My SIL got drunk and hit on my brother who was mortified. She got thrown in the back of a car and taken home at like 10 pm.
Our officiant farted loudly and smelly the entire ceremony. The guys couldn't stop laughing through most of it.
We got to the hotel after the reception in my dress, and the front desk guy didnt want to let us check in, since I didn't have my drivers license with me. I told him that the dress doesn't come with pockets (back then they didn't).
ETA: The DJ showed up 1.5 hours late, so he wasn't set up in time for speeches. No one could hear them- not even me, so I didn't bother to thank anyone. I was so livid at the guy. He also insisted we didn't need to meet before hand, though I had some things I did and did not want- one being that the bouquet and garter toss have people 18 and older only. My young cousin caught the bouquet and she ran away when the DJ tried to introduce her to the older man who caught the garter. She cried the rest of the night till their family left.
Fell down the stairs the morning of the wedding in my wedding dress as the photographer was taking pictures
Got to the church while DH was outside taking pictures and my sister screamed at the trolley driver to keep going so DH wouldn't see me before the ceremony, except it looked like we were pulling a Runaway Bride.
My sister's MOH speech implied that I was a slut and that DH and I wasted all our money on concert tickets.
We didn't have anyone left at the reception to drive us back to the hotel and had to get my sister's friend to come get us.
Post by Ashley&Scott on May 17, 2012 15:37:06 GMT -5
Our bridesmaids & groomsmen left after the ceremony to go to the outdoor picture location. They didn't realize we were doing pics at the church then going to the next location.
Luckily a few family members were still around so we took pics with the photographer while the family member tracked down the wedding party.
I can't remember anything weird from my wedding, but a couple from my friends' weddings:
I fainted as a bridesmaid in my friends wedding 5 years ago. It was unseasonably warm and the church was really hot. I think I was also standing with my legs too straight and not moving for a while, and I just fainted during the lighting of the unity candle. I was out for about 5 minutes and I woke up on the front pew where the brides family was sitting, with a cold cloth on my face and the brides uncle fanning me. I was embarrassed.
At another friends wedding a few years ago, the guys had an "arm wrestling" mini tournament instead of tossing the garter to decide who got the garter. One of the smaller groomsmen broke his arm during this. And not the lower part of the arm, but the upper part (sorry, I"m bad with anatomy!) He came back to the reception a couple hours later and it was all in a cast.
The preacher left out a portion of the ceremony (a reading a groomsmen was going to do).
The oven at the reception hall stopped working.
The cake melted. (It was summer, the baker said she'd deliver the cake she neglected to tell us her car didn't have air conditioning).
Ultimately, the cake was the only thing that got to me, as it was the only issue our guests noticed. The car was damaged but I was alright, the groomsmen did his reading as a toast at the reception, and the oven situation was taken care of early enough that dinner was still served on time. (Dinner was damn good too, if I do say so myself )
My sister cheated on her husband with one of the groomsman by giving him a BJ on a John Deere tractor that was parked out behind the hotel. Both were insanely drunk but....ya. They lasted a few more years and she finally left about two years ago.
1) I rented a Cadillac for H and I to drive. When he went to pick it up at the rental place, they gave him a Ford Taurus. He was so nervous, he just took it without saying a word. We drove around in style that day.
2) The hook on my dress broke 15 minutes before the ceremony and since the dress was so tight, the zipper wouldn't stay up. Fortunately, the safety pins we found held up through the ceremony and popped open just as we were pronounced husband and wife. On our video you can see me holding up my dress as we walk back down the aisle. I ended up being sewed into my dress at the reception.
3) This is wedding-related, so I'll share it. We found out the morning of our wedding that our honeymoon was canceled. A hurricane that was supposed to just brush by the Yucatan peninsula ended up sitting over it for 5 days. We booked a last minute trip to Colorado and skiied instead!
It sounds like a lot now that I type it, but honestly I was so laid-back about it all. As long as I was married at the end of the day, I didn't really care what else happened.
Post by hilwithonelary on May 17, 2012 16:33:16 GMT -5
We had a Catholic wedding. We forgot to plan out Prayers of the Faithful. That's the part of the mass where someone reads a bunch of prayers like "For those who have died, may we remember that the pain and sorrow of this world has ended, and celebrate their joyful rebirth into eternal life," and the congretation responds with "Lord, hear our prayer." The priest asked for whomever was to read them to step forward. I had a moment of panic. After a looooong 5 seconds or so, I leaned forward and whispered, "I think I forgot to write them." The priest winged it and it sounded fine, but I was still embarassed.
At the reception, the air conditioning was broken. It was about 95 outside. It was so hot and miserable. The hotel brought in a bunch of box fans. They didn't really help and looked hideous.
My sister (MOH) tried to iron her bridesmaids dress the morning of, not sure why as it wasn't wrinkled, and ended up burning a fist sized hole in it. It was on the low back end of the skirt, so she ran down to Target to buy a black skirt to make it not as noticeable. It was hilarious though.
