Ruining a wedding

Ash.J.Williams

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Sounds suspiciously like the hysteria diagnosis that women used to be accused of here to lock them away.

And burned in some parts , our most recent witch burning made the newspapers in the USA so not that long ago relatively speaking, Brigid cleary wasn’t it ?

Ash.J.Williams

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

And burned in some parts , our most recent witch burning made the newspapers in the USA so not that long ago relatively speaking, Brigid cleary wasn’t it ?

1895
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Cleary

gmisk

2lazytogetup wrote: »

i had planned to propose to my girlfriend at her best mates wedding. we lived in separate countries so this was a good a chance as any. she was the maid of honour. my mate saw me holding the ring box and asked me how thick i was.

That is definitely not the done thing tbh.
I am kinda with your mate, he did you a favour.
I was at a lovely wedding in South Africa and someone did that at a party for the happy couple the night before the big day....they were not the most popular after that.

brownbinman

wife was heavily pregnant at the time so no drink for me, hospital bag in car type

anywho, bride was 2 hours late in freezing February. Load of people left, basically said hell to this. We were just about to leave when she came in. shortened ceremony and 1 hour drive to hotel. Thank christ we brought a few bits to nibble on

We, along with a lot of others ate and immediately left. Should've stayed at home

Porklife

The post above reminded me of my best friends wedding years ago. We were in the church waiting for kick off. The bride had just arrived but there was some obvious faffing about amongst the groom and groomsmen at the top of the aisle.
Turns out the best man hadn't shown up. There had been a lock in at the local pub the night before so he was assumed asleep and hungover. My friend asked me if I could do his reading instead. I was wearing high heels and spent the whole ceremony picturing myself falling off the altar or slipping down the aisle.
The real best man didn't show up till almost dinner time and another friend was all set to stand in his place and do a make shift speech pretending to be him.
It all worked out in the end but I doubt he's been asked to be a best man again!

Hangdogroad

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't get it, why?

Did she have to pass the 'not getting off with the best man test' first?

Did your mate end up proposing to her? (this would then qualify for this thread )

Proposing in public is cringe enough but at someone's wedding.......

BobMc

not a ruined story but does involve some heavy stereotipical irish wedding drinking.

Was our own wedding, Brides city so good few travelled from my home city to hers for long weekend of it, Hotel must have been delighted, usaul tourist town hotel that gets those coach loads of Americans on overnights where the feed them and they are up at crack of dawn for Breakfast before hitting the road on the bus

of course huge crew from my side still awake from the wedding night, been shifted from residents bar to reception area still at it to greet the yanks on the way into the restaurant for breakfast, heard later when asked please order up last drinks and move out they tried to order bottles of vodka etc.

Neyite

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Proposing in public is cringe enough but at someone's wedding.......

It's incredibly stingy too. Want a fancy party with all your friends to celebrate your engagement? Fcuking well pay for one then and don't freeload on someone else's party that they paid for.



I'd judge a couple hard if they did this - firstly the eejit who thought it was a good idea to propose, and secondly the eejit who went along with it.

Neyite

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Its probably more reflective of their general attitude to controlling women, rather than being "easy for the bride".

Give me bridezilla, drama, etc any day over an oppressive religion.

I'd say there's a fairly even split between brides going a bit nuts and their families putting pressure on them. I've planned a very small, simple wedding for us. Very few of the usual trimmings. So I thought I could avoid the family dramas. Nope.

Even me postponing last year due to the pandemic and postponing again this year for the same reason is me being a drama queen apparently. :rolleyes:

PhilOssophy

Neyite wrote: »

I'd say there's a fairly even split between brides going a bit nuts and their families putting pressure on them. I've planned a very small, simple wedding for us. Very few of the usual trimmings. So I thought I could avoid the family dramas. Nope.

Even me postponing last year due to the pandemic and postponing again this year for the same reason is me being a drama queen apparently. :rolleyes:

I think you completely missed my point....

nibtrix

brownbinman wrote: »

anywho, bride was 2 hours late in freezing February.

