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I went to a wedding tonight for a neighbor's daughter. There had to be 300 guests there (they attend a large Baptist church.) The ceremony was an hour. Then we were all herded to the gym/fellowship hall for "light hors d'oeuvres." As in a fruit tray, three different kinds of hot appetizers, and water/tea/powdered lemonade. It was so packed in there and my husband and I were trying to eat gracefully while balancing our cup and plate and dodging running children. We left after 20 minutes. Oh well.
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Most weddings I've been too I was super young so I don't really have a memory for it. But I wanna say my freshman or sophomore year of high school, the wife of the family friends called me and my sister during winter break to help her set up for a wedding the night before.. When we got to the church we finally learned the story... (mind you the groom is family friends with our family friends)
The bride and groom only knew each other for about a month and a half, and decided to get married! There are rumors as to why so quickly (she may or may not been pregnant was one of them that I remember) and that they needed help to obviously decorate the night before for the wedding. So the next day me and my parents end up going, and I remember that the "here comes the bride" song was played on a CD/ Ipod and when the bride and groom walked out "Differences" by Ginuwine played (I was so bad and just started cracking up cause I didn't know any better) After that, pictures took FOREVER and the reception started, they then needed people to help serve food so my parents volunteered me and I was on my feet for about an hour/hour and a half helping other family friends. I think the best part was the speeches that the groomens and bridemaids and family members were making, they all started with.. " I never got to meet the groom.. BUT... I Bet he is...." "I never got to meet the bride.. BUT... I bet she is..." Me and my parents just kept looking at each other and was like "oh...okay..." They actually lasted longer then I thought! It ended up being 2.5 years. One time when I met up with the family friends I was told that he finally divorced her (after having 2 kids of course!) Then last year (actually the day after bid day!) My sister oldest friend from high school got married and my sister was a bridesmaid. That was one of the best weddings I've been too and I'm glad! |
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OK, due to a recent wedding, I had to bump this. Plus--it's wedding season, give us your stories!
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My cousin's first wedding (of three)--took place in a warehouse that was in the process of conversion into a praise cathedral. Horrible acoustics, bad mics, never-ending music, and the bridal party and actual ceremony were lost in the midst of it all. The reception was in a slightly smaller warehouse adjacent to the first, with minimal decor, not enough chairs for the elderly family members of the bride and groom, much less for anyone else, and Cheez-its, dried fruit packets, and (I am not making this up) Hawaiian Punch poured straight from the can into bathroom-sized Dixie cups. The cake, which was a simple sheet cake from a local store bakery, was very good, but because it was the best thing on the table, it was gone before everyone was able to have some.
The bride's mother, who had tried desperately to get bride to let her handle the arrangements, or at least let her spend a little more on more elegant refreshments, and chairs, was mortified over the slim pickings, and infuriated when she learned that the groom and his family had invited the entire congregation of their church to the festivities without informing the bride's family, which accounted for the much larger numbers than expected. Everyone in our family left with an empty stomach and a headache, and my never-married 92-year-old great-aunt summed it up best: when asked if she'd had a good time, she replied, "Oh, it was lovely, but when my turn comes, I think I'll do things a bit differently..." (The bride--my second cousin--later cheated on Husband #1 with the father of Child #2, dumped him, married and divorced Husband #2/Father of Child #3 within a year, and has been married to H#3/FofC#4 for about three years now...) |
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Disclaimer: this story was relayed to me by a friend who attended the wedding.
Lovely outdoor ceremony, eagles circling majestically overhead...at least I thought they were eagles until hubby corrected me and said they were actually buzzards. We felt that this couple was doomed to begin with, and then buzzards are circling? Not a good omen. Sure enough, a few years later and the marriage is ending in divorce! |
Many years ago, when I was a young teenager, a handsome young youth minister came to our small-town Baptist church. Of course, we all fell in "love" with him but even we knew we were far too young so we watched as his romance bloomed with a beautiful young lady more his age.
