'The bride burst into tears': 20+ Hilarious moments when wedding guests didn't 'hold their peace'

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Mar 23, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

I haven't been to many weddings in my day, which I kind of regret because I love spectacle. Any time that a group of people gets together in the hopes of things going well, there's always potential for things to go wrong. There's too much comedic tension. Like funerals, when something is funny at a wedding, it's 100x funnier because it's at a wedding when everyone is trying to be serious. 

One of the wedding moments that has the most potential for hilarity to ensue is when the officiant asks, "Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace." The vast majority of the time, nothing happens and we move right along. But what about the times when something does happen? This is where Reddit comes in: where people can tell their funny stories and we get the pleasure of reading them. Read on for the hilarious "objection" stories. 

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    "Chaos ensued as everyone gasped in Shock"
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    g? r/AskReddit u/IncognitoAstronaut10 • 1d Has anyone actually seen in person at a wedding any people who have objected? What's the story?
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    maeveomaeve · 1d • Incredibly anti-climatic, an ex-boyfriend stood up and said he was still in love with the bride so the wedding couldn't go ahead. Officant said that wasn't a valid reason, he sat back down.
    via u/maeveomaeve
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    . iamsavsavage • 23h "I object" "Overruled"
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    MovingInStereoscope • 20h The visual of the officiant not even looking up from the vows while saying this is killing me.
    via u/MovingInStereoscope
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    curtludwig 18h ° I was shooting a wedding video, the preacher gets to that part and just as he says "Or forever hold your peace" there was a HUGE peal of thunder. Lighting had hit a TV tower on the other side of the valley. I'd seen the strike and had just enough time to think "thats gonna be loud" and cover my ears. After the thunder died away there was a long pause and the preacher said "Well thats never happened before." It was awesome. AFAIK they're still married...
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    ligmasweatyballs74 • 23h I saw this once. The pastor is asking this and people are looking around 2/3s of the way back is a very pregnant young lady standing up. People start to turn to look at her. She say "I'm sorry, I have to pee" That was as a close one.
    via u/ligmasweatyballs74
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    Bucketsdntlie • 22h The groom's stomach must have been through the floor for that split second Imao
    via u/Bucketsdntlie
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    Zloiche1 • 1d My grandmother did when my loser uncle(her son) got married the 4th time. She told the woman she could do better.
    via u/Zloiche1
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    nirvanagirllisa • 20h One of my dad's cousins was getting married for the fourth time. My grandma asked my eldest uncle if he was going to the wedding. He said "Nah, I'll catch the next one." Sure enough, divorced a year or two later. (The guy was a real creep though, totally justified).
    via u/nirvanagirllisa
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    John McClanes 1d There wasn't an objection, but my cousin's rehearsal dinner was nuts. The bride and the maid of honor were both pregnant by the groom and the best man. But vice versa of what you think. It all came to a head because the best man spoke up that the wedding was a bad idea.
    via u/JohnMcClanes****
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    desba3347 • 1d So just switch the couples and save money with a double wedding, seems pretty simple/s
    via u/desba3347
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    ijustwanttogotojacuz⚫ 20h The groom's Dad stood up and loudly said, "It's not too late, son!" right as the bride was coming down the aisle. She sobbed the whole way down and the show went on. They're divorced now.
    via u/ijustwanttogotojacuz
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    ParticularThese7503 20h So kinda, but not really. I was maid of honor at my best friend's wedding, and her dad had some mental health issues along with a tendency to be annoying. I knew that when the groom had asked her dad for permission to marry her, he had technically said no. So we were all on pins and needles a bit. The time came for the "does anyone object" question, and the dad steps up to speak, and I watch my friend's face go completely ashen and I'm ready to throw up or throw hands or
    via u/ParticularThese7503
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    owlsandmoths • 19h Like that couldn't have waited for the speeches during the reception? Right then and there was the time he chose?
    via u/owlsandmoths
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    cezarrad 20h . Oh, let me tell you a juicy story. At my cousin's wedding, just as the officiant asked if anyone objected to the union, my aunt stood up and exclaimed that the groom was still legally married to his ex-wife. Chaos ensued as everyone gasped in shock, and the bride burst into tears. It turned out to be a case of mistaken identity, as my aunt had confused the groom with someone else. But for a brief moment, it felt like we were in the middle of a real-life soap opera.
    via u/cezarrad
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    Angled Luffa • 20h Went to a wedding by the shore, and when the officiant asked this question, a seagull who had come to watch gave a really loud squak
    via u/AngledLuffa
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    Crafty240618 • 19h The night before my cousin's wedding, her ex bf showed up to her parents house with the intention of making an 11th hour plea for her not to go through with the wedding and take him back instead. Luckily she was out with her sisters dropping the cake off at the hotel for the reception so she didn't have to deal with it, and my uncle eventually got the guy to leave (threatened to call the police in the end). The next morning at the church, there were a load of guests very discr
    via u/Crafty240618
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    trainbrain27 • 16h Clocked = recognized, not struck, though that mental picture is funnier.
    via u/trainbrain27
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    Professional-Chef-40 • 20h My sister had her wedding in our backyard. When asked if there are objections, the family dog got up, walked to the minister, barked once, turned back and sat down
    via u/Professional-Chef-40
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    kosherhalfsourpickle • 19h There was a video posted on here recently of a wedding out in a pasture. When the minister asks if anyone objects, a cow standing nearby moooed really loudly. Everyone proceeded to crack up.
    via u/kosherhalfsourpickle
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    jersey8894 • 22h Was at a wedding years ago, when the question was asked the bride's father stood up and asked her "Are you absolutely sure you want to marry this guy?" Since the back 2 rows on the grooms side had a bet on this we all were then cleared to start drinking! To be fair, they are still married and still in love and her Dad still hates the man because he works for himself and not a company. Her Dad hates that he has a successful business.
    via u/jersey8894
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    FapDonkey 20h So fun fact: the whole "objecting to the wedding thing" is/was not done to give someone an opportunity to object if they didn;t approve of the weding. It was done to give someone a chance to object if they knew the couple CAN'T be married. Dates back to a time long ago when public records were nonexistant/sparse, small communities might be pretty isolated from others, many marriages were arranged and people only met near the wedding, etc. So asking this question wasn't a chance for
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