Wedding Mishaps

[jjsbride]

May 17, 2012 15:21:50 GMT -5 doctorsbaby said:

2 of my bridesmaids had lice, found out while we were having updo's done. Between that & some other issues, the stylists fed me a Xanax

WHAT??!??!?!
Did they live in the same house?? How does that happen?

[doctorsbaby]

May 19, 2012 15:55:56 GMT -5 jjsbride said:

May 17, 2012 15:21:50 GMT -5 doctorsbaby said:

2 of my bridesmaids had lice, found out while we were having updo's done. Between that & some other issues, the stylists fed me a Xanax

WHAT??!??!?!
Did they live in the same house?? How does that happen?

They were sisters, 16 & 18 at the time, if I remember correctly. I kept having DH check my head throughout our honeymoon & for weeks after bc they stayed in a room with me the night before. Different sleeping areas but I was completely freaked out that I would get them too.

[80sjunkie]

I'm really happy with our wedding but there were certainly things that could have been better.

-We had no rehearsal so after our kiss, DH and I both just stood there. The officiant pronounced us Mr. and Mrs. __ so then we finally decided to start walking. It's pretty obvious in the video.

-Although we paid for an extra camera at the ceremony, there was only one so you don't ever see DH's face during the ceremony.

- No DJ just a pre-set iPod mix, but the MC didn't stop it during the toasts like I thought he would, he just turned down the volume, so towards the end of the night it looped back to our first song.

- DH drank so much he was throwing up at the end of the reception, but we still had a planned after party to go to with many guests waiting on us.

Oh the worst one: The song I walked out to was initially messed up, instead of being "She's got a way," "only the good die young" came out. I immediately waved at the person running the music and they figured it out, but everyone heard those first 5 seconds of the song. Any other song would have been, ok, but really come out Virginia don't let me wait!

[aeroluv327]

Some of these are pretty funny!

The day of the wedding, the bridesmaids and I were tying bows onto the programs and I realized our acolyte's name was completely wrong. Not misspelled, but not even his name.

The best man lost my ring in his tux jacket. He went to get it when the minister asked for it and just kept fishing in his pocket. I could have killed him in front of the entire congregation. He told me afterwards that there was a hole in his pocket, so he could feel the ring (it had fallen into the jacket lining) but couldn't get to it.

The same best man referred to BIL's girlfriend as his fiancee during his toast. That led to a lot of awkward questions for BIL, ha!

One of our ushers stepped on my dress as we were leaving the reception. My whole bustle ripped so in the pictures of us leaving, I have my huge train over my arm. By that point in the evening, I really didn't care!

My MIL wore white.

[lindyanne]

May 18, 2012 1:17:47 GMT -5 datsyuksmommy said:

The bartender tried to tell me that he wasn't allowed to serve shots.

They told DH this at our wedding. I don't know if it was to save money (we never told them not to but we were probably paying by the drink by the time they started doing them). He was like "I'm the groom". They complied. Bottoms up!

[Deleted]

Nothing too bad. I tripped walking up the stairs during the ceremony. When walking down the stairs, my cathedral veil got stuck so I had to wait until the best man untangled me.

My hair was not what I wanted. The lady did so much better for the practice run. I took a look at it half way through and realized it was nothing close to what I wanted. She said she was doing something "more bridal." I made her take it all down and redo it, but it still didn't look right.

My poor BFF though suffered the most. The woman who did her hair made her look like Shirley Temple. I really wish I had just gotten both of us out of that place the minute the woman used "more bridal." We both would've looked better.

[chessie]

DH got called by his boss looking for assistance 30 minutes prior to the ceremony he had to work up until 5 minutes prior to the ceremony.

[Becca]

May 19, 2012 9:30:10 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

May 18, 2012 14:31:28 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

That is awful of your mom. Why did she think she should make money on your wedding?

Seriously. This would be a relationship altering offence to me.

Oh, it was. My parents still don't understand why I am upset about it. They thought I 'owed it to them'

My grandfather passed away while I was in college, and left 10k to each of his grandkids, to use as a downpayment on a house. DH and I bought our house before we were married, and never dipped into that 10k. When it came time for the wedding, I asked the trust if I could use my 10k for wedding costs, as I already had a house and a decent sized e-fund, and the trust gave me the money. My dad counts that 10k as himself paying for the wedding, so in his eyes, he paid 10k towards the wedding.

