Tell me your wedding horror stories!

wlrtimes2 · December 2014

I got married in December. So we served soup amongst other things. The woman I hired to come cook the soup for me wrote the date down wrong and never showed. So my uncle and step dad spent my whole wedding slaving away in the kitchen making soup over camp stoves (Thank heavens my granola sister who owns every kind of camp stove possible lived minutes from where I got married.) But I married my favorite person in the world, so if people were hungry for the first 30 minutes...oh well.

Good luck on your wedding!! I hope things will work out!!

Boredboardlurker · December 2014

On my wedding day, my husband kept leaving with his mom to go smoke and almost missed the actual wedding part, then he invited all our friends over to our house after the wedding and they stayed all night and I went to bed alone. I wouldn't have minded them all coming over, but for gods sake leave before the new bride goes to bed alone!

sevillanagal · December 2014

Our wedding was pretty smooth-sailing except for the bat... In the middle of the ceremony in a big, old Catholic church with ridiculously high ceilings, a bat flew at my MOH and groomsmen. It continued flying about and dive bombing for at least 20 minutes and our priest just powered on. I was gesturing from the front of the church for someone to open the God damned doors so it could fly out. The whole thing was actually pretty funny and made for some great photos of our panicked wedding party.

Ballet80 · December 2014

I hope your wedding turns out okay!!! Just stay calm! I have absolutely no horror stories about my wedding. I had already decided before my wedding day that things were going to go wrong and that it would be okay regardless, nothing actually went wrong. Now my SIL's wedding was a different story. Her photographer showed up dunk and somehow deleted half her pictures. The band quit playing an hour early and they had an outside wedding in Charleston, SC so the gnats were ridiculous throughout the entire event. You never know what will happen, but I think if you expect the worst from the beginning it will turn out okay-I'm a pessimist!!Good luck!!!

Lezzie82 · December 2014

sevillanagal said:

Our wedding was pretty smooth-sailing except for the bat... In the middle of the ceremony in a big, old Catholic church with ridiculously high ceilings, a bat flew at my MOH and groomsmen. It continued flying about and dive bombing for at least 20 minutes and our priest just powered on. I was gesturing from the front of the church for someone to open the God damned doors so it could fly out. The whole thing was actually pretty funny and made for some great photos of our panicked wedding party.

Holy shit balls..... a bat was flying around your ceremony???? That's crazy and amazing at the same time. I probably would have screamed.... I HATE bats

mlbrooks619 · December 2014

Yikes!

Mine was mainly drama related.

I kicked my maid of honor and best friend of 7 years out of my wedding and out of my life about 9 months 7 months prior to the wedding. Long story, but I was basically tired of being shitted on by someone who should have been there for me all this time.

Two of DH groomsmen got into a huge fight like 2 months before the wedding. One groomsmen cheated on his gf with the others' gf. So we had to kick one out and add another groomsmen last minute.

Two of my bridesmaids did everything I asked them not to do. They showed up late to get ready, didn't help with decorating (I DIY'd my reception and ceremony), I said they could do anything with their hair- just don't wear it down, I let them choose their own bridesmaid dress as long as everyone agreed on the same one- then they complained about it and the cost (although I bought and paid for alterations for one of the girls and was never paid back), they asked if they could change out of their dress after the ceremony and I said I prefer you not to or at least wait til the dinner is over when dancing starts- they changed immediately after ceremony.

DH bachelor party ended up being a disaster. His brother and best man ended up inviting all of his own friends and my DH had to invite his friends and it ended up a big brawl between DH and his brother. We weren't even sure if he was going to show up to the wedding or not for a while.

My Bachelorette, the 2 bridesmaids mentioned above, didn't come. Although they showed up to my DH bachelor party....

The guys flowers were in the fridge at the venue and my Mom and MIL forgot to give them to the guys, so money wasted there- but no big deal.

Like I said D-R-A-M-A.

PS. I haven't seen those two bridesmaids since my wedding 4 years ago. And probably didn't speak to them for a good 2 years after the wedding.

nicunursetomommy · December 2014

We called off our wedding 2 months before it was supposed to take place because of major family drama. We eloped. Best decision we ever made. It was the most intimate and romantic day. We wouldn't change a thing

queenrich · December 2014

The day before the wedding at the rehersal, our officiant, pianist, best man and a groomsman were carpooling together to our rehersal. They got into a major car accident on the way to our wedding rehersal and they all had to get rushed to the hospital. The rehersal was cancelled. We went ahead with the wedding the next day, we were so surprised that everyone involved in the crash pulled themselves together and came to our wedding without complaining or talking about the accident. The Best Man had a bad black eye but he worked his angles and you can hardly tell in our wedding pictures. We found out later that our pianist had a cracked rib, and she played at our wedding all night long with a big smile on her face. I couldn't believe how amazing people will come together during difficult times.
We had a few minor other mishaps (rude limo driver and wedding cake problems), but honestly all that matters is that you marry your best friend and that everyone arrives/leaves safely.
None of the guests know the behind the scenes craziness, so it's best just to relax and enjoy the big day because it flys by so fast!
Looking back on our wedding it was amazing!