At their wedding, when told he could kiss his bride, he latched on! I am sure there was tongue involved, and the pastor had to gently remind them that the kiss had gone on long enough. There was tittering, of course. He went on to be pastor of a fairly large church in another part of the state, and they both ended up rather rotund. |
I'd say it was for one of my husband's cousins. It was a second wedding for both bride and groom so the couple opted to have a smaller ceremony. The wedding was held on July 6 at the Smokey the Bear park in International Falls, MN. The red, white and blue bunting and streamers that were left from the Independence Day celebrations were used as part of the decorations. After the ceremony we all trooped off to the local VFW hall for the reception. About thirty minutes into the reception we noticed that our young children were beginning to slip and slide while dancing. The floor was "sweating" so that dancing came to an end when my then four year old son crashed into his older sister and cousin. The buffet consisted of ham, canned corn and mashed potatoes. The bar consisted of kegs of beer and lemonade. The bride and groom were no where to be seen during the first two hours of the reception. We later found out that they were visiting every downtown bar for free drinks and no one knew when they might show up. The arrived about three hours after the ceremony ended, smashed cake into their kids' faces and then started fighting. Needless to say it was the a wedding that we'll never forget!
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I was in a sorority sister's wedding that I think was doomed from the beginning. The wedding was held in a very small, historical chapel in a large city. The priest was an hour late to the rehearsal and seemed a little confused when he arrived.
There was no basement or side rooms for changing, so the chapel had large screens set up in the back of the room. On the day of the wedding, the bride was putting her dress on when one of the screens fell, and she screamed, half dressed, as we failed to catch it. The early guests had quite a show! The organist was I don't remember how late to the actual ceremony, and couldn't be reached (in the days before cell phones). It got to the point where the father of the bride asked if anyone in the congretation knew how to play the organ. He finally did show. Given that the priest was late the night before, we concluded that there was a miscommunication of dates between the person who the chapel was reserved through and the local parish priest and chapel organist. Our bridesmaids dresses had been handmade by a professional seamstress. The fabric was heavy and unforgiving, and the dresses were so form-fitting that there was no give at all. After the bride walked down the aisle, when the maid of honor crouched down to fluff the bride's dress at the front of the church, she fell over like a roly poly bug! That one didn't last... |
^^^DZ Turtle86-Not one, but two wardrobe incidents surely is a contender for one of the best stories on this thread!
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Please keep these coming! We are three months out...
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There was a Reddit thread on this subject about a month ago. Some amazing stories in that thread.
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Napa was the setting for a beautiful wedding. Gorgeous flowers, great food, and wine plus an incredible setting for an outdoor summer ceremony. However this was a "I think that God is trying to tell me something" wedding in my family. A 5.3 earthquake in the wee hours of the morning of Sept. 3, 2000 the wedding day should have been a wake up call to all of us. This small family wedding was to be held at my parents' home overlooking the rolling hills of the Napa Valley in Sept. of 2000. If you are familiar with Napa, this was in the Carneros region. They lived in a mid-century A-frame with a soaring ceiling and walls of glass which showcased the spectacular views. The ceremony was to take place on the deck and the luncheon reception immediately after the service had ended. To be prepared for the event, we'd cleared all of the furniture out of the living room and set up tables. The tables were set with the linens, china, silver and crystal. In the kitchen all of the prep materials, pots, pans etc..were on the counter so that the caterer could start cooking the next morning. The ceremony was to be at 11 AM. We went to bed knowing we were as prepared as possible. The bride and groom were staying in nearby Yountville and my parents' home was filled with relatives. In the early morning hours we were jolted out of bed by the strongest earthquake any of us had ever experienced. Except for one guest we were all California natives who had lived through many seismic events. As we were close to the epicenter and the quake was shallow, what we felt was an extreme jolt and violent shaking. My husband, our six month old daughter and I were huddled in our doorway and all around us was the sound of glassware and pottery crashing onto the floor. We initially thought that the windows were shattering. My cousin who was sleeping on an air mattress was nearly hit by a computer monitor, but otherwise everyone was safe. When the shaking stopped we put on our shoes to head out and survey the damage. My parents lost piles of dishes, glassware, pottery and a few picture frames when the cupboard doors opened. (Sadly this included my mother's tall Delta Gamma vase that she'd received as a gift her senior year.) However on the tables that had been set up, NOTHING had been broken. Only a single salt shaker had fallen over! The power was restored a few hours later so the food was safe. The bakery called to let us know that the cake had survived the quake. We took all of this to be a "good sign" that the wedding to go forward. Unfortunately in less than two years this couple divorced due to his infidelity. Looking back we realized that we should have been paying attention to the nudge that we'd been given! |
I'd love to hear more stories!
