Couples often have to take their time when picking their wedding guestlist. However, generally most people expect their attending friends and family to at least behave. But as experience shows, people often make questionable decisions.
We’ve gathered some examples of the worst, trashiest and most tacky wedding guests out there. We also got in touch with Jhona Yellin, Editor of Bespoke Bride to learn more. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to get angry, upvote the most egregious offenders and be sure to comment your thoughts and experiences below.
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More For Attendees: Inappropriate Questions
And continued to question it even after they had been told no!
Load More Replies...Ask the cousin " are you deaf, mentally impaired, or just stupid?".
I can assure you that in my family, if a cousin has a tumor, the whole family would know about it (we are family and we care about each other) and there would not be this misunderstanding.
I have had this happen before. Not at a wedding but an old job, the lady asked if I was leaving because I was pregnant, and I looked her straight in the ye and said no I am just fat. Never spoke to me again before I left lol.
Crazy sad too to read about your experience. Never let her question define your wedding day with joy, reframe. Her issues aren't yours, she has to live with her choices. I would avoid her until you feel comfortable about her intentions.
We announced our wedding in early June. The wedding was at the end of September and yes, the bride did have a slight bulge (note never get married when your intended is on her period!) so there were a few comments batting around. First daughter was born eight YEARS later. Longest. Gestation Period, Ever!
I was pregnant when I got married. Fact is, we were engaged and the date was already set about half a year before I got pregnant. I got pregnant because we let it happen, because were getting married anyway and we both wanted kids. Some people were told, some people guessed it (quietly by themselves) but no-one asked because, as OP said, you just don't. (Unless there's some medical- or other safety-issue where it matters.) Especially not during a wedding.
sucks her mom didn't protect her from that. zero reason to yell her cousin asked. cousin is ignorant. mom is mean
As gross as Cousin is, she didn't ask OP. So how did OP find out? Who is the a$$hat who felt OP needed to know this? Mom? If so, Mom is an AH.
Bride's Sister Made It All About Her
Groom stands up "well thank you for having those standards as it resulted in me improving my standards and not settling for second best"
1st - kick her out, escorted by security. 2nd - turn this horrible moment around by saying something funny/ embarrassing about the sister. People will remember the laughs more than groom's embarrassment. 3. After blocking sister on everything, post online about what she did. Now everyone knows how cruel, narcissistic and moronic she really is. Make sure to tag her friends, her coworkers, her boss & the company she works for. 4. Write that b!tch an actual letter, spelling out every horrible, bullying, mean th8ng she ever did to you. Make it concise (like bullet points), comprehensive and as detailed as possible. At the you say how nfeel, keep it short inform sister that if she ever, in any way, contacts you, or ,you are ever informed she so much as mentioned you/hubby's name to anyone - not only will you post this online, but you'll also send copies to people, publish it in papers, you find a way to get it into the media. You will ruin her life.
What cracks me up is that she kept the letter. To stroke the ego? I mean that was so long ago. Get over yourself. This is so cringe, I'm embarrassed for her.
Right!? That is some obvious. deep-seated, festering jealousy lol. I don't even know these people & I'm embarrassed for her.
Load More Replies...Well then the groom should have stood up, "thanked" her for the speech and continued: "Luckily since then I have realized that beauty is about much more than just looks alone, and I am grateful that you declined me and I instead ended up with the far more beautiful of the two sisters"... Turn to the bride "babe, I love you, and especially your truly beautiful sole, which my stupid, superficial teenage-self wasn't able to spot at first back then ".
4 Weddings And A Cat Party
Tbf, a wedding full of cats does sound kind of amazing. But I wouldn’t force it on someone else 😅
"Wedding full of cats" sounds like a scene that cut out of "Sleepwalkers"
Load More Replies...I am one of those people who brings their dog along wherever I can. But never in a million years would I assume that an invitation to a wedding - or to any party for that matter - included her, unless it specifically stated so.
I've heard of crazy cat lady but that chick is trying to take it to the extreme.
Any chance this person was just worried about brushing up against the wrong pollen and bringing it home to the the cats?
An interesting consideration, but a truly devoted/concerned pet owner would change out of their wedding attire before going inside their house once they got home (e.g., in their garage or someplace else private.) I used to work in some places where I'd get filthy and covered in c**p that I didn't want to get onto my cats' fur, and I'd strip down in the garage and change clothes as soon as I got home. Or, you know, the woman could just... be careful with her limbs and body and not touch any of the flowers XD pollen from cut (dead) flowers generally doesn't just levitate into the air and stick to people.
Load More Replies...My cat goes places with us, like when we visit family for an evening and so on, but I wouldn't dream of assuming he was invited to a wedding with us
Bored Panda got in touch with Jhona Yellin, Editor of Bespoke Bride, and she was kind enough to answer some of our questions. Naturally, given their extensive experience organizing all sorts of weddings every year, we were curious to hear if they have had any crazy stories.
“Yes indeed! After 13 years of covering weddings all around the world, our team has a long list of some crazy stories. I once attended a wedding where a guest got into the couple's open bar a bit too early. By the time the cake was being cut, this person was on the dance floor, trying to reenact Dirty Dancing — solo.”
Because Some People Can’t Have A Single Day That Is Not About Them
I say this knowing EVERY woman wants her wedding day to be special with all the trimmings and everything, however I will simply cancel the venue, get married in court, save a butt load on the ceremony finances, and just have a small informal reception at my house out of spite. But that is just my opinion, and opinions are like a******s: everyone has got one.
I remember reading this one a while ago. Still awful and always will be.
I would have tried to let the other guests know (if they didn't already) so they could avoid going to the vow-renewal. When the MIL brought it up, everyone could just say, "that's nice" and change the subject.
Mother-In-Law Hires Someone To Throw Red Paint On Bride's Dress
my thoughts are that she thinks the bride is stealing the groom from his mother?
Load More Replies...Clipped from Reddit: I was having doubts about posting this, but now that it's turned into a Twitter thread and there's IG reels about it, I feel like it's fair game. This poor girl (I don't know her but she's from my mom's hometown and news has spread) was hated by her MIL, as well as SIL and BIL, since the beginning. They threatened her repeatedly, made multiple SM accounts to harass her, and when confronted by the husband, they denied everything. BIL offered her a blank check to leave her husband and the family for good (boyfriend at the time). Now, as I said I don't know her, but what I have heard is that she is a lovely person and wouldn't hurt anyone. All of this hate comes purely from her socioeconomic status. Apparently husband's family wanted him to marry someone rich. She was so graceful throughout the entire ordeal. When MIL heard that the couple got engaged, she faked a heart attack and had to be hospitalized. She blamed her son and told him he'd have to cover all of her medical costs. The day of the wedding, MIL, BIL, and SIL all refused to attend, which, fair enough, but apparently they hired someone to throw red paint on the bride's dress right before walking down the aisle. Three men ran up to her, two with cans of paint and another recording, and covered her dress in red. The photos are of the aftermath. At first, guests thought the red paint might be blood. I can't even imagine what that must've felt like. Bride said she initially felt as if it was water, but then saw everyone's shocked faces, and her friends were trying to reassure her that she still looked beautiful. She says the worst part of it was looking at her mother's face, because initially she thought she had been physically hurt. The bride gracefully changed into another dress. She had to go home for this but all of the guests waited for her at the church. She changed into a lovely gold floor length gown and continued with her beautiful wedding. The groom's family also found out where the photos would be taken and sent an anonymous tip to the police saying that they could find d***s there, and that the groom might be in possession of them. The police arrived and all of the guests present were searched. The groom was close to being taken away in handcuffs. There is suspicion that BIL bribed the police, but thankfully in the end that didn't happen. After that, the wedding went on without issues. MIL's house has since been egged. She is hated by the whole town. SIL and BIL have been questioned by their friends and have denied everything, but do not deny that they loved hearing about it. FIL seems to just do whatever his wife says. He fired groom from the family business, but he was then given a job by his uncles who love him and support him. Groom's family all claim to be super religious. Lastly, after the wedding and before the honeymoon, the groom's family stole his passport and visa. They also tried to bribe the travel agency to ruin the trip. Fortunately they didn't work and bride and groom went on their honeymoon successfully.
I would have hated to let them win, but I would not have married him. His family will stop at nothing and I would fear for my life.
Load More Replies...yup i've seen these pictures before. Although I can't remember the entire story. And how do you get all that paint off the stones without ruining them? The dress is probably ruined for sure.
Load More Replies...I hope she didn’t go through with the wedding. Her MIL is going to make her life hell.
Its called No Contact. Geez, everyone is so quick to be rid of the husband too. No idea how he reacted, no point in makong assumptions.