Edit: spelling

sevillanagal · December 2014

Lezzie82 said:

sevillanagal said:

Our wedding was pretty smooth-sailing except for the bat... In the middle of the ceremony in a big, old Catholic church with ridiculously high ceilings, a bat flew at my MOH and groomsmen. It continued flying about and dive bombing for at least 20 minutes and our priest just powered on. I was gesturing from the front of the church for someone to open the God damned doors so it could fly out. The whole thing was actually pretty funny and made for some great photos of our panicked wedding party.

Holy shit balls..... a bat was flying around your ceremony???? That's crazy and amazing at the same time. I probably would have screamed.... I HATE bats

We had had 2 bats on separate occasions in our apartment so it was almost fitting. We were all hysterically laughing and also intently paying attention to its whereabouts. The limo driver ushered it out of the church bullfighting style with his suit jacket.

mnbando · December 2014

I had the day scheduled out with plenty of cushion and I gave my schedule to the photographer. My hair and make up appointment went about 20 minutes long (which wasn't a big deal). When I arrived at our get ready location, my photographer was completely flustered by me being late. His assistant even told him to calm down... He rushed me to get to our first look spot and in doing so I stepped on the front of my dress and it ripped

. It was a thin chiffon layer so couldn't really be quickly fixed. You can see the rip in all of the pictures. In the end, that was the worst of it so I can't complain too much.

cosmicav · December 2014

A few weeks before I got married (a small ceremony that *I* was completely funding by MYSELF), my mother informed me that she had invited about ten of her co-workers and her former boss to my wedding... because she would need the emotional support (as if our family wasn't going to be there?) After all, it was HER daughter getting married... I told her that I could not afford for these new people to come, and she flipped out on me. Screamed and called me ungrateful, and when I told her I needed to be alone (because wow, REALLY unexpected overreaction) and went to another room, she tried to attack me, and she broke the door in her attempts to reach me. I had to call my now-husband and it escalated enough that he came over and picked me up, and we called the police.

The worst part was that the cops arrived and talked to my mother while I was away, and then they called ME on my cell and told me, "You really should appreciate your mother more. She's paying for your whole wedding, and you're being really ungrateful." This woman had not paid a cent of anything! I was in so much rage and shock I could hardly see straight! This was over three years ago, and it still pisses me off when I think about it! My mother was a drama machine through the whole wedding planning process (I could go on and on with stories tbh), and she's been acting up again through the 'I'm having a baby' process so honestly it's just a matter of time before we might have to cut her out of our lives unfortunately....

I'm sorry I am getting ranty and carried away, but I really wish you good luck with everything! Weddings are difficult, but once it's over, you'll be married to someone who you love, and you'll be starting your lives together! It is worth the stress. Many blessings to you!

ginger819 · December 2014

Some of these make our day seem like a cake walk. In the end everything worked out wonderfully, but leading up to the day was stressful.

1. Our original venue got new management and at their food tasting their food was terrible. They also sold condos we had rented without even letting us know. DH and mil threw a big fit and long story short they gave us our deposit back. We ended up at a MUCH better venue that let us bring in caterers who were friends of the family and own our favorite restaurant. It was better and cheaper though stressful at the time.
2. My mil tried to take over the wedding. She complained she was never told when things were changed. A lot of the things I picked out she questioned as though she got final approval. To put the cherry on top I wanted a choreographed dance for our group of bm and gm, but mil guilt tripped DH into doing a VERY long one with her. I gave in, but was very unhappy about it. Then she put off their practices until the week before the wedding so he was at her house practicing every free moment while I needed his help getting everything ready. (The photographer got a picture of me while they are doing their dance and I look immensely unhappy and it's probably the only picture I'm not smiling in the whole night). She got drunk before the ceremony too. She went to give me a hug and dumped red wine down my back. Luckily we did pictures before the ceremony and most of the stain came out from where it could be seen. I told DH I didn't want to talk to her for a month after the wedding she had stressed me out so much.

On a bright note though it was supposed to rain all day and it was cloudy all while we took pictures outside. Then we started the outdoor ceremony and the sun came out. I stressed out the night before, but in the end it was kind of magical with the sun popping out for us.

FreddyisReady · December 2014

sevillanagal said:
Our wedding was pretty smooth-sailing except for the bat... In the middle of the ceremony in a big, old Catholic church with ridiculously high ceilings, a bat flew at my MOH and groomsmen. It continued flying about and dive bombing for at least 20 minutes and our priest just powered on. I was gesturing from the front of the church for someone to open the God damned doors so it could fly out. The whole thing was actually pretty funny and made for some great photos of our panicked wedding party.

Omg! I would die! I have such a crazy fear of birds. I would have hiked up my wedding fish and gone dashing out the doors, screaming like a banshee.

