Ds ruining the wedding!!

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I'm here for stories of how other people's children have ruined a wedding or tried to! I have Ds (7 tomorrow) endlessly sulking, laying over the floor, being defiant and generally a nuisance, It's my best friends wedding and I haven't been able to support or enjoy as Ds has been awful. Please placate me with your tales

I have Ds (7 tomorrow) endlessly sulking, laying over the floor, being defiant and generally a nuisance

And you thought that'd be the perfect time to do a spot of Mumsnetting?

I'd be furious if you were my friend.

For those saying I was on mumsnet, I fired a quick post in the loo

Dear friend insisted Ds was there and he wasn't the only child

Other children there running around but not Ds as I wouldn't allow that.

We've travelled over 130 miles for the wedding so a bit grumpy is what I expect I suppose. And he was starved after learning that his uncle, who had him this morning so I could be with my friend, didn't feed him at all.

Anyway I have left early with Ds!

LTU (leave the uncle)

Presumably it's a childless uncle, no? Did you leave complete instructions?

As a child, at my parents wedding, I threw up all down my dads back as we danced together. I think I was about 2.

@lweji... childless? No.... he has two of his own, he fed none of the children! Didn't expect that revelation to come to light. Ds was happier once fed. Still grumpy so left now and heading back to my sister's before we make the long journey back home.

This is why with the exception of DH's nephew (7 at the time) and my friend's daughter (9), I had a child free wedding
Nephew (pageboy) was a pain in the arse as I knew he would be.
Friend's DD (flower girl) was a little sweetheart.

At my friend's wedding it was stipulated 'no children' and I was fine with that - looking forward to a day of getting drunk-- relaxation and enjoyment.
Another friend had a six month old baby who she brought along without the bride's knowledge or consent as she assumed it 'didn't apply to babies' 
She spent the service trying to quieten her excited babbling and demanded a high chair at the reception.
Admittedly the child didn't do anything horrendous and she was an adorable and cute baby but the bride was livid at the rudeness and disregard for her plans.

At my friends wedding her 3yo daughter disappeared at the reception and reappeared in her white bridesmaid dress that was now black from head to toe with coal dust, she had found the hotels coal shed. Her 5yo son then proceeded to jump on and ruin his top hat. Both outfits were hired and completely ruined by the kids prior to the photos.

he has two of his own, he fed none of the children!

Definitely LTU then.

At my wedding to my now Ex-Husband his mum took my 10 month old DD off me and insisted that no-one at all was to hold her accept her. I wanted her for photos but no MIL who looked after her 1 day a week insisted she held her.

I did end up shouting at her, so she left...with my DD because apparently I was upsetting my own DC...

I was three at the time, and didn't like the fact my favourite older sister was getting married (she was 17 and pregnant) and moving away so I took an instant dislike to my brother-in-law to be. I sat beside him in the car on the way to the registry office and proceeded to repeatedly stab him in the leg with a hat pin I had found. I was evil.

At my brothers wedding my 3 year old nephew was running around and playing in the curtains at the front during the vows.
We were at a cousins wedding the other week and my 2 year old loudly asks "is it all done?" Just as the bride had walked down the aisle. I took her out pretty quick as she wouldn't shut up.

At our wedding dh aunt kept on about her DDs being bridesmaids, except I didn’t want them to be, I only had my sister and a cousin that I’m very close to.
In the weeks up to it her and mil came to the decision that they would be ‘ushers’
We had a civil ceremony in a hotel and had no need for ushers at all, but I let them crack on with it to shut them up.
They are in loads of my photos too which pisses me off more.
The girls were 9 and 11.

I ruined my aunt and uncles wedding pics with crossed arms and a face like thunder - I was aged about 5 at the time .
They're wheeled out regularly to embarrass me!

My SiL's wedding:
Child given ribena in church, squirted it over the bride's dress as she walked down the aisle.
Young children screaming and shrieking through the service (the vows couldn't be heard on the video without some serious tech input).
Out of control children at the meal and during the speeches.
About 12k of damage done in total.

My wedding not long after had no under 12's, no exceptions (even for babe's in arms as I was unwilling to be in pain/wearing ear defenders on my wedding day).

At my wedding there was a small child who screamed through the vows.
The child couldn't be taken out as it was my DC.
At the reception we had to leave as dc became ill and was hospitalised.

My DSS, at the age or 3, sat under the top table during the speeches at his uncle's wedding shouting "Fuck, fuck, fuck" repeatedly.

The bride's family were stict chapel and not amused, but the groom got a terrible fit of the giggles.

About 12k of damage done in total

Good grief, Andro - what on earth did they damage to get it to that amount?

Even if the ribena'd wedding dress is included, that's one heck of a lot

My DD (6)was bridesmaid and not in any of the photos as she fell over on the church path and cried noisily for about 30 mins.

My 3 yr old niece punched the bride in the face.... hard enough to leave a mark.

Puzzledandpissedoff
The Bride's dress was ruined (not only the ribena, but it was torn by an out of control child), a table of crystal champagne flutes knocked over and several trays of crockery also crash landed due to the impact of small children with waiters/waitresses - those are just the big ones!

The only word to describe it was carnage.

At my wedding there were quite a few young children who all behaved beautifully. Unfortunately, some adult guests decided it was a good day to have a big argument!

The only word to describe it was carnage

Yes, it sounds it

What on earth did the parents of "ribena child" say - or the dress-tearing one for that matter? My mind boggles at how anyone could even begin to apologise for that - and on her way up the aisle too!!

Thankfully someone not too far awy from here has not been invited to any weddings, as the fuss made going to the GP this afternoon was bad enough. fucking autism

My daughter stole my bouquet and had a tantrum when I tried to take it back so I needed up walking down the aisle with one of the bridesmaids bouquet while my 2 year old staggered along with mine :) my other daughter climbed onto the pulpit while my mum was doing a reading and tried to steal her glasses... Oh and my son refused to be in photos... Gotta love children . Makes for good stories now though!