What's the worst wedding you ever attended?

JeremyHeartTrena

I didn't go to this wedding, but my cousin suddenly had pictures up of her wedding, calling the album on facebook "Shotgun Wedding" I asked (trying to sound joking) if she had been pregnant, and one of my uncles said, "No of course not, it was at Shotgun Park!" oh dear. Later my dad (who isn't exactly the classiest) suggested for me to have mine there. I said a quick oh hell no! 

knmd2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: What's the worst wedding you ever attended? : I completely disagree with the bolded. <strong> It is NOT the bride and groom's responsibility to make sure their guests don't drink and drive.  Shuttling services are nice, but not having them is not "cutting budget corners." It's called counting on your guests not to break the law.</strong> Also, I think speaking to an adult to reprimand them for their rudeness is far ruder than almost anything listed in this thread.
Posted by djhar[/QUOTE]

There's definitely personal responsibility involved on the groomsman's part, but the bride didn't exactly set her wedding party up for success by giving them open bar all night and having no sober transportation provided (or even available to purchase). I think it IS the bride and groom's responsibility to make sure there is at least some option for a sober ride home, even at the guests' expense, if they are planning on providing unlimited alcohol. It's just kind of stupid not to. I plan events for a nonprofit animal rescue, and if they're at a bar, we always have a sponsor doing sober rides home or at least ensure that cabs are plentiful and that people use them. I can't imagine not considering this aspect for your wedding. Ideally, all guests would drink responsibly, but realistically, that's not going to happen.

And I agree with your second point, I don't know what I could have said to the bride that wouldn't have a disastrous outcome. So I just kept my mouth shut (but people definitely talked about her afterwards).

tanyanubin

I've been to 2 interesting ones...one in a very poor neighborhood, in a walk-up warehouse with boarded up windows. Bare wooden tables. The groom walked around giving out 'slices' of paper towel from a roll as napkins. BUT it was such a fun wedding! They were so in love, and we danced like crazy! The spanish food was great, too. The other was a very expensive wedding...really gorgeous. BUT it started after sundown on a Saturday, as their religion dictated. It was summer, so that meant it didn't start until 9PM! We didn't eat until 11! My kids were practically sleeping at the table. No one was in the mood to really dance or enjoy themselves. It was just too late. So the whole mood of that one was kind of somber. 

moemac5150

I hope it's not too late to post mine, but I flew 3,000 miles to a friend's wedding. The wedding was on a boat on a windy day. The ceremony was on the top deck and things kept flying away. Afterwards, they shepherd us downstairs for cocktail hour with a cash bar, they even charged for the bottles of water, while they converted the top floor for the reception.

The food was terrible and since it was so windy, trying to eat it while holding the napkins and keeping my hair out of my face was a challenge. Then they moved out the table and chairs for the dancing. No one danced and since they moved all the chairs, no one could sit. We all just stood around the edge of the dance floor talking.

The worst part was the boat just kept going around the marina so we couldn't leave until they docked. Once they did, we left and got some good food.

The best part of the whole wedding was getting Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for the favor. Those were good.