed a thing. Oh, and jealousy isn't a good look on anyone.
Sheesh. If she'd going to be a complete B and wear white she coupd at least get someting in the proper size.
That dress does not suit her. At all. And the bra straps are visible, which is really tacky in a formal event. In normal circumstances, I'd say everyone could wear what they feel like, but this piece of s**t is trying to ruin somebody else's day, so...
Looks like an excellent candidate to receive an “accidental” large bright red wine stain all down the front of that dress. Like a bucket of bright red wine stain, where the dress is now mostly red. Please, let ME do the honors, as I am a well known klutz.
You and me, both. We can sync. Sometimes, I feel like Urkel 🤣 (from Family Matters sitcom) urkel-ooop...04a09.jpeg
Woman wears something that's inappropriate and insensitive to the bride. You'd expect the comments to be about how that wasn't appropriate, but 90% of the comments are about whether she looks ugly in it. What has that got to do with anything? Was it less insensitive if it had looked beautiful?
I've criticised her because she is wearing something inappropriate on purpose, to ruin the bride's day. I would not say anything if she were wearing something "normal" (i. e. not a white dress), even if she looked dreadful. People can wear what they want provided they don't choose an outfit solely to pester another person. If she is not nice, why should we be nice to her?
Load More Replies...Looks like she's wearing a Glad trash bag. You know, the white webby ones that are all lumpy and bumpy when you put trash in them.
That Woman On The Left Is Not The Bride
White is not a flattering color for everyone, for example any one who isn't the bride of the actual wedding
Bride Asks Mil Not To Wear A White Dress, Mil Does Anyways
Do the "boy moms" who do this have any idea at all how freaking weird it is?
Not even a flattering dress on her. Like she picked it ONLY bc it's white. I'm embarrassed for her.
No matter how flattering the dress, a mother of the groom wearing a white dress is always going to look like an idiot.
Load More Replies...As I've said before, every wedding should come with an OHN committee. As in, "Oh HELL No!" Experts in bearing glasses of red wine, grape juice, and coffee for the non-bride wearing a wedding dress; DJ's playing migrane-inducing heavy metal to drown out proposals and pregnancy announcements; mean-looking and sounding random individuals for the rowdy children who were not supposed to attend the reception.
The rules of wedding etiquette provide the standard solution for this. A large glass of red wine is to be spilled on the front of the offender's dress at the very start of the reception. This is done by the best man, the maid of honor, or in the best case both.
I'd grab a glass and spill it before the ceremony. Let her go home, change, and miss the ceremony!
Load More Replies...Bring it up with your photog, and ask if they can make her dress darker. It likely wouldn't be an issue.
Great idea. It'd probably be quite easy to turn it a dark blue or something.
Load More Replies...snot green would have been a better choice... just saying, I'll leave myself out
Changer her complexion that color. But I'm petty like that
Load More Replies...I would have been a b***h and just refuse to take pictures with her and see how she likes it
Their wedding includes 81 guests, 10 vendors, and a honeymoon. Speaking of which, half of them will most definitely be on the beach with a 23% chance of spending more during the honeymoon than previous generations of newlyweds.
Lastly, 1 in 10 couples never lived together before marriage, 1 in 3 were saving for their wedding (as well as house), the same number also had children before marriage, and 1 in 5 went with an eco-friendly wedding option.
“Close Friend” Of The Bride Came Dressed Like This
She looks beautiful but also like someone who are trying hard to get the spotlight from the bride😐
yea.. this is the sort of dress you wear to a night out in a cocktail bar or something, not to a wedding.
"Thank You Sooooo Much For Sharing Your Special Day With Us"
If this was planned with the bride and groom then great! Congratulations! If not then I imagin that you've just lost a lot of friends
Yeah, I guess. If they were also happy about it and not pressured into allowing it. Maybe sort of like passing on the happy wedding vibes to a new couple.
Load More Replies...It amazes me that people still don't seem to realize just how tacky, rude, and gross it is to do stuff like this. I know some INTENTIONALLY do it to try to ruin the couple's day or because they can't stand not being the center of attention, but the fact that some still don't understand how tasteless this is just boggles my mind.
judging by the 'thank you' this sounds like this was planned with the bride and groom
Probably not. The bride and groom probably weren’t even told about this beforehand
Load More Replies...Man, I'll make sure to get some throwable and easily breakable fruit at my wedding, if I ever choose to get married.
