'Mother-in-law in a white lace dress': Wedding-goers expose all the biggest wedding red flags

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Mar 6, 2025 4:00 PM EST

Even the happiest of couples can find that their wedding is a nerve-wracking experience. After all, it is a day where all of the focus is on you and your relationship, while having to cater to countless guests, and also attempting to make sure the whole thing goes smoothly. It is enough to make even the most level-headed of individuals get stressed out, and it is a great irony of what is supposed to be one of the best days of your life.

It makes sense, then, that if the relationship that the big day is based around isn't a solid one, the wedding is probably going to show some ominous signs of where the couple is headed. Generally speaking, these warnings aren't even small ones, but that doesn't stop the nuptials from going ahead and things from ending disastrously. A number of wedding-goers and even a few brides and grooms themselves got together to share what they thought were some of the biggest wedding red flags, and many of them were pretty cringe-inducing.

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    What are some red flags at a wedding?
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    Nivorixia I attended a wedding where the bride spoke, not about her love for him or how wonderful he was, but more about how much he had changed his personality for her and how that made everything perfect.
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    abqkat I went to a wedding where the speeches were similar. Not one mentioned them as a couple, as they are, but more about how with enough sacrificing, changing for your partner to be who they want, perpetually compromising... It can work out, probably. That was the most awkward speech I've ever say through, and to no ones surprise, the couple appears to be living in a Sisyphean nightmare
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    aloneintheupwoods Small fish in inadequate glass containers as center pieces. We all walk into the hall and find our tables, each with a belly up, totally de d, bloated guppy floating in its little glass coffin. Lots of people lost their appetites. Marriage didn't last a year.
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    ScaryPearls Mother in law in a white lace dress.
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    Generico300 The bride is losing her sh over every little thing that isn't exactly as she wanted it. Some people are more concerned with the idea of being married than they are about who they're marrying. These are the people that have a "dream wedding" in mind.
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    SillySub2001 I've been to a lot of wedding, two of which I vividly recall the groom spending 98 percent of the reception and dance with his friends rather the bride, both ended in quick divorce.
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    runner64 "Marriage is the HARDEST thing you will EVER have to do, but these two... these two are strong enough to make it work." My friend, marriage is optional and it's important to me that you know that.
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    abqkat As a supposed supporter of the couple: none of the speeches mention them as a couple. Friends take more of a "if you're happy, then I'm happy!" kind of tone. The couple isn't aligned on their wedding details and/or looks peeved the whole day As a guest: where the cost of hosting is passed onto the guests. Or there is no lodging nearby so guests can't imbibe and the hosts are annoyed that no one danced or stayed late. Outdoors with very few accomodations or enough meals. Yes, I get that it
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    clumaho The groom with a cocktail waitress on his lap.
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    JustFiguringlt_Out Went to a wedding where the groom talked about how much he loved the bride and the bride ALSO talked about how much the groom loved her. A year in and she cheated, they're divorcing.
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    No-Wonder2002 When the groom is sickly pale, sweating bullets, and looking pig- sick instead of joyful. Source: my wedding.
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    eclimber2033 just complaining in general. complain when you get home, thanks
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    MrSlim The Rains of Castamere
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    still_on_a_whisper The mother of the bride/groom trying to control anything as if it's her day.. not a good sign at all.
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    beatriceblythe One of my best friends: took the wedding ages and ages to start. We all had a bad feeling about it but soldiered on and waited and waited. (Turns out the groom was melting down and they talked him into it. I wish they hadn't, for my friend's sake.) Later that day at the luncheon, the bride is nowhere to be found. I hunt around a bit and she's sitting with the groom in a side room while he eats because he "wanted to be alone." Those of us close to the bride knew she'd been saving m
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    robreddit 10 When the best man's speech starts with, 'I probably shouldn't say this, but...
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    Sombrero Skyline Bride or groom doesn't show up
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    Notwhoiwas42 Shots. The bridal party doing non stop shots from the time they start getting ready.
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    super_isi Family members trying to make the day about anyone else but the wife. My friends wife is a twin. And at the wedding the Grandma dida speech about "the two sisters that shared a womb" all of the people at the fruends table were looking at each other cringing hard
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    Much-Ado-5811 I went to a wedding where the bride was happy, glowing, flitting around the room talking to everyone excitedly. The groom was staring off into space almost catatonic.. Two days later he left to go to the store and didn't come back, they got the marriage annulled and never spoke to each other again. And didn't return the presents.
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    Private Tumbleweed The bride and groom expect people to pay to attend.
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    OneBigSOB981 when the bride/groom shoves cake in the other's face.
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    manager96 no food lots of alc...ol
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    serendipitycmt1 The groom and groomsmen acting like frat boys
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    Feeling_Peace_2557 When the groom starts his speech with "this is for all you haters who didn't want to see us together" (rumour has it he was referring to the bride's uncle and brother who don't like him). Now i am hearing the girl wants to divorce him but can't because they have a young son under 5 years old.
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    DABOSSROSS9 The bridge and groom arguing. If they cant get through the "happiest day of their life" without an argument, that marriage is not lasting long.
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