Craziest Story

[*Ashley*]

Have a crazy story about a wedding guest either at your wedding or someone else's? Share it with all of us!

[*TanyaJeanne*]

How about a wedding nightmare for someone?

I went to a wedding a couple years ago and we all RSVP'ed and I guess the bride got a final count from all of the cards she got back. EVEN though she had her final count of "yes's" she decided to subtract 25 some from the number for her caterer's. About 25 of us (including me and my friend and her parents) ended up with no food and had to sit and watch everyone else eat!

[*Stacie*]

That is absolutely horrible!!! I would have left. If I was that bride I would have been so embaressed!

[*TanyaJeanne*]

Ya it was horrible! We were upset!

[*Tanya*]

Whaaat? The BRIDE subtracted 25? She expected to have that many no-shows?? Not hard to tell she doesn't belong to a wedding message board, is it? :giggle:

[Winter_Bride]

tell me about it!! that's awful! did she tell you why she did that?

[Celeste]

One of my favorite threads on UW was the gal who had one of her guests RSVP that she was attending and listed for her "and guest" slot: the good lord Jesus. She had quite the delimma... order dinner for Jesus? Make a place card?

Another favorite horror story (on Etiquette Hell originally I think) was the guest who cut two pieces out of the wedding cake BEFORE the cake cutting because her kids were crying for cake. She claimed that she didn't think it was a big deal because she cut them from the back side of the cake. I'd have probably killed someone.

I lucked out with good guests. I can only go as "bad" as to say that I know I had at least two guests show up who were drunk before the ceremony even started. That's pretty par for the course for them though, so I wasn't surprised and they weren't disruptive.

[*TanyaJeanne*]

tell me about it!! that's awful! did she tell you why she did that?

Nope! She or the family didn't even come by and say something. I know they knew that we didnt have food though because we were at the table right next to the WP table...Kind of embarassing I guess?

[*TanyaJeanne*]

Another favorite horror story (on Etiquette Hell originally I think) was the guest who cut two pieces out of the wedding cake BEFORE the cake cutting because her kids were crying for cake. She claimed that she didn't think it was a big deal because she cut them from the back side of the cake. I'd have probably killed someone.


Now THAT would have made me go BRIDEZILLA!

[Andrea]

haha listen to this...i was talking to a bride the other day on the phone(also happens to be a coworker of mine). My mom is doing her wedding, my mom is a caterer. She was talking to another one of our co workers who had attended a wedding a couple weeks ago. Anyways, the caterer of that wedding died the tuesday before the wedding. When the family or whomever called to tell the bride that the caterer had died, the bride said, so is there and alternative to this, is there any of her help that could put it together...she got a straight answer NOPE...man i would FREAK. So then I guess the wedding party and family had stayed up the night before until 4a.m. (haha this better not happen to me, i need atleast 6-8 hrs OR ELSE haha) preparing a whole bunch of food and stuff. So then they got these two teenagers to organize everything the day of. They had NO clue what the heck they were doing. What they did was they were sending up 4 tables at a time, 2 on each side. By the time the last group of 4 went up...THERE WAS NO MEAT LEFT

[KathyandJer]

I cannot believe someone would REMOVE 25 guests when giving numbers to the caterer!!! Ummmm, shouldn't we be ADDING a few just in case's???

Worst story I can think of is a wedding we added a couple of years ago where the bride's brother-in-law was the bartender. I think he was serving one, drinking two all night because he was pretty drunk pretty early! And thankfully it was after we left, but apparently he ended up putting his fist through a window at the reception location and being rushed to the hospital. Needless to say, I'm guessing the couple didn't get their deposit back on the site!

[*Ashley*]

Another favorite horror story (on Etiquette Hell originally I think) was the guest who cut two pieces out of the wedding cake BEFORE the cake cutting because her kids were crying for cake. She claimed that she didn't think it was a big deal because she cut them from the back side of the cake. I'd have probably killed someone.

Yeah, she's not raising her kids as brats, now is she?