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As the sometimes assistant to a wedding photographer, I have some funny, but not awful stories.
1.) I was assisting at a really fun same sex wedding where both brides had really large outgoing families. One of the bride's brothers was about 19. We were trying to do photos and he kept disappearing to do Fireball shots, they made me babysit him until we were all done. I had to make his stay right with me and he kept trying to make me take Fireball shots. I must have yelled "Cameron" and "no" at least 50 times in 30 minutes. By the time we were done, he could barely stand for the last few photos and in the proofs you can see people holding him up for the last few family pics. :) 2. At another wedding, the limo with the groomsmen and the groom was way late for photos because the driver got lost looking for a liquor store. They had finished off the beer before they got to the wedding venue and needed more. No, they really didn't. This was the same wedding where the groom's aunt found out I was single and tried to fix me up with every single guy at the wedding. sigh. 3. I was working with a different photographer and she forgot to take medication she was supposed to take and almost passed out. Found an ER nurse to tend to the photographer while I finished the wedding party photographs. Then she had the nerve to tell a different story to the owner of the company, who unbeknownst to her is longtime friend of mine. 4. At the same wedding above, the flower girl would not smile in any of the photos. I asked her why and she said, "because I don't like (insert bride's name) and I don't want her to be my step mom." Yeah, that went over well. |
I saw this today. Hilarious! https://www.tickld.com/funny/2438370...gkWJFYHcgZtkYs
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I attended a beautiful wedding at a winery in upstate New York. We stayed at the approved hotel and took the organized shuttle to the venue. There were two shuttle runs - we grabbed a quick drink at the hotel bar and opted for the second shuttle run. The shuttle got LOST trying to find the venue. Friends who were already there were texting us that the ceremony was about to start. We missed the beginning of the ceremony and had to awkwardly walk up and stand in the back to see the end of it.
During the reception, they ran out of food! They were serving some type of chicken over rice, and the caterers were cutting the chicken pieces in half as they were serving to stretch it further. For the vegetarian option, I had only salad and rice. Since we were in a vineyard in the middle of nowhere (and had taken the shuttle!) there wasn't any way to go get more food. It wasn't terrible - we had fun drinking and dancing, but there were definitely a few bumps in the road! |
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Thank goodness GC is back from its database error hiatus, because I went to a wedding this weekend. Popcorn needed to be served.
First of all, this was a family wedding with a very quick dating and engagement period. The groom is 19 and the bride just turned 20. Of course, we all wish them well and we will support them, but they are very young and everyone is concerned. My daughter was a bridesmaid and I jokingly asked her if the bachelorette party was going to be at Chuck E. Cheese's. The couple wrote their own vows, but didn't memorize them. When it came time to recite them, the maid of honor handed the bride her vows. The groom turned to the minister and said he'd forgotten his vows paper, and needed to go get them. The look on the minister's face was priceless, and you can tell he's thinking 1) wing it, or 2) let's go with the standard vows. He was probably not thinking 3) RUN back down the aisle to get the vows, leaving the bride standing at the altar for several minutes while you try to find them. If you guessed option 3, you're right! So we all sat there nervously giggling, with the minister making a couple light-hearted jokes, until the groom RUNS back up the aisle with his vows. In the meantime, someone in the back yelled, "Don't worry, 'Susie,' he's coming back!" Second, the ring was tied so tightly to the pillow, the groom couldn't get it loose. The master of ceremonies finally brought a KNIFE up the aisle so he could cut the cord. For the kiss, the groom dipped the bride all the way sideways and bent down to kiss her (this brought back nightmares of partially dislocating my knee in college when some some idiot I was dancing with did this to me on New Year's Eve...resulting in a trip to the ER...but I digress). At the end of the bridal dance, the groom left the bride standing on the dance floor and RAN out of the hall, into the bathroom. I heard someone in the hall say, "where are you going so fast? The bathroom, hahaha?" Yep. Seriously, if you don't know enough to "go" before something important, you're not old enough to get married. Guests were asked to tell funny stories about the couple, instead of clinking glasses, if you wanted them to kiss. Imagine how judicious their 19/20-year-old-peers were in selectively choosing which stories to tell. The best (worst?) one was how the groom drank water out of a dog dish sitting on the sidewalk outside a dog-friendly boutique last year. The food was good. It was a dry reception...thank goodness. And, the groom is a good sprinter. |
^^^^^Thank you for sharing your story and making me laugh today, Sciencewoman.^^^^^
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Oh my goodness. :o He should have just winged-it and spoke to his bride from his heart.
