No wedding is complete without something going wrong. Mistakes, big or small, are bound to happen, whether by the spouses-to-be or their guests. Mess-ups by the latter probably sting more, as it’s something that the bride and groom can’t really prevent or control. While some faux pas aren’t that bad and can be easily laughed off, others end up ruining the special day and staying in the memory forever.
People have shared many such memorable stories over on wedding planner Ruby Straaten’s Instagram post, which we gathered below for you to react to. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down.
#1
I decided not to keep my bouquet, it was huge (way bigger than I expected) and really beautiful and I thought any one of the guests would be honoured to have it. So I tossed it, and the girl who caught it immediately threw it on the ground and yelled "TOUCHDOWN!". I remember just seeing my bouquet explode on the ground and being too shocked to respond. Her partner (who she had been hoping to marry) told me later that was the moment he realised she was not the kind of person he wanted to spend his life with.
50points
#2
On an opposite note, we had this wonderful couple at my wedding that silently celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary whilst celebrating our special day with us. We had no idea but the fact they kept it silent was so respectful, even though we wouldn’t have minded
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50points
#3
My first husband smashed the cake in my face after we agreed to no cake–smashing. The marriage lasted 10 months and I found out later that his best friend bet him $10 to smash the cake in my face. $10! Worked out well for me in the end, though!
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44points
#5
My husband and I eloped; just the two of us in a foreign country with witnesses we met locally. We got married in jeans, sneakers and t-shirts. Pure effortless bliss.
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42points
#6
A brother of one of the groomsmen had his own party somewhere at the venue and came out swinging at my husband. Thank goodness for my husband and one of the other groomsmen who just grabbed his fist and threw him into the arms of his family who rushed him away. My husband then calmly walked out and joined me on the dance floor for our first dance. I didn't find out till later.
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38points
#7
Announce to everyone she was pregnant while drinking booze!
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35points
#8
She walked around telling everyone from the family, "if you think this is a good wedding... wait until mine next year!!"
34points
#9
My brother set my wedding dress on fire with a flaming sambuca. My now ex husband was so drunk he didn't know it was his wedding by the end of the night and my ex mother in law jumped into the wedding car with us after the wedding.
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34points
#10
Cut themselves a slice of our small wedding cake before we did when there were 200 cupcakes next to it
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34points
#11
Brought their baby and it cried all during the ceremony. Could not hear the ceremony for the baby crying on the video. No babies should be allowed to come to a wedding no children under the age of five.
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32points
#12
My sister-in-law who had just eloped with a guy she met three months prior wrote this to us in her gift card: ‘I hope the two of you are as happy and in love as I am one day’ …. 🫤 She’s now divorced btw and I just celebrated my 30th anniversary.
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32points
#14
Stole the front seats and made my family sit behind them because they refused to move.
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29points
#16
Completely ignoring me at my own wedding and criticising me loud enough for me to hear. So I accidentally on purpose dropped a glass of RED wine upon her silk gown! And NEVER spoke to her again!
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28points
#17
My husbands mom… asked us to give her a tour of Yellowstone before our wedding. Then asked if we could go to Mount Rushmore. We got married in Utah. Then she showed up to our fairly fancy rehearsal dinner in a track suit. Then told me parents they couldn’t sit it the table they were assigned to. Then her speech was purely there to one up my dad’s, very well thought out speech. Then she left early from our reception. Where I come from, the families stay after and help clean stuff up. Gather gifts and flowers and whatever. Nope. They left early.
My mom, gave a speech in graphic detail of my birth, mentioning her cervix and all.
Needless to say, my wedding would have been great without either of them.
My mom, gave a speech in graphic detail of my birth, mentioning her cervix and all.
Needless to say, my wedding would have been great without either of them.
28points
#19
A guest wore a short dress with no undies and flashed our entire venue when they bent over
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27points
