People Share 50 Things That Made Weddings Truly Unforgettable

We were curious to get the wedding experts' take on how it's best to react to things not going as planned during the ceremony. Clothes rip, drinks get spilled, and exes suddenly decide to show up like it's all a rom-com, after all.

"Honestly, the only real way to deal with things going wrong on the day is to just roll with the punches and try to have a sense of humor about it. What else can you do?!" Anna and Sarah, from The Wedding Society, told Bored Panda that having flexibility and the ability to laugh at the entire situation can help manage the stress of the unexpected.

"There's no point ruining the day you've planned so long and hard for. It's just a party. What matters is the marriage," they pointed out what truly matters. The happy couple can sometimes forget the point of getting married in the first place among all the things that are going on, leading up to the Big Day.

Now, when it comes to the people surrounding the marrying couple, they can really end up making a huge difference by lending a helping hand.

"The mark of a great wedding crew is someone who does whatever they can to reduce the stress for the marrying couple," they noted that people like the maid of honor, the best man, and everyone else closely involved in the wedding prep ought to have a single focus: making things easier for the happy couple.

"That looks different for everyone but, at the end of the day, they're there to help take the burden off you and make your day better and more enjoyable," Anna and Sarah said. If the wedding crew is making your life easier, then obviously they're doing something right. On the other hand, if you find yourself with even more chaos and stress in your life, you might want to have a friendly chat with your crew about the type of help that you might need.

One of the main things to know before your wedding ceremony is that not everything will go according to plan. Instead of trying to control every tiny detail and getting burned out, it’s important to embrace the fact that unexpected situations, both pleasant and the opposite, are likely to pop up. And you’ll have to deal with them along the way. That’s just how life works.

Just because you’re the one getting married doesn’t mean that you have to be responsible for every tiny little detail of the Big Day. That’s what vendors, family, and friends are for. Don’t be afraid to delegate at least some of the decision-making processes. And always have someone who can step in and solve any problems that arise along the way.

Very recently, Bored Panda spoke about perfectionism and the healthy way to react to failure with Professor Suzanne Degges-White from Northern Illinois University.

"A sense of humor and flexibility are key traits to successful adulthood and being able to laugh at our missteps allows us to go easy on ourselves when we do something potentially embarrassing. No one likes to 'lose face,' and that is engrained to varying degrees across cultures. Unfortunately, our brains may be especially prone to catastrophizing events and so we might make something more out of something no one else really noticed and no one else will recall later on," the Licensed Counselor explained to us.

"For decades, magazines have been publishing those 'Boy! Was my Face Red!' type of columns where people shared their embarrassing moments. When we are able to 'get it off our chest,' we actually feel better about the event. That's a healthy response to an embarrassing moment. When our personalities are wired to feel that we must be 'perfect' in all that we do, we internalize negative feelings about the mistake we made and mistakenly assume that everyone else is judging us due to that one moment," the professor told Bored Panda.

"Fortunately, our brains are designed to protect us from pain and many of us may suffer horrible humiliation at some point in our lives, but we can benefit from a brain that allows us to 'selectively forget' the incident, or else we're able to rationalize it by reminding ourselves that 'everyone makes mistakes,' 'it was just one time and no one will remember it,' or similar healthy responses."

When dealing with embarrassment, imperfections, and mistakes, it’s best to tackle these things head-on. "The best way to embrace our mistakes is to acknowledge we've made one—or else no learning can take place. Then remind ourselves that everyone makes mistakes—that's totally normal behavior! Then figure out a way to laugh at yourself before allowing someone else to laugh at you first. When you laugh at yourself, others laugh WITH you, not AT you,” the expert said that a good sense of humor helps in all facets of life.