Load More Replies...depending on the cost/value of the dress, I guess that could be considered felony vandalisn/destruction of property. I'd call the cops.
Telling My In-Laws It Was On Them To Explain To Their Guests Why There Weren't Any Places For Them At My Wedding Reception
The in-laws wanted the newlyweds to do the apologies! There's a few more lines to it if you click the link on the lower left corner. Fruitloops!
Load More Replies...I don't maybe I'm just have more manners as a friend but if someone invited me to a wedding in which I didn't know the bride, nor groom and was just friends with the in laws, there is no way I would've even went. If I didn't get an invite from the bride herself then I'm not going. Only exception would be if I was going as someone's plus one 🤷♀️ that's just plain disrespectful
I went to a wedding where I didn't know anyone except my friend who brought me as his plus one - and even that was because he was in my town only for that wedding, and otherwise we wouldn't be able to meet. The bride's vows were so hilarious I told her I already fell in love with her 😂 we became best friends and were double dating for quite s long time after that
Load More Replies...This reminds me of a time when a friend's cousin got married. He knew he had a limit on how many people to invite to the church ceremony, but thought the reception would just be a "rager" (as he put it) and invited everyone he knew and told them to bring their friends. The fathers and groomsmen spent the whole time playing bouncer to keep out casually invited guests.
A note for invitations: "you will be expected to show your invitation at the door. No invite, no entrance".
“Trust me, no one was ready for a full-body interpretive version of "I’ve Had the Time of My Life." It was... unforgettable, but probably not in the way the couple wanted,” she shared. Even the most conscientious planner would probably not have a strategy in place for something like this and many people are not nearly as good at planning as they think.
If I Had To See This You All Do Too
Probably gonna get downvoted, but I would just throw out the gift, and then sterilize the area. Fingernails can carry disease, imagine 8 years worth.
"Dear Fred, it appears that my husband was only the _second_ grossest guy in college. The top honor clearly goes to you. As you are the rightful champion, I am herewith returning the trophy to you."
Save it. Add more nails. Send it back to Fred for Christmas. Could become a tradition, sending it back and forth. Ah, the laughs and good times they'll have! /end facetiousness (Edited to correct typo I spotted the instant after I clicked "save")
You're right that dude is creepy and disgusting. I would trash that thing and break out either the Lysol or bleach to clean anything it touched. That is very creepy and gross, your hubby needs to make him an ex friend.
Photographer Shaming A Guest
We had a no phone/no photo rule during the ceremony because we had 2 photographers. Then we shared pictures on a website.
We did too - didn’t stop my arsewipe uncle from somehow thinking he could do better than the professional and actually smuggling in a camera under his coat. He didn’t do too much damage (as in block our lovely photographer’s every shot), but why can’t people just listen?
Load More Replies...Correct. Obvious photoshop. Also, the iPhone photographer would normally also be in shot - they’d want to see their screen to ensure the shot works.
Load More Replies...I hate people like this. Why can't they just be in the moment?? In-the-mom...d45aa1.jpg
And no other guest had the cajones to pull her out of the way and tell her to sit down and behave? These people won't stop unless confronted. And it could have been done quietly without disturbing the wedding procession.
maybe can crop the picture on the left at least. But damn, what a selfish prick.
Off the subject, but two (unknown to me) girls sat next to me at a dear friend's funeral and they spent the entire time scrolling through their phones. Afterward, I told them that I hoped at the next funeral they attended, they would show a little more respect. Needless to say, they were offended.
Wedding Guest Hires Their Own Photographer To Accompany Her To Friends Wedding
Oh, he'll, no! Toss her and her BF out on their a$$es. Allow photographer to stay as a guest, ifmthey like
Ooh, if I was that photographer I would’ve insisted on payment up front, taken 90% of the photos of the bride and groom (while coordinating with the ‘official’ photographer, if there was one), and then when Insta girl complained, said ‘I’m sorry, I assumed that’s what you wanted. Surely you’re not suggesting I should have made someone else’s big day all about you? Right?’. And then given the shots to the happy couple for free as a wedding gift.
omg love it yup now that would have been ace to see lol
Load More Replies...I used to volunteer at a place where there was another volunteer who had won some state-level beauty pageant a few months earlier. She went everywhere -- to volunteer work, to meetings, to classes -- in her full pageant regalia. Her mother also went everywhere with her to film the daughter in everything she did. It was truly bizarre.
She has to per conditions of her win. If she wears it to class everyday, that's a different story. But for the year, she has to wear her regalia and crown for official functions and pageant request photoshoots.
Load More Replies...How does the boyfriend cope with being the third wheel? I imagine her hiring a photographer for every date and event. 😬
“And then there was a wedding when one of the groomsmen — yes, a groomsman — managed to spill red wine on the bride's gown before the ceremony had even started. It was like a rom-com blooper reel, except it wasn’t funny in real life.” she shared with Bored Panda.
A Guy That We (The Bride And Groom) Had Never Met Before Proposed To His Girlfriend At Our Wedding
This takes the cake, and I don't mean the wedding cake. I would hate to be proposed to in front of a group of total strangers!
If someone proposed to me at someone else's wedding, I would say no
Load More Replies...The correct response to this guy is something along the lines "Get out the f***ing way, they are cutting the cake"
If she was a former colleague and and not a very close friend or even a close friend why would you invite her and her bf to the wedding let alone to the reception?
Proposing at a wedding just screams I can't be bothered to think of a romantic scene for my partner myself
Or, "I'm too cheap to plan something special, so I'll just hijack someone else's special day!" I hope his gf soundly dumped him in front of everyone.
Load More Replies...*ask him to leave - unless the reaction of the woman was not "Get out of the f*ing way, they are cutting the cake". The woman is not to blame. I hope.
Load More Replies...She should have said no! Seriously? Ruin someone else's moment? I would say nope!
In this situation I think it is perfectly reasonable, when *the Question* is asked, for the entire wedding party and guests to all shout "No!".
If you look up "Some people have a lot of nerve" in the dictionary, I'm sure his picture will be there.
Why was she even invited? Send him a bill for at least part of the cost of the event.
The Audacity Of This Wedding Guest And Their Mom! Plan Your Own Special Moment, Cheapskates
Just call bil and say if you plan on doing it on my day I will tell her before you do it
how about he either take that proposal elsewhere or they're both uninvited from the wedding so they can't make it about them?
Uninvite them! Everyone knows or should know that you don't propose at someone else's wedding.
I can understand not wanting that, and at the same time I have seen countless videos of exactly that happening (women lined up at the bouquet throwing, bride pretends, turns around, hands it to someone, engagement). I think it's fair to ask if that's possible.
only if they respect the answer, some appear not to according to AITA threats seen here sometimes. 🤷♂️
Load More Replies...There are some things you don't do at weddings, proposals or pregnancy announcements.
Father Ambushed Me To Walk Me Down The Aisle
I'm so sorry that this bride had her choice taken away from her. Some people have no sense!
Oh, this isn’t small at all. Small is me getting annoyed when we had very specific cues in the entrance music for the venue’s staff member to open the doors, and they missed it completely. This is way beyond that, and I cannot comprehend what the guy was thinking.
Load More Replies...I would hope to have the presence of mind to just stand there and told him to go sit down, he's in the way.
Disgusting, vile behavior. How do some people love with themselves, honestly.
All I can say is people can be so bold and phony. He knows you don't have a good relationship with him but had the nerve to pretend so he can go around bragging about walking you down the aisle. I am curious if you had a father-daughter dance with him.
So we were curious to hear just how often the happy couple actually plans for the sort of things on display in this list. “Now, when planning a wedding, you'd think maybe couples would consider these disasters, but surprisingly, wedding crashers or misbehaving guests aren't always top of mind.”
"I Just Thought Your Wedding Was The Perfect Place For My Child's Birthday Party"
I can kinda blame her. At 14, I would have been mortified and shut that s**t down fast.
At 14, she is still a child; do you think she planned this?
Load More Replies...This is a great way to get a free birthday party venue. Great if you have no shame. I would have gone over there and let it be known that they had to leave to have their party somewhere else.
Actually been to a wedding that happened to be on two of their guests birthday, so the couple brought out two birthday cakes for them.
We didn’t go as far as getting cakes, but two of our wedding guests had their birthdays on the same day also, so I made a point of thanking them in my speech for spending their birthdays with us.
Load More Replies...When you have a wedding inviting ALL of the family, I didn't look at 150 birthday dates, but I had an extended family member whom I never met, at mine. I made sure she had everything she wanted and felt welcomed! DONE! Our vows were finished; reception was about family and friends. I did learn people said hurtful things; it hurts still when I read these posts.