I really hate this sh!t. I swore I wouldn’t be late to my own wedding (except maybe 5 mins to allow for people who were running late). We had one of the groomsmen on the phone to us, kept telling us there was no-one there yet and not to come. Ended up being 40 minutes late by the time I arrived, the plank hadn’t realised that everyone was standing out the front having a chat and ready to run inside the moment they saw the cars arriving...

Hangdogroad

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Proposing in public is cringe enough but at someone's wedding.......

It never occurred to me they intended to do it in public - just that the Bridesmaid was around. Makes more sense if that's what he intended.

BUT, did they eventually get around to asking - and is there a future wedding to be ruined is the more pertinent question

Pawwed Rig

nibtrix wrote: »

I really hate this sh!t. I swore I wouldn’t be late to my own wedding (except maybe 5 mins to allow for people who were running late). We had one of the groomsmen on the phone to us, kept telling us there was no-one there yet and not to come. Ended up being 40 minutes late by the time I arrived, the plank hadn’t realised that everyone was standing out the front having a chat and ready to run inside the moment they saw the cars arriving...

I was of the same opinion but the priest reckoned that we would cause carnage if we started the ceremony on time in an Irish wedding :pac: He reckoned 20 mins late as a minimum but obviously not taking the piss. I was actually still outside chatting when Mrs arrived and I had to wave them on to do another loop

odyssey06

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I was of the same opinion but the priest reckoned that we would cause carnage if we started the ceremony on time in an Irish wedding :pac: He reckoned 20 mins late as a minimum but obviously not taking the piss. I was actually still outside chatting when Mrs arrived and I had to wave them on to do another loop

If it's in a remote area, people not familiar with the area with long trips on the morning to get there, a 15 minutes delay is not a bad idea to avoid the bride arriving to a half empty church. There's a time and a place for prompt punctuality but that is not one of them

charlie14

brownbinman wrote: »

wife was heavily pregnant at the time so no drink for me, hospital bag in car type

anywho, bride was 2 hours late in freezing February. Load of people left, basically said hell to this. We were just about to leave when she came in. shortened ceremony and 1 hour drive to hotel. Thank christ we brought a few bits to nibble on

We, along with a lot of others ate and immediately left. Should've stayed at home

Friend of mine who is a priest has a solution to that.
When first approached to marry a couple he tells them that they can turn up as late as they like, but come one hour after the mass is due to start he gaurantees that everyone will be out the church door at the very latest. Including him.
He has been officiating at weddings for over 30 years and none have gone over the hour mark. There have been a few rush jobs alright and photographers with noses out of joint early on, but by now everyone knows where they stand if he is officiating.

the beer revolu

Thankfully with a registry office, there's a very tight time slot so no room for this late nonsense.
I can't remember who turned up first! Me, probably but I don't recall any anxious wait.

If my wife to be turned up 2 hours late for our wedding, there wouldn't be one unless there was a genuine, unavoidable reason.

charlie14

charlie14 wrote: »

Friend of mine who is a priest has a solution to that.
When first approached to marry a couple he tells them that they can turn up as late as they like, but come one hour after the mass is due to start he gaurantees that everyone will be out the church door at the very latest. Including him.
He has been officiating at weddings for over 30 years and none have gone over the hour mark. There have been a few rush jobs alright and photographers with noses out of joint early on, but by now everyone knows where they stand if he is officiating.

I was at a wedding where the bride showed up at half 2 instead of 1pm because the wedding car to take her to the church let her down and did not show up until that time. fair enough you would think - but she only lived 2 miles from the church and her brothers and dad all had cars to take her in, diva didn't want to arrive without her carriage.

The Nal

charlie14 wrote: »

Friend of mine who is a priest has a solution to that.

As do I. Assuming you're not too close to the couple. Just skip the church part. Or turn up at the end and sneak in down the back. Religious wedding ceremonies are way too long.

Was at one wedding before (3 hour drive away) that was supposed to start at 1pm. Left the house at 9.30, arrived at 12.30, had a chat went into the church. Bride turned up at 2.15pm and then the mass lasted for 1hr 45 mins. Fcuk that.

charlie14

The Nal wrote: »

As do I. Assuming you're not too close to the couple. Just skip the church part. Or turn up at the end and sneak in down the back. Religious wedding ceremonies are way too long.

