Wedding horror stories?

Second story.
We arrive to the reception at 6pm.
Another our reception is here but in e different rooms. We sit down at a dirty table.Turns out that the family and wedding party are at 5pm and there is no dinner being served. At the 6pm reception.I worked all morning, rushed to the wedding, took a short nap. I had only managed to eat a protein bar all day. I arrives at a dinner hour reception to find no dinner being served.We bounced.Had an overdressed dinner at a restaurant chain.Had a better time.

I recently went to a wedding that didn't serve dinner until 10pm.

The cocktail hour was at 6:30, the reception started at 7:30. There were hours of dances, speeches, etc like a freaking talent show. The food was served at 10pm and dancing at 10:30. They had a cake displayed but never got cake. It was cash bar and hella expensive so didn't stay back to dance after dinner, just left and went to the hotel bar and then upstairs to sleep.

1) Black-tie optional wedding ran out of food before our table was released for the buffet!
2) DJ no-showed without any warning. That DJ sent some friend as a courtesy who was “DJ-ing” by playing YouTube videos of songs through the speakers. Often it was like some no-name cover (or kids bops cover) of a pop song. Omg...

Wow the one asking to pay for her wedding stuff is something else. My sister is going to a wedding and the "bride" already has borrowed $4000 from her groom's parents and is asking everyone to pay for stuff like that also. Her wedding is at $10,000 so far.

Personally the worst wedding I went to was in the middle of August so like 100 degrees lol. At the time I was 7 months pregnant, no fans, outdoor ceremony, no fans or air condition in her bard reception. Also they had invited over 200 guests and had a buffet so by the time I got to get food, it was like crumbs. Lastly, my (ex) husband at the time was one of the groomsmen and he was with the bridal party the entire time and I knew no one else. So I was basically alone. He never checked on me either which is why he is an ex

Ex's cousin's wedding.

All the way out in Michigan. Told it would be in a Conservative Synagogue, I need to cover my shoulders. Make sure to do so.

Bride wore a strapless dress.

Bride's family demanded groom's family help pay... knowing the groom's father had just been laid off and didn't yet have a new job.

Because groom's family couldn't pay, bride's family decides to skimp on the food and won't pay for a kosher meal. So, this brunch/lunch wedding does not have dairy, nor does it have meat. ...There are no proteins at this meal.

There is no alcohol, either, besides the very particular brand of Israeli sparkling wine for toasts. I don't drink, but this seems... odd.

Absolutely no food is even presented until AFTER a FORTY FIVE MINUTE traditional dance that no one explains/introduces/invites others into. We all had to stand around and watch.

We are served food, finally, well after noon. For a brunch wedding.

...We all went to a big lunch immediately after. (Even the bride and groom apologized to us.)

I wasn't at my cousin's, but my parents were... long story short, my father (brother to FOB) is sat next to the DJ/speaker, and nowhere near family, FOB, MOB, and sister of the bride/BM are in the bar, drinking 30 minutes before the ceremony (bride was...??), and all the speeches were about remembering why you did this. (I happen to live within 2 miles of this cousin and I *never* see her.)

I was at a wedding last year and the food was so awful my poor mom vomited

I felt so bad for the couple that the venue let them down so badly with the catering. It really put a bad taste in everyone's mouth (no pun intended!).

Mishaps happen. But so many of these stories result from really poor hosting choices/decisions (outdoors in 40 or 100 degrees, not enough food, no chairs, etc.) that I am sitting here imagining these brides and grooms posting for advice on wedding forums and everyone telling them, "Do what ever you want! It's your day! If people love you they will just be happy to celebrate with you and not care about the [poor hosting]!"

Anyway, my least favorite wedding experience was a family wedding where the bride and groom declared they wanted to spend as little as possible. So the venue was a family member's house (not offered; demanded) that didn't make any sense for a venue (difficult to get to, not enough bathrooms, very dusty everywhere), and family was voluntold to work the whole wedding, including rehearsal dinner the night before and brunch the next day. It was exhausting, 100% thankless, and resulted in damaged relationships.

