Whether you believe your wedding day should be the happiest day of your life or just a celebration that you will cherish forever, everyone hopes the day goes smoothly. No one wishes for unexpected guests, bad behavior, or anything going against the plan.
There are certainly rules around what kind of wedding behavior is appropriate and what is not. If everyone would just abide by those rules, there would be no problem. Unfortunately, it seems some people just don’t know or care how to act during the big day.
Some Redditors shared the most unexpected wedding stories they had witnessed when Reddit user MARSJRA wanted to know, “What’s the worst thing you’ve seen happen at a wedding (yours or someone else’s)?” The responses are full of incidents you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy on their wedding day.
A Messy Affair
“A young guy (maybe 20ish, and a distant relative of the bride; second cousin or something like that) got absolutely blacked out drunk, projectile vomited all over the dance floor, and the bride’s 72-year-old dad slipped and fell in it and broke his hip. That was a wild wedding.” -SnailsInYourAnus
What a disaster for the bride, her dad, and really everyone who had to witness that go down.
The Complaining Groom
“At one wedding I went to, the groom started complaining in his speech about how much it all cost and called out family members for not pitching in. It was so awkward, and everyone felt uncomfortable. Weddings can really bring out the drama!” -AncientAthlete5243
Shouldn’t you just be grateful that everyone showed up? What a way to kill the vibes.
An Unusual First Dance
“[The] bride’s entire family left to go smoke weed to celebrate. Staff thought the wedding was over since so many people [had] left and started cleaning up. Then, the bride and groom had their first dance with the lights up and people sweeping around them.” -ellisow
Hopefully, everyone was too high to notice that anything was wrong.
The Hulk Smash
“Worst instance was filming a wedding for a pro NHL player and his bride. Turns out, the bride had a thing for insanely giant dudes built like The Rock, and had a super smart idea to invite her ex-boyfriend to the wedding. Everything was chill until [the] reception. My assistant and I kept hearing glasses break every minute or so. We were like, “Damn, these people are really partying hard.” But then we heard the loud boom and crash of a table flipping over. And then another. Turns out the ex-boyfriend went Hulk mode and started smashing everything. Obviously, no one tried to stop him because he was huge. The bride was crying, and the groom went to beat [up] the Hulk.” -modern_mirror
This is why ex-partners should never make the guest list!
Fist Fighting Fathers
“[The] father of the groom got wasted and had a fist fight with the father of the maid of honor. The groom basically tried to get his dad to calm down and stop ruining the wedding, and the dad sucker punched his own son. There were a bunch of people fighting after that, and I just kind of stood and watched.” -rpgguy_1o1
Dads get it together! At least wait until the reception is over, and then battle it out outside the venue.
Wedding Turned Crime Scene
“I wasn’t there, but this one made the local news. [A] Canadian city in the ‘90s. A drunk/cocaine fight broke out at the reception. The bride stabbed a guest. The groom and his best man said: ‘That’s it… We’re outta here’ and sped off in a pickup truck. They were very drunk as they careened around the city, causing vehicular mayhem. Eventually, they decided to go to a convenience store. [The] store was closed, so they drove the truck through the front doors. When the cops finally caught up with them, they were laughing hysterically while loading up the truck with bags of potato chips and cartons of cigarettes. I wish I could find out if the couple is still together, but I can’t find the original story.” -FoxyInTheSnow
That’s got to be the craziest wedding story I have ever heard.
The Cheating Guest
“A guest got very drunk at my wedding. He came up to me on the dance floor and forced a kiss on me. I was so upset and angry that someone would do that! Who kisses a bride at her wedding?! His wife was also a guest. Unbelievable.” -Professional_Use6852
You know, when they say, “You may now kiss the bride,” they’re not talking about the guests, right?
Glass Shattering Gone Wrong
“So, we are [Jewish], and for those who are not that well versed in Judaism, I will tell you that an essential part of the ceremony, without which the groom and the wife do not actually complete the marriage process, is the ceremony of breaking the glass… The instruction is to break the glass with the heel in order not to risk injury. At the wedding I happened to be at, the groom missed and broke the glass with the softer part of the foot, which sent glass everywhere and, among other things, deep into his foot. He ended the evening in the orthopedic department at the hospital.” -Lipush
When you’re following a tradition, you should probably do it the way it’s intended to avoid any injuries.
I can’t believe some of these things went down at weddings. What a way to kick-start a marriage. Hopefully, most of these couples were able to look back and laugh. Let us know below what the craziest thing you ever witnessed at a wedding was.
You can view MARSJRA’s post here.
