25 Wedding Fails That Prove Planning Only Gets You So Far
Weddings are supposed to be fun, but some of them really go off-script. After about 15 in the last few years, I feel like I’ve seen everything. Couples calling it off, shuttle drivers quitting, dinner running an hour late, all of it.
If your wedding experiences have been smooth so far, enjoy that while it lasts. Wedding season is coming, so consider this a preview.
1. “My shoes decided to give up just as I reached the wedding”
2. “My wedding tux pants ripped 45 min before the ceremony”
3. “Wedding photographers stood here for the entire ceremony”
4. “Fiancée and I ordered some small ice cream bowls to hold fruit at the tables at our wedding—they arrived dirty, with food in them”
5. “Someone shook the ceremony sand from our wedding..”
6. “Wedding is in less than 24 hours”
7. “I went to a wedding, got there early, found a decent seat with a good view … minutes before the nuptials started, this lady sat down in front of me and did not care one bit that her fan blocked the view of every person sitting behind her.”
8. “Sunbathing woman refuses to move for wedding photo”
9. “Brought New Pants to the Tailor 3 Weeks Ago to be LENGTHENED By 3/4 Inch for a Wedding 3 Days from Now”
10. “Got a haircut 3 days before my wedding…”
11. “The wedding reception centerpieces featured betta fish. The bride and groom planned to flush them alive.”
“Years ago, my coworker attended a wedding at which the reception dinner tables featured live betta fish in small bowls as part of the centerpiece. While chatting with the bride at the end of the evening, my coworker asked what they were going to do with all the fish. The plan was to flush them all down the toilet alive. My coworker immediately said no need for that and insisted on taking them all home.
That Monday she came to work and asked who wanted to adopt a betta fish. That was my first betta who I jokingly called my “rescue betta.” She lived for almost five years.
The wine glass was only her home for less than a day before I got her five gallon tank set up so please no betta lovers yell at me! I’m one of you!”
12. “Literally started breaking mid wedding”
13. “The desserts got spilled on my cousin’s wedding day”
14. “Arrived an hour early to a wedding as a plus one”
15. “The dress my mom is planning to wear to my wedding. She sent this to me yesterday and I still haven’t replied”
16. “Wedding guest at our table”
17. “Our wedding cake that fell apart because the icing was too heavy”
18. “Shoe decided to fall apart before my wedding”
19. “Took my favorite shirt to the dry cleaners before my bosses wedding tomorrow….. Time to go shopping I guess.”
20. “I’m trying to go to a wedding, but the sound of my shoe clapping alerts everyone”
21. “The ‘pale blue’ dress my sister bought for my wedding”
22. “The washing machine in a laundromat ripped my vest 3 hours before friend’s wedding.”
23. “Went to a barber for a neck shave two days before my wedding…”
24. “My wife bought a dress for a wedding tomorrow, and only now noticed the cashier did not remove the security tag.”
25. “I have to participate in a wedding in 5 minutes”