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Literally ANYTHING would have been better than running back down the aisle to retrieve a piece of paper saying how much he loves his bride ::cringe:: |
I found another page of terrible weddings! These are so cringey.
https://www.moneymade.com/lifestyle/...J46GdQPCb91qzA |
Not so sure about the wedding, but the invitations give one an idea of what to expect: Couple Called Tacky...
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If that were a Roy Kent-themed wedding, the invitations would be on point. But I don't think they're that clever.
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My friend (let’s call him “Ron”) was getting married for the second time (it was the bride’s second marriage too), and I twisted my sister’s arm to go with me. She didn’t want to because she doesn’t really know Ron and doesn’t like the bride (a moody, snotty, beyotch). I promised my sister it would be worth her time, and I was right! She and I started writing down everything that happened as soon as we left the ceremony so we wouldn’t forget all the crazy, trashy things that happened. Some highlights:
All the invitations were issued on Facebook. My sister and I were the first people to be seated in the church, even though we were running late and arrived shortly before the ceremony was supposed to start. All the groomsmen and ushers wore jeans. My first impression (and my sister’s) of the pastor was, "Who's that scraggly-looking dude lurking around the altar?" The groom was standing at the altar and the wedding party was getting ready to march in when one of the bridesmaids yelled, “Hey Ron! You need to walk your mom down the aisle!” So he left the altar and walked his mom (and himself, again) down the aisle. It was rumored that the bride and groom were going to walk down the aisle together to heavy metal music, instead of more traditional music (they did not, thankfully). The pastor wore trucker's chains (no lie). The words "willing bodies" were in the vows (Eww). The words "because I drive you crazy" were in the vows (Okayy…). As they were beginning the ring exchange, the bride and groom realized the rings had been left in the car, and someone had to be sent from the church to retrieve them while everyone waited. The guy sitting next to me played Scrabble on his iPhone throughout the ceremony. The Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was sung slowly and formally, like a solemn hymn or something. The bride's son's biological dad was his mom's new husband. (While the bride had been married to her first husband, about 20 years prior, she had an affair with my friend Ron, had his son, and passed him off as her first husband’s child). My sister was laughing so hard by the end of the ceremony that I had to whisper to her through gritted teeth, "Not a word out of your mouth until we get to the car!" The pastor showed up at the bar next door to the church after the ceremony to celebrate with the wedding party. Almost everyone at the reception said they only gave it a year before the couple divorced (they lasted about two years). |
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^^^ LOL, me too. I am trying to figure this out. Reminds me of the "I'm My Own Grandpa" song:
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Her wedding to the nice man was unusual in a few ways. After the processional music swelled and we stood and turned to watch her walk down the aisle, she (standing with her father) froze in place for several minutes. Thankfully the music kept playing. During the ceremony, the priest kept referring to the groom by the groom's brother's name (it turned out the priest was drunk). One unfortunate thing about their wedding reception was the venue. It had no air conditioning on a humid, 95 degree day. It also featured a very very tiny ten foot by ten foot wooden dance floor. Since the reception began at 6pm, and the bride and groom didn't take their first dance until 1045 pm, no one else got to dance for five hours. In addition, their wedding planner had guests stand in a very long line and INDIVIDUALLY receive their dinner table assignment. She didn't want guests switching table cards and deciding on their own where they wanted to sit for dinner, since it was a small venue with limited seating. It's surprising the planner didn't visit every table during the meal/dessert and check whether any guest DARED to switch their assigned seat! |
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Are finshing schools still a thing? If not, maybe they should be. |
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