Was at one wedding before (3 hour drive away) that was supposed to start at 1pm. Left the house at 9.30, arrived at 12.30, had a chat went into the church. Bride turned up at 2.15pm and then the mass lasted for 1hr 45 mins. Fcuk that.

Got badly caught out doing that once.
Bunch of us went for a drink, but had organised someone to text when the bride arrived. The git only sent it when the ceremony was almost over. We got to the church door just as the bride and groom were coming out.

In fairness to us we were the first to congratulate, I wouldn`t say the happy couple. The new bride`s response was more frosty than happy.

HildaOgdenx

brownbinman wrote: »

wife was heavily pregnant at the time so no drink for me, hospital bag in car type

anywho, bride was 2 hours late in freezing February. Load of people left, basically said hell to this. We were just about to leave when she came in. shortened ceremony and 1 hour drive to hotel. Thank christ we brought a few bits to nibble on

We, along with a lot of others ate and immediately left. Should've stayed at home

If I was a guest, I would be gone before she arrived. That's totally unacceptable, imo.

brownbinman

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

If I was a guest, I would be gone before she arrived. That's totally unacceptable, imo.

Her friend was the groom. I wasn't too pleased but what could I do

Mister Vain

Neyite wrote: »

It's incredibly stingy too. Want a fancy party with all your friends to celebrate your engagement? Fcuking well pay for one then and don't freeload on someone else's party that they paid for.



I'd judge a couple hard if they did this - firstly the eejit who thought it was a good idea to propose, and secondly the eejit who went along with it.

Imagine if the other eejit said no. That would make things a tad awkward.

PhilOssophy

For our wedding, we were both warned "be on time. Everybody else has got there on time and doesn't need to sit for 2-3 hours on a wooden seat just so you can be a diva and turn up late" were the very words.
Wife turned up less than 5 minutes late. Everybody was delighted because they were in the pub even earlier afterwards!

I'll never forget my cousins wedding. In a very rural part of Ireland, people had driven for 3-4 hours to get there. Then the bride turns up well over an hour late, it might have been closer to 2 hrs. People were seriously starting to sweat as to whether she was coming at all, and according to my other cousin, the groom needed to change his shirt on the way to the reception because he was sweating so hard at the top of the church.

blackwhite

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I was of the same opinion but the priest reckoned that we would cause carnage if we started the ceremony on time in an Irish wedding :pac: He reckoned 20 mins late as a minimum but obviously not taking the piss. I was actually still outside chatting when Mrs arrived and I had to wave them on to do another loop

Groomsman at a good friend's wedding a few years ago. Ceremony due to start at 2pm.

1.50 we're all standing outside enjoying the sun when we see the bridesmaid's car coming round the corner a few hundred metres down the road from the Church, and then pull into the hard shoulder. 30 seconds later the bride's car arrives and pulls in behind it.

Phone rings and it's one of the bridesmaids - they were ready so decided they'd get going in case there was any traffic. Had to rush everyone inside, and then run over to the parochial house where the priest was still getting ready!
The bridal party were getting their photos on getting out of the cars and outside the door as the priest rushed past them to get to the alter first :pac:

PhilOssophy

blackwhite wrote: »

Groomsman at a good friend's wedding a few years ago. Ceremony due to start at 2pm.

1.50 we're all standing outside enjoying the sun when we see the bridesmaid's car coming round the corner a few hundred metres down the road from the Church, and then pull into the hard shoulder. 30 seconds later the bride's car arrives and pulls in behind it.

