Not all marriages are meant to last. But that doesn’t stop couples from believing theirs will beat the odds—and having a whole wedding with the assumption that a happily ever after is basically guaranteed.
The thing is, sometimes the warning signs are obvious to everyone except the people getting married. And in one Reddit thread, wedding guests shared the exact moments they realized the pair in front of them was doomed. From awkward vows to reception drama and family chaos, these are the red flags they said were impossible to ignore.
Discover more in "The Marriage Lasted Two Months": 62 Times Wedding Guests Realized The Couple Was Basically Doomed
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#41
When the maid of honor sat down next to me, downed a shot, and said "I give them 3 years, tops."
And she was right!
And she was right!
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#42
I was able to look past the bride (our neighbour) walking down the aisle to 'Highway to h**l'.
But even 13 year old me knew it was in extremely poor taste for the groom (who was wearing his unwashed work jeans) to pause during the ceremony to roll & light a cigarette.
There was some kind of altercation which the police got called during the reception. Later what evening the groom threw a 4kg block of cheese at his new teenage stepson. 3 months later he left after another alcohol-fueled argument ended in him throwing a beer bottle at a stepdaughters cat (killuing it)
About ten months later he arrived back in town with a new wife and a newborn daughter. She was born on Melbourne Cup day and was named after the horse that won the big race that year.
But even 13 year old me knew it was in extremely poor taste for the groom (who was wearing his unwashed work jeans) to pause during the ceremony to roll & light a cigarette.
There was some kind of altercation which the police got called during the reception. Later what evening the groom threw a 4kg block of cheese at his new teenage stepson. 3 months later he left after another alcohol-fueled argument ended in him throwing a beer bottle at a stepdaughters cat (killuing it)
About ten months later he arrived back in town with a new wife and a newborn daughter. She was born on Melbourne Cup day and was named after the horse that won the big race that year.
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#43
When the groom and bride fought so bad they got kicked out of their own after party.
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#45
Drunk parents mom of bride and dad of groom both talked about their divorces during their speeches.
The picture was on my fridge longer than the marriage lasted.
The picture was on my fridge longer than the marriage lasted.
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#46
When the matron of honor included in her introduction to the rest of the bridal party that she had “pledged to attend all of [bride’s name]’s weddings”.
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#47
The full, Broadway style, one woman performance of a dramatic song by the bride, to the audience and not the groom .
They divorced 2 years later.
They divorced 2 years later.
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#50
1. Groom attacked new mother-in-law at reception, then departed before dawn in an attempt to not pay for the venue. Eventually arrested.
2. Wedding ceremony with only one person not a family member: the maid of honor. She glowered and squinted at the groom without ceasing. 13 people at the "reception" that consisted of eating pieces of a grocery store sheet cake in the church basement.
2. Wedding ceremony with only one person not a family member: the maid of honor. She glowered and squinted at the groom without ceasing. 13 people at the "reception" that consisted of eating pieces of a grocery store sheet cake in the church basement.
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#51
When they spent the entire reception arguing instead of celebrating together.
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#52
When the groom freaked out at the reception right after the wedding and started telling all of the guests that he wanted a divorce while crying.
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#53
When the bride only posted photos from the wedding with her family in them, not one with any of his family in it.
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#54
Bride had forgotten to write her vows. Groom said his, bride realized she had forgotten and told pastor to 'just use the ones in the book'.
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#55
When the groom asked "what?" when asked to repeat "as long as we both shall live".
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#56
This was as a photographer but when I showed up at the bridal suite, the bride was in the bathroom crying. No one seemed interested in consoling her.
Fast forward to portraits between the ceremony and reception, the vibes were OFF between the bride and groom. I was the second shooter so I don’t have their info to look them up, but I’d bet a few bucks they didn’t last.
Fast forward to portraits between the ceremony and reception, the vibes were OFF between the bride and groom. I was the second shooter so I don’t have their info to look them up, but I’d bet a few bucks they didn’t last.
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#57
When I met the the groom for the first (and only) time before the wedding, and discovered his pet name for my friend - who had had issues with bulimia - was “pumpkin”.
He didn’t mean anything bad by it, but I knew at that point that he really didn’t know my friend.
I was overseas so couldn’t afford to go to the wedding (Aus-UK flights cost thousands). My friend later said it was the worst moment of her life going up the altar and saying the vows “knowing I was saying them to the wrong person”.
It fell apart on the honeymoon.
They’re both happily remarried to other people now with families, nice homes, good jobs etc. So all good.
He didn’t mean anything bad by it, but I knew at that point that he really didn’t know my friend.
I was overseas so couldn’t afford to go to the wedding (Aus-UK flights cost thousands). My friend later said it was the worst moment of her life going up the altar and saying the vows “knowing I was saying them to the wrong person”.
It fell apart on the honeymoon.
They’re both happily remarried to other people now with families, nice homes, good jobs etc. So all good.
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#58
I wasnt her wedding guests but my friend was showing me her wedding photos and in every photo she is facing the camera, even when theyre kissing. In some photos her hubby is staring at her but again she is looking at camera. That's how i knew.
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#59
When they forced the priest to retell the story of how they met and proposed and he kept making off hand remarks like “yeesh, you waited that long to propose? And that’s all you said?”
Like there was nothing at all in that story that made me feel they were madly in love and that the feelings were magical and romantic .
Like there was nothing at all in that story that made me feel they were madly in love and that the feelings were magical and romantic .
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#60
You know the couple that tries just a little too hard to show how perfect they are? Constant professional photos of their perfect life, calling each other their best friends even though they fight constantly and bitterly off social media, etc? That was this couple.
The family of the groom (abroad, but one direct flight away) didn't attend. None of them. The grooms sibling that lives in the same city attended, but was miserable the entire time.
The bride had always made 0 effort to be around the grooms friends and biggest supporters, including at the wedding. Everyone really wanted to root for them, but that was because they adored Groom and were tolerant of Bride. They also fell into the unfortunate era of having their wedding originally planned during COVID, and my theory is that they realized during that time they weren't actually compatible but mistakenly thought it was just COVID stress and not the detriment of their relationship.
I don't think the marriage lasted an entire year, and honestly I fault neither of them for it. Bride and I didn't mesh, but she's not an evil person or anything. She just didn't want to have children with an immigrant who's family despised her and would treat the child similarly/ be unsupportive. He deserved to be loved by someone who was all in regardless of his familial situation.
They are both happily in other relationships now, and I think it's the best possible outcome!
The family of the groom (abroad, but one direct flight away) didn't attend. None of them. The grooms sibling that lives in the same city attended, but was miserable the entire time.
The bride had always made 0 effort to be around the grooms friends and biggest supporters, including at the wedding. Everyone really wanted to root for them, but that was because they adored Groom and were tolerant of Bride. They also fell into the unfortunate era of having their wedding originally planned during COVID, and my theory is that they realized during that time they weren't actually compatible but mistakenly thought it was just COVID stress and not the detriment of their relationship.
I don't think the marriage lasted an entire year, and honestly I fault neither of them for it. Bride and I didn't mesh, but she's not an evil person or anything. She just didn't want to have children with an immigrant who's family despised her and would treat the child similarly/ be unsupportive. He deserved to be loved by someone who was all in regardless of his familial situation.
They are both happily in other relationships now, and I think it's the best possible outcome!
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