It's often said that your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life, a ridiculously high bar to set for any day, let alone the one which marks the end of your youthful frivolity.

Once married, people start talking about such things as washing machine powders, the extortionate toll road they once happened upon, or perhaps present you with an elaborate cost benefit analysis of your local supermarkets. In short, they lose some of their charm.

With that knowledge in mind, there is something to be said for going absolutely all out on your wedding day: pack as much fun into one mayhemic day as you possibly can before the heavy mundanity of the rest of your life becomes a daily reality.

In the spirit of this, I have a certain admiration for these 'trashy' wedding stories. Do your wedding your own way, and be damned with everyone else; at the very least, they'll have a good story to tell. Here are some of the best from Reddit.

1.

"I went to a wedding in Florida where the bride wore a mini skirt and was given away by her ex husband, with whom she and her new husband still lived."

2.

"Watched a conspicuously 8 months pregnant high school girl marry her late 30s boss from a summer job. He was an accountant and came across more embarrassed than skeevy; guess he was trying to the right thing, to make up for the doing the wrong thing. Her respectable parents could not talk this recently turned 18 yo girl out of the wedding/marriage. Everyone knew it was going to be a disaster but we were wrong about how...

Shortly after giving birth she got pregnant again by a boy her own age. She ran away abandoning both kids and her ex husband who was raising both kids last I heard."

3.

"There was no alcohol being served as the reception hall in the church basement had super strict rules about alcohol. So all the guests snuck in alcohol. The mother of the groom had a 24 case of coors under her table. People had full sized bottles of vodka hidden in their jackets it was messy. Then after the wedding the after party was at this super divey college bar where the bride got so drunk the groom had to carry her back to their hotel where she finished the night drunkenly eating chicken nuggets in the giant penthouse suite bathtub.

In the interest of honesty...this was my wedding and I was the chicken nugget eating bride."

4.

"I went to a wedding where the bride and groom’s first dance was to who let the dogs out... everyone just looked on speechless as they slow danced to it. Then half way through it turned into a slutty grind session. Nobody thought it would last but they’re still together."

5.

"My fiancé and I went to a wedding where the pastor referred to the bride as “the ole ball and chain” and let them know that it was “all downhill from here”"

6.

"Reminds me of my cousin's wedding. The officiant was his old roommate, and he described what it was like when my cousin and his wife first started dating. "Oh, if walls could talk... Those thin, thin walls.""

7.

"No less than three people were in tuxedo t-shirts, the maid of honor was on the Rock of Love, and the bride was sending me nude selfies the day before the wedding."

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"Was invited to a baby shower when the mom-to-be disappeared. She came back in a wedding dress and they got married by the pond out back. This was all at a gun club. Literal shotgun wedding."

Some of these weddings sound like a seriously good night out if you ask me.

A person's wedding is supposed to be one of the happiest days of their life, on par with the day they have their first child, or find £20 in the pocket of an old winter coat. Unfortunately, things don't always go to plan.

Recently, one bride posted anonymously on the Reddit forum, /r/AmItheAsshole, asking whether or not she was in the wrong for kicking out guests who had brought along kids to her strictly child-free wedding. In her words, the "crying" and "cranky" little ones were "not part of the plan" - and so she asked them to leave.

Now, her post has gone viral.

The post, made by the user "buildingtile" began with the question: "AITA for kicking out a couple who brought their baby and toddler to my wedding because I wanted a child-free event?"

The bride then went on to give a little backstory:

"This couple I’m not very close with but the wife is a long-time family friend so I felt that I should invite her. To be clear, all of my invitations stated that there were to be no children at this wedding. But she and her husband showed up with their infant and toddler (who I think is like 3-4)."

So, buildingtile clearly stated from the beginning that kids wouldn't be allowed, but these two particular guests seemed to assume the rules didn't apply to them. She continued:

"At the actual wedding ceremony, I let it slide. I was preoccupied for obvious reasons. I also thought that maybe they planned not to attend the reception or to have someone pick the kids up before it started. (My niece, who was our flower girl, and a few other kids who had to be at the wedding for one reason or another we’re getting picked up/dropped off after the ceremony ended).

"Anyway the reception rolls around (I’m fast forwarding through irrelevant details about the wedding but it was beautiful and everything went as smoothly as could be expected). The couple comes and, lo and behold, they still have their children."

What would you do in this situation? Ignore the kids, and hope they don't totally ruin the most important day of your life? Or say something, and ensure your event goes exactly as you wanted it? Well, as you might have guessed by now, buildingtile did the latter.

