NER: Wildest Thing Witnessed at a Wedding?

PrettyGirlLost · January 2014

This is a spin off of the Worst Wedding Thread, and I was curious as to what the wildest, craziest things are that you have witnessed. . . or been a part of at a wedding?

I went to a PPD last spring- we knew it was a PPD, it was basically stated right on the couple's wedding website- and the reception was held at a lovely venue on a lake. The windows that faced the lake were actually like boat house or garage doors that were opened so that we could enjoy the nice summer weather. Well the DJ was awesome, the signature drinks were this tasty concoction of gin that went down so smoothly, and the bride gave the groom and all guests a gift of a cigar and Scotch bar set up outside the reception hall. . . so everyone was feeling fine and having a great time. One of the guests, a fraternity brother of my FI and the groom, stripped down to his undershirt and boxers and jumped out of the reception hall and into the lake! His very pregnant wife was none too pleased- my FI told me that they had a strict no stripping in public rule due to this brother's frequent habit of getting drunk and stripping in college. And the venue manager wasn't too thrilled either- he went out on the docs with the wife to get the brother back on land and clothed!

sarahsmiles326 · January 2014

I once photographed a wedding where I was forced to witness and, even worse, document on film, a very drunk uncle of the bride as he inappropriately put the garter on the thigh of the teenage girl who had caught the bouquet. I still shudder at the memory!

ETA: spelling error that was thoughtfully pointed out to me.

lyndausvi · January 2014

Ummm. I'm not really sure. Our weddings are alcohol fueled and I know something crazy happened but I seem to be suppressing those memories right now.

ootmother2 · January 2014

sarahsmiles326 said:

I once photographed a wedding where I was forced to witness and, even worse, document on film, a very drunk uncle of the bride as he inappropriately put the garter on the thigh of the teenage girl who had caught the bouquet. I still shutter at the memory!

The word you are looking for is "shudder", not shutter. A shutter is something that hangs outside a window

PrettyGirlLost · January 2014

sarahsmiles326 said:

I once photographed a wedding where I was forced to witness and, even worse, document on film, a very drunk uncle of the bride as he inappropriately put the garter on the thigh of the teenage girl who had caught the bouquet. I still shudder at the memory! ETA: spelling error that was thoughtfully pointed out to me.

I witnessed a similar event once, ugh.

clueclaw.defunct635777689035314155 · January 2014

My story isn't the wildest anecdote you will hear, but it is the best I have.

When I was in 2nd grade, my aunt, my mother's sister, got married. I remember seeing my uncle, my mother's brother, confronting the DJ, and pretty much preparing to fight him. My uncle was mad at the DJ, because his wife had been over there drunkenly flirting with the DJ most of the night.

This aunt likes to drink and cause problems. It is a wonder they are still married sometimes.

manateehugger · January 2014

Groomsman, who had been taken up to his hotel room an hour before to pass out, comes stumbling back into the ballroom shirtless and shoeless.

A woman puking into a giant flower arrangement at the door to the room.

Cookie Pusher · January 2014

We went to a wedding for FI's boss at the time. The ceremony was lovely, cocktail hour was delicious, and libations were flowing. Bride and Groom have the first dance, then they didn't see each other the rest of the night. The DJ announces that it's the last song of the night. Bride stands in the middle of the dance floor looking for her husband. He refuses to dance with her, stating that he had a drink in his hand. Said drink had to be forcibly removed from his hand, and he danced for about 10 seconds with his new wife before wandering off to the bartender.

He'd had quite a bit to drink because he apparently woke up laying in the middle of the bed in their suite sometime in the morning with his tux and shoes still on but no bride in sight!

jdluvr06 · January 2014

At my cousin's wedding her husband's friend came in dressed like the cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show and did the Time Warp. It was pretty funny.

PrettyGirlLost · January 2014

jdluvr06 said:

At my cousin's wedding her husband's friend came in dressed like the cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show and did the Time Warp. It was pretty funny.

Like during the reception on the dance floor? That would be a sight!

jdluvr06 · January 2014

PrettyGirlLost said:

jdluvr06 said:

At my cousin's wedding her husband's friend came in dressed like the cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show and did the Time Warp. It was pretty funny.

Like during the reception on the dance floor? That would be a sight!

Yep. Apparently when they were all in college they said whoever got married first got to pick a ridiculous thing for the rest of them to do at his wedding. He was the first to get married and this is what he told them to do. It was actually my cousin's idea but her husband took credit for it.

lovesclimbing · January 2014

Cookie Pusher said:

We went to a wedding for FI's boss at the time. The ceremony was lovely, cocktail hour was delicious, and libations were flowing. Bride and Groom have the first dance, then they didn't see each other the rest of the night. The DJ announces that it's the last song of the night. Bride stands in the middle of the dance floor looking for her husband. He refuses to dance with her, stating that he had a drink in his hand. Said drink had to be forcibly removed from his hand, and he danced for about 10 seconds with his new wife before wandering off to the bartender.

