Worst Wedding Story?

My cousin got married a few years ago and her brother was a groomsman. A few days before he and his wife threw a stink because his wife was not a bridesmaid. They bailed on the whole wedding. It was so disrespectful.

Went to a wedding where ceremony and reception were held in the same room but we had to bring our chairs from the ceremony to the reception. The bridesmaids got into an argument at the altar and the singer forgot the words

In my My brother in law's wedding the menu was spaghetti (plain without meat) nobody ate and guests left right away.

I went to a wedding with a cash bar that also had a tip jar and a jar to contribute to the couple's honeymoon. It just felt like too much of a money grab.

There was also the wedding in the middle of July in 100 degree heat that started 45 minutes later than the invitation said. It was unbearable. No shade, no indoor space to sneak into, no beverages or water provided before the ceremony. We had to sit out there for 1.5 hours in the middle of the afternoon with the sun beating down. Some people left. I got a sun burn and pretty sure I had sun stroke as well. We didn't go to the reception as I felt nauseous and sick after the ceremony.

Please don't intentionally put an earlier time on the invitations if you have nothing for guests to do, especially if they have to wait in the heat.

A wedding I stood up in, it was really hot, there was no AC. Our dresses were homemade, I sweat through mine, one of the other bridesmaids passed out. My mom and aunt still talk about how sweaty I was. Hoping not to reappear at my wedding though I'm sure the story will.

At my best friend's wedding a couple years ago some idiot guest of hers didn't go to the ceremony and showed up late to the reception with not one....but TWO DRUNK girls who were never invited or rsvp'd for. These girls were so obnoxiously drunk that they were super loud, falling all over the place, and were even hitting on her 16 year old cousin (The girls were in their early to mid 20's). I was ready to kill these girls! Finally her grandparents had to ask them to leave.

That reminds me of a wedding I went to where a couple showed up to the ceremony mid way through and were very inebriated. It was so bad at the reception (I was seated with them, awesome), that the venue staff took the wine off the table, and almost kicked them out. The guy was actually knocking the food off his plate he was so drunk. We found out from the bride after the fact that she had just had surgery and had mixed pain killers and booze. Don't know what his excuse was.

Outdoors, 100+ degrees, no AC, tent, or shade. Cash bar (even for water and soda), no DJ, and the food was awful.

Damn Fluffy...you win. The worst I went to was his cousins wedding. Ball room wedding, all of the lights on, no party atmosphere, and a cash bar. Half the guest were outside drinking in their cars

We drove 9 hours to a wedding in a small town. There was a really long break between the ceremony and reception and we weren't sure what to do so everyone just met at a restaurant and ate. Needless to say nobody was hungry at the reception. It was a lovely wedding though. They had put a ton of work into decor

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at my FH sister's wedding it was not well planned at all, there was no music for her to walk down the aisle, also we just sat there for over 2 hours for the food to be ready and it wasn't even that good, and when it was time for the reception we had to bring our chairs from the ceremony, oh and we came from out of town the night before and on our way she asks me to do her hair and makeup of course I don't mind but a little notice would've been nice we probably would've arrived alot earlier

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several years ago my cousin went for his bachelor party the night before he went to his car to get something got mugged and held hostage finally was released about 2-3 hours before the ceremony and got married with no sleep and half his face swollen and badly bruised he's ok now but that was a crazy day but the actual wedding was beautiful except it was butterfly theme and during the reception there was nothing but dead butterflies everywhere.

My best friend got married when I was 17, she was 18, it was a courthouse wedding, but she looked beautiful. I was a hot emotional mess. When it came time to hand get the ring I was crying super loud in a room of about 10 people and when I handed her the ring I said "Merry Christmas". She got married in April. The got divorced like a year later and she still blames me for ruining her wedding. I was 17 though and had ZERO clue what was expected of me.