I was a bridesmaid for a close friend. She didn't want any of us with her getting ready - told to meet at the venue 30 minutes ahead of ceremony. Wedding is fine - long but fine. We did pictures and then we had the gap. A 3 hour gap before the evening black-tie optional reception.

Bride didn't provide anything for us. She had the honeymoon suite and went upstairs to rest. The other bridesmaid and I (who I met the night before at the rehearsal) hit the lobby bar for drinks and snacks and waited. And waited. And waited.

At the time we were supposed to meet back up (we weren't allowed to attend the cocktail hour either), we find out that the bride isn't going to attend the reception. She's upset that the floral arrangements weren't 100% white. Those green things are called STEMS and leaves. But she flipped out, took off her dress and had been crying / pouting for hours.

Her 9.5 months pregnant sister yelled at her to get dressed and finally, 90 minutes late she did. And then was pissed that the venue went ahead and served dinner. It was well past 8 when she arrived (for a 6:30 start).

Best part - I never heard from her again. I didn't get a thank you for the gift, for being in the wedding, for being a best friend, etc. Totally ghosted all of us - I did befriend the other bridesmaids and the only one that ever sees her is her sister.

Ridiculous!

I did not attend this wedding but bore witness to this..
Old neighbors of mine got married in another neighbor’s backyard. The house where the wedding was held is at the end of a small private road. Someone else who lives on the private road asked the family holding the wedding not to block the road during the wedding as they needed to get an RV down to their house. The people holding the wedding were notorious for a) not getting along with these neighbors and b) having large parties with cars parked everywhere. So, don’t you know, just as the bride is about to walk down “the aisle” the RV arrives and is unable to make it down the road. Understandably frustrated, the driver of the RV (the neighbor who doesn’t get along with the family having the wedding) sits at the top of the hill blowing the horn. A guest has to get up and move a vehicle mid “walk down the aisle“ to stop the honking. So embarrassing And so trashy.

I have not attended the wedding yet (September 11, 2020). My cousin (the bride) and her future husband do not have a registry but are asking for people to give money to their "House fund". My family and I find this a little rude and out of sorts. In addition, she is not really paying for her wedding (shes spoiled) and her mother and father are (they are old and took out 401K loans for this extravagant wedding). In my opinion, it would not be so rude if she included a registry and did not make this "house fund" the main focus.

Hows this......

my wife and I were planning and were paying for our ceremony that was expected to happen the first part of July. with me being in the Army and how everything changes we now have orders to leave the area, after contacting Pinecrest Weddings & Event Center in Palmer Lake Colorado with our concerns that we were now not going to be in the area, and with so many of our guests unemployed. Their travel is on hold as well due to financial concerns, they were the complete opposite of how every-time we me with them, very cold and not understanding, they told us that we could re-schedule or cancel but if we cancel they absolutely will not refund any of the 7,000 that has been paid and if we don't cancel we would still be held liable for the remaining 2,800. Most very willing to take the consumers money and not have regards to the very few of us that don't have control of where and when we move i.e. the military community.

Not as a guest but as a second shooter/associate photographer I’ve witnessed a few that I will not speak of to this day lol

All I can say is some sage advice, keep your cool & faculties in order, and don’t get crazy drunk on your wedding day.

The wedding of my DH’s brother. I am not in relationship with any of DH’s family, fyi. I cut all contact from his toxic family.


The groom’s parent told the groom to provide a prenup 3 days before the wedding or there is no wedding. The bride and her parents were furious. The bride’s dad asked the bride to cancel the wedding because of it. The bride was upset because of the whole prenup because the groom doesn’t even own much money. Somehow the bride persuade her dad to calm down and she signed the prenup and proceed with the wedding.
At the wedding day, the groom’s mom complained directly to the bride and me about everything. Literally everything, like the brides body, dress, flowers, guests, etc.
They had 2 weddings because they came from different states. So the next morning after the wedding, the groom’s mom told everyone how her son and his wife allowed 3 of their friends to sleep in the same room as them.
Really.... so much for a “control freak mom”