He'd had quite a bit to drink because he apparently woke up laying in the middle of the bed in their suite sometime in the morning with his tux and shoes still on but no bride in sight!

Hey, you can't leave us hanging! Did she leave him? Go on the honeymoon alone?

Cookie Pusher · January 2014

lovesclimbing said:

Cookie Pusher said:

We went to a wedding for FI's boss at the time. The ceremony was lovely, cocktail hour was delicious, and libations were flowing. Bride and Groom have the first dance, then they didn't see each other the rest of the night. The DJ announces that it's the last song of the night. Bride stands in the middle of the dance floor looking for her husband. He refuses to dance with her, stating that he had a drink in his hand. Said drink had to be forcibly removed from his hand, and he danced for about 10 seconds with his new wife before wandering off to the bartender.

He'd had quite a bit to drink because he apparently woke up laying in the middle of the bed in their suite sometime in the morning with his tux and shoes still on but no bride in sight!

Hey, you can't leave us hanging! Did she leave him? Go on the honeymoon alone?

As far as we knew, they stayed together. Though we don't know for sure since FI left the company not long after this wedding. We never did find out details of where the bride went, though we suspect she stayed with one of her friends that night. If I were here, I'd have totally disappeared with his wallet for a little retail therapy the next day!

mrs4everhart · January 2014

Many, many years ago my ex-BF were coerced to be in a total white trash wedding (don't ask, just go with it, that shit show would require it's own post to explain).

While the pregnant child-bride and groom were still inside the reception the groom's father and male relatives decided to "decorate" his pick up. We're not talking your average empty cans and old shoes hanging out of the trunk and soap vandalized windows. No, these people destroyed his truck. They put his truck up on blocks, removed the tires, emptied two 50 lbs. bags of birdseed in the cab then placed anchovies on his engine block and in the AC vents. It was one of the most uncool things I've ever witnessed.

I've never seen anything like it before and am hopeful and confident that it was a one time deal.

PrettyGirlLost · January 2014

STBMrsEverhart said:

Many, many years ago my ex-BF were coerced to be in a total white trash wedding (don't ask, just go with it, that shit show would require it's own post to explain).

While the pregnant child-bride and groom were still inside the reception the groom's father and male relatives decided to "decorate" his pick up. We're not talking your average empty cans and old shoes hanging out of the trunk and soap vandalized windows. No, these people destroyed his truck. They put his truck up on blocks, removed the tires, emptied two 50 lbs. bags of birdseed in the cab then placed anchovies on his engine block and in the AC vents. It was one of the most uncool things I've ever witnessed.

I've never seen anything like it before and am hopeful and confident that it was a one time deal.

Does the story perhaps belong in the Worst Weddings thread? Can we pretend it does to hear the story?!

As far as trashing the truck. . . that is one of the most horrible and awful things I have heard yet!

mrs4everhart · January 2014

PrettyGirlLost said:

STBMrsEverhart said:

Many, many years ago my ex-BF were coerced to be in a total white trash wedding (don't ask, just go with it, that shit show would require it's own post to explain).

While the pregnant child-bride and groom were still inside the reception the groom's father and male relatives decided to "decorate" his pick up. We're not talking your average empty cans and old shoes hanging out of the trunk and soap vandalized windows. No, these people destroyed his truck. They put his truck up on blocks, removed the tires, emptied two 50 lbs. bags of birdseed in the cab then placed anchovies on his engine block and in the AC vents. It was one of the most uncool things I've ever witnessed.

I've never seen anything like it before and am hopeful and confident that it was a one time deal.

Does the story perhaps belong in the Worst Weddings thread? Can we pretend it does to hear the story?!

As far as trashing the truck. . . that is one of the most horrible and awful things I have heard yet!

I should edit the original to read correctly: my ex-boyfriend and I were coerced. And perhaps coersion is the wrong word, rather we were too young and immature to tactfully say no thanks without hurting someone's feelings.

It wasn't long after high school when a guy I had known from a previous circle of friends in our hometown, who was also an acquaintance of my college BF, ran in to some trouble. This guy was my age, so 19-20ish and my BF was 21ish. The groom, as he'll be known for the story, really liked us a whole lot more than we liked him.

Well, he knocked up his 16 year old next door neighbor. She was swiftly disowned by her family and moved in with the groom and his parents in their double wide trailer. They made him "do the right thing" and get married. White trash wedding planning ensued. The groom basically begged us to be in the wedding bc he really liked my BF and "the bride's side was going to be uneven because she was new in town and didn't know anyone." We should have said no. We just didn't know how to gracefully and the whole thing was just so sad and pathetic that saying OH HELL NO would have just added another layer of sad and pathetic. So we threw on happy faces and participated.