If it's discussed and planned WITH the bride and groom beforehand, it can be really cute and special. But if it's a surprise to everyone, especially the bride and groom, then that's one of the biggest wedding guest faux pas a person could make 😲
I would be mortified and say no, and I need to talk to you—-in private.
Friends Wedding Photos That Will Never See The Light Of Day. She Asked Everyone Not To Wear Cream, White, Or Black. Sadly She Forgot To Mention You Also Couldn’t Wear A Wedding Dress. Sil Showed Up In A ‘Yellow’ Dress….with A Train!! Bride Is On The Left In The Bottom Photo
That is definitely not yellow. It looks more like a 10 year old not taken care of white dress.
Perhaps her original wedding dress that got dingy from all the cigarette smoke in her trailer
Load More Replies...I don't get it. It's not even flattering on her. I just want to know the thought process going on.
I just said the same thing. It’s ugly in the front so to what end was this for?
Load More Replies...Lots of people who deserve to have their dresses dyed by a bucket of red wine “accidentally” spilled all over it.
Fortunately it’s ugly in that photo with that side by side with the gorgeous bride so the joke is on her anyway.
Load More Replies...I swear, this SIL looks like she ran into a bridal shop and stole the first dress she saw off the rack, and then didn't bother to have it properly altered. This has got to be the worst-fitted dress I've ever seen, except for those threads where people post disappointing prom dresses they ordered off the internet. SIL deserves an award for Queen of passive-aggression for looking so horrible in that thing and apparently not caring that she looked horrible (in more ways than one). Nothing like having that inextricable urge to out-shine the bride on her wedding day. I would shun this woman.
I don't get why women do this. It's BS and I'd have them kicked out if I were the bride.
For context, the average wedding in the US is pricier by about 20% (i.e. $28,000). Besides that, cakes aren’t a huge priority (sub-$100 in a 3rd of all cases), and wedding trends are a bit different. The most popular one (91%) was the first dance, followed by 79% of couples color-coordinating floral arrangements and wedding colors. Another popular tradition was the flower girl and ring bearer, with nearly 2/3 of couples prompting for it.
Mil In A Lovely “Taupe” Dress (She’d Be Leaving My Wedding In A Hearse)
By the photo, they missed and got her in the face.
Load More Replies...Why do so many MIL's insist on wearing white to their son's wedding?
Not really. The dress would look so much better dyed red.
Load More Replies...I’d be driving the hearse and burying her, whether she’s fully dead yet or not.
Ironic - that "taupe" dress is the same shade of "ivory" i got for my wedding...
I Look Good In White, And That’s What Matters At Someone Else’s Wedding
I saw the the headline and didn't bother to read the rest... It screamed A*****E
Also they aren’t close but she wanted a break from work. Classy
Load More Replies...I'm going straight to hell for how much I laughed at this.
Load More Replies...She really thought they wouldn't notice? I think she's the only blind one (figuratively) in this.
I saw the title and half expected to see a line saying..."it's not like she could see it"
Why does she feel the need to mention her cousin is blind? This doesn't seem relevant at all.
I have the same question,. I think it was an attempt to justify her behavior...which totally backfired.
Load More Replies...She really thought no one would notice she was wearing white. At somebody else's wedding. The bride was born blind, and this idiot was born without a brain.
Wearing white to a wedding because it looks good on you is giving Kelly Kapoor vibes from the office
Girl I Rarely Speak To Anymore Asks If She's Invited To Our Wedding. After Telling Her That She Isn't She Tells Me I Should Rethink Marrying My Fiancé
These days, after I read 'cheers' I would have responded "Cheers!" and cut 'em off...
Load More Replies...Except I only shared it after I found out I wasn't invited....
Well, they didn't want to miss a chance at a free party...but in light of the non invite they're sharing their unsolicited fortune telling results.
Load More Replies...Unless the guy is an actual asshat or something, a true friend would be supportive.
Best response: Thanks for all those prayers, but in the years since we last talked, I've changed religions. I'm now a pastafarian. All hail the Flying Spaghetti Monster! The FSM doesn't care about sex before marriage, it's why I'm walking with a bit of a limp today, if you know what I mean.
