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Did anything go wrong on your wedding day?

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TheChild · 27/07/2021 18:11

I'm getting married in the morning Gin and, like you do, I'm having a pre-wedding "what might go wrong" thoughts.

So just to make me EVEN MORE nervous, did anything go wrong at your wedding, or anyone else's wedding that you attended? I have never been to a wrdding with any fuck ups (that I know of!), so I'm hoping mine won't be the first one I experience Grin

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TrevorWithTheWeather · 27/07/2021 23:47

The DJ didn't show up to our evening reception. Came as part of the package from the venue, so they hunted high and low for a replacement before they told me, but couldnt find anyone. Luckily I had my friends band there to do a set, so plugged my phone into their PA system. Never got a bloody refund for that either! Everything else went smoothly. And was an amazing day.
Have a wonderful day OP!

noblegreenk · 27/07/2021 23:49

My hair stylist was clearly hungover and I wasn't happy with my hair.

Someone accidentally burnt a hole in my veil with a cigarette, as I was walking to the wedding car to go to the ceremony.

We hired a postbox for cards which didn't turn up.

The venue had asked us specifically which drinks would be popular so they could stock up. I drank Jack Daniels and so did a lot of our friends at the time. I walked into the reception only to be told the bar didn't have any Jack Daniels. I kicked up a right stink and made a member of staff drive to tesco to buy some.

maddy68 · 27/07/2021 23:53

Just as I was about to walk down the isle my heel got stuck in the grid outside. The whole church could hear my hysterical laughing

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Nat6999 · 27/07/2021 23:55

My sil flounced when I asked for my vanity bag which was in my brother's car boot, she then accused me of ignoring her when we did the line up as guests came in to the reception. To be honest I couldn't remember who I had greeted & who I hadn't, the bar had been open for at least an hour before we got in to the main reception room. I may or may not have had several large drinks as well as several glasses of champagne driving from the church to the reception, anything to numb the pain of the fact I had been daft enough to marry the idiot I did.

PyongyangKipperbang · 28/07/2021 00:10

No idea! (Apart from marrying the prick at all!) but if there were any issues, I didnt hear about them :)

Have a good day!

HopingForOurRainbowBaby · 28/07/2021 01:08

@Whatafool123

The priest got our names wrong and essentially married my mum to my father in law. Everyone laughed. It was fine (I assume - we appear to be married).
We had that, only it was at my Nana's funeral. The vicar kept calling her Nellie even after we corrected him numerous times. In the end we were just like Nellie it is then Hmm
smaragda · 28/07/2021 05:33

Things got off to a great start on our wedding day, when the mad priest next door decided to light charcoal for a bbq-he put the bbq in the entrance of our garden so the black smoke would blow into our house that we had beautifully decorated. Luckily he got frightened when some of our boys had a word, and he left us in peace. I was getting ready upstairs, and people kept popping in and out, so my mother locked the door only to find, once I was ready, that the door wouldn't unlock! Spent half and hour trying to open the door before a cousin kicked it in so I could get out. The only other thing that went wrong was we had booked several rooms at the hotel so that guests who had a long drive could stay there- got to our own room to find they had given us twin beds for our wedding night! When we came down to breakfast, and met up with the rest of the guests who had stayed, my baby brother told us he had a double bed, but obviously none of us knew that! As everyone else has said, the only thing that really matters is that you get to marry the man you love. Congrats on your big day, and I wish you many happy years together!

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TheChild · 28/07/2021 05:55

I'm just reading through these now whilst having a coffee before I have to start getting ready, they are very much putting me in the mood for a wedding 😁 Thank you so much for all the well wishes, my stomach is all butterflies at the moment! To the poster who asked, we are getting married in a hotel, 15 guests and then having afternoon tea before everyone leaves for their own homes at 6pm and we stay at the hotel for the night.

Hopefully low key and drama free. I have a feeling I will forget something, but as long as I end up married to my best friend nothing else will matter 😊

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BananaMilkshakeWithCream · 28/07/2021 06:00

At my first wedding my ex-husband got into a fight with his cousin, broke his nose and the police were called 🤦‍♀️ He only narrowly missed out on being arrested because my lovely friend told a slight porky to the police about who hit who first.

My second wedding to lovely DH didn’t have a single hitch.

BikeRunSki · 28/07/2021 06:01

Good luck @TheChild. I hope you both have a wonderful day, with no dramas!

spookybitches · 28/07/2021 06:06

My mil offered to look after and babysit my 7 month old during the reception. When the time came, she decided she was having too much fun and pretended that convo never happened.

BlueLobelia · 28/07/2021 06:12

Nothing much at ours. My hair was awful- the tryout was fine but on the day it looked very beehive.

DH's wonderful cousin got pissed and collapsed in the toilets. her husband got her out and told us 'I am taking her home, she is feeling unwell' at which point she drew herself up magnjificently and said 'I am NOT ill. I am drunk!'.

FIL wanted to go home after the meal so DH drove him home. I had no idea where they had gone and the band was looking to start up. One of DH's friend's very sleazy father dragged me up to the dance floor and I had my first dance with him. He topped it off by forcing his tongue down my throat on the dance floor which as he was a chain smoker was rather revolting. DH's friend was mortified.

