Did your cake never show" Did your drunk uncle kiss your new spouse in the middle of the ceremony" You’re not alone! Not all weddings are as picturesque as they seem. We asked the Weddingbee community to share some of their worst wedding horror stories, and now it’s time to show you our staff picks!
1. You Had One Job
My officiant was over an hour late. I was ready to go and not sure what the hold up was. My brother took me over to the bar and ordered four shots. He told me there was bad news and that he wasn’t telling me until I took two shots. I spewed out a few WTFs and told him to tell DH to find a replacement.
DHs cousin was ordained on the internet and was going to step in. I had a copy of the ceremony in my email, so he was going to read it right off my phone. He?s a rather colorful fellow who had showed up wearing mustard-colored dress pants, a red shirt, and a hot dog themed tie. He told me later that he planned to take the tie off. The officiant did show up? He walked down the aisle just before me.
That wasn?t all though. We were having a unity ceremony, where you saw a log in half with a large crosscut saw. DH and I had been practicing for weeks, to make sure we had a good motion down. We went through a winded explanation and set up. Only… my dad who was in charge of the saw forgot it.
And then it poured, and everyone got soaked. Of course, if the officiant had been on time, we all would have been spared. It was such an absolute...