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30 Wedding Disasters So Cringe They Should’ve Come With A Warning Label
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Every wedding is unique, but some take “unforgettable” to a whole new level and not always for the right reasons. From cake-tastrophes to speeches that made everyone stare at their plates, the internet has no shortage of awkward, tacky, and downright bizarre wedding stories.
Today, we’ve gathered some of the most jaw-dropping tales that guests lived through with a straight face (or at least tried to). Keep scrolling for wedding chaos you won’t believe actually happened.
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Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
I wouldn't have stood around and waited for dancing and drinks. I'd have left right after the ceremony. Five hours?? No way. 🤦🏻♀️
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OpheliaPoe 1 year ago
I don't understand. Just...how? Why? What was the purpose of the mail invites if the weren't actually invites at all?
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Toujin C'Thlu 1 year ago
The groom seems to have a low opinion on people's intelligence. I think most Americans would recognize an Olive Garden when they see it
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Just Another Karen 1 year ago
i also asked for money instead of gifts, BUT i said that people could contribute with any values they could. AND if they weren't able to gift us, it was ok. entitled bride indeed.
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OpheliaPoe 1 year ago
Elder millenial wedding theme: MySpace Top Friend List Invited Only But Made Visible to Everyone You Know
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Jenn Smith 1 year ago
Potato bar sounds awesome to me! But definitely should have had plenty for everyone. Sour cream, bacon, different kinds of nice cheese...now I want a loaded baked potato.
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Papa 1 year ago
I was once asked to be one of the groomsmen in a wedding where I only knew the bride and groom because we hung out at the same beer joint. I initially accepted because it caught me off guard and I didn't want to be rude, but then a week or so before the wedding I was told that the maid of honor had backed out, so the woman I was walking down the aisle was maid of honor, so that meant I would be best man. I got over not wanting to be rude and told them I was sorry but I'd have to work and wouldn't be able to attend.
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Child of the Stars 1 year ago
This seems odd enough that it makes me wonder if it was an emergency thing. As in her hair got caught in the dress zipper or something and needed to be cut out.
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SouthernGal 1 year ago
Sad the bride didn’t take the groom’s feelings into consideration when planning the wedding. I don’t like to dance either, and didn’t have dancing at my reception.
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OpheliaPoe 1 year ago
I misread this and thought the women pressuring him were the ones involved in the bouquet toss AND they were the bride's sisters. Meaning they would have all been his cousins too.
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The Mediterranean Fruit 1 year ago
These vows sound like they were worded poorly and the passage of scripture that they are talking about is often misunderstood. A biblical husband is supposed to be a leader and a protector. But he is also supposed to "love his wife, like Christ loved the church." Jesus died for us, aka. the church. So a husband is supposed to be so devoted and love his wife so much that he would die for her, and never disrespect her. A good husband should never pressure his wife into anything. A biblical women is to be submissive. But this does not just mean in the way that most people assume. A woman was created to be a "helpmeet." Women were literally created to do what men couldn't. To complete them. This does not mean women are men's personal slaves. No. Women and men are to work and live in harmony together.
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Otto Katz 1 year ago (edited)
the mother of the bride is traditionally the last of the guests to be escorted to her seat by the ushers before the procession begins. No guests are allowed after her, until after the bride goes down, all the way, and late guests are let into the side pews, near the back of the church with as little disruption as possible So, technically she could be considered the first of the 'grand march'. (never heard it called that before) She can be ushered by her husband, at which point he goes back to stand next to his daughter to escort her down, or by a regular usher.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
I can understand the desire to avoid confusion. Don't want some random guy in the bridal suite on the wedding night.
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OpheliaPoe 1 year ago
I'm imagining the little old lady getting wheeled up in her chair to hand back her key.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
As someone said, "Poor South Carolina! Too small for a republic, too large for an insane asylum."
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Earthquake903 1 year ago
Just save the money for a house or something, ffs. Weddings are a great way to start a marriage in debt or drain your parents retirement fund. Unless you're super rich, then by all means, don't do anything useful with your wealth, waste it on a wedding. 🙄
Pencil 1 year ago
I've posted this before but the best wedding I ever attended was a surprise. All the guests thought we were going to a simple backyard bbq/housewarming party. When everyone had arrived, the hosts, aka the bride and groom, announced they were getting married. Right now. A 5-minute vow-exchange later, they were husband and wife. My "wedding gift" was a big bowl of homemade potato salad. It was awesome.
Liz Strevens 1 year ago
I remember my (m) cousin's wedding many years ago. The bride wore a peach coloured crinoline style dress with a rust coloured peplum jacket with frog fastenings, and a poke bonnet. She looked like Little Bo Peep or a character from an old Quality Street tin. The bridesmaids wore dresses in a 'contrasting' mint green. The catholic priest was drunk and the highlight was when he asked my cousin if he would take this woman as his 'awful ledded wife'.
Earthquake903 1 year ago
Just save the money for a house or something, ffs. Weddings are a great way to start a marriage in debt or drain your parents retirement fund. Unless you're super rich, then by all means, don't do anything useful with your wealth, waste it on a wedding. 🙄
Pencil 1 year ago
I've posted this before but the best wedding I ever attended was a surprise. All the guests thought we were going to a simple backyard bbq/housewarming party. When everyone had arrived, the hosts, aka the bride and groom, announced they were getting married. Right now. A 5-minute vow-exchange later, they were husband and wife. My "wedding gift" was a big bowl of homemade potato salad. It was awesome.
Liz Strevens 1 year ago
I remember my (m) cousin's wedding many years ago. The bride wore a peach coloured crinoline style dress with a rust coloured peplum jacket with frog fastenings, and a poke bonnet. She looked like Little Bo Peep or a character from an old Quality Street tin. The bridesmaids wore dresses in a 'contrasting' mint green. The catholic priest was drunk and the highlight was when he asked my cousin if he would take this woman as his 'awful ledded wife'.
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