The guys had it pretty good in rented tuxedos, even if they were forced to wear bolo ties with tails. We girls? Oh, how does tea length, empire waist, homemade red satin (of the cheapest grade) with the cheapest red lace overlay complete with poof sleeves sound to you? Not awesome enough? There were matching hair accessories. And dyed to match shoes!!

The day of we helped set up and break down - tables, chairs, coolers, chafers, platters, you name it, we hauled it in Florida 90+ degree 90% humidity summer heat. There were Oscar Meyer cold cuts and wonder bread too. And it was BYOB, which was worse than a cash bar especially when most of the wedding party was underage anyway!! I wish I could put my hands on the pictures. I don't think I'll ever have need to head to Oklawaha, FL again though.

Then there was the trashing of the truck. I didn't mention that the groom then went after his dad and they two guys had to be seperated by the guys in the wedding party.

After this trip down memory lane I should probably delete my post in the worst weddings thread and replace it with this one.

melbelleup · January 2014

my wildest thing was at my cousin's wedding... the bride's whole family were taking shots and were plastered. It was awful to witness.

Drewsgirl31 · January 2014

At my best friends wedding, the groom and a groomsmen stripped and gave lap dances to the grandmas lol definitely never seen that at a wedding before

Inkdancer · January 2014

rwhite0123 said:

At my best friends wedding, the groom and a groomsmen stripped and gave lap dances to the grandmas lol definitely never seen that at a wedding before

NYCBruin · January 2014

23 flower girls. To this day I'm still not sure how most of them knew the couple.

Drewsgirl31 · January 2014

Inkdancer said:

rwhite0123 said:

At my best friends wedding, the groom and a groomsmen stripped and gave lap dances to the grandmas lol definitely never seen that at a wedding before

I don't know but the owners of the place were also the photographers and you could just see how uncomfortable they were with it. It was a first for them too apparently. The groom started with a lap dance on the bride as he was going for the garter and when she got up they grabbed another chair, put them back to back and grabbed the grandmas. It definitely wasn't what any of us were expecting

Drewsgirl31 · January 2014

I love them lol and her grandmas reaction was the best

saacjw · January 2014

Went to a wedding where the best man was so drunk that he wasn't allowed to be a witness for the marriage license. This was at the end of the ceremony and it only got worse. The evening culminated with him falling off a table, spilling red wine down the bride's back and then a fight between two different guys breaking out because one said the other one's girlfriend was pretty. There was a lot more shit show at that wedding, but that's the worst of it.

PrettyGirlLost · January 2014

NYCBruin said:

23 flower girls. To this day I'm still not sure how most of them knew the couple.

Shut the front door! Where the hell did they come from? Were they rented?

PrettyGirlLost · January 2014

rwhite0123 said:

I love them lol and her grandmas reaction was the best

Bless you, you have pictures! Winning!!!

tammym1001 · January 2014

At my sister's wedding, the best man got hammered and proceeded to give a 20 minute toast talking about him and the groom's wilder days complete with ex girlfriend's names and racial slurs. The DJ was the groom's cousin so he didn't even bother to cut the guy off. I had already gotten in two fights with the best man that day so I decided my job was done trying to get him to act right and I just sat there and winced with my sister through the whole thing.

Drewsgirl31 · January 2014

PrettyGirlLost said:

rwhite0123 said:

I love them lol and her grandmas reaction was the best

Bless you, you have pictures! Winning!!!

Of course! Lol

Inkdancer · January 2014

Oh, I almost forgot mine!

At my FI's brother's wedding, one of the groomsmen got absolutely wasted before the ceremony. He could still stand and walk a straight line down the aisle, but he started heckling people quietly during communion! My FBIL was so not happy and quietly threatened to toss him out. My FI ended up "hugging" the rowdy GM at the altar to get him to settle down without actually falling down. I don't think most of the guests noticed, though, because the altar was up a set of steps from the rest of the sanctuary.

melbelleup · January 2014

At my FI's friend's wedding the one groomsman (and the Bride's brother) ended up fainting during the ceremony... The priest was the bride's uncle and basically said to give him some space and he just needed to breath. No one came rushing up, so my guess is he was drunk and passed out. Two of the girls at our table said when they went up to him at the receiving line he basically told them to fuck off if they were going to talk about him passing out. lol

climbingsingle · January 2014

Went to a wedding a few years ago. All of the groomsmen were hungover from the night before. During the ceremony, one of the groomsmen had to step out to vomit. And he vomited so loud, every single person in the venue could hear him.

Another wedding I went to, two guests had sex in the bathroom. Without the knowledge of their dates.

MadHops21 · January 2014

At my cousin's wedding past summer, a groomsman kept asking my younger second cousins about me and asking if I was single. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but he kept throwing glances at me during the RD and wedding itself.

During the reception (FI was invited and was there with me), said groomsman proceeded to get drunk as the night went on and took off his shirt. He kept on his suspenders and pants, but kept flexing at everyone on the dance floor.

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