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To ask for examples of the worst behaviour you've seen from an adult at a wedding?

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HappyHappyHawaii · 08/02/2026 20:36

Attended one yesterday as a bridesmaid. The brides cousin was also a bridesmaid, spent the whole morning clearly aggrieved that the day wasn't about her... smoked in the getting ready suite and had to be told to put it out, then lit up again and claimed she had forgotten when the bride told her and made a snarky comment..then presented her silver converse she had customised to wear with her dress as she "doesn't really do heels"... the bride ignored her and sweetly said "at this point I don't think I can stop you" as she knows what she's like then what do you know, she wears the heels! There were loads of instances like this all day and she is 28 but seemed to want to just be am inconvenience all day which I assume was jealousy...even little things like being late for photos and pretending not to hear when called over, pushing the food round her plate, really ungracious behaviour. The wedding was fantastic! She could have really enjoyed it much more. Not really an aibu but whats the worst behaviour youve seen like this?

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 08/02/2026 20:52

Did that bridesmaid have bad social anxiety, OP? The behaviour does make me wonder. Weddings, particularly being part of the main bridal party, are the worst for bringing that out.

winkywanky · 08/02/2026 20:52

Years ago I went to a wedding evening do and the father of the bride let the fire alarm off deliberately. He was a very odd man!

properidiot · 08/02/2026 20:51

The groom walking into the registry office waiting area where all the guests and the bride were and announced that there would be no wedding today. He said he had tried to tell the bride and his mother that he didn't want the wedding but they didn't listen (her parents were absent ...) Groom then went to the pub over the road with his mate and someone else went to the same pub to get the distraight bride a brandy.

Groom came back after 20 minutes and said there would be a wedding after all but he wasn't going to the reception.

Reader, she actually married him! Bizarre. Needless to say, it didn't last!

OneNewEagle · 08/02/2026 20:48

There’s been a ton over the years. Many within my own family can’t get into those as completely outing. But think fights. Decades ago I used to work in a bar that held wedding receptions every wedding had something. Far too many drunk people, fights, rows, nasty friends I assume jealous of the bride, swearing, yelling, proper punch ups, people leaving with different person than they came with. I always felt so sorry for the brides….I am yet to marry lol

Vallmo47 · 08/02/2026 20:45

I was the bride and first my dad spent the drive to the venue talking about pension plans which ruined the moment and then he went in search of a knife to cut our wedding cake with. No, it hadn’t been touched yet.

JustGiveMeReason · 08/02/2026 20:41

Worst I've seen at a wedding was back in the 70s and the Father of the Bride who had had far too much to drink ended up physically fighting with someone.

I was Shock I tell you. I was young and innocent and didn't know things like that happened anywhere, let alone at weddings.

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