Objecting to a wedding

[FuckKnowsMate]

Just idle curiosity, has anyone ever been to a wedding where somebody stood up and objected to the wedding vows for one reason or another? I've only ever seen it happen on dramatic soaps!

Only in films.

I have; registry office wedding. Grooms twin brother shouted up and caused a fuss as he didn’t want to live alone without his brother. Brides dad started a fight, police called, wedding cancelled, twins went back to living together Bride went back packing round the world ..

No but I was at a wedding where a huge thunderclap went over in the “pause”. We still laugh about it now (and sadly they are no longer married so maybe it was an omen).

My DD caused a lot of laughter at that moment in a wedding by loudly saying - “look, a mouse!” (A toy one another child had) in that quiet moment. Never heard anyone ACTUALLY object.

No, but have been at a wedding where someone's mobile phone went off right at that second. Registrar was not impressed.

When I got married the vicar advised we drop that part of the ceremony. Apparently there's no legal requirement for it and "there's always one joker".

I've been to one where the bride's brother objected as a "joke" and the registrar quietly and calmly forced him to shamefacedly stand up and admit to being an arse (my word not registrars) as objecting is a very serious matter.
The groom was furious and the brother looked like he was going to cry.

@Fluffythefish

I once had to prepare for a real threat of someone maliciously objecting. You HAVE to take it seriously and stop the wedding (not if you can totally tell if it is a joke but even so I might just to be sure). So we were primed with someone ready to take bride to one space, groom to another, organist to play and me to talk to the objector, reminding them that this was a criminal offence as due notice had already been given - the question is only for show now. The person didn't come and I don't think the bride knew anything about it. I'm not going to say why as I don't want it to be identifiable to her. I was so, so relieved when we got to that bit. And I always suggest that couples go for the "Due notice of the intention of bride and groom to be married has been given and no objection has been made." rather than the dramatic pause, just in case!

Until you said the bride knew nothing, I wondered if I was at that wedding. But "our" bride knew all about it as it was her quite mad MIL to be.

Incredibly tense.

@morethanafortnight

Yes, but only as a 'joke' that backfired somewhat, and the registrar was absolutely livid and threw him out. The wedding then continued unhindered.

OMG, what a fuckwit. Sounds like one of those people who 'jokes' about bombs at the baggage check in. 🙈

When I got married, the vicar gave us a very stern warning about how it was not a joke, would stop the wedding and if someone said it for a laugh they would be arrested.

chicky how dreadful.

Jane Eyre.

No but I have been at a wedding where it was interrupted for a credible bomb threat. We finally got back to the ceremony 5 hrs later.