My cousin got married on my 30th birthday. After I received the invite I joked that she picked a fine date for her vows & that I'd probably be better able to remember her anniversary than her future husband. So, on the day, my parents, my sister, my gf, & I were at our own table at the reception and once the reception was in full swing, after toasts & meal & cake cutting & special dances, etc they were giving me gifts. The bride happened to be near our table as the gifts were being brought out. She got a huge shocked look on her face b/c, rightly so, she forgot it was my birthday. She rushed over to the cake table, grabbed a piece of wedding cake & brought it to me (I'd never say no to a 2nd piece of cake). She pulled the largest candle out of our table's centerpiece to stick on top and then led our table in singing Happy Birthday. It was hilarious.
Bridesmaid's Tale Of Her Wedding Date Trying To Bring A Date
I have a tame / innocent version of this: we had a small casual wedding and my bridesmaids dresses were simple day-dresses ordered from a department store. Groom’s sister showed up in the dress and she was horrified. I wasn’t mad but understood her embarrassment and proposed 3 choices - join the wedding party, sit with guests as planned and pretend nothing is wrong, or change into the dress she wore the night before at the rehearsal. She happily joined us at the alter and we had a laugh about it later!
Sounds like two reasonable people coming up with a reasonable solution.
Load More Replies...Who the heck wants to wear a bridesmaid's dress when they don't have to?
Why is no one kicking these people out of the wedding ceremony or reception?
She Looks Absolutely Gorgeous, Except She’s Not The Bride
Good catch, more than meets the eye? Phony story?
Load More Replies...I would get all of the bridesmaids together and every one throw red wine on that b***h's dress.
so, I have a question. why is it that no one else is allowed to wear white at a wedding? I've never quite understood that. would love an explanation, thank you so much!
“It’s more like an afterthought, you know, that moment of "Oh, maybe we should have a backup plan in case Uncle Frank brings that friend again." I’ve seen a few couples add "no crashers" security at some venues — smart move, by the way, especially if you’re having a high-profile event or if your family has a reputation for a little too much fun.”
A Guest Filled 7 Tupperware Containers With Food From The Wedding Reception And Gave The Couple 5 USD As A Gift
I've read quite a few stories similar to this and don't understand why noone ever stops them or says anything to them? Most of my family and friends don't like confrontation but wouldn't think twice to stop someone doing something like this. At most of my family parties/events any leftovers are offered to anyone who wants them at the end of the night but if anyone tried to fill up loads of tuperware containers during the party, to take home, everyone who saw them would ask what they were doing and put a stop to the behaviour.
You’re Probably Wondering Why This Is Shame Worthy. Well How Do You Feel Now That You Know She Was Not The Bride
I will never understand why some people think this is appropriate! Oh, and they look pathetic too, don't they? I imagine other guests are shaking their heads...🤦🏻♀️ Oh, wait! They're attention seekers, but too stupid to realize the attention is negative.
Tell me you’re a whore for attention without telling me you’re a whore for attention.
Did you let her stay? I've always imagined I'd have people on duty to remove offenders, but when it happens in reality on your big day, idk!
Load More Replies...Some people really just have no sense. I'm on an asian forum similar to reddit and someone posted something like this and ask if it's appropriate. Most the comments see nothing wrong with it and one even said, "damn if you dress well (like this); damn if you dress terrible. You can't make everyone happy". I'm just speechless.
My Dad’s Extremely Embarrassing Announcement At My Cousin's Wedding Celebration
This is why you don't do these things at OTHER PEOPLES WEDDIMGS GUYS!
She was willing to provide some resources in case someone needed some extra help planning. “We always recommend couples to plan their wedding well, also for horrible events like the ones above. For example, they can read this bride's tips on how to throw a wedding your guests will love.”
I Went To A Wedding And Found A Decent Seat With A Good View. This Lady Sat Down In Front Of Me And Did Not Care One Bit That Her Fan Blocked The View Of Every Person Sitting Behind Her
Yeah, that fan would be a pile of straw if it was there after asking her to lower it.
Au contraire. She has PLENTY of disregard for others.
Load More Replies...Went to a wedding where a guest in the biggest hat ever blocked by view, there were plenty of other places she could have chosen to sit but me in my wheelchair could only be where I was. She wasn't even invited to the reception but was at the ceremony because all regulars from the church were told they would be welcome.
Shed be continously picking that up off the ground wedding or not!
not all of us are bad witches lol us white witches are good its black as are bad oo look shes got a black dress on lol yup dark witch n they dont like holy water either just saying heheh
Load More Replies...I would have taken it from her and said, "You'll get this back after the ceremony."
Kid Wants To Dress Up As A Lion To Their Wedding. Also Told To Change Their Centerpieces As Kid Doesn’t Like Balloons. Kid Is Mother’s Best Friend’s Child
It's not the little golden child's party, it's a wedding. Mother and daughter can sit this one out...at home.
Load More Replies...I hope the bride & groom had someone acting as a gatekeeper/bouncer at their venue, to ensure people who ignore the dress code get politely turned away.
Uninvite mother and child. Unless said friend is paying for the wedding, your wedding, your rules.
Absolutely not. It is your wedding and your special day. I already read the other comments. I agree with the one that said to post a bouncer/gatekeeper for anyone that doesn't dress according to your dress codes.
Sounds like it is about time that someone learns that the world does not revolve around them and their needs... and this is one of the unusual situations where that someone is not the bride, as her requirement is totally reasonable in this case. That child needs to learn that sometimes you need to compromise in order to fit in, and if her mother can't teach her that, then both of them needs to learn that actions has consequences by being excluded. What she wants is not an option, and hence she needs to choose between the options there are: Either dress apropriately, or don't bother showing up.
Wedding Guest Shaming - It’s Not Always Dealing With Bridezillas
Next time plan your 6000 mile travel accordingly…and arrive 20 minutes earlier!
Treated like a second class citizen?? Dude, show up on time and you won't be treated like the unfortunate a*****e you are
So treat the bride like she's nothing then? Did they even acknowledge her presence? Act like trash, be treated like trash.
Should have answered: You have traveled 6000 miles and is about to miss the wedding, because you cannot manage to be here on time -That is why.
Lastly, we wanted to hear if she believed weddings bring out drama in both the guests and couples alike. “Definitely! weddings do seem to have this strange effect on people. It’s like the heightened emotions, the romantic energy, the pressure to look perfect... it all simmers together, and for some people, it brings out their inner drama queen (or king).”
Guest Invited Their Parents, Who We Haven't Met, To Our Destination Wedding
So in England a wedding ceremony has to be public which anyone has the right to attend. Obviously people don't march into other folks weddings, but you can't legally stop them. The reception though, that's private and invite only.
Serious question here and I am curious by nature. What happens if the venue is small and can only accommodate friends and family?
Load More Replies...A Wedding Guest Outdressed The Bride In The Philippines. A Little Too Revealing, And The Color Is A Bit Off For My Taste. What Do You Think?
There’s always one who has to outshine the bride -no matter the country, culture, ethnicity, etc
At my cousin's wedding, his stb wife's sister was the maid of honor. She wore a full length gown of disco ball sparkly gold. The WHOLE dress. It was beautiful, but definitely took away from the bride. lol
Load More Replies...I once had a coworker who had recently immigrated from another country where wedding party members and guests wear brightly colored traditional clothing for a wedding. She was to be a guest at her first wedding in the US and bought a long white dress to wear. She thought that in America all wedding attendees wore white. She was embarrassed when I explained that only brides wear white, but grateful that I clued her in.
I was a chubby simple, dressed bride. But my sister-in-law is a gorgeous slender woman. I found a 1920s sparkly beautiful slinky silk sandy colored shimmery dress that I wished I could wear - I basically made her my own personal Barbie doll on my wedding day. I didn’t feel outshined because she WAS my shiny. I really enjoyed dressing her up to her model standard that she is and was, so yeah, there might be a story here that isn’t a negative one.
Good for you! Respect! (But it was your choice, not hers, to make.)
Load More Replies...Why is the unhooked purse sending me. If you're going to go all out and then some, try a little harder.
LOL! I noticed that, too. Maybe she didn't want to be 'too' dressed up! ;) HA!
Load More Replies...I Can’t Believe How Entitled People Can Be
We had a no kids wedding, the only kids in attendance were my best friends kids because they were ring barres. After the ceremony, they ate real quick and went to my friends house to hand with the other kids and we had a sitter there for everyone. Worked out well. Parents could party and kids could too, right down the street.
also, why is it people now seem to think buying a new outfit is a requirement to go to a wedding. an obligation even. it's perfectly fine to wear something you already own. the only time I've bought new things to wear for other peoples weddings were when I already had my eye on a dress and just wanted an excuse to buy it.
Wow...This bride had more patience and tact than I would have had. I would have said, "Time to grow up, Sweetie and be an adult."