I'd kill someone.

[*Tanya*]

I just got home from hanging out with a friend, who went to a wedding last night. She said there were tons of appetizers passed around so, when dinner finally came, she was too full to eat it. So she had them WRAP IT UP for her to take home, along with the three breasts of chicken that were still sitting on the table. :eek: :wow: She said she didn't want to see it go to waste, and that everyone else at the table gave her weird looks. Gee, I wonder why. :rolleyes::laugh3:

[lmhcmm]

I'm only a month into planning but so far, I one of our groomsmen has TOLD Corey (notice he didn't tell me and I see the guy every day because I work with him) that they want us to invite a friend of his wifes so that she isn't alone while we're eating dinner. :rolleyes:

1) We're having SOs sit at the head table so that they don't have to be alone.

2) The groomsmen is one of Corey's cousins so his wife will likely know more people on 'his side' than I will.

[Poloke]

I just got home from hanging out with a friend, who went to a wedding last night. She said there were tons of appetizers passed around so, when dinner finally came, she was too full to eat it. So she had them WRAP IT UP for her to take home, along with the three breasts of chicken that were still sitting on the table. :eek: :wow: She said she didn't want to see it go to waste, and that everyone else at the table gave her weird looks. Gee, I wonder why. :rolleyes::laugh3:


My aunts do this! Makes me wanna :caught: even thinking that it might happen at my wedding!

[Rosebud]

Anyone remember the couple from UW who had received a nice check from guests that they didn't know and couldn't for the life of them figure out where they came from? Stan and (can't remember the woman's name...Julie?), the mystery guests were actually neighbors of invited guests who became ill. The invited guests knew there were going to be two meals that were paid for and didn't want them to go to waste. So they gave the invite to their neighbors (Stan and his wife) who attended the wedding of people they didn't know AND wrote them a generous check. :laugh3: It was hysterical to read that thread and finally find out who Stan and Julie were.

[oupiglet]

I LOVE the Stan and Julie story! Best ever!

[Angela]

I remember that story! It's a hoot!

I have to say my cousin's boyfriend, Josh, was pretty funny. He was so trashed. And the boy can't dance. So it was so funny watching him try to dance while being wasted at the same time. You should see our wedding video. :rofl:

[Celeste]

I'm so glad somebody brought up the Stan and Julie story! That was hysterical.

[Kelly]

yeah my DH's friends show up plastered and I didn't even know..lol.
.while we were getting ready, my MIL wasn't watching our nephew, my dad found him outside hitting my dad'struck with a stick..:pointlaugh:

[Dmsangel]

the wrapping leftovers makes me nervous. I'm afraid my fh's grandmother would do something like that. She's horrible with waitstaff too. Oh boy.

[*Ashley*]

Seriously. I was thinking about it. I'll be MORTIFIED for the friends if they decide to wrap their meal up. I don't know Michael's entire guestlist (family-wse) so I hope they wouldn't do that, but then, I don't know!

[-->Kat<--]

I don't think thats too bad actually and my caterer came prepared with to go boxes, so it must not be uncommon :shrug:

Most embarrassing thing at our wedding was that DH dropped me when he went to dip me at the end of our first dance! :giggle:

[Sk8ermaiden]

I'm not so sure what's so bad about taking the meal home either. Shoving chicken breasts in your purse is one thing. Asking for a box for your uneaten food, or even leftovers seems ok. Not exactly the definition of class...but ok. I would actually be thrilled if that happened, because it would mean 1) the food was good and 2) that none of the food we paid for went to waste.

[Jaci]

Anyone remember the couple from UW who had received a nice check from guests that they didn't know and couldn't for the life of them figure out where they came from? Stan and (can't remember the woman's name...Julie?), the mystery guests were actually neighbors of invited guests who became ill. The invited guests knew there were going to be two meals that were paid for and didn't want them to go to waste. So they gave the invite to their neighbors (Stan and his wife) who attended the wedding of people they didn't know AND wrote them a generous check. :laugh3: It was hysterical to read that thread and finally find out who Stan and Julie were.