My 3.5 year old nephew who was our ring bearer stopped halfway down the aisle and just started crying for my sister. I wish our photographers had been in a better position to capture that, but they were on the move to get pics of the FG next.
My sister had the most eventful wedding though. They had a horse and carriage to take them from the chapel to the reception and after the driver dropped them off and was on his way back to the stable, the horse got spooked and knocked him off and ended up dragging him a half mile through the dessert. My sister's husband and the venue coordinator took off running after him while my mom called 911. My sister's "grand entrance" to her reception was to let everyone know what happened and to not get freaked out when they heard the sirens.
My dad got really drunk at our wedding. What he wrote in our wedding book proved that.
I am curious, what did he write?
It is totally illegible. To this day, I still can not figure out what he wrote to us. I know there is the word Love in it. Looks like 3 yr old wrote it.
My DOC asked my MOH, who was already in her dress, to go to the convenience store to get ice for the drinks that should have already been chilled an hour before. DH called DOC and told her that SHE needed to go get the ice. By the time DH, MIL, FIL and best man got to the site, she still hadn't gotten ice. So FIL went to get it himself and therefore we have no pictures of FIL before the ceremony.
during my ceremony, the preachers cell phone went off. luckily, it was in his pocket and it only rang for 2 seconds. most people in the back didn't hear it.
and it really wasn't a big deal but my cake was fake and i didn't know it until after the wedding. It had rhinestone ribbon on it that was apparently to heavy so my cake lady had to superglue it on. so the real cake was in the back. the bottom layer was the only real layer. i dont know what i would have done though if i would have tried to cut one of the other layers.. It was a really pretty fake cake and you couldn't tell!
i have social anxiety, hate crowds, and couldn't convince h to elope or have a family only wedding. i took a xanax that a.m. so i wouldn't be a runaway bride once i saw the crowd, forgot i took it, drank some pre-ceremony mimosas and bellinis, took another xanax (i can't believe someone wasn't supervising me,) and remember almost nothing of my wedding. my dad started to sniffle while we were walking down the aisle and i said, too loudly, "are you fucking crying right now?" i don't remember this, but everyone else does and you can hear it on someone's video. i do remember our first dance and crying b/c everyone was looking at us and i hated it. everyone thought i was crying b/c i was so happy, but really i wanted to run.
Post by ilikedonuts on May 17, 2012 17:36:22 GMT -5
One of my brothers (I have 4 brothers) slapped one of my other brothers outside the church after the ceremony. The one who got slapped got in his car and drove off. So we have no pictures of him for the immediate family pictures.
One of our djs cds was skipping and he got pissed off and yelled loudly and flipped to another CD. From Outkast's Hey Ya to a slow country song. Then proceeded to come up to us and tell us not to worry because he "broke that fucking cd."
I forgot. My SIL let her kid draw on my signature board that I was going to frame and hang up in our living room. I have everyone's well wishes and sig and then I have stupid ass scribble lines all over everything. I took me a long time to unwad my panties over that and I kind of still hold a grudge against that kid.
Post by UnderProtest on May 17, 2012 18:13:36 GMT -5
My FIL (and therefore his girlfriend and my DHs aunt) was over an hour late to the ceremony because he got lost and he was the first reader. He had been late to the rehearsal the day before because he got lost, even though two of his kids went to school there. We had told him to be there an hour before for pictures, so there are no pictures of him before the ceremony. The church coordinator was about to have my BIL do the reading as we had already held off the ceremony 15 minutes.
The caterers ate the special meal that my mom had requested for my DH.
One of my DHs stupid friends wrote "look at me" on both signature mats and blamed it on another friend. This wasn't a 20 year old frat guy, he was mid-30s, married and a father.
H's godmother basically told me off the day before the wedding because she found out she wasn't invited to my bachelorette party even though my mom and MIL were. I hardly know his godmother and she is very conservative, so I doubt she would have appreciated games like 'pin the junk on the hunk'.
She told me I was selfish and that I keep my H away from his family (because he moved to my hometown... for a job). She also told me she would try to keep her mouth shut when the minister asked if anyone objected to our marriage. Uh, wtf? It put a cloud over the whole day.
My MIL took out a warrant for my FIL's arrest for nonpayment of child support (for her two grown sons) two weeks before our wedding because my dad is a cop and she knew that there would be lots of cops there and if she mentioned to one of them that she had a warrant out for his arrest, they would be obligated to confirm it and arrest him. She actually said to my mother, "well that might be the only way I can get him."
Oh, I want to play! My husband fell down the steps at the end of our ceremony but really that does not compare to my cousin's wedding, which was scheduled for April at a beautiful outdoor venue.
The day of the wedding it was about 35 and sleeting. There was no indoor option. I was the maid of honor in a strapless cocktail dress.
