20 wedding mishaps that led to divorce: 'The bride [...] showed up in a bright pink track suit'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 5, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

Of course, we want our friends' weddings to be joyful and stress-free, but the reality of the matter is there's always something unexpected. Most of the time, it's minor and something everyone can laugh at in the moment or a few weeks down the road. However, every so often, some revelatory piece of information is uncovered that becomes a point of no return for the couple.

Luckily, I have yet to witness this kind of madness occur at a friend's wedding. However, last year, I had the great fortune (or misfortune, depending on how you look at it) of having to attend seven weddings all across the country. It felt like Seven Weddings and My Funeral, though somehow I came out alive and so did all of the couples. There were a few dramatic moments: family drama, weird uncles, poor organizing, etc. However, based on the following wedding stories, I never realized how lucky all my friends were that their weddings did not end up like these did.

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  • 01
    "The bride found out the groom was married and had kids in a different country."
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    r/AskReddit - Posted by u/skilled-dreamer 18 hours ago People who went to a wedding where the couple didn't last long, what happened?
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    Rare-Highlight-9674. 19 hr. ago During the reception the brides niece accidentally knocked over a drink that splashed the brides shoes and she back handed her in front of everyone. It caused a huge fight and the groom walked out right then.
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    SamuraiSuplex. 16 hr. ago . edited 15 hr. ago The maid of honor sat down at our table, downed a shot, and said, "I give them three years." Edit: They made it 2 years and 8 months.
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    mimibox 17 hr. ago • The bride and groom got married and within 3 months, the bride found out the groom was married and had kids in a different country.
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    randallAtl 16 hr. ago They were both 35 successful lawyer and doctor. But had never spent the night at each other's house. After the marriage they couldn't agree who would move in with who. And filed for divorce after 3 months. No one knows why they even got married at all. I guess they felt like they were supposed to at that age.
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    Arthurius-Denticus. 17 hr. ago edited 8 hr. ago Uh...The bride came out to slipknot. They wrote their own vows which were, shall we say, overtly and uncomfortably seal, and they had been dating for a grand total of two whole weeks. Any and all attempts to inform them that this was a mistake were met with "When you know, you know." or "You're just jealous." But hey, a free bar is a free bar.
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    Fickle_Pipe1954 - 19 hr. ago Actually, I performed a wedding at a local bar.. we left about 10 pm. The newlyweds got dr❤k, started fighting, and were arrested, spending the night in jail.
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    MotleyCute 17 hr. ago My brother got married to a woman from Russia while in the army. The whole family thought she married him for a green card, but he was convinced it was love. They had their ceremony in a gazebo on a military base. It was a small gathering of family that traveled to it from out of state. His best friend since high school got ordained just so he could marry them. My brother was really excited. He wore a nice suit and the bride... well... she showed up in a bright pink track s
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    AgingLemon 19 hr. ago Saw some signs at the wedding like ignoring each other, making r■ and snide remarks publicly, etc. They tried to fix their marriage by having a kid earlier than they planned and that led to divorce. Both are married to different people now and have had more kids, by all accounts far more civil, even cordial with each other.
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    karamellokoala 15 hr. ago Groom went missing between ceremony and reception. Bride found him the best man in the toilets. She smashed a glass in his face.
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    skilled-dreamer OP. 19 hr. ago I'll start, the bride and groom got married at 20 and the bride's dad asked her to return his credit card during his speech because she can't use "daddy's money" now that she's married. He then ran over and started cutting his OWN credit card while the DJ played Rich Girl.
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    soul-shine-lissa . 16 hr. ago I'm not sure but the thank you card from my gift arrived on the day I found out they were divorced. 2 weeks at most.
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    fredzout 17 hr. ago I was going to be "best man" at a friend's wedding. We got together the evening before the wedding, and all seemed well. Then, at 7:30 the next morning, I got a phone call from my friend. He said that the wedding was called off, and he would call and explain later. He didn't. It was two weeks later, I finally got a hold of his dad, and he said that his son was away at boot camp, and wouldn't be coming back. I never heard from him or the bride again, so I don't really know wha
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    ATL28-NE3 · 17 hr. ago She was way hotter than my cousin. By like a lot. She was also was nicer than him. Like a lot. So she left him. I still don't know why she married him in the first place. She made more than he did/does. So it wasn't looks, personality, or money.
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    pinkradar 15 hr. ago A week before the wedding the bride walked in on the groom the dog's stuffed toy. They went through with the very elaborate wedding and I'm pretty sure it's because she wanted a wedding, not a marriage, in the first place. They anulled the marriage 2 weeks later. Her parents are still paying off the wedding debt and that happened 5 years ago.
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    Martiallawtheology. 17 hr. ago There was a young lady working with me, who was caught texting her boyfriend on the wedding day. She had even sent him herself in her wedding dress.
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    orbitaldragon 13 hr. ago My friends mom got married to a trucker. Was a pretty nice guy, treated her well, took care of her financially. About a year in his other 3 wives from other states group called her to inform her that he was also married to all of them as well.
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    gnarlslindbergh . 16 hr. ago A few weeks later, the bride drove to her parents" house after work instead of her home and said she didn't want to be married anymore and asked them to fix it.
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    iamjustsyd 15 hr. ago Went to a wedding that the bride's parents spent $30,000 for. One month later, the husband got a better job in a city 90 minutes away. The wife didn't want to move that far from her parents. They were divorced less than two months of marriage.
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    Upsidedown0310 15 hr. ago My friend is a wedding photographer in Australia and she had a couple where the groom was visibly recoiling from the bride in every photo. She couldn't get a photo of him looking comfortable or happy around his bride. No idea what was going on but they didn't last long...
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    Bruce Wayne 13 hr. ago Bride had a very Instagram wedding and it was quite over the top. She had 2 different dresses, videographer who made it look like it was a film Turns out the groom had been sleeping with the maid of honour for 6 months prior to the wedding and it was found out when the MoH was crying saying "this should've been me" at the party afterwards Cake tasted absolutely incredible though, 10/10
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