:yes: that was Mei Mei!

[*Ashley*]

I just think it's tacky, but my opinion isn't the opinion of everyone.

[~*Kate*~]

It's not something I would do, but if someone did it at my wedding I wouldn't be offended. I would definitely make fun of them though! :poke:

[Kari]

Stan and Julie were Mei-Mei's (Fredericka's) guests!! I remember that, it was TOO funny!!

[*Ashley*]

I still think my favorite is the mom who cut the cake before the cake cutting for her kids. Oye.

[~*Kate*~]

I still think my favorite is the mom who cut the cake before the cake cutting for her kids. Oye.

I would destroy that person. OMG. :firemad:

The woman who put my mom's wedding cake out put her hand in it on accident.

[Maria 05]

My horror story is that my MIL and FIL boycotted their son's wedding because I lacked According to them Beauty brains and breeding and would not give them any say in the wedding

[~*Kate*~]

My horror story is that my MIL and FIL boycotted their son's wedding because I lacked According to them Beauty brains and breeding and would not give them any say in the wedding

:jawdrop:

Maria, I'm going to have to borrow your hammer. And some money for a plane ticket to Ireland.

[*Ashley*]

:jawdrop:

Maria, I'm going to have to borrow your hammer. And some money for a plane ticket to Ireland.


I second that.

Two little blondes are headed over there to kick some :moon:

[Kelly]

maria- no..way....wtf:huh:

[KathyandJer]

Maria - you can't be serious :mope: They OBVIOUSLY don't know you at all... and don't respect their son or his decisions!

Two blondes and a brunette on the plane - ready to :kickbutt:

[Maria 05]

Its ok but you are going to have to fly to the Netherlands.

My husband and I sent them a wedding photo of their grandchild with us but we heard nothing from them :mope: I am ok about it but jacQues is really hurt still

[*Diane*]

Its ok but you are going to have to fly to the Netherlands.

My husband and I sent them a wedding photo of their grandchild with us but we heard nothing from them :mope: I am ok about it but jacQues is really hurt still
Maria, you and JacQues have a baby?? :faint: I swear I thought I knew everything about you....

[Winter_Bride]

What?? Did I read that right?

[Kelly]

maybe it's another grandchild that was just in photos..or have we all beein the dark about this?..lol

[~*Kate*~]

Doesn't she have a niece? The one that speaks Dutch?

[KelciAlexandra]

this is actually more of a funny story than a horror one. . . one of my close friend's was married a couple of years ago and it was one of those weddings where everyone pretty much knows eachother (I LOVE THOSE KINDS!) and knowing that this one guy was going to be invited we were all nervous to see what kind of stunt he would pull either at the wedding or the reception. . . well the wedding went off without a hitch and the reception was perfect. . . and then he did it. . . he went off and grabbed an entire bottle of wine and a turkey leg (think medieval ppl) stood up on top of his chair and toasted the bride and groom. . . it was one of those memorable moments that made this wedding unforgettable but didnt ruin it :D

[Winter_Bride]

That's actually kind of cute! Altough it does give me images of turkey fat and skin showering the bride....

[~*Kate*~]

We did the pictures at our friends' wedding, and when the groom's brother/best man gave his toast, he just said, "Eternal happiness." Then he said, "I have something else to say, too," pulled his girlfriend out of her chair and proposed! We were all pretty much :shock:

Come to think of it, there is actually footage of it on my movie blog if you feel the need to see it. :lol:

[Mrs. Bebe]

One of my Groomsmen has been put on wedding probation because of a stunt he pulled at a wedding a few years back.
A little back ground info: Skippy, the groomsman in question, is 6'4" and basically looks like a cromagnon! He has long scraggly red hair; he works on the oil rigs and looks the part. He also, as a rule of thumb, plays the part well. He's basically your stereotypical rig pig. Don't get me wrong, he's one of DH and my best friends...but he is what he is.