Phone rings and it's one of the bridesmaids - they were ready so decided they'd get going in case there was any traffic. Had to rush everyone inside, and then run over to the parochial house where the priest was still getting ready!
The bridal party were getting their photos on getting out of the cars and outside the door as the priest rushed past them to get to the alter first :pac:

Love it! Get in to that church, get the wedding over with and let the drinkin begin.

biddy21

Reading and laughing at this thread, and kept thinking I am going to read about my wedding here. We lived in the UK at the time, (over 30 yrs ago!). I had met my future husband over there, but both originally Irish. I found out that I was expecting a surprise!!!!! At that time, It was the done thing to get married straight away.
In the UK at that time, not sure if its still the same, but people used to have receptions in the parish hall behind the church. But when I said to my mother that that was what we were going to do, she said no way. What would people say having a reception in the hall.
So we went looking for a cheap hotel.. We found one that was been run a muslim.
Roll on to the night before the wedding, good few people had come over from Ireland. So we went down to test out the bar in the hotel!
As you can imagine, a good bit was drank that night and all was fine until at the wedding, the food was ****e and then they ran out of drink. Disaster! Until one of the guests found the entrance to the wine cellar... The owner of the hotel ended up sitting in the middle of the dance floor praying to Mecca..

Rhyme

Loving this thread, I'm flipping-flopping between laughing and cringing.

Not too many stories of my own, most weddings I've attended have been fairly benign affairs even with cultural differences. The three that I can think of are;

Bridesmaids daughter wearing an extremely revealing outfit and weaving between tables all night and when she'd lock eyes with someone, she'd start shouting at them. There was a formal apology the next morning but nothing ruined.

Another with the grooms sisters turning up in dresses that looked like wedding dresses and spending most of the night keeping the bride and groom apart. Some other guests took to playing interference on the sisters to keep tensions to a minimum. God bless those troopers. No apology there, they're both still wagons.

A load of us being invited to the ceremony, big deal, thanks for coming, hand shakes, gifts etc and then turning up to the afters and only some of us are up on the board for the meal. No big deal, the lot of us headed off, ended up unknowingly luring a few other (invited) guests with us for better food down the road and returning for the dancing.

*"eyyy, how's it going, we're going with you, yeah?"

At this stage I'm feeling cheated having never had anything like this happen to me.

No way would I go back to the wedding after not being at the meal, and they took a risk, I would have thought that's when most cards get handed over.

paw patrol

PhilOssophy wrote: »

For our wedding, we were both warned "be on time..

we lied on invites.
We said it was on 30mins before it was actually due.

horsebox1977

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I’ve taken 100s if yokes in my time but 5 in a drink is not only blatantly obvious due to the size and taste of them but also attempted murder , in fact I’ve never heard of any one take 5 yokes at once

Agreed, I'm not entirely sure E's actually dissolve in the manner as one would expect, even if they did, the taste of 1 pill in your pint, let alone the excess froth from the waste of the pill would rise to the top - then multiple that again.

It would look like a pint from the waste bucket.

Sultan of Bling

horsebox1977 wrote:

It would look like a pint from the waste bucket.

Bit like the pint you get for the toast.

Toots

blackwhite wrote: »

Groomsman at a good friend's wedding a few years ago. Ceremony due to start at 2pm.

1.50 we're all standing outside enjoying the sun when we see the bridesmaid's car coming round the corner a few hundred metres down the road from the Church, and then pull into the hard shoulder. 30 seconds later the bride's car arrives and pulls in behind it.

Phone rings and it's one of the bridesmaids - they were ready so decided they'd get going in case there was any traffic. Had to rush everyone inside, and then run over to the parochial house where the priest was still getting ready!
The bridal party were getting their photos on getting out of the cars and outside the door as the priest rushed past them to get to the alter first :pac:

Better safe than sorry! When my cousin got married there was a massive crash on the motorway on the way to the church and the wedding car got stuck in it. It didn't work out too badly though, because most of the guests were also stuck in it, so it was only the groom and groomsmen and a few guests who were waiting at the church. They ended up going into the pastoral centre with the priest and all just had a cuppa and biscuits while they waited for everyone to make it through the traffic.

poisonated

I was going mention the kangaroo at a Dublin wedding but I actually think it was a birthday party.

blackwhite

Toots wrote: »

Better safe than sorry! When my cousin got married there was a massive crash on the motorway on the way to the church and the wedding car got stuck in it. It didn't work out too badly though, because most of the guests were also stuck in it, so it was only the groom and groomsmen and a few guests who were waiting at the church. They ended up going into the pastoral centre with the priest and all just had a cuppa and biscuits while they waited for everyone to make it through the traffic.