I went to a wedding on Memorial Day Weekend and it was humid as hell. I was informed that I could not bring a plus one. OK..so my co worker and I get there, and they are decorating the place. We are told not to go into the barn, so we are standing in the sun for a while. The ceremony was outdoors in a garden. There were a million bees and no shade. After the ceremony, we are escorted into a VERY rustic barn, which had no air conditioning. There was music being played on an Ipod, we were asked not to dance. Also, we were not served a meal, which is fine if you tell the guests. They offered beer and wine to drink, no other cold beverages because "everyone is over 21"...worst wedding ever.

LOL @ Merry Christmas!! That's hilarious. Geez you would think she could laugh about it by now!

Brittany, that story about your cousin is crazy. I can't believe the wedding still happened.

A terrible side of me would love to be at a wedding and witness someone knocking over or falling into the cake. It always happens in the movies!

I will say it better not freakin happen at my wedding!

My aunt got her dress custom made by a friend who procrastinated. it wasn't ready the night before so my aunt was up all night pinning it together since she didn't know how to sew. she pinned all of the pieces together. then someone danced with her and burnt her veil with their cigarette. needless to say, she was pissed.

Oh, I can't believe I didn't mention this my mom got the married in a bar, and not a classy one either. One of those shitty neighborhood smells bad bars. Her "cake table" was the pool table and there were random drunkards at the bar. I didn't cry at that wedding, and they aren't even together anymore. But really, who expected that to last. lol.

On the best friend note. She is a jealous person and hold grudges. Though I am not having an incredibly lavish wedding. It ids nicer then hers so whenever she gets jealous about something at my wedding she'll say "Well at least I won't say Merry Christmas at your wedding" She isn't holding the rings for that specific reason, because she would do that. We are 27-28 now. That's not a good look. lol

The worst for me was a mormon wedding I was in. I love my friend but she was in college and she had no time so she let her mom do everything and it just didn't really go well. First, the ceremony was at a temple an hour away, so we drove there and even as a bridesmaid, since I'm not mormon I'm not allowed to witness the ceremony or go inside the temple. So that was pretty crappy not even being part of the ceremony. Then we drove an hour back (stopped for lunch) to her reception site. The whole reception felt like a graduation party. People stopped by to say congrats in jeans as if it was just a thing on their to-do list. It was mormon...so no alcohol, and even though the reception was in the evening there was only like some fruit and cheese trays. Then they decided to do their first dance but realized their ipod wasn't charged so they played some elevator music that the venue had for their first dance and the father daughter dance and then there was no other dancing. And the worst part, I had to wear the dress in the picture below, which was made out of the same material as parachutes. Her mom made them.

Worst I heard about (from my DJ) was.... sailing under the Golden Gate, they released doves after the wedding-- which were promptly caught and eaten by the falcons that live under the bridge-- talk about a bad omen! Worst I attended (and this wasn't bad for guests, just the actual bride and groom)-- I got a phone call from the blushing bride the next day, asking if I'd ever had chicken pox. "Of course," I said, "Who waits till she's 26 to get chicken pox?" Well, her groom had-- he was sick as a dog the day before, but they didn't know why, so they iced him down and propped him up.... after the ceremony the spots appeared. Bridge and groom spent the night apart (me, I would have been helping DH, but, anyway) and 4 months later they got divorced.

I've seen A LOT of bad weddings as I used to work at a banquet hall (ie: best man speeches with quotes like this "I remember when you and I went to camp together and slept in the same bunk. Yeah, that was fun...") but the worst I attended was my cousins. The ceremony was nice until their friend sang a beautiful religious song about getting married, during which the bride and groom simply stared at each other. The song seemed like it lasted hours. Was SO awkward. The reception was at a senior center, and was a dry wedding. We, fortunately knew it might be ahead of time, so we brought flasks and got hammered. Dinner was cold cuts...yes, cold cuts. There was absolutely no music the entire time, no dancing or speeches. Was so horribly bad! They got married in the end and were so happy, so I guess that's all that mattered.