My uncle sucked it up and rented 10 outdoor heaters and they had the ceremony in the dinner tent (with people seated at tables) in front of buffet tables.
During said ceremony, the ring bearer loudly (but very generously) offered all the bridesmaids and groomsman Skittles, one by one.
After the ceremony, there was a cocktail hour inside the little cottage where she got ready. About 20 minutes in, the lights flashed and went out. We thought they were calling us for dinner. Actually, it was a town wide power outage caused by a car skidding on sleet and hitting a transformer.
There was no generator.
Everyone crowded back into the tent, where there was no music, because the DJ had no power, and her $5000 wedding photographer didn't take pictures because it was "too dark."
With pretty much all order lost, everyone lined up for the buffet at once and the staff couldn't keep up. The line was more than 100 deep.
I won't even tell you what happened to her cake.
With nothing else to do, everyone hit up the bar, which was unfortunate, because my uncle had decided to pay by the drink.
Her BIL (groom's brother), the best man, was blitzed. He gave a speech so unfortunate that the crowd actually, seeing where things were headed, clapped him into sitting down about halfway through.
My speech was awesome.
My cousin's sister-in-law (her brother's wife) was so drunk she fell down a flight of stairs.
I did a reading at my sister's wedding but it was in an old church and there was no microphone. After the rehearsal the pastor (who I've known my entire life) came up to me and told me he knew I was soft spoken but would probably need to speak up so everyone could hear me. My DH (boyfriend at the time) said "trust me, I've heard her a lot louder than that". It came off super creepy and no one knew what to say so the three of us just stood there for a minute before someone finally excused themselves.
Oh, I want to play! My husband fell down the steps at the end of our ceremony but really that does not compare to my cousin's wedding, which was scheduled for April at a beautiful outdoor venue.
The day of the wedding it was about 35 and sleeting. There was no indoor option. I was the maid of honor in a strapless cocktail dress.
My uncle sucked it up and rented 10 outdoor heaters and they had the ceremony in the dinner tent (with people seated at tables) in front of buffet tables.
During said ceremony, the ring bearer loudly (but very generously) offered all the bridesmaids and groomsman Skittles, one by one.
After the ceremony, there was a cocktail hour inside the little cottage where she got ready. About 20 minutes in, the lights flashed and went out. We thought they were calling us for dinner. Actually, it was a town wide power outage caused by a car skidding on sleet and hitting a transformer.
There was no generator.
Everyone crowded back into the tent, where there was no music, because the DJ had no power, and her $5000 wedding photographer didn't take pictures because it was "too dark."
With pretty much all order lost, everyone lined up for the buffet at once and the staff couldn't keep up. The line was more than 100 deep.
I won't even tell you what happened to her cake.
With nothing else to do, everyone hit up the bar, which was unfortunate, because my uncle had decided to pay by the drink.
Her BIL (groom's brother), the best man, was blitzed. He gave a speech so unfortunate that the crowd actually, seeing where things were headed, clapped him into sitting down about halfway through.
My speech was awesome.
My cousin's sister-in-law (her brother's wife) was so drunk she fell down a flight of stairs.
And there was a wolf reported on the property.
FTW!
My wedding was uneventful except for my mom getting hammered. However, I completely expected this since we had a BBQ at my parents house (I don't like traditional weddings) and she didn't have to drive anywhere. She didn't do anything stupid either.
Oh, and the groomsmen threw my H's boss in the pool. He was a good sport.
Post by milkrations on May 17, 2012 19:58:02 GMT -5
I had a makeup malfunction. My false eyelash started to separate. Luckily, it was on the side that was not facing the guests and H did something that looked like caressing my face to brush it back in place. It made for a very lovely photo.
i have social anxiety, hate crowds, and couldn't convince h to elope or have a family only wedding. i took a xanax that a.m. so i wouldn't be a runaway bride once i saw the crowd, forgot i took it, drank some pre-ceremony mimosas and bellinis, took another xanax (i can't believe someone wasn't supervising me,) and remember almost nothing of my wedding. my dad started to sniffle while we were walking down the aisle and i said, too loudly, "are you fucking crying right now?" i don't remember this, but everyone else does and you can hear it on someone's video. i do remember our first dance and crying b/c everyone was looking at us and i hated it. everyone thought i was crying b/c i was so happy, but really i wanted to run.
This is so me. And honestly, the only thing that kept me from taking multiple xanax on my own wedding day was the fact that I had seen Sixteen Candles too many times and the scene of her at the altar was burned into my brain.
Post by FishChicks on May 17, 2012 20:16:07 GMT -5
I'll add in: our venue misunderstood that we wanted to book rooms for both the guys and the girls to get ready in. When we arrived, there was only one room. The site coordinator was awesome and turned the unused grand ballroom into a place for DH and his guys/family to get ready. The pictures of mirrors and a vanity set up in the ballroom of this very elegant hotel still make me laugh.