"My event planner went to talk to the couple. I could tell they were arguing with my event planner though so I went over to help him ... I explained that I had actually sent him over to discuss the children," they wrote.

"The wife gave a sort of apology and then assured me that they were capable of minding their own children to make sure they didn’t get in the way of anything. I said that wasn’t really the point. That’s when my now-husband comes over and he and the other woman’s husband begin going back and forth and things got a little heated."

"Finally I snapped and said that they just needed to go, which, thankfully they did without much more noise. Still, the whole scene was incredibly embarrassing which is exactly what I wanted to avoid."

She continued:

"I really hate that my wedding day had to be somewhat marred by this incident. According to my mother, everyone was talking about it and I guess enjoying a little dramatic entertainment."

"Was I the a-hole for making them leave?"

Perhaps unsurprisingly, basically everyone was on her side.

The top comment reads: "Absolutely NTA [not the asshole] you stated it on the invitation and asked them politely first. I feel awful that a day that was meant to be the best of your life was tarnished by the event."

"NTA. You were clear and they ignored that," said another person. "Then they had the gall to make a scene at YOUR wedding. Good riddance. They sound like complete assholes."

Even other parents were taking her side.

"I have a baby. When I get invited to things like weddings, I scour the invitation and sometimes check in just to make sure it’s ok to bring the baby," said one Redditor. "If no babies are allowed, I get a sitter or don’t go. I would never think to impose on someone’s day like that."

If you sided with the parents, then - I'm sorry to break it to you - Reddit thinks you're an asshole. If you were on the bride's side all along, however, congratulations! You've won the right to be a little bit smug for about three seconds.

Either way, let this be a lesson to us all: if someone asks you not to bring your kids somewhere, don't bring your kids. 

A couple was left feeling sad on what was supposed to be one of the happiest days of their lives after less than half of their guests turned up to their wedding reception.

Gray Narvaez-Dragion, a transgender woman who uses they/them pronouns, was left feeling deflated after "88 people" said they would attend their wedding to the love of their life, but "not even 40 showed up."

Taking to TikTok, Narvaez-Dragion shared the news with their followers via a series of videos.

In one particular clip, you can see the camera pan around an almost-empty venue, with hardly anyone sitting around the tables or dancing on the main floor.

In the caption of a different video, the newly-married TikToker claimed that they decided to cut the reception short, missing out on their sparkler sendoff, private dance, and dinner due to the lack of guests in attendance as per the New York Post.

They then added that there were other things that went wrong on their big day too, including their mom deadnaming them as well as the remains of little gifts that were handmade for their guests.

"We literally sat in the empty ceremony room together and cried," Narvaez-Dragion wrote. "Ended reception early, Nyx's family immediately left after pictures, my mom didnt say a single word to me until my dad made her, canceled my dream send off, canceled dinner at my favorite place, the DJ felt so bad he made us use the photobooth I hadn't touched and took pics together, we fell during our first dance... My mom deadnamed me at my own wedding too."

But the worst part of it all was the fact that the couple had spent thousands of dollars hand-making little gifts and favors for guests to take home, which all ended up going to waste.

"I spent so much trying to make this enjoyable for everyone," they continued. "I have magnets and soap gifts made for everyone… and I have so much left. Nyx made spell jars and we were up until 2:30 this morning trying to make this enjoyable for everyone.

"Most of my money was spent on things for the guests..."

When replying to another user, they disclosed that they had spent approximately "27K" on everything.

Other clips on the TikToker's account showed them in their wedding gown, spending time with their other half as well as the few guests that actually did turn up.

Upon hearing about their sadness, other social media users suggested throwing a smaller bash for all their newfound supporters.

One said: "I HAVE AN IDEA!! If you want to remake the wedding but at a cheaper reception and your new Tiktok family will have your back and show up for [you?]"

And others also seemed to love the idea.

"We are all celebrating you, I’m so sorry this happened but I hope you can feel all the love here," this user stated, to which Narvaez-Dragion responded that they were "overwhelmed" and "grateful for this app."

Some also turned their attention to validating the newlywed's feelings.

"It’s not okay they did that to you BUT what matters is the two most important people were there - you and your new husband. Congratulations..."

"Your dress was beautiful and you seem so thoughtful, I'm sorry hun."

Regardless of the downs of the big day, it seems as though the couple are extremely happy together and in sharing their story, they've gained hundreds of fans that are willing to join them for any future festivities!

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A bride's big day came crashing down after she made a big entrance only to realise barely a handful of her guests had shown up.

Planning a wedding can be extremely stressful, and not to mention expensive!

