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[Jessiebugkovacs]

we had a few at our wedding. But the only thing I could do was laugh about it.
Our wedding was at a Southern Plantation in April, Louisiana weather and all I had it outside(even with the threat of rain)the only thing I didn't account for was that in April is when the caterpillars arrive in the oak trees. And naturally, they love to cling, and sting. so our whole rehearsal was everyone dancing to stay away from the caterpillars.
The ceremony was in the front yard with the Plantation behind us, so everyone walks out and the planner had it ready for my big dramatic entrance, my dad was ready, I was ready...we take the step out of the plantation and I FALL DOWN the step. twists my ankle, but I was ready to get married(long story, many set backs like that dreaded K-storm, a couple auto accidents etc)so I keep going out to the yard. I get out there and they straight out my dress and ceremony begins, not too long into the ceremony(by the way there's video of this!)I started hearing my bridesmaids whispering my name, panicked. So I made eye contact w/DH, and frowned as to say what are they talking about? DH looks over and doesn't understand the sign language(ladies you know the language I'm talking about, the kind only women can pull over and other women know exactly what you are talking about)So in the middle of my ceremony, you see me turn around and "whisper" WHAT?(I say whisper because I had a mic on, it wasn't very quiet on the video)I didn't pay attention because HEY I"M GETTING MARRIED HERE!
So it comes time for our vows and the bridal party moves closer in, and my maid of honor comes over to take my bouquet but also pulls the caterpillar off that was climbing my dress the whole entire time, and it was getting dangerously close to crawling across bare skin(that would have probably been funny to see a bride getting tickled.) Well, after watching the video I noticed in the background as we were saying our vows, it looked like one of the bridesmaids was getting really emotional and she kept covering her face up with her bouquet, ok...that's sweet but she leaned over to another bridesmaid and she immediately started to help her do something. ok.....what's going on here? I started to read her lips. "it's up.....up....my dress." that's right caterpillar on her leg tickling her, and she was hiding behind her bouquet because she was laughing! The ceremony was laughs. And I have some funny stories to pass down to my children when they come. The reception wasn't quite as eventful, except explaining to people who didn't know that my minister was my best friend but also an ex boyfriend. DH's family just couldn't grasp the fact that after we broke up we remained really good friends, then he became a Chaplin in the army.

 

[roseprincess]

I just thought of another snafu at a wedding DH and I attended.
At the reception, the fire alarm went off. We all, of course, had to be evacuated from the building. I don't think there was a fire, but something must have set off the smoke alarm.
Anyways, the bride was in tears. She did feel better later, as the firemen in the fire truck let everyone take pictures of the bride and groom posing in front of the fire truck, before we went back in the banquet hall.
Once we went back in the banquet room, the DJ played "Fire" by the Ohio Players(disco/funk song). We all went on the dance floor dancing and having a good time!

 

[Calrissian13]

I broke my husband's finger while I was putting the ring on

Actually I re-broke it, since he had done the original breaking about two months before the wedding but refused to go to the doctor to get it looked at. Needless to say, the bone may have healed together but his finger was now a size larger, so the ring was not going over the knuckle without protest.

 

[Camicar]

I used to be in the wedding business and my biggest snafus involved children. Usually the uninvited kind whose parents insisted upon bringing them because of course Precious and Princely are perfect angels and never do anything wrong.

-Vomiting on the bride
-Screaming so loudly during the service that the priest stopped the service and walked down the aisle to the mother and told her to take the kid outside NOW. They resumed the ceremony from the beginning bec no one -- including the couple -- had heard one word.
-Setting off the fire alarm/sprinklers and thereby ending a $20K reception 15 minutes into it.
-Making a poop on the dance floor.
-Tossing ice onto the dance floor to see who would fall. Bride did, fell down, got a concussion and spend her wedding night in the hospital.

I could go on.

I am now an advocate of child-free weddings.

--At a relative's informal at-home wedding, the baker (for some stupid reason) had put the tiered cake together and was carrying it into their house already done and ready to go. Of course, she tripped over the door jamb and tripped. She fell on top of the cake. End of cake.
-At my cousin's informal at-home wedding, the baker (different one) decided to deliver the cake four hours early. Problem: She dropped it off outside in the driveway on a day that was approximately 95 degrees. And also, did not cover it. Luckily, no one drove into it, but... that buttercream frosted melted and it also had extra protein -- about 100 bumblees that got stuck in the melted frosting.

 

[theycallmered]

I attended a wedding a few years back where during the bride's processional her veil fell out of her hair. She did not miss a beat though. At some point during the ceremony one of her bridesmaids shoved the thing back into her hair. It was just a bit distracting to say the least.

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

I think some people don't understand the difference between being horrified and mortified and use them interchangeably.

Someone was once "mortified" about a TV show regarding the cleanliness of Disney's hotel rooms. Unless she is in charge of housekeeping at the hotel...there is no reason for HER to be mortified. Another said that they were mortified that no one gave up their seat on a bus to another poster. The person who was "mortified" was not even there nor did she have any connection to those that didn't give up their seats. Again, no reason for HER to be mortified.

Sorry to butt in, but who are you to tell anyone how they should or shouldn't feel? Just because they weren't there?? Even if it is a missuse of the word - does it really matter??? Whatever - I have better things to do with my time than worry about telling others there wrong for their feelings.

 

[Camicar]

If you want to read some good stories go to the etiquettehell.com site.

 

[sbsteel]

If you want to read some good stories go to the etiquettehell.com site.

I love that site! I have wasted many hours there, but the stories are so worth it.

Sorry to butt in, but who are you to tell anyone how they should or shouldn't feel? Just because they weren't there?? Even if it is a missuse of the word - does it really matter??? Whatever - I have better things to do with my time than worry about telling others there wrong for their feelings.

It should be they're. See, misuse of words do matter.

And, for the record, I obviously have nothing better to do with my time than worry about telling others they're wrong for their feelings...about grammar, spelling, and the denotation and connotation of words.

 

[JoJo's Mom]

These are great stories!

Ok, we were at a wedding last weekend. The mother of the groom did not wear a bra with her dress. NOT a pretty site. It also looked like she took her teeth out for the reception. There were other weird things. Strangest wedding I have ever been to.

At my wedding (2nd marriage). We did the reception line and my cute little grandpa wheels up in his wheel chair and shakes my DH's hand and says "Welcome to the family Mike". The problem is....my DH's name is Dan!!! My ex-husband is Mike!!! Dan never said a word to anyone that this happend. He just shook it off. We didn't know until we watched the video and caught it. We never told grandpa what he did either.

 

[MsDisney23]

Less than a week before my own wedding, the place where we were to hold our reception burnt to the ground!!!! I had to re-plan an entire wedding in 3 days... It took me a year and half to plan it.