Weddings are supposed to be the most joyous and memorable day in a couple’s life, but sometimes things don’t go according to plan. From drunken antics to awkward speeches and wardrobe malfunctions, these are some of the most cringe-worthy and hilarious wedding mishaps that will leave you both in stitches and cringing in sympathy.
1. The bride texted the guy sitting next to her, just 15 seconds before walking down the aisle, saying, “I wish it was you at this end of the aisle waiting for me.”
2. Someone proposed to their partner at another couple’s wedding. That’s just begging for attention.
3. There were six best men, and each gave a speech. They got progressively worse and worse until the last one was entirely made up of weird sex jokes.
4. During the bride and groom’s speeches, the couple’s three-year-old son sprinted down the walkway holding his bum, yelling, “I need to poo, poo!” with such agony in his eyes.
5. One of the bridesmaids over-served herself at the wedding reception and passed out. One of the other bridesmaids’ fathers carried her to a car so her friend could take her home. He held her in a fireman’s carry all the way from the head table past the entire group of 200 guests. She was not wearing underwear.
6. At one wedding, the bride got so drunk she passed out. They put her in a wheelchair and wheeled her around unconscious so people could take selfies with her.
7. The couple sitting next to us at a ceremony took their young baby to the ceremony with them. Halfway through, the baby starts making noise. Instead of taking him outside like normal people, they pull out a phone and start playing Peppa Pig —with the volume on, loud.
8. The groom did shots off a half-naked guest lying on the bar.
9. The couple wanted their dog in the wedding. He walked down by the bride and took a dump.
10. The groom’s sister walked into the wedding wearing a wedding gown. Not a white dressy dress. Nope. A white ball gown wedding dress that looked almost identical to the bride’s dress.
11. The best man gave the toast at the reception and accidentally said the groom’s first wife’s name instead of the current one.
12. At one wedding reception, the DJ was a mess and couldn’t get any of the songs right. It’s time for the mother-son dance. They start dancing, and then the song comes on…’Sexual Healing’ by Marvin Gaye.
13. A guest with a screaming baby was late to the ceremony and walked directly behind the bride while she was walking down the aisle.
14. The bride’s father thought the day was about him. He kept interrupting everything to make speeches.
15. A very large wedding guest wasn’t paying attention and knocked the cake over. The cake hit the floor and burst into pieces.
16. In the middle of the reception, they rolled out a birthday cake, and some people started singing ‘Happy Birthday.’ Many of us guests had no idea whose birthday it was, and the birthday cake was bigger than the wedding cake.
17. I accidentally said ‘rejoice in you’ instead of ‘rejoice with you’ to my wife when we exchanged vows.
18. And finally, the matron of honor threw up just as the officiant was asking if anyone objected.
So, what’s the most cringe, uncomfortable, or inappropriate thing you’ve witnessed first-hand at a wedding? Tell us your best ( err — worst) stories in the comments, or add them to this anonymous form.