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Wedding Guests, Please Don't Do This. It's Not Funny, And Putting "Just Kidding" Doesn't Make It Better
“Just kidding” “no offense” or “please don’t take this the wrong way” are all statements people tend to use to absolve themselves for inappropriate statements. If someone says to you, “please don’t tell this in the wrong way,” immediately interject with, “then say in a way that I won’t.” Hopefully they’ll then take a quick step back to check in with themselves before speaking further.
Step-Mother Of The Groom
Does she want to marry her step-son or something? I'm 75% confident this is some sort of kink... EDIT: It's a kink. Don't ask me how I found out.
I'm sorry you looked into it. The idea is honestly downright gross and disturbing.
Load More Replies...I love my sons more than life but I would never create this creepy incestuous vibe with them. When they fall in love with someone I will be so happy and do my best to welcome them into my family. Not try to compete with them 🙄
Thank you! My MIL had this exact attitude. She could push my buttons but at least I knew she loved me.
Load More Replies...What is the problem? Evidently, some accident happened to her dress, that's why she's wearing the shower curtains.
I was thinking she spilled something on herself and needed a quick fix, so she used some tablecloths.
Load More Replies...Why does the bride allow her pictures with the wedding party? She should be made to take all her picturrs alone.
My Sister Is Getting Married.. This Is The Dress One Of Her Bridesmaids Bought
it's so plain and unattractive, it doesn't even look like it fits all that well tbh.
To be fair, it is more than one shade that is banned....white, ivory, cream, off white, buff, champagne, white gold, they are all just very pale 😁
Load More Replies...It depends whether the bride knew and approved-look at the princess of Wales, her sister Pippa wore a white full length dress for Catherine's wedding, and that was obviously planned. So she might not be an a**hole if it's what the bride wanted. Obviously a complete a**hole if the bride didn't know, or if the bride knew and said NO but the bridesmaid still wore it, or if the bride had specific colour choices that were ignored in favour of this.
Why is the bridesmaid buying a dress on her own? I had to search for months to find 1 dress that my 3 insane bridesmaids would agree on. They were originally going to be in emerald green, but I got overruled by THEM because they all wanted to wear purple. I thought emerald would look better on all of them because of their skin tones, but I gave in and went with purple because it is my favorite color and went with the over-all color scheme. I would never have left them to their own devices. One would have shown up in a business suit, another in leggings and a shirt with holes in it, and the third in a bathrobe.
The millisecond she showed it to me or turned up on my wedding day in it is the same millisecond she would be ejected—-bodily by me if need be—-from my wedding and warned to never come near me again.
And here's the bottle of wine that comes with it. Is that enough to cover the whole dress?
Went To A Wedding And The Mil Wore This... Would You Be Okay With It?
I Just Think The Whole “Marriage Is A Trap” Thing Is Tacky And Not Funny
I don't understand this toxic " marriage is a trap"! If you think so, don't get married! But do not p**s on other peoples commitment.
Pandas, I have a confession. When I was 15, I wore a white sundress to a relative's wedding. I had no idea about the no-white rule, and it never crossed my mind until way after the fact. I still cringe when I think about it!
Didn't your mom or someone see when you got it? That's not your fault sweetie, someone should have said something to you before the wedding. You have no reason to cringe.
Load More Replies...Rude & tacky, unless the couple found it funny. Their day, their way.
Men usually do very well when they're married as women take care of them.
Friend Gave Me Permission To Post This Letter They Received A Few Weeks After Their Wedding
I would like to say what a lot of nerve you have for sending this cowardly a*s note that you typed up and left anonymous. You want to be this ballsy? Sign your damn name or it just makes you a coward
In my line of work, we have a strict, "We don't engage with anonymous complaints" rule. If you don't care enough to put your name on it, we don't care enough to take it seriously.
Load More Replies...A few weeks after? - doesn't 'etiquette' give you three months for thank you notes?
3 months from return of honeymoon ... so she was well within the etiquette window
Load More Replies...You give a gift out of generosity and love for the person you are giving the gift to, not to get a thank you note.
A case of Decorum being more of a priority than actual Friendship (or having the Balls to sign one's name)
Load More Replies...I know someone who's received gifts at her bridal shower, her wedding, and a baby shower. No one ever got a thank you note of any kind. The value of the gift we gave declined each time. I don't know when her next gift receiving event will be. But since she chews gum, we're all set.