At this wedding, a good friend of Skippy and Jason's was the bride, and Skippy's ex-girlfriend was there. Having consumed a tad (ha! understatement of the year) too much liquor, Skippy got very rowdy and wound up "power slamming" his ex-girlfriend. He knocked her to the ground and broke one of her ribs. She had to be taken away in an ambulance. To make matters worse, one of the paramedics knocked the cake table and toppled the cake. What a disaster.

I have kindly informed Skippy that he is on a "no alcohol before midnight" rule. He whole heartedly agreed.

:)

[jillian]

Me have a crazy guest? No way. I just had some one who refused to take her seat after my dad refused to have her walk down the aisle with me and then walked out with the guys. I had a few guests decide that it wasn't worth going outside to smoke pot, just go upstairs and open a window, cause no one would ever find out. I had an underage guest tell off the bartender because he wasn't making drinks strong enough. That's not crazy, is it?

[serda23]

Umm... Jillian? That's a tad bit MORE than crazy! :lol:

We did the pictures at our friends' wedding, and when the groom's brother/best man gave his toast, he just said, "Eternal happiness." Then he said, "I have something else to say, too," pulled his girlfriend out of her chair and proposed! We were all pretty much :shock:

Come to think of it, there is actually footage of it on my movie blog if you feel the need to see it. :lol:

Kate I totally hunted down the video, and even though I knew what was going to happen, and don't know those people? I was all like "OMG!" :lol: Even from the video you could kind of sense the shock throughout the room!

[jillian]

We did the pictures at our friends' wedding, and when the groom's brother/best man gave his toast, he just said, "Eternal happiness." Then he said, "I have something else to say, too," pulled his girlfriend out of her chair and proposed! We were all pretty much :shock:

Come to think of it, there is actually footage of it on my movie blog if you feel the need to see it. :lol:I would mad if some one proposed at my wedding.

[*meghan*]

My uncle was the BM in my Dad's wedding a few weeks ago, so he gave the standard BM toast. He got up, took the microphone, and said "First, I just want to say Congratulations to Doug and Kelly." My Dad's new wife's name is Debbie. Kelly is MY Mom, and they have been divorced for 7 years. Enough said. :disbelief:

[jillian]

Was he the BM in your parents wedding? Maybe he was reusing the toast?

[*meghan*]

Was he the BM in your parents wedding? Maybe he was reusing the toast?

:rofl: I think he was a GM in my parents' wedding. He's a little :crazy: though - like he just got a divorce, but didn't want to hire his own lawyer - he was just going to use his ex-wife's lawyer to draw up their divorce papers. Riiiiight.

[*Diane*]

My uncle was the BM in my Dad's wedding a few weeks ago, so he gave the standard BM toast. He got up, took the microphone, and said "First, I just want to say Congratulations to Doug and Kelly." My Dad's new wife's name is Debbie. Kelly is MY Mom, and they have been divorced for 7 years. Enough said. :disbelief:

:jawdrop: I don't think that I could cover my embarrassment after that faux pas! I might even make a sign and put it on my own back, "Kick Me".

[*meghan*]

:jawdrop: I don't think that I could cover my embarrassment after that faux pas! I might even make a sign and put it on my own back, "Kick Me".

It was pretty bad. We all met up again at my Grandpa's birthday party last weekend, and she walked in with a nametag on her shirt that said "Hello Bob, My Name is DEBBIE". It was hilarious :lol: I'll have to post the pic of it later.

[jillian]

At least she found humor in it.

[Sk8ermaiden]

Well it is nice to know that she has a good sense of humor.

My friends were crazy all night, but there weren't really any crazy stories.

The reception venue is a hands-off place though. They give you a key and leave. Well, apparently if you pull the catering kitchen door all the way shut, it locks from the inside and we don't have a key for it. Of course, no one told us this.

