Person meets person. They fall in love, get engaged, have a fairytale wedding and live happily ever after. Oh, if only it were that simple. But in reality, as we’ve come to learn, dating and relationships come with their fair share of drama. And so too do weddings.
If it’s not Bridezilla showing her true colors beneath the pretty pout and beautiful wedding gown, it’s the mother of the bride, a crazy groomsman or even an entitled guest who believes they’re the star of the show. Weddings have become so wild nowadays that there are entire online communities dedicated to sharing the dramatic and chaotic happenings at nuptials around the world.
Wedding Drama is just one of them. The page has more than 33,000 members, and is a wall of posts from the depths of wedding hell. Bored Panda has braved hundreds of tales to select the best of the worst. From a bride being told her groom "could have done better," to a real, live goat in an actual tuxedo, these stories are proof that sometimes, it’s safer to just elope.
#21 My Sister Didn’t Attend Our Wedding Because It Wasn’t In A Church And I Can’t Get Over It
TLDR: My sister begged us to have our wedding in a church, we didn’t and she refused to come. She never apologized for this and I’m now being asked to forgive her by my parents, but I really can’t get over her rude and selfish behavior.
Update: This blew up way more than expected and I’m deleting the full post as I really can’t take more family drama if they see this post. Thank you so much for the support. After consistently being told I’m wrong and she’s right even in the most obvious situations, this is very healing to me. Thank you so much for the advice which I will wholeheartedly take as I enter this new phase in my life away from them.
Update: This blew up way more than expected and I’m deleting the full post as I really can’t take more family drama if they see this post. Thank you so much for the support. After consistently being told I’m wrong and she’s right even in the most obvious situations, this is very healing to me. Thank you so much for the advice which I will wholeheartedly take as I enter this new phase in my life away from them.
7points
#22 Destination Wedding For Husband’s Grand-Daughter, He Won’t Do Anything To Get His Passport
Been married to my second husband for 27 years. He has two kids who I really like and get along with. One daughter has 4 daughters who are a bit spoiled. I made sure To give the grand-daughters nice presents for their graduation gifts and have always been the ”nice step-grandma who is pretty much ignored by the grandkids”. My husband does zero work on any gift giving or travel arranging when we have attended any of their events. That’s all left up to me.
we attended the weddings of the first 2 grand-daughters, both of which were about 3 hours away. I arranged the trip, bought and wrapped the gifts and bought cards, we attended the event and I was again the “nice step-grandma who is pretty much ignored by the grandkids”.
‘About 4 months ago we received a “save the date” card, letting us know that the 3rd grand-daughter will be getting married in another country, in mid-2025. I have a passport but husband does not. I told him he will need to get a passport to attend this. He’s done nothing. A few weeks ago I asked if he really wanted to go to this, and he said yes. I reminded him that he would need a passport. So I went online to see what he needed to get that. One item was the date of divorce from his prior wife. He said he “wasn’t going to get into that”. I said okay and dropped the whole issue. I had been looking at airline flights and the tickets would have cost about $2,000 for both of us. The hotel would be another $1,000 (all inclusive Place).
we attended the weddings of the first 2 grand-daughters, both of which were about 3 hours away. I arranged the trip, bought and wrapped the gifts and bought cards, we attended the event and I was again the “nice step-grandma who is pretty much ignored by the grandkids”.
‘About 4 months ago we received a “save the date” card, letting us know that the 3rd grand-daughter will be getting married in another country, in mid-2025. I have a passport but husband does not. I told him he will need to get a passport to attend this. He’s done nothing. A few weeks ago I asked if he really wanted to go to this, and he said yes. I reminded him that he would need a passport. So I went online to see what he needed to get that. One item was the date of divorce from his prior wife. He said he “wasn’t going to get into that”. I said okay and dropped the whole issue. I had been looking at airline flights and the tickets would have cost about $2,000 for both of us. The hotel would be another $1,000 (all inclusive Place).