Even though the day should be about the bride and groom, a lot of the stress can stem from attempting to accommodate guests.

The guest list can quickly become quite big when you have to invite friends of friends and distant relatives, and then everyone has opinions on the food.

But what if you went through all of this stress... and then only a few actually turned up?

Well, for Kalina Mari this was the sad reality.

In a viral video that’s gained millions of views, Marie shared her heartbreak after only five guests attended her much-anticipated wedding, despite inviting over a hundred people.

The video, posted on TikTok, captures the bride walking into a nearly empty venue with her husband and their son, revealing only three other guests celebrating alongside them.

Kalina explained in the video that she had sent digital invitations to 75 people and mailed physical invitations to 25 others for her masquerade-themed wedding.

“This is our entrance to our Masquerade [sic] ball. The Masquerade ball that I have talked EXCESSIVELY about for the last 10 months,” she wrote in a caption.

"The same ball that I not only digitally invited over 75 people to," Kalina continued, "but ALSO spent money to send 25 beautiful invitations out to.”

Her shock and disappointment were evident as she exclaimed: “FIVE PEOPLE SHOWED UP!!!!!!! Like, are you kidding me!?!? As you see in the video, we enter the venue. And no one is there.”

The couple had delayed their wedding due to the pandemic and had been together for nine years, engaged for four.

They hoped the wedding would be a celebration of their journey together, but the turnout fell far short of their expectations.

To give guests more time, they even delayed the start of the event by an hour, making their entrance at 2:00PM, only to find the room still largely empty.

Kalina confessed that she had long imagined walking into a room full of friends and family to mark the day.

Instead, she found herself "a woman trying to hold herself together," struggling to process the absence of expected guests.

In the caption, she admitted her frustration over "wasted food and drinks" and the sight of "empty tables and chairs."

Despite the disappointment, Kalina and her close circle made the most of the evening.

"Did we still make the most of it?? You bet your SWEET a** we did,” she wrote. “But did this video just take all the good moments and shoot them out of the water for a second, f*** yeah it did.”

Reflecting on the experience, Kalina questioned whether she and her husband had the right people in their lives, noting that many friends had neither congratulated them nor informed them that they wouldn’t be attending.

“I have my man. My baby. And family that shows up when I need them. And for that, I will be thankful,” she wrote.

Days after posting the video, Kalina shared additional context in a follow-up post, answering viewer questions.

She explained that she and her husband had set their October wedding date as early as January and had consistently reminded friends and family. For those not on social media, she mailed 25 physical invitations.

When asked about any explanations received from absent guests, Kalina admitted she hadn’t heard much.

“I haven’t really received a lot of messages explaining why people weren’t there or giving me excuses, and I’m kind of thankful for that,” she said.

“For the most part, we’ve done a lot of deleting and re-evaluating our lives and just spending a lot of time appreciating what we have and what we had.”

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Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. And yet, a video that a couple posted online of a moment they shared from their big day has sparked a great deal of concern for the bride.

The couple took to TikTok to post what they thought was a harmless video of a prank by the groom.

In the video, the groom responds to his bride playfully wiping their wedding cake on his face by grabbing the entire three-tier cake and throwing it in her face.

The video currently has 2.8 million views, 92,000 likes, and over 8,000 comments at the time of writing.

However, a number of people in the comments section have failed to see the funny side of the clip, taking to the comments to insist that the man's behavior was a "red flag" and telling the bride to "divorce" him.

One person suggested: "'A cake never hurt anyone turns into 'he didn't mean to push me' which turns into 'he only hits me when I make him mad.'"

Another concerned TikToker said: "That looked like it hurt. He went way too far. If he did this in [front] of people what does he do behind closed doors."

A third person insisted she was not a "Karen" and is "good with pranks", but went onto say: "This is [clown] level and unnecessary."

And the criticism just kept pouring in, with yet another TikTok user asking: "If he's behaving publicly like this then what about behind closed doors?"

Another user insists: "You can literally see his mood change to anger and he THREW that cake, leave him sis he's abusive."

A different person commented: "That's not only aggressive but so embarrassing??? If he's comfortable doing that in front of all of her friends and fam... scary."

Others suggested the bride should divorce her new husband:

In response to the outpouring of negative comments, the original poster wrote: "We don't get embarrassed in front of FRIENDS and FAMILY. This is us and it was funny to everyone. I'm sorry [that] you have a different sense of humor."

The couple have since posted another video of them all loved up

However, the TikTok community remained concerned...

What do you think? Was this abusive on the groom's part or are the comments making a mountain out of a molehill? Let us know in the comments!