So, halfway through the reception, our caterers lock themselves out of the kitchen. My FIL, my uncle Chuck, and my great uncle Bud get the tools out of my Uncle Bud's truck, and the three of them are breaking into the kitchen. The caterer is standing there going, "What are you doing? Don't break it. You know if you break the door the bride doesn't get her deposit back."

Uncle Chuck just looks at her and says, "Do you want in or not?"

I found out about this later from my FIL, and just think it is the best story, plus a great bonding experience between the two families. I am just so mad there are no pictures.

[*meghan*]

Uncle Chuck just looks at her and says, "Do you want in or not?"



:rofl: That's awesome. Do you happen to know if anyone caught this on camera?

[Sk8ermaiden]

:rofl: That's awesome. Do you happen to know if anyone caught this on camera?

:disbelief: Not a single picture. I am so sad. Dinner was being served upstairs and the photographers and everyone were up there.

[*Ashley*]

That's awesome Kellie :) Don't you loveall the stories you hear after the wedding?

The only crazy story I have is Michael's ex girlfriend telling him that her mother was turning over in her grave because he married me and not her. I'll point out that they dated for 2 months in 10th grade.

ETA: If you count my hubby rapping all of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" to the entire reception crazy, then that too, LOL.

[Gemini13]

At my best friend's wedding, I was the MOH, and someone (we never did find the person) decided that while the ceremony was going on would be a good time to rob the BP. Me, the bride, the MOB and the Best Man all had stuff stolen. The girls were upstairs and the guys were downstairs in two different rooms in the CHURCH so they were pretty brave. Luckily, the groom put his billfold, with all of their honeymoon money, in his tuxedo pocket prior to the wedding and the FOB had the money they were going to give the couple as a wedding present in his pocket too. We didn't even notice the stuff was missing until the halfway through the reception. The police were called and the couple had to wait around for a while before they could leave for their honeymoon. It was PITA!!! I felt bad for them. I didn't have much money in my purse either thank goodness. The couple has since divorced and I joked with her that maybe that was a sign at the wedding....:laugh3:.

Patti

[KelciAlexandra]

thats horrible! who would do something like that to someone on their wedding day!

[Gemini13]

We always wondered if it was someone at the wedding or if a stranger just walked in off the street and perused around the church while we were preoccupied.

I think some other churches had been robbed around the same time too so I really hope it wasn't someone there for the wedding.

It was just insane

[myrosiedog]

I have actually heard that robbers peruse the newspaper for weddings and funerals because they know that no one will be home and they target those houses while the services are going on. So if you live in a smallish town or have a distinctive last name and can be easily found through the phone book or google, it's a good idea to leave someone at the house that can be trusted.
Also a good idea to have the church provide a place where purses and stuff can be locked up. I've also heard of this happening at other weddings. There are so many people and families dont' always know each other that a thief in a suit can pretty much blend in.

ETA: I know in our town in the engagement announcements, they will give the date of the wedding and sometimes the location. Be careful what you put in the newspaper.

[Mimzy]

MRD - You Came!!! Welcome! :wavey:

[*Diane*]

How about a fight? :nono: At the end of the evening, as the bride and groom prepared to depart- a fight broke out between a wedding crasher and a groomsman. Alcohol is our friend, huh? :gaah: The police came... oh, it was just dandy...

[flasoxgirl]

My DH had two GM's who are brothers who are well known for getting beyond obnoxious when drinking and I was quite nervous about their behavior at the wedding, one much more so then the other. It turned out I worried about the wrong brother. Chris, the one I initially worried about, was quite well behaved and even gave a nice toast. The other one fought with his gf all night and purposely hit on every girl there just to make her mad. Luckily the worst of it happened up in my BM's hotel room after the wedding was over. He threw a drink in her face and she punched him. One of the GM's shoved him away or it could have gotten much worse. I thought I managed to get away with my parents knowing about this (they are older and pretty straight laced) but one of my moms friends sons (who had been an instigator with this couple all night even though he had never met them before, and was just a PITA all around) ran back and told his mom who ran and told my mom.