7points
#23 Groom Went Off The Deep End
My cousin is supposed to be getting married to his fiancé in 3 weeks. For most of his adult life he has had this wonderful, thick, wavy hair. Sometimes his friends would joke he should do shampoo commercials. Then, just after Christmas he went on a boys camping trip and came back with a shaved head. He was also clean shaven but now is growing a beard. He looks totally different. NONE of these changes were approved by the bride and she is beside herself.
Everything is ready otherwise but groom went from looking like a preppy lawyer to looking like a biker. He also looks about 15 years older. Nobody has any idea why he went and did this. Not even he can provide a good explanation of what went down on the camping trip that would cause him to want to go bald. My idea is that the boys did some psychedelics and he had a bad trip but nobody will fess up.
Currently the bride wants to call everything off and break up but everyone has been trying to talk her down. Since I work in a theater I have offered to hunt down an acceptable wig for him to wear so he at least looks presentable.
Everything is in chaos. People are traveling here from all over and now we are in limbo as to whether or not there will even be a wedding. Hopefully the two of them can talk it out but if he really was getting cold feet why didn’t he talk to her about it instead of shaving his head?
Everything is ready otherwise but groom went from looking like a preppy lawyer to looking like a biker. He also looks about 15 years older. Nobody has any idea why he went and did this. Not even he can provide a good explanation of what went down on the camping trip that would cause him to want to go bald. My idea is that the boys did some psychedelics and he had a bad trip but nobody will fess up.
Currently the bride wants to call everything off and break up but everyone has been trying to talk her down. Since I work in a theater I have offered to hunt down an acceptable wig for him to wear so he at least looks presentable.
Everything is in chaos. People are traveling here from all over and now we are in limbo as to whether or not there will even be a wedding. Hopefully the two of them can talk it out but if he really was getting cold feet why didn’t he talk to her about it instead of shaving his head?
7points
#24 My Sisters Wedding Is Ruining My Family
My older sister ( Amy) is getting married a week from today and the past 6 months have been hell. Amy expects our family and her future in laws to bow to the ground and do absolutely everything for this wedding.
Our grandparents and her haven’t always had the best relationship, Amy only calls or checks in when she needs money or wants them to get something for the wedding.
Amy and our other sister ( Olivia) have never gotten along. Olivia and her son were gonna attend the wedding until about 3 weeks ago when Olivia had to cancel because of pregnancy complications. Amy absolutely lost it and screamed at my mom and I about how messed up our family is and how she doesn’t feel apart of it.
Two weeks ago, Amy asked my mom to pay for the desserts for the wedding and I came up with a whole list of options and ideas that i thought would be good for Amy and just the overall wedding. On the phone with our mother today she disregarded the whole thing after saying she loved it last week and just asked my mom for the money so her and fiancé could do it all.
Our Grandparents have put in atleast 40k for this wedding and she isn’t grateful or appreciating at all. I truthfully can’t wait for this wedding to be over and have Amy go back to avoiding our family.
Our grandparents and her haven’t always had the best relationship, Amy only calls or checks in when she needs money or wants them to get something for the wedding.
Amy and our other sister ( Olivia) have never gotten along. Olivia and her son were gonna attend the wedding until about 3 weeks ago when Olivia had to cancel because of pregnancy complications. Amy absolutely lost it and screamed at my mom and I about how messed up our family is and how she doesn’t feel apart of it.
Two weeks ago, Amy asked my mom to pay for the desserts for the wedding and I came up with a whole list of options and ideas that i thought would be good for Amy and just the overall wedding. On the phone with our mother today she disregarded the whole thing after saying she loved it last week and just asked my mom for the money so her and fiancé could do it all.
Our Grandparents have put in atleast 40k for this wedding and she isn’t grateful or appreciating at all. I truthfully can’t wait for this wedding to be over and have Amy go back to avoiding our family.
7points
#25 Weddings That Happened As A Conclusion To The Relationship
A former colleague of mine got married to her boyfriend who she'd been with since they were both fourteen. At the wedding, they were 26-ish. They did the whole nine yards - white church wedding, entire extended family in attendance, releasing doves, expensive photographer, all of it.
