Wedding season is upon us! And if you're not the lucky Panda who's getting hitched this year, you'll probably have to be a guest at a wedding or two. A 2016 The Knot wedding study found that the average adult attends two weddings a year, and that it usually costs them around $1,000 in gifts, attire, and travel accommodation.
But some weddings might cost the guests something else: their sanity. You can see some pretty wild stuff at weddings, and netizen @queenrichter knew this when she asked wedding guests to share their "most unhinged" experiences.
We're going to be honest; the comment section under her video has some crazy stuff: from grooms that were made up by the bride to family members having heart attacks, these folks have seen a lot!
Image credits: queenrichter
#1
My cousin wanted a carnival-themed wedding with a limited budget. The DIY was impressive, but when I got there, my aunt (the mother of the bride) told me that my sister and I had the first shift running the cotton candy machine, and she forgot to tell me. Do you know how messy cotton candy is?
I was churning out cotton candy to ungrateful guests when I looked around and noticed all of the family members were working carnival games and serving food to acquaintances of the couple.
When I die, I have it in my will to make my cousin and aunt run a cotton candy machine at my wake.
I was churning out cotton candy to ungrateful guests when I looked around and noticed all of the family members were working carnival games and serving food to acquaintances of the couple.
When I die, I have it in my will to make my cousin and aunt run a cotton candy machine at my wake.
47points
#2
Bride only had 1 box of Triscuits & a small grocery veggie tray to feed 7 bridesmaids until 4 pm. Bride was a chronic cheater & one of the groomsmen was a guy who she cheated with. Dry wedding, outside in summer, only had finger food that spoiled in the sun. Rural wedding. When we left, couldn’t find food for 15 miles. Changed out of my bridesmaid dress in the Wendy’s bathroom before I scarfed down my first real meal all day😳
30points
#3
One of the groomsmen planned on asking his girlfriend of two months to marry him at the reception without asking the groom or bride beforehand. But fortunately (?) it didn't happen because they both got drunk and had a fist fight in the parking lot. (The girlfriend won.)
30points
#4
My friends MIL said in her speech “you may be his wife, but I’m his mother and you’ll never have him to yourself”. I was sitting right infront of the stand, I looked at her and she was 😳 so I death stared the MIL the rest of the night. She also made the bride cry at the end of the night cause she was hammered. My own mother was gonna fight this woman 😅😅
29points
#5
The father of the groom got up to give a toast, which ended up being a six-page apology to his first wife (the groom's mom), practically begging her to take him back…while standing next to his new wife.
25points
#6
Didn’t make it a bad wedding, but at my bestie's wedding, someone dressed up, pretended to be a guest, and tried to rob the cards that contained money. The groom is a cop, so he spotted him, and the police were called.
24points
#7
I was the bridesmaid in a Star Wars-themed wedding. We had to FIGHT the wedding party with light sabers.
This was not disclosed to us until five minutes before our entrance.
This was not disclosed to us until five minutes before our entrance.
23points
#8
At the rehearsal dinner, the groom's mother wrote the bride a letter and signed it 'The original Mrs. (last name).' THEN the groom and his mother danced to 'Bubbly' by Colby Caillat at the wedding reception as their mother-son dance.
23points
#9
About half way into the reception the dj stepped outside to have a cig and had a heart attack and died in front of all the groomsmen. the rest of the night was dedicated to making sure the couple didn't find out.
21points
#10
During the reception, the groom's grandfather had a stroke and paramedics were called. The entire time, the bride was screaming, 'He ruined my wedding.'
21points
#11
Flying to Rome to attend a wedding, only to be un-invited upon arrival 🥰
20points
#12
I despise a porta potty because why am I dressed up all nice and wearing nice heels for you to not have proper bathroom accommodations. It just makes me feel icky
19points
#13
I have been to not one but TWO outdoor weddings in Colorado in November and December. No notice was given that we'd be outside and everyone froze. Unforgivable.
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19points
#14
My uncle was getting married, but everyone in my family hated his fiancé. Right before their wedding, my grandma's (uncle's mom) phone died, and his fiancé had a charger.
We soon found out that my grandma's phone was fully broken, not just out of power, so his fiancé said she could borrow her phone and put her details in to access messages.
We found out the fiancé had been cheating on my uncle for eight years.
We soon found out that my grandma's phone was fully broken, not just out of power, so his fiancé said she could borrow her phone and put her details in to access messages.
We found out the fiancé had been cheating on my uncle for eight years.
19points
#15
My worst experience was my OWN wedding. We hired a restaurant to cater for 150 guests. Fewer than 100 people showed up. We told our caterers that a lot of people didn’t make it, so they only served food once to our guests and took the rest home.
THEY rationed the food, and HID the rest from us! My husband and I didn’t know this happened because we were too busy. Everyone just assumed we didn’t pay for enough food.
THEY rationed the food, and HID the rest from us! My husband and I didn’t know this happened because we were too busy. Everyone just assumed we didn’t pay for enough food.
18points
#16
Ceremony at 12, bride and groom left for photos and didn't get back until 5pm. No entertainment or canapés. People were ordering food from the bar. Then sat down for dinner and had to listen to 6 speeches before food
17points
#17
The officiant said once you are married the wife must submit to the husband and divorce isn’t an option. The couple wasn’t even religious 😁
17points
#18
I was single at the time and when they did the bouquet toss and called for all of the single ladies it was just me and two 10-year old girls 😬
16points
#19
A “Christian” dry wedding where only married couples could dance together (group for fast songs were fine). Bridesmaids were rude and drunk, and would tell the dj if an unmarried couple danced together.
16points
#20
My date was in the band (we were also guests) and i was seated at the band’s table. the entire band played during dinner and i was at the table by myself. the table was ON THE STAGE. at a 500 person wedding.
16points