" The bride edge out of the venue , and the groom proceeded to down shots as if it were a frat company instead of a wedding reception . "
We recentlyhadmembers of theBuzzFeed Communitytell us about the tackiest, most tasteless weddings they’ve ever endured. We also perusedr/weddingshamingfor other cringeworthy stories. Here’s what people shared:
1.“It was after the ceremony during their cocktail hour. There was plenty of alcohol at their party — open bar! But the wedding party left to go drink at a brewery. They already did their photos together before the ceremony. They literally just left to drink. They left their guests who drove hours just to drink. This is on top of the drinking they’d already been doing together while getting ready. They were gone longer than an hour with no food for the entire time. The bride and groom’s toast was just inviting everyone to take a shot of liquor with them. The bridesmaid’s toast was just an anecdote of all the bride’s drunken escapades. The only dinner item served was tacos, and they weren’t even authentic.”
— u / wolfingitup
2.“I recently attended a wedding where it felt like the guests were held hostage during endless speeches and toasts. We heard from the father of the groom, the best man, the maid of honor, an aunt, two friends, a sister, and the mother of the bride. Then, when I finally thought we were done, the bride took the mic and went through each table to individually thank each 100+ guest by name, sang happy birthday to her grandma, etc. Then the groom did the same thing! People were talking over them at that point, or got up and went out to the bar. It was never-ending and took up half the reception.”
— u / RudeNebula5583
3.“A few years back, I attended a wedding with a surprise guest. The wedding reception was being held in the church basement where they were getting married. After the nuptials, we all headed downstairs, and lo and behold, who do I see but Colonel Sanders himself. Everywhere you looked, Colonel Sanders was looking back at you. There were KFC tablecloths, napkins, paper plates, buckets of chicken, and sides on the buffet table with white and red balloons with the KFC logo everywhere. Because the reception was held a few days before Halloween, the DJ came dressed like a gorilla, which did not go with the theme of the KFC wedding, in my opinion, but who am I to judge? Halfway through the reception, the bride and groom left and returned fully dressed as Frankenstein and the bride of Frankenstein, green face makeup and all. Yes, it was the trashiest wedding I have ever attended, but we did eat well thanks to the surprise guest.”
— Anonymous
4.“It was my cousin’s wedding. The DJ played allkaraoketracks and sang along with the music. He had a horrible voice, which made it impossible for us all to dance. Most people spent the reception outside on the venue’s terrace just to escape the music. It was awful!”
5.“The wedding was outdoors by a small pond at a friend’s business. The friend was a butcher and taxidermist. The backup plan was to move from the pond into the taxidermy shop facing the window where the butchering takes place. The groom walked down the aisle to the song ‘Mama’s Boy.’ After the bride and groom were pronounced husband and wife, the groom went to his mother and carried her up the aisle, ignoring the bride. The wedding cake was Walmart cupcakes. The bride and groom got mad at each other for smooshing the cupcakes so hard into each other’s faces that they fought with the cupcakes. Then they asked everyone to donate money for their honeymoon because the groom used the planned honeymoon money to buy his mother a gift. The bride and groom aren’t still married. He lives with his mom!”
6.“My partner and I were invited to his first cousin’s wedding. My partner thought this was really strange as his cousin was in her late 40s, had been married for 20+ years, and no one had mentioned she had gotten divorced. Nevertheless, we traveled to Florida from Canada to attend. It wasn’t until we arrived that we discovered this was not an official wedding but a ‘joining ceremony’ for the ‘third member of their marriage,’ God. After moving to Florida from Toronto, they became born-again Christians, and their huge non-denominational church held this ceremony.”
" Many of their friends and congener were as bewildered as we were . We all had receive wedding invitation that looked material and said we had been invite to the wedding of his cousin-german , and a name we did n’t recognize , so we get into it was real . We came to feel out that her husband had used his new moniker , which none of us knew him by . It was so strange , and most of us just permit them keep our gifts because we did not experience the protocol . "
7.“My childhoodbest friendgot married in ‘05. She didn’t ask me to participate in the wedding, which was fine, as long as I could come share her happy day. I had JUST gotten with my boyfriend at the time, and this was their first time meeting as well. He was of Middle Eastern descent. The wedding was great. At the reception, I found out her husband was incredibly racist and kept calling my boyfriend Osama. I was angry and ready to go. About four hours later, I got a call from her, so I thought maybe she’d apologize bout what her husband said, and we could try to make it right. Nope! This bitch called me and called my boyfriend an extremely racist slur, then said he stole all of her money from my apron dance! I was completely dumbfounded. After he was called Osama bin Laden, we left! I stopped speaking to her only to find out three months later her brother, who is addicted to drugs, stole it ALL. We never got an apology.”