A year later, I saw her openly snogging another colleague. When we casually talked, a few months after the snogging, she said that after the wedding, she felt like she and her ex had done everything you could do in a relationship and that the big fancy wedding ended up becoming a sort of natural conclusion. Thank goodness they felt like that before they had kids!
Have you ever heard a similar story, where the relationship fizzled out right after the long-planned wedding?
A year later, I saw her openly snogging another colleague. When we casually talked, a few months after the snogging, she said that after the wedding, she felt like she and her ex had done everything you could do in a relationship and that the big fancy wedding ended up becoming a sort of natural conclusion. Thank goodness they felt like that before they had kids!
Have you ever heard a similar story, where the relationship fizzled out right after the long-planned wedding?
7points
#26 Fiancés Childhood Friend Keeps Trying To Insert Herself In Our Wedding
So my (31F) fiancé (34m) has a childhood friend (32F) who keeps trying to insert herself into our wedding. She referred to him as hers, she asked if she was the best man (she's not), asked for a sample of our wedding colours so she could match outfits despite not being in the wedding party, ordered herself a black dress knowing that I am wearing black, went to my fiancé to see if I would mind if she gave a speech, venting to my mother about not being included and kept out of the loop.
I honestly didn't even want to invite her, but forgot to block her from a Facebook post and now feel obligated to have her there. After my fiancé told her I didn't want her to give a speech (which I told him to do), she told him to call her when he was alone. I wasn't in the room with him when he messaged her about not giving a speech. He told me he would call her today and let me know what happens, but at this point I am ready to uninvite her to the wedding. It has been nothing but drama and stress since she "got invited" and I don't need the added stress.
I will add that my fiancé has been supportive throughout this whole thing and said he would stick up for me if she said anything nasty about me, which I fully expect her to do. He is very much a peace keeper and is trying to please everybody, but he will put his foot down for me when needed.
I honestly didn't even want to invite her, but forgot to block her from a Facebook post and now feel obligated to have her there. After my fiancé told her I didn't want her to give a speech (which I told him to do), she told him to call her when he was alone. I wasn't in the room with him when he messaged her about not giving a speech. He told me he would call her today and let me know what happens, but at this point I am ready to uninvite her to the wedding. It has been nothing but drama and stress since she "got invited" and I don't need the added stress.
I will add that my fiancé has been supportive throughout this whole thing and said he would stick up for me if she said anything nasty about me, which I fully expect her to do. He is very much a peace keeper and is trying to please everybody, but he will put his foot down for me when needed.
6points
#27 I Nearly Called Off The Wedding
The day before my wedding, my fiancé surprised me with sushi at night. I ate all of it. At 3 a.m., I woke up with nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. My wedding was at noon, and the makeup artists were supposed to arrive at 9 a.m. I was so dehydrated that I could barely walk to the church, and during the ceremony... I fainted. Everyone thought I was pregnant - but no, it was just the sushi. I felt terrible the whole day and didn't enjoy my wedding at all. I only started to recover the next day 🥹
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#28 My (30sf) Twin (M) Doesnt Want Me At His Wedding
Just as the title says. I got the vibe I wasn't invited and his fiancé hates me but our parents kept saying of course I was included and made me feel ridiclous for thinking I wasn't, since we have been so close for most of our lives. For context we are fraternal (boy girl) twins in our thirties (I'm the girl) and never really had any major beef that would warrant this; but it is what it is. I live in another country and on another continent so it's at least a 10 hour flight if I could get a direct, so I needed time in advance but as I hadn't been invited of course I didn't book a ticket, and I would never crash a wedding - my god im so non confrontational, just the thought of wedding crashing is terrifying. In October I was in my home country But now I have it confirmed I'm not invited. Photo I'll put in comments
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#29 Bride Said “No Red Nails” But Guess Who Showed Up With Them...
