Have you ever been to a wedding where someone objected?

No, I haven't but I would like to see the reaction if it happened at one.

I just googled this. Apparently, b.tches be cray.

It's very unusual. In this country, the question is often not even asked. And if it is, the only basis for objection is something like, "He's still married to someone else," or "Actually, they are brother and sister." Even in situations in which such things might be true, it's unlikely that a person in a position to know about them would be invited to the wedding.

Ooo I'd hate to be in the audience at one of those weddings. I'd get that embarassed for another person feeling. My grandma said she heard a story about one the other day...that would be so morifying for everyone!

Edited to add that I would hate, not had!

At my girlfriend's recent wedding the church required that question to be asked. But their priest explained that if somehow someone objected on a basis of not liking the groom for example... They would still get married. She was relieved haha, not that anyone there opposed...

One of my fiancé's aunts plans to object at the wedding of his brother this December. The woman he is marrying is very publicly disliked and the family has told him time an again he is loosing his support from them. We will wait and see what happens.

Oh my gosh mc4dj13. I really hope she doesn't object. That is just utterly rude and personally I don't think it is anyone's place to say who should get married or not. If I didn't agree with the marriage, I wouldn't attend the wedding. I would hope she would talk to him separately and not make a spectacle at the wedding. I can't imagine the drama and hurt feelings that would cause.

No, but I am hoping that it doesn't happen at my wedding (ahem, FMIL).

I don't think it's very nice to object on the basis that you dislike the person, you aren't the one marrying that person so what's it got to do with you?

Some people are very complex and to the outside world they may seem to be a person that seems unlike-able, but to the people they know they are a completely different type of person.

In my three years on WW, I've never heard of this ever happening to a WW couple. I think it's rarely asked, if at all.

The priest doesn't ask the question at a catholic wedding. He also doesn't ask who gives the bride away either. I thought it was interesting when our priest mentioned this.

I thought it was going to happen at FH's brother's wedding last year. My FILs do not like my FSIL at all. FHs father and his brother's best man both told him that he didn't have to go through with the wedding the day of.

When the pastor asked the question FH's mother gripped my arm. I was scared. Funny thing is at that moment a train passed by and blared its horn. While they were exchanging vows someone's phone went off and their ringtone was that hazard/warning alarm. That's about the closest I've ever been.

Only time I have ever seen it it was a joke..............and very inappropriate I might add!

Apparently it is a legal requirement for them to ask for legal objections in the UK

@paris - because you give yourself to marriage not someone else also the priest doesn't marry you.

I once worked a wedding where there was an objection. The officiant hadn't asked if anyone did but this bloke just stood up and said he objected.

He claimed he was having an affair with the bride and that they were married (don't think legally but some type of wedding/marriage)

The wedding stopped - no idea what happened

I've never seen an objection (nor have I been to a wedding where the question was even asked), but I did work a wedding once that ended up not happening.

Their rehearsal was scheduled for Friday night, but no one showed up. I called the couple (I was working as the ceremony venue coordinator at the time), but got no response. That whole night I was up worried that their other vendors and guests would show up the next day, and *I'd* have to be the one to tell them the wedding was apparently off, but no one showed up. We never did hear from them. I suppose they canceled quite close to the wedding date but didn't bother to call, assuming (correctly) that they wouldn't be getting their money back.

No, but I have a good story about this subject. When my mom married my dad (they are divorced and both remarried), my grandmother/mom's exMIL called a meeting prior to the wedding with the priest to address her concerns (she hated my mom...loves her now that she isn't married to her son. Weird). My mom instructed each of her bridesmaids to take off their shoe and chuck it at my grandma's head if she said a peep during the wedding. Somehow, she kept quiet and everyone kept their shoes on. Good story nonetheless.

Alysa- Yes, it would be utterly embarrassing if that happened at the wedding. We are choosing not to attend and that is our sign of objection. I guess he has some hot heads in his family who MUST voice their opinions.

Paris- I thought they always ask who gives this woman in marriage? I am going to ask my priest if he can say it!

I have never seen anyone object...But I can only imagine the fight/brawl that would ensue after.

My cousin threatened to (he thinks he'll hilarious). I just sipped my vodka and asked him if he ever thought about getting decked by a lady in a ball gown...

I haven't but kind of want to...as long as it's not my wedding!

Our preacher requires that it be asked... but anyone who values their life wont dare to speak up, because i will go into full bridezilla mode if anyone dares to interrupt my day, especially if they are trying to stop the wedding. Not to mention FH would probably lay them out right there in the chapel