Should have added - wedding was in a rural village, and they live about 15 min from the Church. There's 5 or 6 different routes of side roads they could have taken if the N-road was blocked.

I think the real reason they left early was that they didn't want to risk opening another bottle of prosecco

Sebastian Dangerfield

Not sure if there will be enough examples for it's own thread, but I've seen multiple christenings ruined.

At one, the mothers hair caught fire from a candle beside the altar.

At another, the local priest was going on with his usual spiel about hurling rivalries as the kid was held over the thingy of water. He had to speak up to be heard over the kids breathy grunts. The reason for the grunts was apparent when he (the child, not the priest) started leaking liquid brown poo out of his gown and into the water fountain. He was going for about 5 minutes, the smell in the church was unreal.

But the best by far was where the father and godfather were aspiring rappers. They had white suits on and big thick gold chains. They released a load of doves in the church grounds in the childs honour. Afters were in a local hotel and a big fuss was planned with a cake. Just before the cake came out though, they came up with an idea for a track that was so amazing that they had to get back to their home studio "to get it down while it was still hot". They and their "entourage" stormed out together, leaving the mother to take some lonely photos with a 4 foot tower of cake.

Ash.J.Williams

horsebox1977 wrote: »

Agreed, I'm not entirely sure E's actually dissolve in the manner as one would expect, even if they did, the taste of 1 pill in your pint, let alone the excess froth from the waste of the pill would rise to the top - then multiple that again.

It would look like a pint from the waste bucket.

Exactly, they don’t have the same easy swallow sugar coating that painkillers have either

If not dead, you would definitely end up having your own party and have an entire wedding party looking at you as you make love to a pillar

Ash.J.Williams

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

Not sure if there will be enough examples for it's own thread, but I've seen multiple christenings ruined.

At one, the mothers hair caught fire from a candle beside the altar.

At another, the local priest was going on with his usual spiel about hurling rivalries as the kid was held over the thingy of water. He had to speak up to be heard over the kids breathy grunts. The reason for the grunts was apparent when he (the child, not the priest) started leaking liquid brown poo out of his gown and into the water fountain. He was going for about 5 minutes, the smell in the church was unreal.

But the best by far was where the father and godfather were aspiring rappers. They had white suits on and big thick gold chains. They released a load of doves in the church grounds in the childs honour. Afters were in a local hotel and a big fuss was planned with a cake. Just before the cake came out though, they came up with an idea for a track that was so amazing that they had to get back to their home studio "to get it down while it was still hot". They are their "entourage" stormed out together, leaving the mother to take some lonely photos with a 4 foot tower of cake.

My mates mother has cats and lives opposite the church so tacky doves at christenings usually mean dinner time for the cats

barney shamrock

This is a great thread.
I sat down and read it from start to finish last night.
All stories entertaining in their own way, and none of the usual bickering between posters you seem to get on boards these days, just lighthearted fun all round.
A perfect antidote for these troubled times!
I reckon you could publish a book featuring a lot of the stories here!

Salvadoor

Groom got hit by a CS gas canister!

Wedding in 2004 in Budapest, city centre registry office type place. Unfortunately the wedding clashed with the Millwall v. Ferencarvos UEFA cup 2nd leg.

While the ceremony was taking place there was a football hooligan riot going on outside between the locals, the Milwall fans and the riot police. We stayed inside until things appeared calm, families went outside first to get the photos taken etc. Groom then got hit in the stomach by a CS gas canister that had ricocheted off an adjacent building, into the courtyard, bounced off the ground and hit him in the stomach.

Those outside were impacted by the gas, while those of us inside were grand, we all had to remain inside until the gas cleared before we could go to the reception. Bizarre day to be honest

TrampFighter

At my wifes cousins wedding.

noticed about 8.30pm the Reception room looked really empty, the wife then informed me the grooms whole family and most of his friends had left.

their marriage lasted 10 weeks.

the groom arrived home one day and just said i don't love you anymore and left.