I went to a wedding this weekend and the bride was super particular about her vision. She asked all the bridesmaids to keep their nails neutral (light pinks, beige, French, or clear). Honestly, not a big deal, it was her day, so we all followed along.
Well, the bride’s mom shows up on the wedding day with bright cherry-red acrylics. Like, long, shiny, you-could-see-them-from-a-mile-away red.
The bride definitely noticed because during family photos she kept subtly moving her mom’s hands or telling the photographer “let’s crop in closer.” She didn’t say anything out loud, but you could tell it bothered her.
Now I can’t tell if this was just the mom not thinking about it, or if it was her way of quietly rebelling against all the wedding “rules.” Either way, it was pretty awkward to watch.
Would you see this as no big deal or as the mom making a point?
Well, the bride’s mom shows up on the wedding day with bright cherry-red acrylics. Like, long, shiny, you-could-see-them-from-a-mile-away red.
The bride definitely noticed because during family photos she kept subtly moving her mom’s hands or telling the photographer “let’s crop in closer.” She didn’t say anything out loud, but you could tell it bothered her.
Now I can’t tell if this was just the mom not thinking about it, or if it was her way of quietly rebelling against all the wedding “rules.” Either way, it was pretty awkward to watch.
Would you see this as no big deal or as the mom making a point?
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#30 No Point In Going Bridal Party Shopping If You’re Not In The Bridal Party
This story took place over Easter weekend last week. I'm not the bride, but the mother of one of the flower girls.
My SIL-to-be, Amber, is getting married in a few months. She wanted a girls day out to go shopping for the flower girls' dresses. This would include my daughter (Kate, 7), my niece (9) and Amber's niece (5). My other daughter, Alana (12), is not in the wedding party.
Alana decided that there's no point in joining the shopping trip since she's not a flower girl or a jr bridesmaid. Instead, she and her dad went to Denver for their own trip.
So last Friday, it's Amber, me, our flower girls, their moms as well as my MIL. Amber must have had this big vision for a girls day out with all the women in the family because she was miffed that Alana wasn't there.
Amber: "Where's your other daughter?"
Me: "She decided to go to the Squid Game experience with her dad. So they won't be able to come today."
Amber: "oh, well you know we're dress shopping today. She needs something for the wedding."
Me: "yeah, I know. But this is for the flower girl dresses. She's not a flower girl."
Amber: "Either way, she still needs a dress."
This went back and forth for several minutes until Amber gave up. While the shopping trip went pretty well (I mean, we found something all three girls liked), she was a little flustered and annoyed for the rest of the day.
On a side note, Amber asked Alana if she wanted to be a guestbook attendant during Easter dinner the following Sunday. Only to get pissed when Alana said no, but that's another story.
My SIL-to-be, Amber, is getting married in a few months. She wanted a girls day out to go shopping for the flower girls' dresses. This would include my daughter (Kate, 7), my niece (9) and Amber's niece (5). My other daughter, Alana (12), is not in the wedding party.
Alana decided that there's no point in joining the shopping trip since she's not a flower girl or a jr bridesmaid. Instead, she and her dad went to Denver for their own trip.
So last Friday, it's Amber, me, our flower girls, their moms as well as my MIL. Amber must have had this big vision for a girls day out with all the women in the family because she was miffed that Alana wasn't there.
Amber: "Where's your other daughter?"
Me: "She decided to go to the Squid Game experience with her dad. So they won't be able to come today."
Amber: "oh, well you know we're dress shopping today. She needs something for the wedding."
Me: "yeah, I know. But this is for the flower girl dresses. She's not a flower girl."
Amber: "Either way, she still needs a dress."
This went back and forth for several minutes until Amber gave up. While the shopping trip went pretty well (I mean, we found something all three girls liked), she was a little flustered and annoyed for the rest of the day.
On a side note, Amber asked Alana if she wanted to be a guestbook attendant during Easter dinner the following Sunday. Only to get pissed when Alana said no, but that's another story.
5points