I really can't believe that some people just don't understand how family/friends events work.
“Think about it: You’ve got family tensions, old exes, bitter bridesmaids, and so much more happening in one place. It’s not surprising that some people snap under all that. The wedding scene is almost like a pressure cooker for drama, and all it takes is one person to tip it over the edge.”
Inviting 20 Extra People To A Wedding
How presumptuous is that? The bride and groom really want to pay for 20 extra meals for people they don't know.
Simply contact them and tell them they are no longer invited. And make sure there are ushers at the door who know so they can turn these a******s away if they show up. It's perfectly okay to rescind an invitation.
Write back that is for them only and not for the other twenty guests. If they can't abide by this request, they are uninvited. If they don't like it, then they are uninvited.
This is insane. Who does this? And notice the age of the children. Yikes.
I don't have children and never will, but I am baffled by parents who list/say their child's ages as "18 months" - no, they're "a year and a half old". 23 months - no, they're "almost two years old". I don't go around telling people I'm 512 months old.
Load More Replies...My God. This Poor Couple. Not Even A Clueless Close Friend. Maybe A Child Wrote It. One Can Hope
I can also see some people just not understanding wedding etiquette. My partner was recently invited to the wedding of some people on our village, as they are football teammates. I know them well but wasn't invited. My partner was sure that it was allright if I'd show up as well to the evening party, and I had to explain that no, that's not how weddings work.
The way it's worded "and Me!" makes me think you are correct.
Load More Replies...Uninvite immediately. There is just no way in hell that would stand.
When my daughter got the reply card for her wedding back from my husband’s brother and his family, there was a great big NO scrawled across it. We’d already heard from them that they were coming, but their oldest daughter decided that since we didn’t go to HER wedding (Florida in July, and I’m in poor health), nobody from their family was going to my daughter’s. We didn’t miss them one bit.
The Best Way To Make Your Ex Realize They Made The Best Decision Of Their Life
The easiest way how to to convince the whole crowd that his choice of the bride was correct.
Im guessing the cleaners forgot to get rid of that one piece of trash
She showed up looking like a drunken piece of trash? Yeah, that'll make him regret dumping her.
“And honestly? A bit of drama makes for a way better story afterward. Who wants to remember a perfectly calm and uneventful wedding, anyway? For brides (or grooms) that really get stressed in the days before, we recommend reading our post about how to manage pre-wedding stress.”
"Thank You Sooooo Much For Sharing Your Special Day With Us"
Well.. The bride and groom might have been ok with it. Then nothing would be wrong here
Load More Replies...Thats just the most tasteless unromantic thing a person could do . The wedding day should be all about the bride and groom not the guests.
The last place where you would ever suspect...exactly. Because a wedding simply is no place for a proposal.
You're disgusting, tacky, and should be embarrassed to have even posted this!
the only only way this would work is iff the bride and grom are in on it and okay it before hand. and there have been cases where that has happened where the bride has orchestrated it with the guy proposing for a very close family member or friend. that is the ONLY way it wouldnt be cringe
Nobody in their right mind would want to happen at their wedding. Trashiest. Thing. Ever.
Load More Replies...If a guy proposed to me at someone else's wedding, he would get a "hell no" and a bitchslap
Someone Crashed My Wedding And Ruined It
It was the DJ's fault too, YOU paid for him to play whaterver you like, not that cringe guy. He could've asked you about it at least.
OP really should have told the DJ to not do it too.. really is a clusterfuck, with everyone to blame..
Load More Replies...I have been a musician for 50 years. No, you cannot slobber and breathe disgusting bad breath and germs all over my expensive microphone. I don't care how badly you want to be the center of attention. And no, we won't plug you into the sound board if you bring your own. Venues provide mics for announcements.
Why let him sing for an hr and a half? If he's so awful, I'd let him do 1 or 2 songs then get someone to take the mic and get him off stage, he'd be happy as he'd get his chance to perform but it wouldn't take too much focus. It would just be a funny story about an awkward random guy at your wedding who insisted on singing. Letting him sing for so long sounds awful but could have been prevented very easily!
I went to a wedding once where the bride's aunt and uncle brought a boom box up the aisle and proceeded to sing karaoke (very badly) to Morning has Broken by Cat Stevens. It was the most awkward and hilarious thing I've ever seen. I had to keep biting my lip to prevent myself from laughing out loud. A friend and I who was there with me still joke about it 20 years later.
Why was he not stopped? Someone should have kept it from going on for that long?
A Perfect Time To Propose. Bridesmaid's Friend's Wedding
Don't do this unless you asked the bride and groom first (and if they said no, then don't do it either)
Yes. Absolutely depending on the circumstances. Many people (as my wife and I did) don't take the wedding as the most important day in their lifes. The birth of our elder son two years before our wedding was much more important to us. Our wedding was a wonderful occasion to gather together family and friends coming from Italy (well, the wedding was in Italy, my wife's country), Spain (my country), Canada, Switzerland, France and the United States. Sharing the moment with them was way more important than any other feelings.
Load More Replies...Only okay if the bride and groom are aware of the plan and have agreed to it. Otherwise, it's a huge NOPE!
I saw a great one where instead of throwing the bouquet, the bride turned and handed it to a bridesmaid while her boyfriend snuck in behind her and was on one knee. THAT is a bride who has 100% agreed to and embraced a proposal at her wedding (and it's a really sweet video).
Load More Replies...I never understand why people think it's okay to propose on someone else's wedding/special day.
I think it's because the guy thinks his girl will be so caught up in the emotions and romantic feelings of the day, she couldn't possibly refuse.
Load More Replies...This really depends on the closeness of the friends and if they planned it with the bride and groom prior. If my BFFs (pretty much sister) fiance had wanted to do this at my wedding, I would have GLADLY done something to help make it super special. BUT she does live on the other side of the country from me, so I don't get to see her much and would have loved to have been there for that.
Aside from how totally inappropriate this is, it would be very awkward if she said no in front of all the wedding guests
I can't believe how many cases of this I've been seeing on the net. Do people have no class anymore? How do that many people NOT know that it's rude af to propose at someone else's wedding?!
Starting My Wedding Ceremony Before My Mom Showed Up
I'm going to look that word up in the dictionary so I can see what your mom looks like. Then I'm going to look up entitled to see if her picture is there as well.
Load More Replies...OP was the freaking bride, does her mother really thinks she had time to check on them? As a bride that wouldn't even be her responsibility to do that?
NOPE! My Pastor told me months before he had prior commitments! My ceremony began exactly on time! I hired a few local people scramble to pick up flowers (the florist had messed up my flowers so I couldn't store them).
Guest At My Cousin's Reception Changed Into This Outfit Halfway Through The Night
Nah, man, the trailer park woulda took her a*s to the woodshed. (I'm from redneck, hillbilly, trailer trash stock--we do better)
Load More Replies...I wonder if the bride was pressured into getting this photo taken. I would like to know what her face is showing here
Stealing The Top Layer Of A Wedding Cake
I had petit fours for guests at my wedding as our wedding cake was a single layer and I explicitly said that the cake is not to be eaten. Came back from the honeymoon to find out that the cake was eaten. The intent was the cake was for us (wasn't big, like a normal, round birthday cake size) and the pieces we didn't cut at the reception was to be packed up and the petit fours were for the guests. It was a very low budget wedding, but I think the solution was good, until we didn't have any wedding cake to eat :( We divorced but it was still a nice wedding ... despite the cake. This post just reminded me of that. Who freaking does that? Taking the top tier?
I'm just curious: Why go out to your guests with the cake they can't have? I thought the whole point of the wedding cake is that the newlyweds cut it for good luck that they want to share with their loved ones. At least that's what I always knew to be the meaning. And for me personally, showing people cake, then telling them "you can't have it!" seems kind of mean, tacky even...
Load More Replies...The old custom would be that the top tier gets saved and used in the next year or so for a christening cake. (Only with a fruit cake and Royal icing though - more modern cakes won't keep)
The top layer of our wedding cake was also frozen for a year. On our first anniversary we ate it at the hospital where the day before our first son was born.
Load More Replies...We did this, it's a good (yet gross) tradition. I hope that guest is embarrassed.
A wedding cake that's not eaten at the wedding? But as late as after the honeymoon??? (How do you even preserve it, freezing it?)
You typically freeze the top layer and eat it on your first anniversary.
Load More Replies...Creepy Aunt
MLMs are pyramid schemes and they’re cults. Their members are fully brainwashed. To lack such class & decorum along with an inflated self-importance & misplaced value on the crappy product, to the point of sacrificing someone’s big moment, highjacking the program for a sales pitch and forcing the cheap makeup onto the couple is downright crazy. I feel just as bad for delusional & brainwashed aunt, too.