I totally agree. We have relatives (early 30s) who did not send a single thank you note or text after multiple showers and their wedding. Their other guests were very generous, as were we, in addition to giving up a lot of our time for wedding prep. There was no specific reason, they just thought it sounded like a lot of work. Since shopping for gifts for them was also work, we have decided we won't ever waste that time again.
Load More Replies...Groomsmen Plans To Propose At Bachelor/Ette Party. Group Is Split On Whether Or Not It's Okay. Comments Are All Bashing The Bride For Not Being Completely On Board. I Don't Think She's Wrong To Feel A Little Upset Though. What's Supposed To Be A Bach Party Is Going To Turn Into An Engagement Party!
I totally don't understand why people ask to do this - you are literally hijacking someone else's important event, that they planned and paid for. Just no. Plan your own event and stop stealing other people's moments.
No different than proposing at the wedding. No self respecting woman would ever say yes to such an unimpressive a** that would propose at any event. ANY EVENT. Be original or go home.
Load More Replies...Useful rule of thumb: If someone proposes to you at someone else's engagement/wedding event, decline forcefully. You will be dodging a bullet.
Imagine if the person says no. How awkward would that make the evening?
Rude Guest Insults Bride Because He Doesn’t Know How To Use The Online Rsvp System And She Didn’t Respond To His Message Instantly
Not just middle class apples, even those who don't use commas.
Load More Replies...Nasty and classless and insensitive. But I kinda wanna start using this in other situations, lol. You know that one friend who just never replies to your emailed questions, and then you wait for weeks and try again and finally have to call her to actually get an answer because she keeps forgetting to email you back? Now I kinda wanna send her an email with "I'm not sure you get how email works. If I send you an email with a question, you typically email me back with an answer", lol.
Tell me you're an idiot without saying you're an idiot. Who does he think actually sits and watches their email 24/7? Even texts sometimes take an hour or more to come through and even sometimes never come through. Want a chance at an immediate reply? CALL! You know, that thing we did before email and text. Every phone still has a number pad, it's there for a reason, not just for looks. Best thing to do is tell this a**hat they're uninvited. Email them a link to Alanis, maybe they'll get the message
Copy Cat Friend
Or, show her some really tacky (edit: decoy) choices so that she will take all of those instead.
Load More Replies...Not unreasonable at all. Hopefully her wedding is last so only she looks like a copycat.
These younger generations of women missed out by not knowing about the movie "Single White Female." Seriously, check it out.
I knew a girl who stole a friend's entire wedding: theme, Playlist, foods, colors, flowers, type of location, CENTERPIECES, EVERYTHING after my friend had spent months researching and selecting everything. 5 years later she's with friend's groom, too. Friggin gross.
This story, as much as any evidence, statistics, personal experience, etc. shows in detail how sick and worthless the wedding tradition has become, warping the minds and feelings of young American women. Where are these women’s values? Where is their common sense, their ability to be sensible, non-self-dramatizing adults??
A copycat through insecurity. Pity, really. She picks what 'real' people have, etc.
Oh Dear, Oh Dear! Seen On Facebook!
Time to cut her loose. No one cares about when she met her boyfriend. It's a non-issue
What?? I have no idea what day I met my husband. One year we both forgot our wedding anniversary. He said, “Wasn’t our anniversary last week?” I said, “You’re right, it was!” We both laughed and did a toast to each other then and there, amongst our romping kids, and proceeded to have a wonderful evening. It’s day to day life that makes a relationship special, not an anniversary date.
Another lucky group of people without real problems in life. Do people seriously worry about this kind of s**t?
So celebrates the day they met their boyfriend!? Weddings, sure. Proposal, first date even. No prob. But the day they met?
There's no need to go to that extreme yet. Often the direct 'cause' of someone's feelings isn't the real reason behind their feelings. We've all had painful stuff happen in our pasts that we haven't really processed yet, and those feelings sometimes get triggered by something small that happens now. She might have felt in the past that people don't care about her feelings, like maybe her siblings needs always came before her own. She might have had people around her forgetting important dates like her birthday as a kid, or maybe she had a mean sibling who actively tried to sabotage her birthdays by creating an emergency on that day. Maybe those feelings got retriggered by OPs wedding date planning, and this makes her fall back into that old thought of "See, I don't matter to people, other people will always come before me". She may be genuinely thinking that that is true, and not realize that her previous experiences are totally clouding her judgment. So instead of caring about who's ...
