Weddings are great and all, but there is so much that could potentially go wrong. Who's to say that estranged great-uncle, who your mum forced you to invite, won't take it upon himself to air the family's dirty laundry? What about that ex-boyfriend you invited who you were certain wouldn't cause any trouble? Big mistake: now, he's drunkenly telling anyone who will listen that you should have got hitched to him when you had the chance.

Not to mention the best man's speech: I once went to a Mormon wedding where the best man decided to reveal in front of the entire room that the no-sex-before-marriage couple had enjoyed a little hanky panky months before the ceremony. It certainly wasn't the best day of their lives after that revelation.

However, there are minor, avoidable slip-ups, and there are absolute horror stories. And the people on Reddit have plenty of the latter type to share. Join us as 10 people online share their worst ever wedding horror stories - and prepare to cringe in the process.

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I once attended a wedding in which the groom failed to attend. It was a total disaster. The bride looked like she could have been just 18, absolutely adorably cute and she just sat out in the hallway crying with her parents while her friends and family were moved from the ceremony hall to the reception area for dinner and drinks.

Weirdly enough though, the groom showed up later in the evening after the minister had already gone home. We had their formal dances but on that day, they didn't actually get married.

123CaptainNic

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My mother not telling any of us she had both her legs amputated and showing up at my wedding and reception (both being held at non-HP friendly locations) having to be carried up stairs in a wheelchair.

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Friends had a small wedding, with the reception in a private area of a restaurant, with about 30 people. After the meal, our server came through the doors with the three-tier wedding cake in her arms. When she got front and centre, she slipped and hit the floor like a rock - face first into the cake. The initial laughter stopped quickly when it seemed she might be hurt, because she wasn't moving. She got up with help, obviously sore, but crying as hard as I've ever seen. Hysterically apologising over and over. Fast forward a couple hours, and thankfully she was physically okay. But even better, she was serving New Yorkers with money who felt terrible for her, and were now drunk. I don't know what the hosting couple tipped her, but I'm certain she picked up another $5000 from the guests on the side. I threw her a $100, and I'm cheap. She was crying again when we left, but for an entirely different reason.

Scrappy_Larue

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I was at a friend's wedding reception and we're having a good time dancing. A different friend's kid (maybe five or six years old) was hiding under a table while his parents were getting shitfaced and ignoring him.

The kid then starts running and laughing through the dance floor and I see him wipe something that looks like chocolate on the BRIDE'S dress. She's mortified and everybody stops dancing. It was shit. He had shit into his hand and wiped it on people.

Years later, my wedding was child-free.

brujahbattalion

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My fathers wedding. Where the bride's mother brought whisky to the wedding. Gets shitfaced before the ceremony and loudly exclaims how my father is not good enough for my mother. Gets thrown out and slashes the tires on the limo.

kobester1985

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I forgot an undershirt at my own wedding. Which would be no big deal except my shirt was white and my brown nipples like to say hi, especially on a hot day in July. I had to buy a shirt from the conference hall gift shop, and it had PRINCETON written in orange across the front. I just turned it inside out and was good to go. Marriage ended, but I still have my Princeton shirt, and I live in Princeton now so it works out.

rawbface

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 I was one of nine groomsmen in my friends wedding. When we stood on the stage during the ceremony the last groomsman in the line (the brides brother) was a good 30 feet from where the bride and groom were standing. Anyways, before we walked out brides brother says to me "man I gotta fart so badly!" Me thinking he was joking just told him to let her rip. About 10 minutes into the 45 minute long ceremony he did indeed let er rip but silently so. Due to the air conditioning in the church being on, it took a bit for the stench hit me. It was like a low hanging fog. Over the course of the next couple minutes I observed this putrificiant cloud overtake each groomsmen one by one until hitting first the grooms nostrils, then the priest and finally the bride who started gagging.

Stink_pizza

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I was at my aunts wedding. As she was walking down the aisle, a phone rang. It was her soon-to-be mother-in-laws. It rang for a while while she fumbled through her purse. She finally got it out. And answered it. And talked. For a while. While my aunt was walking down the aisle.

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Went to a wedding once where the caterer messed up the food so bad that it was basically inedible. They ended up "making up for it" by ordering a mass amount of chicken from KFC. The reception was literally just KFC meals. Everyone was shocked and horrified, me? I loved it cause come one, who doesn't love some good ol' colonel chicken.