They are seriously brainwashed to the point of believing that they are doing you the favour
Load More Replies...What does Mary Kay sell that would cause her to wink and say that they need it for their honeymoon? Like maybe she's using the eye makeup remover oil VERY wrong?!?!
Well, she said it was lotion, so obviously she thought they'd be getting kinky with some back rubs or something..
Load More Replies...Maid Of Honor Too Busy Texting To Watch The Ceremony
I’m sorry but I’m more distracted by the woman in front. Is she fixing the bride’s dress?
She’s praying for the woman behind her to very quickly learn some manners.
Load More Replies...She obviously didn't have enough lead time to get the phone surgically removed from her hand.
Photoshop her holding a flower! Add some tears since her eyes are down…
Oh God. I Found It On Facebook. Even Matching Pearls
The image is not 100% conclusive, though. The outfit would be totally appropriate if they married each other.
She’s turning towards the man at the edge of the photo and turning away from the woman on the left. Pretty sure that if it was a couple’s photo there would be more interaction.
Load More Replies...Brother’s Best Female Friend Pledged Her Love For Him At My Wedding Reception. He Was Already Engaged To Someone Else
Brothers poor best friend didn’t realize life isn’t a Disney fairy tale or a Lifetime rom-com.
You forgot the Hallmark channel, especially during the holidays.
Load More Replies...I understand. My mother had one son to worship and four useless daughters. You should announce loud and clear that the subject is off the table permanently.
I think it may be time to get over it. 30 years ago it didn't bother the bride because weddings were still seen as a celebration of a union of two people and two families. Now weddings are very much about the bride's (and groom's) "special day" so bow OP feels robbed. I was sick and throwing up at my wedding and i definitely felt robbed for a while, but everyone else had a great time and that still means a lot to me.
The Random Couple Who Crashed My Sister's Wedding Left A Card With $11.54 Inside
Halfway through a great wedding, I see my dad's best friend hauling a drunk couple out of the reception. We thought it was hilarious and thought nothing more of it until today when they opened their gifts and found a card from "Uncle David and Aunt Nancy". There's no David or Nancy in either family and the underlined bits are just in-your-face trolling.
"Cheers to a life filled with many special memories. We feel so blessed to have been witness to your beautiful wedding. We wish you all the best in life!"
This one’s not so bad. At least they didn’t mess anyone else’s night up. Funny card with whatever they had in their pockets. Funny.
"This Is Why Guys And Girls Can’t Be Friends"
‘Men and girls’ can absolutely be friends, but ironically ‘girls’ who are getting married are (I sincerely hope) ‘women’, and this is very much the reaction of a ‘boy’, not a ‘man’. Especially she he wasn’t invited in the first place, and I totally understand why.
Got on here to say that the title to this one is misleading. He deliberately considers himself and other guys “men” but women only merit the more dismissive “girls” from this, I’m sure, respectful, old fashioned, “nice” man.
Load More Replies...so let me get this clear they said 'men and girls' is it a boy or girl saying this, and is it to the bride or groom?
Well he's half right... "girls" can't be friends with HIM.... cos he sounds like an incel... lol
"Didn't directly invite me" so you didn't actually get an invite. 🙄. Another eyeroll....
I Look Good In White, And That’s What Matters At Someone Else’s Wedding
The only way other guests would not notice is if they are also blind. Sheesh!
ok but what if the bride heard from someone that was not blind that you were wearing white how would the bride react?
Ableism aside ("She's blind, she won't know!), there are so many colors that complement brown skin that there's no reason to wear a white maxi dress (!!!) to someone else's wedding, unless the bride & groom *explicitly say* they would like the guests to dress in white. Even then I would avoid a maxi dress & go for something knee-length.
That's like farting in an elevator with a deaf person. Just because they can't hear it doesn't mean they won't know.
Ugh I can't stand these types of people! It's not about you and your skin glow. Brown skin goes with so many other beautiful colors. Say it with me class...Narcissist!
There is no way on God's green earth that nobody wouldn't notice your stupid a*s wore a long white dress to a wedding.
Someone Stole A $300 Gift Card From Our Card Table At The End Of Our Reception
Or... maybe the bridesmaid is secretly an evil genius :) She just placed an empty envelope in the box, already torn open, and let everyone know what was supposed to be inside. When the envelope is found, it will look like someone stole the gift, which was never there in the first place. Not only does bridesmaid save money, she also gets sympathy from everyone else muahahahaha!
Did you read the words "purchase receipt"?
Load More Replies...Went to a family wedding - wife's side but 1st cousins marrying (UK). We both smoked back then (before kids) and I'd bought her a Dunhill cigarette lighter as a Christmas present. It was on the table when we got up to dance. A bit later she asked me for it thinking I'd picked it up but no, it was gone, stolen. We looked around. EVERYBODY at the wedding was family - 1st cousins remember? There were no strangers.
I was at my friends wedding years ago and found out later that the 'mailbox' for the cards (many with money in, ,mine included) had been stolen. The whole box. It was such a shame and they never found the culprit.
Could it be the mom? It was the last card, so first on the pile. Bride says it went home with her mom and they only started opening presents after their honeymoon.
Groom's Mother: "I'm More Important Than You"
Boot Barn???? Ann Taylor???? No, Boot Barn!!!! How I would have loved to have been perched on a hay bale atop the rafters of the barn with a bucket of popcorn to watch the other “BS” unfold. YEEHAW!
Ummmm has she ever heard of a bridal store with the bride and groom mothers dresses or Belk? My son & DIL got married on the beach, nothing fancy but I got my dress at Belk on sale for under $100. I had wanted either gray or silver and found a silver dress just below the knees with small ruffles all the way down.
FFS, have you not read the other stories in this thread? Abhorrent behavior is not about whether you are rich (sometimes even more so because of entitlement mentality) or a hillbilly/redneck, it is about character. I have many relatives in the (proudly) redneck community and they are the kindest, most loyal people I have ever known.
Load More Replies...I feel conflicted about this one. I agree that the whole dress thing is ridiculous and having the same dress is not a problem. But being the "bride's brother's date" (doesn't say fiancee so unknown commitment) isn't the zinger they think it is. "without the bride, you won't have a wedding at all. So she's staying." Again, the situation is stupid but if the bride and groom actually had to choose (not in this case but in a less ridiculous situation, so just in general) between the bride's brother's date and the grooms mother... 🤷 ...I would think the mother is without a doubt more important.
You're right that two ladies wearing the same dress is not a problem. Since that's the case, the part about who is more important is completely irrelevant. If you found the reply from the bride's brother to be out of line, I assume it was sarcasm, and a fitting reply to the mother of the groom.
Load More Replies...A Guest Asked If They Could Bring Their Pets To My Wedding
To be clear, she’s absolutely right about service dogs in training. I live between two states, one (there are 4) which has zero state recognition of service dogs in training (Hawaii) and another that codifies into law service dogs in training to have similar access as trained service dogs (California). For the latter, the training service dog must be visibly marked as being in training as a service dog, whereas in all states the the superseding federal law requires zero markings for trained service dogs. For many of us with legitimate service dogs (as opposed to emotional support animals or personally trained pets) , we welcome identification markings. That way there are no qualms about how (tirelessly & costly) well-trained our service dogs are.
I believe there are legitimate emotional support animals, but they must be trained and certified properly.
Load More Replies...Omg I had to stop...the dog is not a child. Yes they can be potty trained waaay before 4-5mo. Again NOT A CHILD. They can actually sleep for hours. That being said.. A WEDDING IS NO PLACE FOR ANIMALS!
To be clear, she’s absolutely right about service dogs in training. I live between two states, one (there are 4) which has zero state recognition of service dogs in training (Hawaii) and another that codifies into law service dogs in training to have similar access as trained service dogs (California). For the latter, the training service dog must be visibly marked as being in training as a service dog, whereas in all states the several law requires zero markings for trained service dogs. For many of us with legitimate service dogs (as opposed to emotional support animals or personally trained pets) , we welcome identification markings. That way there are no qualms about how (tirelessly & costly) well-trained our service dogs are.
Nut job! I see a shrink and take meds to manage my mental health issues - I don't drag baby animals around with me everywhere. That's ridiculous!
erm clearly not an animal lover then pfft ! pets can help so much with mental issues ! they really help vetrans with with ptsd so enjoy life alone i feel sorry for you mental health is awful i know i deal with daily n im almost 60 (from years of abuse ) so will be diff to yours likely but honestly animals really really help and in uk dogs are used with thousands of people as mental support animals blessed be
Load More Replies...Almost One Year After Our Wedding And It Is Official None Of My (Groom) Friends Gave Us Gifts
While you can't demand gifts from your wedding guests, it's not only common, but kind of expected in most parts of the western world that you bring a present to a wedding. Not bringing anything is rude and I also wouldn't forget about it.