CorryS12 · December 2014

This is my fav wedding nightmare story, though not my own. At my BIL's wedding the bride got drunk and passed out about 30 min into her reception, NO JOKE. After the church cermony the whole family went to a local park for pictures. She had not had 1 drink at this point....we all then left to go to the reception venue, only about 15 min away. Newlyweds showed up to the venue maybe an hour after we did.

So the story goes, as soon as the newlyweds rolled up to the venue the MOH ambushed the bride w celebratory shots, lots of them. Bride is NOT a heavy drinker and had barely eaten all day.

They did their grand entrance and went straight into the mother/son, father/daughter dance. Then they sat down, as soon as they sat down at their sweethart table there was commotion, and I see her being helped out of the main ballroom.

A little while later someone comes to get me, because I'm the "seasoned lush" of the family to see if I could help. I found the poor bride on the floor of the bathroom totally DONE. I pulled the tigger for her, but she had nothing to bring up except a bowl of oatmeal and a bunch of shots. No amount of dinner rolls and ice water was going to revive her. And no one wanted to tell the groom bc they thought one of them had to stay and be w the guests. My DH had to literally haul her over his shoulder and carry her to their room for the night. Luckily they were staying at the same hotel as their wedding.

But the bride missed her ENTIRE wedding. Didnt even make it to dinner.

In spite if all the wedding stress make sure u EAT and dont over drink! Best of luck.

No matter what happens enjoy the day!!

nykkybaby · December 2014

CorryS12 said:
This is my fav wedding nightmare story, though not my own. At my BIL's wedding the bride got drunk and passed out about 30 min into her reception, NO JOKE. After the church cermony the whole family went to a local park for pictures. She had not had 1 drink at this point....we all then left to go to the reception venue, only about 15 min away. Newlyweds showed up to the venue maybe an hour after we did.

So the story goes, as soon as the newlyweds rolled up to the venue the MOH ambushed the bride w celebratory shots, lots of them. Bride is NOT a heavy drinker and had barely eaten all day.

They did their grand entrance and went straight into the mother/son, father/daughter dance. Then they sat down, as soon as they sat down at their sweethart table there was commotion, and I see her being helped out of the main ballroom.

A little while later someone comes to get me, because I'm the "seasoned lush" of the family to see if I could help. I found the poor bride on the floor of the bathroom totally DONE. I pulled the tigger for her, but she had nothing to bring up except a bowl of oatmeal and a bunch of shots. No amount of dinner rolls and ice water was going to revive her. And no one wanted to tell the groom bc they thought one of them had to stay and be w the guests. My DH had to literally haul her over his shoulder and carry her to their room for the night. Luckily they were staying at the same hotel as their wedding.

But the bride missed her ENTIRE wedding. Didnt even make it to dinner.

In spite if all the wedding stress make sure u EAT and dont over drink! Best of luck.

No matter what happens enjoy the day!!

This wins the interwebz. I can't imagine.

Mine was absolutely amazing. There were many hitches of course but the most memorable was our bartendress getting wasted and doing a lap dance for my 11 year old nephew. He didn't mind but I let her know it was inappropriate with a few choice words.

zbornak123 · December 2014

not sure if mine will count as a horror story, but here goes:

My dad had been sick for a couple years before the wedding, constantly in and out of the hospital. In the few months leading up to the wedding he actually was doing better and found a doctor crazy enough to deem him fit for surgery. He had both knees replaced, and then one redone. By the rehearsal he was walking (somewhat unsteadily) with a cane. We practiced walking down the aisle, him on one side, my step dad on the other. Half way down he was too fatigued to continue, out of breath he sat down in a pew.

To improvise I came up with all these ideas - meet us half way down the aisle and so a half-off? Meet us at the altar? Wheel chair? Walker?

No. He was going to walk me down the aisle. He said he would be fine and he could do it.

I briefed the minister on the situation and told him to pick up the pace when we get to the altar so my dad wouldn't have to stand long. You know, we get to the front "who gives this woman?" done. sit down. He agreed. Of course when it was go time on wedding day, we made it up to the altar and the minister launched into this long speech about marriage. My dad was breathing heavier and heavier next to me.

Finally he was done and i tuned and kissed my step dad on the cheek, then turned to kiss my dad on the cheek. as I did he somehow lost his footing, or out of exhaustion, he fell. Big and hard. A collective gasp came from the congregation, many of whom didn't know him well, and probably though he'd had a heart attack. For a brief moment I tried to help him up. Then I came to my senses, stepped my high heeled self out of the damn way and let all the groomsmen handle it. It took all of them, my dad's legs wouldn't support his weight at all (he was a big guy) and they had to drag him to a pew. drag!

Once they got him settled the minister announced that my dad had a knee replacement. I walked over to my dad and gave him a kiss and we got on with the show. Tears carved streaks into my blush as we stood facing the altar, and my step sister ironically read the bible verse that says something like "I pity the fool who falls and has no one to help him up."

A few minutes later I got it together and the rest of the day went off without a hitch. Well, except for my grandma falling at the reception. And DHs grandma falling at the reception.

My dad died 2 years after our wedding. We are so glad he was able to be there. Wish he could have been here to know that he'll be a grandpa soon.

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