BlueWukong

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My grandfather died at my aunt's rehearsal dinner. It was a week before my 8th birthday. We were dancing one second and he was on the floor the next. I don't think I was traumatized, but I learned a lot about death that day.

rawbface
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A bride has been slammed after revealing her plans to charge guests $99 to eat at her wedding reception.

Taking to the Wedding Shaming subreddit, a friend of the bride said that she read on the wedding invite that the husband-and-wife-to-be "are unable to afford the food, so it will be $99 per head banquet style".

The Reddit user explained: "Oh it’s also a 4 hour drive away from us and kid free so we need to pay for petrol, accommodation, outfits, baby sitter and our food to eat at the wedding lol.

"They’re still having a wishing well, no open bar. A wishing well is a box or literal mini well that guests can put a 'money gift' in to go towards their 'future, honeymoon or new house'. They have 3 kids and a house already and not planning on a honeymoon so."

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Needless to say, plenty of the commenters agreed that the Redditor's friend was taking liberties by asking her guests to shell out $99 - despite it being her wedding.

One person wrote: "I wouldn’t even let the ink dry on the 'unfortunately we are unable to attend' reply before I mailed that off."

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Another added: "Would love to know your reply. Mine would be a kind but hard, not going to be there. Why do people always think that a wedding is a valid reason to go over budget? There is no way any food is good enough to justify $99 a person at a wedding (assuming it's no open bar - but who knows).

"If someone asked me to pay for my own wedding meal, I would deduct that from their wedding gift. It's just tacky. People need to start getting real and only planing for what they can afford. It's one day. Why start off your marriage in debt?"

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A third speculated: "It likely is to pay for the venue as well. You can get decent food for $20 a plate so they're trying to get people to pay for the entire wedding."

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What do you think? Was it unreasonable of the bride and groom to charge such a hefty amount for food and drink at their own wedding? Let us know in the comments!

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A bride and groom have been slammed for their not-so-courteous wedding invites after many deemed their prolific use of expletive language offensive.

A wedding ceremony is typically one of the most refined and lavish occasions most people will ever partake in. The bride's extravagant white dress, the groom's Prince Charming-like suit, the breathtaking venue - it's about as fancy as it gets.

Yet the way that one particular couple chose to present their invites doesn't exactly fit the mold.

Take a look at the invite in question below:

Reddit user ScaredNapkin shared a photo of the profanity-laden invite online, writing: "My cousin sent this along with her wedding invitations… I will not be in attendance."

One part of the invite included a card with the words "S*** you need to know" which specified certain details such as the dress code and parking availability.

And the listed items under the rather blunt heading were filled with insults and more curse words.

Under the subheading "Children", the couple ordered their guests to "leave your little s*** at home. We want to get f***ed up," adding that they were prepared to turn those with children away from the event.

Under "Dietary Requirements", guests are told to "eat what you're given, you fat f***".

As for hotels, invitees are expected to "Google it, you lazy f***".

"Follow the f***ing directions we gave you dumb***," was written under the "Parking" subheading.

And if they have any questions, guests are expected to "check the f***ing website".

The only part of the card that didn't contain any profanities was the section titled "Wedding gifts", under which was written: "If you wanted to give us a wedding gift, a contribution to our honeymoon would be perfect."

Needless to say, the Reddit post garnered a lot of traction after it was posted.

While many understood that the invite was supposed to be humorous, a number of the commenters felt they seriously overstepped the mark.

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One person wrote: "I get it's supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek kinda joke.. but my god tone is important! 'Check your child at the door' or 'you know we get good food, don't worry about it' would be kinda funny. This is just mean-spirited."

Another added: "This. I am a vigorous swear word user and defender of their use, because they serve a specific and valuable purpose – to put people off. Not the tone you want on a wedding invitation. I'd think you'd want that to be more... inviting?"

A third agreed: "Yeah I swear all the time but this is a horrible tone. It's very rude and uncaring. Why would I want to come to the wedding of someone saying 'eat what you're given, you fat f***'?

What are your thoughts on the invite? Let us know in the comments!

