H found out he was deathly allergic to shellfish at a wedding reception after eating some sort of crab appetizer. His father was there and realized what was happening and got him to an ER, so all was well.
I’ve read since then that anaphylactic reactions can commonly happen at wedding receptions because there may be mystery foods inside that puff pastry, and a little exercise and a little alcohol make your body more likely to have an allergic reaction to it.
I was staying at a hotel where the ballroom was all set up for a reception. A storm came through and blew out the windows just before the wedding party and guests showed up. I have no idea where they ended up going for the reception.
My niece was scheduled to be a flower girl in a wedding. The day before the wedding a child friend cut my nieces hair. Needless to say it looked awful. Her parents tried to have it fixed. When they showed up to the rehearsal the bride told my niece she could no longer be in the wedding. Sorry if any of you disagree…but what a
SELFISH bride!!! My niece was heart broken.
^ I agree that was selfish with more concern for the photographic effect than a young girl’s feelings and inclusion.
Poor little girl! :((
My niece’s wedding coincided with a major East Coast hurricane. Over 1/3 of the guests didn’t show up. because they listened to the overblown news reports. The site of the wedding was never going to be overwhelmed by the hurricane, but many were afraid they’d be stranded and not be able to get over bridges to leave. Then, the next day the power went out at the reception venue, so all the extra food my Brother and SIL had paid for had to be thrown out.
I was a bridesmaid for my best friend. I had been sick in bed the day before but hadn’t told her. Long story short, I started to pass out on the altar. The other bridesmaid grabbed me by the arm and pulled me off and I collapsed - well, I’d say backstage, I don’t know the proper terminology for a Catholic Church, where a sweet little attendant gave me smelling salts. I was so mortified.
I guess we should all get some kind of wedding insurance.
We flew to Texas to attend our friends’ son’s wedding last October. Four months later, they decided to divorce and the groom has moved back to California. They had lived together for 4 years!
A catastrophe after the wedding.
Best man at my wedding came across the country without his wife and handicapped daughter. Spent the whole weekend hitting on one of my single bridesmaids, who was having none of it. My ex-H could never figure out why I didn’t much like or trust his friend afterwards.
A coworker of mine was in a summer wedding in Philadelphia. Most who attended the wedding were from out of town including all the groomsmen who decided foolishly to have the bachelor party the night before the wedding. Apparently it was a rip roaring good time, too good in fact, because the groom was so hung over he almost passed out at the altar. Smelling salts had to be found and a chair brought out so that he could make it through the ceremony. Yes, all the pictures were of him in his chair at the altar, looking sick, with his glowering bride standing beside him… What a way to start a marriage… @-)
@hyperJulie , your aunt sounds delightful 
My sister would be the aunt no one wants to attend events, but not because of the scene you described. Her behavior was a big influence on my daughter’s decision to keep her wedding small enough to not feel forced to invite her
The groom got the mother of all bloody noses shortly before he was supposed to stand at the altar.
We, the guests, waited and waited. The bride waited and waited. The blood just kept pouring. Waiting, waiting. The guests are starting to get restless: did someone change their mind at the last second?
Finally, the groom comes out. He gave up. He said his vow with a reddening ball of toilet paper held up against his nose. Yes, he looked mortified. The minister and the guests managed to maintain a straight face, but the bride had a hard time containing her laughter.
Years later, they’re still happily together.
@katiamom Oh goodness! Poor fellow. How did the wedding pictures turn out?
Well, the photos of the ceremony speak for themselves!
He was able to get the nosebleed under control eventually – he danced plenty at the reception – so I assume there were lots of very nice pictures taken after the ceremony.
This thread should have come with a warning… a LOL warning.
Mine isn’t a horror story… the day after our wedding, while on honeymoon, I turned to H at some point and asked him if he remembered being video’d or for that matter anyone with a video camera.
Turns out the guy who volunteered to tape our wedding had a fight with his wife the morning of our wedding so neither showed up.