(my cousins that also already had houses used their money towards cars and other similar items)

In college, my parents made too much to qualify me for need-based aid, but they had no intention of paying for my school. We agreed on an interest free loan to help me pay for school. I ended up owing them ~12k and started paying them back 2 months after graduation, to the tune of 500/month. I paid them back in full two months after my wedding.

The trust issue and the interest-free loan just made my parents feel like I owed them (never mind that I paid them back every cent). It is something we will never see eye-to-eye on.

[Guest]

May 18, 2012 9:21:54 GMT -5 stingsharkruns said:

My sisters snuck liquor into the reception venue VIA baby stroller. I get that this probably happens pretty often, but the venue is owned by a family member who would make money off of drink sales. I got the venue for free, so they made no money off of that. I was livid - i don't speak to the sister (very regularly) that orchestrated it. (its been 3 years. i'm awesome at holding a grudge).

Did you have a cash bar? I don't understand why she would sneak alcohol into the venue. This issue could probably have been avoided if you hosted an open bar.

[zipposmissmaggie]

We had our wedding in our yard at our house.

The morning of our wedding something was wrong with the tuxes - pants didn't fit, or something... DH and best man had to drive to rental place to get correct items that fit.

During the ceremony we couldn't get the candles lit to do the unity candle because it was too windy.

During the rings, I attempted to put DH's ring on the wrong hand. Both of those we just laughed off.

My dad got really drunk and was puking. In the pictures from the father daughter dance he's wearing a sweatshirt.

DH wanted pictures with an old tractor our neighbor (dairy farmer) owns, and uses regularly. When he brought it back, he didn't bother to unhook the manure spreader.

Best man jumped on the tractor to ride with DH, and maybe would have gotten his tux jacket caught somewhere, but a guest tucked it in for him just before DH drove off.

Our dog was our flower girl.

I think that's it. Our wedding was really fun... I've had many people tell me it was the best wedding they've been to. Most of our guests wore casual summer clothes.

[biogirl21]

My MOH read a mad-lib for her speech.

I apparently forgot to order a corsage for my FIL's girlfriend. That may have been on purpose(really? She's not going to be doing anything, does she really need one?) but I think she was a little pissed.

My mom was an hour late to the church and didn't get to be with me while I got ready.

[mollz007]

My H had forgotten the ipod that we were going to use to play a song during the lighting of the unity candle. (FIL went back to the hotel to get it)

My favorite: Our marriage license was no where to be found before the ceremony. I had given it to my dad and he had no idea where it was. He drove back to the hotel and their house to look for it, couldn't find it, came back, and then they did the ceremony even though they weren't supposed to with no license. He found the license after the ceremony.

One of my BMs who was 8 months pregnant at the time couldn't fit into her dress the day of the wedding. (she knew she was pregnant when she ordered it... she should have ordered a bigger size!) She had to end up dropping out. To this day I am sad I have no pics with her. :-(

I was very upset because both of my BILs (groomsmen) were sitting with their parents instead of with the wedding party.

Neither of my BILs bothered to give a speech. I am still angry about that.

My ILs sat in a corner and didn't even attempt to be friendly to my family members, or me.

[mollz007]

Oh, also, my mom wanted her oldest brother to walk her down the aisle instead of my BILs. He was MIA before the ceremony. So was my dad's mom and my godmother, who was supposed to do a reading. Luckily, I was a very calm bride due to the anxiety pills I had taken. :-)

[angnshaun]

About 75 people stepped on my dress and before the reception even started they had ripped the bustle. By the end of the night there werent enough safety pins on the planet to hold it up anymore and i had the wrist loop looped around the top button on the dress.

My sister forgot my shoes and my 2nd short dress at home. It was a white version on my BMs dress... I am still upset about that moreso because of what happened with my dress

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[mollz007]

May 20, 2012 17:58:59 GMT -5 gravytrain225 said:

Why would your BILs give a speech? Isn' t it typically just the best man/maid of honor?

I meant to say my best man. The only speeches that were done were from my sister (MOH) and father. I was like, seriously, I know you hate me but cant you find anything nice to say about me....

[mollz007]

May 20, 2012 18:28:19 GMT -5 gravytrain225 said:

May 20, 2012 18:07:45 GMT -5 mollz007 said:

I meant to say my best man. The only speeches that were done were from my sister (MOH) and father. I was like, seriously, I know you hate me but cant you find anything nice to say about me....

Ahh gotcha! I'm sorry!

Thanks. Maybe I was blowing it out of porportion, but it hurt my feelings a little but. I was kind of expecting it though....