BlueLobelia · 28/07/2021 06:14

Oh, and i went to a very very elegant wedding where all the couples were separated and seated on different tables. I was seated next to a very distinguished man.

half way through the starter a woman came up and hissed in my neighbour's ear. She then stalked out and he wiped his mouth, put his napkin down and said; 'I must take my wife home. She does not like people and she is not good with drink'. Then he left.

Limeinthacoconut · 28/07/2021 07:48

Have a wonderful day and remember to take a few occasions to step back and take in the day and try and take a moment out with your new dh. You are marrying the love of your life , what a special day 💓

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TheChild · 28/07/2021 07:59

@blackheartsgirl

I'm sure you will have an amazing day whatever little thing goes wrong (if anything)

I married my husband nearly a month ago in hospital as he was terminally ill and the day was perfect for us, although heartbreaking. The only thing that went wrong was my husband really struggled to say his vows and the vicar had to help him and we had to have our masks on. Plus I tripped over my wedding dress as I didn't have enough time to pin it up.
I had no bridesmaid, noone was able to walk me down the aisle, no best man..only 5 people allowed in the hosp Chapel.

We were supposed to marry in church on the 15th of july and had all of this arranged but he was so poorly so we had to bring it forward much earlier

But apart from that..the day...for us..was perfect. I got to marry my best friend, my cariad.

He passed away 8 days after

I'm so so sorry for your loss 💐 I'm so glad you both had the perfect day and can cherish those memories forever, thank you for sharing!
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BeingATwatItsABingThing · 28/07/2021 10:17

Oh, and i went to a very very elegant wedding where all the couples were separated and seated on different tables.

What?! That’s madness. I put people on tables with people they knew already as much as possible because it’s a wedding not an ice breaker. My friend did the opposite and split people up and it was awkward and a really long wedding breakfast.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 28/07/2021 10:19

@blackheartsgirl

I'm sure you will have an amazing day whatever little thing goes wrong (if anything)

I married my husband nearly a month ago in hospital as he was terminally ill and the day was perfect for us, although heartbreaking. The only thing that went wrong was my husband really struggled to say his vows and the vicar had to help him and we had to have our masks on. Plus I tripped over my wedding dress as I didn't have enough time to pin it up.
I had no bridesmaid, noone was able to walk me down the aisle, no best man..only 5 people allowed in the hosp Chapel.

We were supposed to marry in church on the 15th of july and had all of this arranged but he was so poorly so we had to bring it forward much earlier

But apart from that..the day...for us..was perfect. I got to marry my best friend, my cariad.

He passed away 8 days after

Flowers I’m so sorry for your loss but I’m so glad you managed to get married even if it wasn’t the day you had planned.
LordOfTheThings · 28/07/2021 11:11

DHs ex girlfriend was at our wedding - they had split up while at Uni about ten years before and she was married to one of DHs friends and they had two children together. We were all friends.

Except she told DH at the wedding reception that she never really loved her DH and had married him to get back at my DH for calling time on their relationship. Oh and that she still loved him - my DH of about 6 hours at that point. So that was ... interesting.

HildegardNightingale · 28/07/2021 12:03

I had obey put out of the wedding vows. The padre forgot and added it. My dh never lets me forget!! Grin

BikeRunSki · 28/07/2021 12:09

My sister and her husband, and my SiL and my brother had an almighty row. The men involved were too happy drunk to care!

When the first dance was announced, my mannerless SiL (married to DH’s brother) took to the floor with my toddler nephew (my brothers son, they’d never met until our wedding). DH and I were a bit Shock. Didn’t really know what to do. SiL is basically just downright rude and tactless, but gets away with it on DH’s very proper family because she’s American?!

magicstar1 · 28/07/2021 12:15

Our DJ didn’t turn up but sent a replacement instead. He didn’t really know what music we wanted and started off playing the theme tune to Minder Hmm
He got a lot better after some instructions from the bridesmaids Wink
The original guy did contact me afterwards…his wife had given birth a few days before and their little boy had Downs Syndrome. They were having a hard time adjusting, but he still took the time to get replacements set up.

alexio · 28/07/2021 12:19

We were seated for the meal and drinks were being served first. The waiter came behind me with a tray full of drinks and tipped it all down my back.
There is a positive to this though as it was a summer wedding and I was absolutely roasting so it cooled me down and at least it was just drinks and not the soup

pinkyredrose · 28/07/2021 12:23

My best friend (bridesmaid and supposed to be giving a reading) MISSED the ceremony as got stuck in traffic.. I was RAGING whilst saying my vows! Should've been full of love for DH.. needless to say we are no longer friends

Why were you angry with her?

Blossomandbee · 28/07/2021 12:28

Everything, literally everything went wrong. But probably the worst thing was the weather. Absolute torrential rain. We got no photos in the lovely gardens we'd chosen the venue for, my shoes got ruined, my dress got ruined, all the guests left. It was only a small, cheap wedding so I wasn't precious over any of it, but I had really wanted some nice photos and I was absolutely gutted.

Micemakingclothes · 28/07/2021 12:37

The fire alarm went off multiple times during our reception. It was a malfunction and we stopped moving to evacuate after the first time, but it was really unpleasant.