What was the worst wedding you went to?

A co-worker's son got married (I didn't sttend) and the bride and groom were getting in a carriage to ride away and some (i assume drunken) idiot threw rice in the horse's face. The horse bolted and the bride, who was standing in the carriage arranging her dress, was thrown over the back and broke her arm.

Their wedding evening was spent in an ER, getting her arm set.
 

When I lived in Spain the expats had a forum to guide each other on everything to do with Spanish living , and we'd occasionally meet up...for tapas or a drink

One woman in her early 30's who'd been a member of the forum for a good while but none of us had met, came on to say she was getting married on the beach , and she wanted to invite quite a few of us. It was going to be a lovely thing.. she'd been with her partner for quite a few years etc...

So about a dozen of us accepted the invitation, and as you do we all got our best frocks and the men their best beach wear.. for a wedding.. We all bought gifts... bearing in mind we'd never met this woman just knew her from the forum

We all arrived at the venue.. only to find this was a JOKE... I'm not kidding.. There was no flowers, nothing to show this was a wedding... These 2 ..the woman and her intended, were already married, and they'd roped in some half wit friend of theirs to act as a Mock priest... and they thought it was highy hillarious. All this to get gifts from people..

They only way I can describe this couple in the way that some of you will understand is to say they were Rednecks..

I can't tell you how annoyed most all us were.. :cautious:
 
That Lady in PA said:
That is actually a time-honored tradition for some ethnicities. Most people give more than $5 though, so that the couple start with a nice nest egg.
Special music and a shot of liquor is part of it too.

Of course, if you don't want to join in the fun, you don't have to dance with the bride and/or the groom.


I have never been to a bad wedding.
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Yes, it's a tradition in our culture. The bride dances and the guests pin money on her dress. I did it at my first wedding. The money is suggested to be for the honeymoon or a down payment on a home. Never again.
 
hollydolly said:
When I lived in Spain the expats had a forum to guide each other on everything to do with Spanish living , and we'd occasionally meet up...for tapas or a drink

One woman in her early 30's who'd been a member of the forum for a good while but none of us had met, came on to say she was getting married on the beach , and she wanted to invite quite a few of us. It was going to be a lovely thing.. she'd been with her partner for quite a few years etc...

So about a dozen of us accepted the invitation, and as you do we all got our best frocks and the men their best beach wear.. for a wedding.. We all bought gifts... bearing in mind we'd never met this woman just knew her from the forum

We all arrived at the venue.. only to find this was a JOKE... I'm not kidding.. There was no flowers, nothing to show this was a wedding... These 2 ..the woman and her intended, were already married, and they'd roped in some half wit friend of theirs to act as a Mock priest... and they thought it was highy hillarious. All this to get gifts from people..

They only way I can describe this couple in the way that some of you will understand is to say they were Rednecks..

I can't tell you how annoyed most all us were.. :cautious:
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Please tell me you didn't actually leave the gift, no way would I have obliged that BS.
 
We went to a wedding in St. Louis in April. It was a work friend of my husband. Weather at that time of year is iffy at best. It was an outdoor affair in a large park. Day before the wedding was warm, sunny, and perfect. The day of the wedding was cold, rainy, and utterly miserable.

All the guests were huddled under umbrellas, standing because the seats were soaking wet. The bride and groom, who were middle aged adults and living together, were half an hour late!! The wedding was pagan. Yep. Pagan. Fine by me, but hard to keep a straight face when the officiant began to invoke the various spirits, notably the spirits of the wolves. Bride was dressed in a gown befitting a tavern wench at a renaissance fair, and the groom was in a kilt. Not a real one, but a tacky, cheap, polyester copy. There was a bare chested dude in a horned Viking helmet beating a drum.

The reception was thankfully under a gazebo, but still cold as heck. We were all hungry, as the wedding was at noon. We passed arounf a can of mixed nuts until the food eventually arrived. It was pulled pork sandwiches. Cold, congealed pork sandwiches. And bottled water. I would have killed for a cup of hot coffee. Or bourbon. Bride never thanked us for coming, never spoke to us. I sat in our car just to warm up. It was miserable.

It makes for a great story and will forever be known as the wedding from hell.
 
We skipped as many weddings as we possibly could. Our own wedding on contained my best friend and his wife who stood for us. Our parents and the minister and his wife. No reception (haha) just a meal at a local eatery with the "best" couple and off for a short honeymoon.

It's lasted 69 years and counting. Guess all the "fol de rol" doesn't make much difference
 
jujube said:
A co-worker's son got married (I didn't sttend) and the bride and groom were getting in a carriage to ride away and some (i assume drunken) idiot threw rice in the horse's face. The horse bolted and the bride, who was standing in the carriage arranging her dress, was thrown over the back and broke her arm.

Their wedding evening was spent in an ER, getting her arm set.
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That was such a bad wedding, I couldn't even give your good post a "like"
 
DaveA said:
We skipped as many weddings as we possibly could. Our own wedding on contained my best friend and his wife who stood for us. Our parents and the minister and his wife. No reception (haha) just a meal at a local eatery with the "best" couple and off for a short honeymoon.

It's lasted 69 years and counting. Guess all the "fol de rol" doesn't make much difference
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I actually believe that in most cases there is a negative correlation between the amount of money spent on a wedding/reception and the length of the marriage.
 
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