... right and who's wrong, (in which case: she's wrong and you are right). Instead, think more about 'how can I help the situation now? What can I do to let this situation make us closer instead of it tearing us apart?' If I was in this situation, I would visit her and say "I can see that you're in pain over this, and I really don't want to see you hurt. I care so much about you, you are so important to me. I really care about how you're feeling. Will you please tell me what you're feeling and thinking? What is it that makes this so painful to you? Does it make you feel that I don't really care about you or your feelings? Do you have painful experiences about having to share the spotlight? Does it make you feel like I'm disrespecting your relationship? I would really like it if you can tell me about what makes you feel this way." This might make her open up, and if you can then assure her that her assumption is really not true, she might be able to get over that feeling.
Load More Replies...Guest Texts Bride Day Off For Address & Ride 2 Hours Before The Wedding
I mean, if they lost the address of the wedding and didn't realize it and their mode of transportation broke down a little bit earlier this might be passible. Otherwise it just shows their disinterest in actually being there.
Not that I think any of our guests would do that to us but, it’s part of the reason I’m handing my phone to my bridesmaid on the day.
My parents turned up a week late to a friend's wedding. They're not d***s, they just made a mistake. They've been buddies now for 55 years.
A little red wine and a clumsy friend ensures all the MILs and moms in white get their just reward. And you get pictures to use as a reminder.
When everyone knows it is taboo to wear white, why do so many people still do it? I don't understand.
Yes.. usually the bride not the guests lol. Glad there are at least 40 exceptions
Load More Replies...At our wedding, we had a coloured theme, pinks, purples and lilacs. My wife wanted the bridesmaids to wear lilac dresses. Nothing more than that, didn't have to match. Her sister in law then went off on one saying we should change the dresses to pink as her daughter wants to wear a pink dress. My wife explained very simply that bridesmaids' dresses are lilac and if SIL's daughter wants to wear a pink dress she is more them welcome to but she will not be a bridesmaid. She wore lilac. Same woman also told us she knew 10 people that wanted to come to the wedding and was it OK to bring them. It was not.
Apparently it’s just me, but I honestly wouldn’t care if others wore a white dress to my wedding. Everyone knows who the bride is, and to me, a wedding is a celebration of love, not the color of someone’s dress. Wear your wedding dress to my wedding, and we’ll do a conga line of brides, past & present 🥳
I wore white to my cousins wedding. I was 13 or 14 and no one told me I shouldn't. I cringe now to think about it, why didn't my mom or older sister tell me to change!!
You were young, and I should h o p e they wouldn’t confuse you with the bride!
Load More Replies...A little red wine and a clumsy friend ensures all the MILs and moms in white get their just reward. And you get pictures to use as a reminder.
When everyone knows it is taboo to wear white, why do so many people still do it? I don't understand.
Yes.. usually the bride not the guests lol. Glad there are at least 40 exceptions
Load More Replies...At our wedding, we had a coloured theme, pinks, purples and lilacs. My wife wanted the bridesmaids to wear lilac dresses. Nothing more than that, didn't have to match. Her sister in law then went off on one saying we should change the dresses to pink as her daughter wants to wear a pink dress. My wife explained very simply that bridesmaids' dresses are lilac and if SIL's daughter wants to wear a pink dress she is more them welcome to but she will not be a bridesmaid. She wore lilac. Same woman also told us she knew 10 people that wanted to come to the wedding and was it OK to bring them. It was not.
Apparently it’s just me, but I honestly wouldn’t care if others wore a white dress to my wedding. Everyone knows who the bride is, and to me, a wedding is a celebration of love, not the color of someone’s dress. Wear your wedding dress to my wedding, and we’ll do a conga line of brides, past & present 🥳
I wore white to my cousins wedding. I was 13 or 14 and no one told me I shouldn't. I cringe now to think about it, why didn't my mom or older sister tell me to change!!
You were young, and I should h o p e they wouldn’t confuse you with the bride!
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