15+ memorable wedding debacles: 'Bride's stepmother and mother got into a fight. Stepmother bit the mother!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Jun 27, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

It's nearly impossible for a wedding to go entirely according to plan, but these ceremonies really went south in the most unexpected ways. 

As someone who attended more weddings last year than one ever should, I can attest to the fact that no matter how prepared the couple is, there will always be some kind of inevitable drama. It could be a family member going rogue or a force majeure situation. It could be that someone gets sick or the florist messes something up. Anyone who has been involved in a wedding in any capacity should be able to understand that an event with that amount of preparation almost always has some kind of unforeseen incident that occurs on the day. The key is how the people involved react to that incident. Depending on the situation and how it's handled, the day could become a memorable event for good or bad reasons.

Keep scrolling below for this list of wedding debacles. For more stories like this, check out this collection of petty revenge tales.

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    UsernameCheckOuts 10 hr. ago The Chinese lanterns landed on the thatched roof of the wedding venue and the entire place went up like a scene from a war movie. Was incredible, and for once, not my fault.
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    nicolby 10 hr. ago Candles lit a curtain on fire. My wife's grandfather grabbed two Bud Lights, shook them up and sprayed the fire out. It was epic.
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    DeathToRook · 7 hr. ago The bride and groom cutting the cake. They couldn't cut into it, so she gave it a stab and it fell over, taking the other desserts with it. The cake was still frozen. I was the bride. F that cake.
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    unorigionalthrowaway. 11 hr. ago Bride was dancing during the reception, fell and broke her left arm. Lots of pictures from the ER- photographer went with them! When the Dr. heard he'd be setting a bride's arm, he put on a suit! They worked hard to get the swelling down so she wouldn't have to have her brand new wedding ring cut off. Crazy.
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    davethapeanut ⚫ 10 hr. ago I saw a woman, the "best friend" of the groom get dr hk and loudly confess her being in love with the groom. The wife even said "I f knew it you b. She was escorted out and everything went as planned. The new wife looked SMUG. You could literally see the "that bi is getting cut out FINALLY" running through her head.
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    . BD-TxState 9 hr. ago. edited 4 hr. ago Grandma gave a speech and it started off "we are so happy to see how you turned out despite... the incident". The bride looked mortified and a few people silently nodded and with their hands did the cross across their body and clasped their hands together to pray. To this day we have no clue what "the incident" was. We have speculated with our friends but little is known about my buddy's wives uber religious/ past. It was such an awkward cringy speech. Th
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    Adrift715 9 hr. ago . Relatives got married on 7/7/7. Unfortunately the venue took full advantage of this special day and booked 4 or 5 weddings thru out the day. We were hushed during the cocktail hour as not to interrupt a different ceremony that was taking place. You couldn't tell where one event started and another ended. I know the family paid top dollar and they certainly weren't informed about it. The ceremony started at 5 but we weren't served dinner until 8:30, they never even brought b
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    DAVENPORT 10 hr. ago • I've been to a fair share of Southern Baptist weddings. They tend to run long. The worst was over three hours, included multiple sermons, several musical numbers, and two candle lighting ceremonies. By the end of it, everyone just wanted to get the fout of there. Also, being part of a wedding where the bride and groom wait to take pictures until after the ceremony is f awful. I was absolutely starving, only to discover they ran out of f food before the wedding party arrive
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    LovesTheTV 11 hr. ago 12 speeches, 2 musical numbers, one PowerPoint presentation.
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    Competitive-Metal773 10 hr. ago . My friend and her newly minted husband in a screaming match in the street outside the venue. I don't even remember what stupid thing had set him off, alc was definitely a factor. They made up and were back to dancing a little later but the mood of the place had definitely changed. It was a long time ago and I'm a little fuzzy in the timeline but I think they made it to their first anniversary, but definitely did not make it to the second.
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    Jumpy_Ad6578 · 9 hr. ago Bride's step-mother and mother got into a fight. Step-mother bit the mother. Wedding went to a screeching halt.
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    Wild-Calligrapher-60. 10 hr. ago As the bride walked forward, her wedding dress snagged on something like a nail and slid down to her waist...
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    starlet-artist 10 hr. ago The groom's ex showing up uninvited and causing a scene during the vows
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    Emulsified Watermelon 10 hr. ago Messages between the bride and her coworker, about how she wanted him to object at the wedding so they could continue their affair.
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    a-real-life-dolphin . 9 hr. ago Worst thing that happened at mine was that the fancy vintage car we hired to take us home after the wedding wouldn't start. So my dad drove us home in his station wagon. Feeling very lucky after reading these responses!
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    Equivalent-Roof-5136. 8 hr. ago The mother of the groom in floods of tears during the reception, accompanied by the groom's very recent ex. Whom he had been sh during the engagement, unbeknownst to the bride. The rabbi eventually awkwardly pulled the groom out of the dancing to come and comfort both his mother and his ex. It didn't last.
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    Bizarre_Protuberance. 8 hr. ago The bride refused to let the groom kiss her at the reception. He kept leaning in, and she kept pushing him away. I was told at the time that she was just worried about her makeup, but that still seemed like a red flag to me. Sure enough, they were divorced in less than 2 years.
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