I made my wedding as traditional as possible on a tight time frame (so her parents could come) and a tight budget (I had a poor paying job) and told everyone who asked no gifts were expected. Everyone but one person gave a gift. He's actually generous in day to day. Just apparently the only person who believes me.
Load More Replies...My wedding was similar as in we went to 3 different places to create wedding gift wish lists. We picked out things from $10 up so there was a huge selection should someone wish to buy us a gift. We had a kids included wedding as everyone had kids and we thought it would be cool. One of the daughters of our friends told her parents she felt bad for not bringing a gift as she knew it was customary. She was 14 years old so she made friendship bracelets in our wedding colors and presented them in a cute little satchel. She was so proud that we wore the bracelets all night long. A little girl didn't want to be rude even tho her parents bought us a nice gift and here are grown people who couldn't do a simple token.
how beautiful ❤️those are priceless gifts money could never buy x
Load More Replies...I think he should enquire. Maybe ask to the friends he is closest to. It seems quite weird that none of the friends would buy a gift our of 20 people. maybe they were never friends to begin with or they did contribute collectively towards a gift but the person in charge either forgot or took the money for themselves and never admitted.
So it was the groom's friends who didn't give gifts. I don't want to say "all men" here. But i think its plausible, especially if they are young, that they just didn't think to give a gift. But in my experience its often the women that carries the mental load of gift planning. If they brought dates the dates may not have considered it their responsibility as a plus 1 to provide a gift if they aren't close with the bride and groom. This is just a theory, please don't burn me at the stake. I had men bring gifts at my wedding but i got married in my mid 30s
It reads as if someone in the friend group erroneously told the rest of the group that the couple didn’t wish for them, in particular, to provide gifts. I simply can’t think of any other reason unless this isn’t the groom’s first wedding the group has attended or they really despise the relationship & have zero belief it will last. It’s surely not a coincidence and unlikely that every friend of the groom is classless.
I would ask, because it happened to me that a “friend” of mine collected the money for a friend’s wedding and… kept the money!
Trashy Reverend's Wife, Not Even A Guest
There's that guy who does photoshop requests, but takes them very literally, so be careful what you ask for...
I'm sorry, but this would have pissed me off. If you are coming just because your spouse is the officiant, the least you could do is dress nice to look like you fit in, or don't sit in the row right near the isle.
There are people on Youtube that do kind of stuff, so maybe ask them :)
My Mom Was Going Through Her Old Wedding Mementos And Found This Response Card From A Relative. How Tacky Can You Get?
"Sorry, i'm strapped for cash trying to start my own business - if you're interested in feeling better through natural nutrition in 30 days money back guarantee, let me know... I'll ship you info or products postage free!
Thanks for the invite!"
"Natural" nutrition? What is UNNATURAL nutrition? Styrofoam? Cardboard? Science fiction Asimov-esque meal-pills and extruded yeast cubes? XD
"....strapped for cash trying to start my own business.....natural nutrition.." = MLM
One of my cousins got into the purse/make-up bag/diaper bag/whatever bag one. I think she’s out of it now though… And I only bought one bag.
Load More Replies...The Groomsmen’s Wife Wore White And Caused Drama The Whole Wedding
Well, that new marriage is off to a grand start. 🙄 So many eye rolls needed on this thread. Don't allow that negativity into your beautiful ceremony.
Sounds like their (bickering couple) marriage is already over before it's even begun, really.
Friends Of Ours Get Married Saturday. They Posted This Message On Facebook That They Received From A (Now Ex) Guest Yesterday
No great loss. Actually, I'd call this a win since you now know just what kind of person they are.
The world will grind to a halt because entitled people don't get "likes". Pathetic.
Well somebody wants attention. The Bride and Groom have more important things to do than reply to everybody on stupid Facebook. This person needs to get over themself!
yes and your point is like 😂that sounds very much like a them issue and im very sure the bride was in fits laughing at this pathetic reply not a bride issue a them issue 😂😂😂playing the poor poor me u ignored me shite win win for bride they would have spoilt her day cos u can bet had she not made a huge fuss of em they would have created a scene an all about me scene blessed be
Yes, quite a lot of us. I'm sure you of course are a superior being because you do not.
Load More Replies...Disney Adults Make Everything About Them At His Brother’s Wedding
Absolute lack of awareness. Also, Disney musical? I swear The Mouse is responsible for the vast majority of idealized relationships and overall delusion.
I mean..... was there karaoke at the wedding? Could not be an issue at all. Or could be VERY awkward.
I think its cute; provided they are people you know. There's nothing wrong with tasteful spontaneity. One song. Life is hard.
Oh, honey. Disney movies tend to end with the wedding and there's a reason most of the sequels suck.
Groom Party Had An Interesting Take On Attire
Yeah, because I'm kinda assuming it's the groom in the white shirt. You don't normally see photos of the bride, bridesmaids, groomsmen but NOT the groom.
Load More Replies...How about letting people wear whatever the f*ck they enjoy? Also, I'm a woman and I think cargo shorts on guys is quite sexy.
Load More Replies...Wedding Guest I’ve Never Met, Insulted We Won’t Let Her Stay In The "Honey Moon Suite" With Us (The Bride And Groom)
Had something similar happen. We had a tiny, tiny wedding and invited most friends and family to the reception only. The wedding was literally six people plus my maid of honor and his best man, the two of us and our officiant. That's it. We invited my MILs sister and her husband. I'd never met them and my husband hadn't seen them since he was little. The husband sent a note back saying that if we didn't consider him worthy enough to attend the wedding, he didn't see why he should be at the reception. Dude, we don't even know you. My own parents weren't even at the wedding. We invited you as a courtesy to my MIL. We were not bothered by his absence.
Friend Gifted His Bride Professional Pictures Of Only Himself
I hope he told the photographer what the purpose of the shoot was. I can only imagine their facial expression.
I don't see the big deal with this one.. if I was getting married, I'd love professional photos taken of the person I was marrying. You'd get lots of photos of you together at the wedding, and presumably ones taken together after you're married a while, so why not get some of the person you love by themselves?
Wait, What? The Crossed Out Name Is Her Husband
"I'm sorry that a 6" x 3" piece of fabric is preventing you from attending. You'll be missed!"
My MIL had covid when it was my SILs (her daughters) wedding. She had me decorate an N95 mask for her to match her dress and even socially distanced as much as possible, except for pictures, which I made sure to do those ones as quick as possible. (I was the photographer).
From A Wedding Shaming Group I'm In. Bride And Groom Requested A Childfree Wedding. Entitled Guest Writes This Message On Their Invitation
It’s not about respect. Simply put, If you can’t abide by the bride and groom’s wishes - don’t attend the wedding
Well, it is. Abiding by the bride and groom’s wishes is far more basic respect. I’m assuming they didn’t see the irony when they wrote that c**p.
Load More Replies...No unruly kids they're loose cannons. If this was a thing back in the day I'd totally do the no kids thing!
Found This Gem
The woman is doubling down because she was seeking validation and will not listen to anyone, and all of the comments are pegging her as the jerk in the scenario.
Maybe she did the right not loaning the necklace to her sister, but the rest was just being a b***h to her.
Load More Replies...Screw John Legend, All Of Me Is "Our" Song Only
We are absolutely entitled to our feelings and opinions, but expressing them doesn’t exclude them from consequences.
That last paragraph is such an interesting way of saying, "How dare you say that I'm in the wrong!!!"
Normal person perspective "♥ Oh, Honey!! They're using the same song ♫ for their first dance ♥♥♥ ... *swoon" ♥♥
The Old Guy Who Stole The Wedding Cake
My mother took the top layer of my wedding cake home. I never got any of it and as we stopped speaking shortly afterwards, I never got any at all. I would still love to have a piece of wedding cake.
There is no law that says you cannot buy or bake a wedding cake if you are not having a wedding. I know it's not *exactly* the same, but at least you'd have a piece.
Load More Replies...The bakery my parents hired to do their wedding cake completely flaked. Big day comes. No cake. Ceremony finishes up. No cake. Reception starts. No cake. Very angry father of the bride on the phone. No cake. No apology. Luckily, my chronically over-prepared grandmother had baked a simple German chocolate sheet cake...just in case there wasn't enough cake to go around!
Maybe it was his wife's birthday and he saw a chance at getting a free cake.
That One Friend
I'd ask the photographer to remove the "friend" from the photos. Oh, wait no I've got a better idea - crop everyone else out, enlarge the "friend," and send it to her so she's always got a reminder of what a classy woman she is.