— bmoreprincess07
8.“Successful wedding band musician here, with multiple stories to tell! Here’s one of the best! We started playing during dinner. After an hour of soft, slow music with the guests staring at us, we finally played a more up-tempo song that got almost everyone on the dance floor. The groom ran up to thank us and asked for more dance music. The bride followed soon after and told us not to play anything else that people would dance to; she only wanted slow music. After another hour of bored guests, the groom asked for more dance music, and we complied. Again, the crowd got up and enjoyed themselves. Then the bride rushed over, screaming that we would not be paid for the night since we didn’t obey her wishes.”
" The guests actually booed the bride , and she and the bridegroom got into a horrible shouting match . The bride marched out of the locus , and the groom proceeded to down shots as if it were a frat party rather of a wedding reception . We afterward hear that the married couple only lasted months . "
— emoelf137
9.“My husband and I were invited to the wedding of a coworker, who was an attorney in the law office I managed. I had returned the RSVP as requested. The wedding was beautiful, and afterward, the reception was held on the outside terrace of a local restaurant. Apparently, more people attended the reception than anticipated, as there were more people than tables and chairs, and the restaurant struggled to seat everyone in the limited space. When I saw my coworker for the first time after her return from her honeymoon, I told her how beautiful her wedding had been. She responded by telling me that I was not supposed to attend.”
" I read , ' relieve me ? ' She said my genus Bos had told her to invite me , but she imagine my hubby and I would not attend because we survive too far off from the locale . I excuse for not acknowledge ' the design . ' She never apologized to me for her rudeness , and I wonder how many of her ' chosen ' invitees failed to RSVP . At any charge per unit , I knew who she really was from then on . "
10.“I went to a wedding for a friend’s son at a venue 30 miles away from where we lived. The wedding was held outdoors on a cold, rainy day. Once the ceremony started, everyone was asked to stand and stay standing for the 40-minute ceremony, even though there were seats. Afterwards, everyone was told to do whatever they wanted or go find a local bar to wait out the two-hour time difference before the reception started, since the venue would not be open, and you could not stay on the property to wait it out!”
" No one bothered to mention the reception would be starting two hours after the wedding itself ! Having tug 30 miles to get there , I was not about to drive back house , so my husband and I labor to a park and waitress in the rain in the parking luck . The bride and stableboy ’s families all sound to their favorite cake and drank until the reception set out . Neither think it odd that some of their Guest who traveled a considerable distance had a two - hour hold . Not to bring up , they were in a townsfolk they were unfamiliar with , so they had to vote out two hours finding somewhere to go or something else to do ! "
11.“About 10 years ago, I went to the tackiest wedding ever — my then-boyfriend’s ex-fling was the bride. At the reception, one of the groomsmen started handing out keys to every guy there. Then he made them line up and ‘return their key to the bride,’ like she was a sketchy motel they all had stayed at. Her mom looked like she wanted to crawl under the table. Pure chaos.”
12.“I was a bridesmaid for my college roommate, and good friends with both her and her fiancé. As we were getting ready to walk down the aisle, her fiancé turned to me and said, ‘I wish I were marrying you.’ I was horrified and told him so! Then another bridesmaid came running upstairs and told me that the person doing the cake had arrived late, was trying to set up the cake, but bumped into the table and dropped the top tier, and tried to blame it on some of the little kids who were playing in the room. I looked at her and told her not to say anything to the bride. As we started walking, I noticed she had frosting on the hem of her dress and prayed the bride wouldn’t see it. Fortunately, the baker was able to salvage the top tier, and the bride had no idea of that drama. They went on to have kids but eventually divorced.”
13.And: “My cousin’s wedding. We were invited just less than a week before the wedding. She rescheduled her wedding date two months earlier than the intended date. At our other cousin’s wedding, she announced her upcoming wedding, stealing the thunder from the bride and groom. Super tacky attitude, topped with a super cheap wedding with Chinese takeout three hours past lunchtime.”
Note : Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity .
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