TrampFighter

TrampFighter wrote: »

At my wifes cousins wedding.

noticed about 8.30pm the Reception room looked really empty, the wife then informed me the grooms whole family and most of his friends had left.

their marriage lasted 10 weeks.

the groom arrived home one day and just said i don't love you anymore and left.

Feel like we're only getting half the story... more investigation please

Leg End Reject

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Feel like we're only getting half the story... more investigation please

What did the bride do? Juicy gossip please.

TrampFighter

Deleted User wrote: »

Feel like we're only getting half the story... more investigation please

was years ago,

still no idea why.

he left her and she went home to mammys leaving him with the house, car and everything else.

been plenty of speculation to what actually happened but nothing definite.

TrampFighter

TrampFighter wrote: »

was years ago,

still no idea why.

he left her and she went home to mammys leaving him with the house, car and everything else.

been plenty of speculation to what actually happened but nothing definite.

*Cough* Make something up or it's not getting into the inevitable book

Neyite

TrampFighter wrote: »

was years ago,

still no idea why.

he left her and she went home to mammys leaving him with the house, car and everything else.

been plenty of speculation to what actually happened but nothing definite.

I heard of a couple where he dropped her off at her mothers' on the way back from the honeymoon and that was that. Dying to know what happened on that honeymoon but the only two people that do know seem hell-bent on taking it to their graves. Spoilsports.

dotsman

While I've never attended a wedding where there has been any controversy (unfortunately ), I know of a case where the marriage ended while on honeymoon.

Basically, while the couple were on their honeymoon, another girl contacted the parents of the groom worried about her boyfriend as she had been unable to contact him for the past 2 weeks. She had never met the parents before, but did have their contact details in case of emergency.

Turns out the groom had been seeing this girl on the side for over a year, and neither the fiancé or girlfriend knew about each other. Quite what the groom had been thinking or how he thought he could get away with it indefinitely is beyond me!

fergiesfolly

dotsman wrote: »

While I've never attended a wedding where there has been any controversy (unfortunately ), I know of a case where the marriage ended while on honeymoon.

Basically, while the couple were on their honeymoon, another girl contacted the parents of the groom worried about her boyfriend as she had been unable to contact him for the past 2 weeks. She had never met the parents before, but did have their contact details in case of emergency.

Turns out the groom had been seeing this girl on the side for over a year, and neither the fiancé or girlfriend knew about each other. Quite what the groom had been thinking or how he thought he could get away with it indefinitely is beyond me!

Ya, you're not giving your parents number to your bit on the side.
Not unless you've a death wish.

Sandz066

2lazytogetup wrote: »

i had planned to propose to my girlfriend at her best mates wedding. we lived in separate countries so this was a good a chance as any. she was the maid of honour. my mate saw me holding the ring box and asked me how thick i was.

Fair play to your mate for stopping that happening.

Not wedding ruined story but..
My best friend and I had a joint 30th birthday planned at a local bar one Saturday night. Her fella proposed to her that day. Birthday party completely overshadowed by engagement talk, I may aswell not even have been there!

Her mother apparently said to him after that wasn't the best day to propose considering..

Sebastian Dangerfield

Sandz066 wrote: »

Fair play to your mate for stopping that happening.

Not wedding ruined story but..
My best friend and I had a joint 30th birthday planned at a local bar one Saturday night. Her fella proposed to her that day. Birthday party completely overshadowed by engagement talk, I may aswell not even have been there!

Her mother apparently said to him after that wasn't the best day to proposed considering..

My wife has a really passive-aggressive cousin - e.g. for the 30th birthday, the cousin gave her a fancy 10 year de-aging serum. Expensive I'm sure, but a nice dig in there too.

She announced she was pregnant with her first child to all the family just after the dinner at our wedding. My wife hasn't a bad word to say about anyone. Except this cousin - it will never be forgotten.

Leg End Reject

TrampFighter wrote: »

was years ago,

still no idea why.

he left her and she went home to mammys leaving him with the house, car and everything else.

been plenty of speculation to what actually happened but nothing definite.

Tell us the speculation, ALL of it!