... but tweak the image a bit ... like, turn her eyes to the right by some 10...15 degree, both in the same direction. Making a face less symmetrical than it is, makes us perceive it as uglier than it is, but sometimes, we can't even point thereat, for we don't consciously know and process, but the results are what actually enters our mind. A different thing in every picture. Enlarge one boob, and make the other look like a skinny males' ones look like. Enlarge her feet. Discolour her. Oversaturate her. Add a little yellow stain, sort of centrally. Make every photo an embarassment.
Load More Replies...Better yet...make a huge poster and send it to her parents
My Aunt Texted Us To Say That The Children Were Invited To My Cousin’s Destination Wedding After All, And Today My Cousin Called Everyone To Tell Us That Was Not The Case
My Friend Got A Late Diagnosis Of ADHD And Has Become Super Entitled To It, Wanting Everything To Be Inclusive
I am ok with this bit. I feel his demands are too excessive and demanding. For reference, I haven't seen him in 5 years. I got these messages out of the blue, and the wedding is in a week.
Okay but no. I got a late diagnosis of Autism, being neurodivergent is not a license a license to be an ärsehole.
Late Diagnosis of ADHD here too, but I swear I would never dare to do something like that. Some people are just so strange..
Worst Maid Of Honor Ever, And I Have Been To Plenty Of Weddings
If my partner and I ever get married there will be no speeches! The wedding will probably take place with just our kids present and then we'll have a small party for extended family at a later date.
She made the mistake of thinking her party friends were real friends.
Load More Replies...An Interesting End To The Night
Yes, without it including Alex in the footage would be sooooo tacky.
Load More Replies...All Jokes Aside, Please Don't Do This To Your Daughter
using gaffa tape for the handle would look better than that.
I'm all for recycling and DIY, but if you are gonna do this, lace ribbon is cheap at most craft stores and Amazon.... at least decorate them to cover up what they really are...
alright, we were cheap as hell at our wedding. like, our bridesmaids had fake flowers, but they were tasteful. my wife's bouquet was real, smaller pieces were real, we just couldn't afford to have everything be perfect. But this is a different level. Just.... hold the flowers? idk.
They’re still visible (hence, being minimally decorated) & likely will be seen in the bridesmaids hands during the procession and ceremony and likely on a wedding party table at a reception. But if wanting guests to envision wiping coochie or dirty b******e is ok, by all means use a cardboard roll that likely had the hands of people pooping touching it, not to mention the vast amount of fecal matter coating surfaces of every bathroom. Unless the mom didn’t upcycle the rolls & instead tore off all the TP whilst in a non-caca environment: 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Load More Replies...This Is What Can Happen When A Wedding Guest Takes It As A Personal Offense When Their Friend's Wedding DJ Doesn't Play Their Song Request
Can I Just Shame My Own Toxic Maid Of Honor For A Minute
Jesus, set some boundaries & have a little self-respect by casting this nasty person off. She’s pleading with you to do so.
I'm happy to report that she did! OP's update in the comments: "UPDATE I’m not good at Reddit and don’t know how to edit the actual post, but I fired her. I sent her a message saying her silence told me enough and it’s best if I found someone else to be MOH. Then I told her I was done with her blatant disrespect of not only my friends, but of my future husband. And I’m not putting up with it anymore. No answer back yet, but I pulled the plug."
Load More Replies...If of all their best friends this was the best option for MOH, I dread to think what the rest are like…
plot twist, the rest of the wedding party and the groom are actually toxic and the MOH is looking out for her friend without ruining everything.
I didn't like my friend's now ex-husband at all, I can't even explain why I just didn't click with him. I never said anything though as he was her choice and she loved him (at the time) and that was all that mattered.
My Sister Is Getting Married. This Is The Dress One Of Her Bridesmaids Bought
Fine if the bride wants a Pippi Middleton thing. Also fine if this is just a try on and the actual dress is ordered in a different color.
Getting Married. Mother Isn't Invited
"Anger and hatred will make you sick" Gives off "They're still your family!" vibes
You will know the true colors of people when boundaries are set up that impact them.
"I said 'no' and since you won't leave it alone, you don't need to come either."
Hunh. Reminds me of a wedding I was in a few years ago. Father of bride cheated on mother of bride. They divorced. FoB brings the homewrecker to his daughter's wedding and insists she be in the wedding party pictures. Good times.
Groomsmen Don’t Show Up On The Day Of The Wedding
Guests Brought Their Dog To Our Wedding
Wedding Guests, Please Don't Do This. It's Not Funny, And Putting "Just Kidding" Doesn't Make It Better
Also, leave out the tween happy face in just a few settings. Maybe keep it off of one’s mall kiosk job application and a wedding guest registry.
Advice: Revoke Invitation. Optional, But Encouraged: Let Everyone Under The Sun Know Why
I always believe people like this should be allowed to humiliate themselves as much as they want. If the invitation clearly says no white and all accepted etiquette says no white then they show up in white...there will be comments, snickers, nasty gossip, possible red wine spills and who knows what other shenanigans from at least the brides family.
Yea.. if someone would have done that at my wedding, my MOH would have "accidently" spilled red wine on them...
I have 3 older sisters and when the eldest got married (5th time) one of my other sisters showed up in an actual wedding gown. I didn't attend but I've seen photos.
put a sign on her back. Instead of saying "Kick Me" have the sign say "I'm a narcissistic b!tch"
Guest Texts Bride Day Off For Address & Ride 2 Hours Before The Wedding
Poor Photographer. That Said I'd Be Interested To See The Pictures That They Had To Capture While This All Went Down
What I'm guessing is a religious person, someone downvoted you. I'm bringing you back to zero. Your comment deserves an LOL
Load More Replies...Just Got Married, And Apparently A Couple Of Wedding Guests Were Badgering Other Guests For “Embarrassing Stories” About Me And The Groom
Never Thought It Would Happen To Me
Respond with "there is no plus one and we have decided to trim back the wedding, so you are no longer invited".
Bride Has To Have A Child Free Wedding, Especially With New Restrictions On Guest Count. Guest Demands To Bring Their Son (18) Daughter (23), 3 Grandchildren, And A Dog To The Wedding
Wasn’t Invited But You Meant To Invite Me So I’ll Be There Anyway For Sure
Not Shaming The Bride But She Had Such Terrible Luck On Her Special Day And Her Bridal Party, Chapel Director And Guests Were Awful
I think the final statement is the most important thing. You might ask if any of the relatives took photographs. Maybe you could get some that way.
Bride Trusts The Wrong Friend And Is Robbed On Her Wedding
This bride took a bunch of random pills? She’s lucky that worse didn’t happen.
Pills given by an old friend who told her they were harmless. Don't try to shame her for trusting her friends.
Load More Replies...And this, children, is why we test our ԁrugs / await the effects on other people.
What Was The Tought Process Behind This
Soooo I was that person at my cousin’s wedding?? I was asked right before the ceremony to be in charge of cake cutting. The cake was made by some aunt and was a strange crumbly texture. I did my best but boy, did I butcher that cake! I felt terrible. Luckily they thought it was funny.
At least you know what you did, even though you ruined their special day, I think this is worth noting.
Just Invite Yourselves And Completely Disregard The Bride
Uninvited Guest RSVPs Under His Dad's Name
Idk, i mean maybe there was a health issue preventing the parents from coming and they wanted Sam to go to deliver the present? At least they weren't bringing him as an extra person.
Friend Gave Me Permission To Post This Letter They Received A Few Weeks After Their Wedding
Rules of etiquette say you have up to a year after a wedding to send thank you cards. A few weeks is nothing.
According to Emily Post: "Thank you cards should be sent within 3 months after getting home from your honeymoon for gifts received on your wedding day." So if this was only a few weeks after the wedding, they had not passed the timeframe of proper etiquette yet. (However, if they indeed asked for money for a wedding gift, I would say that was tacky.)
Wedding Photographers: What’s The Worst Thing That’s Happened To You At A Wedding?
When It’s All About You And Being Invited
My parents and I were only invited to the reception for my brother’s wedding and we are all a really close family. No one questioned it at all. Turns out they married on the balcony of the venue and it could hold only a handful of people. Plus, they just wanted it to be them and witnesses for the vows - it was just sort of a private moment for them and only took about 5 minutes. Sounded perfect to me!
What An Awful Thing To Do A Day Before The Wedding
Per the original post, the couple is marrying because the bride to be is 6months pregnant.
Load More Replies...Copy Cat Friend
I'd start gushing over the ugliest things to see if she was being vindictive, or we just had the same taste.
oooh um no if I were you I would be like, no way girlie and just be like BOOM yeah girl we not friends no more. friends don't do this. buhbye. BWAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAA!!!
Can you repeat that, but this time in English?