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A bride and groom have been slammed after announcing the 15 rules they had for wedding guests.Now, your wedding day is perhaps one of the biggest - if not the biggest - days of your life so naturally, you want everything to be perfect.But one of the biggest factors that'll most likely determine how smoothly your day goes is your guest list.While you may be forced to invite that one cousin you absolutely despise just to keep the family peace, or send a personal note to the friend who likes to strip when they've had one too many to drink, the rest of the rules are unwritten, right?Credit: Thomas Barwick/GettyWell, one couple decided to crank things up a notch just to ensure that their day goes to plan and give their guests a set of 15 rules they must follow if they're attending the event.The post, which was titled 'Wedding Rules', was taken and re-posted to Reddit under the 'Wedding Shaming' thread with the tags 'Bridezilla/Groomzilla.'The caption also read: "If someone sent this to me I would simply just not go."Number one on the list was: “This is [redacted] and [redacted’s] big day, not yours.”"Do not get in the photographer’s way," read rule number two before the couple stressed that the dress code was black and gold, not "red, blue, green, and definitely no white!"The list continued, writing that if guests did not pay for the big day, they should keep their opinions to themselves, which, is actually pretty true no matter how blunt it may be."Your opinion is irrelavant," they declared - the misspelling of “irrelevant” was also apparent.The next rule read: "Pace yourselves when drinking" before telling guests that they should not make big announcements or proposals on the day either.“If you can’t handle or dislike the music, simply go home,” they also added. “This is a celebration. Not a funeral.”They also reminded people that there will be "twerking", so people should be aware of this, before additionally asking guests to use a designated wedding hashtag for any social media uploads.Guests were also told to refrain from sitting down throughout the eveningThe last three rules urged people to have fun.Credit: Wilpunt/GettyWhile the rules actually seem pretty tame, many pointed out that they did not like the blunt tone it was giving."I feel like all of these could be rewritten to not sound like an a**hole," wrote one user while another added: "Yeah. None of the rules are that bad. But it's weird that some of them have to be said (who are you inviting to your wedding that you have to tell them to not complain about your wedding?) and some could be said much more polite and fun."A third agreed, writing: "I mean, many of these things are just 'Be a human who can function in public.' If people on a guest list need to be told some of this... well, that’s part of why I got married at city hall. But as an adult person possessed of basic human decency, I am rolling my eyes if this is a message to all guests."And this user responded to the previous comment stating that the entire list gave "office staff party" vibes."It just seems like major control issues and overthinking. If I got a list of rules that cringey (turn it up allll the way) I wouldn't go. This is like a management memo to an office staff about the Xmas party."What would you do if you were handed this list as a wedding guest?Featured Image Credit: Hsyncoban/Getty

A woman has sparked a debate online after she revealed that she didn't serve alcohol at her wedding, and only served water instead.

Weddings are a huge occasion, as friends and family gather to celebrate the union of two people - and usually get a little bit wild late into the night.

For some, it's the only time they'll ever see their distant cousins who live on the other side of the country, so drinking is the only way to cope with the small talk.

But what happens when the bride and groom decide that no alcohol will be served at the event? As one Redditor found out, it can cause quite a bit of controversy.

The bride sparked debate by serving only water. Credit: Nadi Lindsay / Pexels

Taking to the ever-popular Am I The A**hole forum, the bride questioned her upcoming wedding after her family disagreed with her decision.

She penned: "My husband and I are getting married later this year. Each of our sides of the family are fairly big. It will be around 100-150 people total. My husband and I are paying for this all ourselves, as well as my grandma who said she doesn't care one way or the other on this issue."

The bride explained that there are lots of children in the family so they agreed to let the kids come to the wedding, but they opted to not have booze served.

Writing that the couple doesn't drink, the Redditor went on: "Nothing against people who do, it's just not for us and we don't want to. On top of that, we only really drink water. We rarely, if ever, drink soda so most of the time it's only water with the occasional juice and milk. We don't even drink coffee."

She explained that paying for the food of all of the guests was an expensive endeavor, and they didn't want the added cost of booze - as well as literally any other beverage that isn't water.

"When family and friends found out [they] got angry," she went on. "Some didn't really care but some are really upset about it. Saying that I can just have an open bar so I don't have to pay for drinks (we could, but still have to pay for the bartender and we just really don't want to bother with alcohol there)."

The bride received comments from her loved ones telling her that the wedding will be boring, but she couldn't understand why people were so upset about being served only water.

People flooded the comment section to offer their views, and it seems like this topic sparked a healthy debate.

"No one is arguing with a dry wedding lots of people shouldn’t be around alcohol. But if you don’t tell me it is water only I’m leaving the reception and grabbing a 12 pack of Diet Pepsi and plopping it down on my table," one person wrote.

A second added: "It's cheap and tacky to only serve water. I would 100% be pregaming in the parking lot if I found out I couldn't even get an iced tea or a soda."

A third supported the bride: "NTA (Not the a**hole) - your wedding your choice."

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Would you attend a wedding that only serves water? Let us know in the comments!

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