Load More Replies...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
So happy with the way hubby and I did it. Decided we didn't want our toxic family around, but didn't want a burden on our friends so... we opted to invite our closest friends to our favorite pub, and when they all arrived we said "surprise, we're getting married". Best friend officiated on the outdoor patio, pub provided free champagne. We bought food for everyone, and they only had to pay for any extra drinks they wanted. No pressure to dress up, no gifts, no expenses or stress on anyone's part. Of course we both wore really nice clothes, but not "wedding" clothes. We had a ball and there was no stress whatsoever! Almost an elopement except our best friends were all there.
If I had to do it again, I would elope. MIL was late to wedding because she had 2 glasses of champagne at rehearsal dinner and was so hung over (she doesn't drink) the next morning that she was refusing to come. Her daughters essentially made her. She looks miserable in all photos. My FIL invited some family friend that he ran into and hadn't seen in a while, who showed up with his daughter both wearing ratty jeans and t-shirts. FIL hijacked my photographer to take a bunch of photos of his family sans me/husband, but including the jeans wearers. Hired photographer to do some work photos, then talked him into giving him all my proofs because he would "deliver to me". In the meantime, he let his whole family (family business where everyone but my husband was employed) and they wrote their "orders" on the back of each print in grease pencil, which rubbed off on photos when they stacked them. No surprise that 30+ years later and we are LC or NC with all of them.
As a guy I learned that a wedding is very special esp for the bride as it's something she most likely always dreamed of and it's her good right. It should be her special day and only hers. No distraction from her, no fancy other dresses, no proposing, no birthday, nothing. Have bad news? Keep it to yourself. Need attention? Leave. Want to bring up something unpleasant from the past? Don't. Let her and them have their special day. Common sense.
Yes, exactly. People should be able to behave decently for one day and let the bride and the groom have their day. I've been a matron of honour. Main task: keep everyone who bitches, whines, complains or who is otherwise a nuisance, far away from the bride. I'm build like a line backer from years of playing water polo, so it was a piece of cake.
Load More Replies...We had drama at our wedding because people couldn't follow instructions written on the invitations and the website. We told people, listen, this wedding is out in the boonies. Middle of nowhere in the mountains. It's pretty, but there's no cell service at all. GPS isn't going to work. Here's written instructions on our website. Print them out. Print out mapquest-style directions for yourself if you don't know where you're going. What happened? Multiple people got lost, including a couple that drove 12-hours to get there, and missed the wedding. Thankfully, we were peacefully enjoying our day and it was beautiful and she was beautiful and everything else went off without a hitch. When people complained afterwards, we pointed them to the instructions they ignored.
Funny concept, getting married in the middle of nowhere. Wonder if everyone invited was into hikig??
Load More Replies...I guess the normal families and friends don't get posted in places like this. I think it's very much up to the bride and groom what they want and will and won't allow; and to avoid stress and conflict, it's up to the best man and chief bridesmaid to ensure it happens that way, so they need to be the ones chucking out any wrongdoers.
In a lot of these stories, and the comments, it's no wonder people act like this. Most of you let these people carry on like this. Not only carry on but reward the behaviour. You're just as guilty in this day and age. Stop letting them act this way, and they'll stop. Instead most people seem to let them keep doing. Same reason retail and hospitality staff are regularly abused and assaulted. Because the culprits are rewarded for bad behaviour. You're as bad as the people if you enable or reward them.
After reading these stories, i think hiring a security guard would be a good idea
Been married twice and regret both. Allowing property rights into a relationship is questionable at best. That said, if I'm ever addled enough to get married a third time, I'm going full stupid and getting married by an Elvis impersonator. And dueling pistols will be on the registry.
My cousin's wedding! The ceremony and the party took place in a beautiful country side house 45mins from the city. There's only one road that takes you there. At around the time everyone was driving to the venue, there was a car accident that closed the whole road on the direction towards the venue. I was stuck in traffic in the same car with my aunt (cousin's mom) and our grandma. When we finally managed to get moving, our driver got lost and couldn't find the venue. When we finally arrived, the ceremony was ending. My grandma was so upset that she missed it that she didn't want to leave the car. Then my aunt entered the venue and noticed that the mother of the bride had EXACTLY the same dress she had. My aunt started crying and joined grandma in the car refusing to go out. Then my cousin spent quite some time convincing his mom and grandma to join the party. Super awkward! The bride was furious. Another aunt gave my crying aunt a cape to cover up and then she joined the party.
So happy with the way hubby and I did it. Decided we didn't want our toxic family around, but didn't want a burden on our friends so... we opted to invite our closest friends to our favorite pub, and when they all arrived we said "surprise, we're getting married". Best friend officiated on the outdoor patio, pub provided free champagne. We bought food for everyone, and they only had to pay for any extra drinks they wanted. No pressure to dress up, no gifts, no expenses or stress on anyone's part. Of course we both wore really nice clothes, but not "wedding" clothes. We had a ball and there was no stress whatsoever! Almost an elopement except our best friends were all there.
If I had to do it again, I would elope. MIL was late to wedding because she had 2 glasses of champagne at rehearsal dinner and was so hung over (she doesn't drink) the next morning that she was refusing to come. Her daughters essentially made her. She looks miserable in all photos. My FIL invited some family friend that he ran into and hadn't seen in a while, who showed up with his daughter both wearing ratty jeans and t-shirts. FIL hijacked my photographer to take a bunch of photos of his family sans me/husband, but including the jeans wearers. Hired photographer to do some work photos, then talked him into giving him all my proofs because he would "deliver to me". In the meantime, he let his whole family (family business where everyone but my husband was employed) and they wrote their "orders" on the back of each print in grease pencil, which rubbed off on photos when they stacked them. No surprise that 30+ years later and we are LC or NC with all of them.
As a guy I learned that a wedding is very special esp for the bride as it's something she most likely always dreamed of and it's her good right. It should be her special day and only hers. No distraction from her, no fancy other dresses, no proposing, no birthday, nothing. Have bad news? Keep it to yourself. Need attention? Leave. Want to bring up something unpleasant from the past? Don't. Let her and them have their special day. Common sense.
Yes, exactly. People should be able to behave decently for one day and let the bride and the groom have their day. I've been a matron of honour. Main task: keep everyone who bitches, whines, complains or who is otherwise a nuisance, far away from the bride. I'm build like a line backer from years of playing water polo, so it was a piece of cake.
Load More Replies...We had drama at our wedding because people couldn't follow instructions written on the invitations and the website. We told people, listen, this wedding is out in the boonies. Middle of nowhere in the mountains. It's pretty, but there's no cell service at all. GPS isn't going to work. Here's written instructions on our website. Print them out. Print out mapquest-style directions for yourself if you don't know where you're going. What happened? Multiple people got lost, including a couple that drove 12-hours to get there, and missed the wedding. Thankfully, we were peacefully enjoying our day and it was beautiful and she was beautiful and everything else went off without a hitch. When people complained afterwards, we pointed them to the instructions they ignored.
Funny concept, getting married in the middle of nowhere. Wonder if everyone invited was into hikig??
Load More Replies...I guess the normal families and friends don't get posted in places like this. I think it's very much up to the bride and groom what they want and will and won't allow; and to avoid stress and conflict, it's up to the best man and chief bridesmaid to ensure it happens that way, so they need to be the ones chucking out any wrongdoers.
In a lot of these stories, and the comments, it's no wonder people act like this. Most of you let these people carry on like this. Not only carry on but reward the behaviour. You're just as guilty in this day and age. Stop letting them act this way, and they'll stop. Instead most people seem to let them keep doing. Same reason retail and hospitality staff are regularly abused and assaulted. Because the culprits are rewarded for bad behaviour. You're as bad as the people if you enable or reward them.
After reading these stories, i think hiring a security guard would be a good idea
Been married twice and regret both. Allowing property rights into a relationship is questionable at best. That said, if I'm ever addled enough to get married a third time, I'm going full stupid and getting married by an Elvis impersonator. And dueling pistols will be on the registry.
My cousin's wedding! The ceremony and the party took place in a beautiful country side house 45mins from the city. There's only one road that takes you there. At around the time everyone was driving to the venue, there was a car accident that closed the whole road on the direction towards the venue. I was stuck in traffic in the same car with my aunt (cousin's mom) and our grandma. When we finally managed to get moving, our driver got lost and couldn't find the venue. When we finally arrived, the ceremony was ending. My grandma was so upset that she missed it that she didn't want to leave the car. Then my aunt entered the venue and noticed that the mother of the bride had EXACTLY the same dress she had. My aunt started crying and joined grandma in the car refusing to go out. Then my cousin spent quite some time convincing his mom and grandma to join the party. Super awkward! The bride was furious. Another aunt gave my crying aunt a cape to cover up and then she joined the party.
