Wedding Mishaps, Misunderstandings and General Mayhem

Mar. 15, 2025

For many, their wedding day is one they look forward to with equal parts excitement (you’re committing to spend the rest of your life with your person!) and anxiety (wow, there’s so much that could go wrong!).

And though for the majority of brides and grooms, their special day goes off with hardly a hitch, every so often, a true disaster happens that ensures the event is memorable … even if for all the wrong reasons.

Read on for some of the juiciest wedding drama from real people, whether they’re experiencing bridal party pushback, in-law awkwardness or general chaos with the groom — and find out what happens when your trip down the aisle becomes more of a face-plant.

Marriage MistakesWoman Wants to Call Off Her Wedding After Reaching ‘Breaking Point,’ Calls Relationship ‘Biggest Mistake of My Life’Woman’s Friend Called to Tell Her She Wasn’t Invited to Wedding, Then Texted Her Pictures from the CeremonyBiological Mother ‘Flips Out’ When Bride Chooses Adoptive Parents to Walk Her Down the Aisle

Marriage Mistakes

Woman Wants to Call Off Her Wedding After Reaching ‘Breaking Point,’ Calls Relationship ‘Biggest Mistake of My Life’Woman’s Friend Called to Tell Her She Wasn’t Invited to Wedding, Then Texted Her Pictures from the CeremonyBiological Mother ‘Flips Out’ When Bride Chooses Adoptive Parents to Walk Her Down the Aisle

Woman Wants to Call Off Her Wedding After Reaching ‘Breaking Point,’ Calls Relationship ‘Biggest Mistake of My Life’

Woman’s Friend Called to Tell Her She Wasn’t Invited to Wedding, Then Texted Her Pictures from the Ceremony

Biological Mother ‘Flips Out’ When Bride Chooses Adoptive Parents to Walk Her Down the Aisle

Bridesmaid BrouhahaBride Regrets Choosing Friend of Over 10 Years to Be Her Bridesmaid, Wants Her to ‘Step Down’Bride Wants to Fire 2 of Her Bridesmaids Because They Can’t Afford to Attend Bachelorette PartyWoman Refuses to Be a Bridesmaid in Wedding Because She’s ‘Uncomfortable’ with Bride’s Fiancé: ‘Suck it Up’Bride’s Sister-in-Law Drops Out of Wedding Party Because She Refuses to Cover Up Her Tattoos

Bridesmaid Brouhaha

Bride Regrets Choosing Friend of Over 10 Years to Be Her Bridesmaid, Wants Her to ‘Step Down’Bride Wants to Fire 2 of Her Bridesmaids Because They Can’t Afford to Attend Bachelorette PartyWoman Refuses to Be a Bridesmaid in Wedding Because She’s ‘Uncomfortable’ with Bride’s Fiancé: ‘Suck it Up’Bride’s Sister-in-Law Drops Out of Wedding Party Because She Refuses to Cover Up Her Tattoos

Bride Regrets Choosing Friend of Over 10 Years to Be Her Bridesmaid, Wants Her to ‘Step Down’

Bride Wants to Fire 2 of Her Bridesmaids Because They Can’t Afford to Attend Bachelorette Party

Woman Refuses to Be a Bridesmaid in Wedding Because She’s ‘Uncomfortable’ with Bride’s Fiancé: ‘Suck it Up’

Bride’s Sister-in-Law Drops Out of Wedding Party Because She Refuses to Cover Up Her Tattoos

In-Law Antics

Parents Attempt to Bribe Bride with $2K to Change Her Wedding Date: ‘Extremely Offensive’

Mom of Groom Hosting Summer Wedding ‘Unwilling’ to Pick Anything Besides This Christmas Song for Mother-Son Dance

Groom GossipMan Who Went Viral for Behavior at Bachelor Party Gets Married, Father-in-Law Replays Video at Wedding (Exclusive)Bride ‘Upset’ After Groom’s Friend Makes Joke When Wedding Officiant Asks if Anyone Objects: ‘Not Funny’Groom’s Sister Performs ‘Awkward’ 6-Minute Song as Wedding Gift Before ‘Bursting into Tears’ When ‘No One Liked It’

Groom Gossip

Man Who Went Viral for Behavior at Bachelor Party Gets Married, Father-in-Law Replays Video at Wedding (Exclusive)Bride ‘Upset’ After Groom’s Friend Makes Joke When Wedding Officiant Asks if Anyone Objects: ‘Not Funny’Groom’s Sister Performs ‘Awkward’ 6-Minute Song as Wedding Gift Before ‘Bursting into Tears’ When ‘No One Liked It’

Man Who Went Viral for Behavior at Bachelor Party Gets Married, Father-in-Law Replays Video at Wedding (Exclusive)

Bride ‘Upset’ After Groom’s Friend Makes Joke When Wedding Officiant Asks if Anyone Objects: ‘Not Funny’

Groom’s Sister Performs ‘Awkward’ 6-Minute Song as Wedding Gift Before ‘Bursting into Tears’ When ‘No One Liked It’

Knot CoolBride and Groom Set No Kids Rule at Wedding, Now Her Father-in-Law Is Taking Back His Promise to Pay for CelebrationBride Refuses to Invite Greedy Sister to Wedding: ‘I Don’t View Her as Family Anymore’Bride and Groom Secretly Wed Months Ago — Now They’re Planning a Wedding but Haven’t Told Guests They’re Already Married

Knot Cool

Bride and Groom Set No Kids Rule at Wedding, Now Her Father-in-Law Is Taking Back His Promise to Pay for CelebrationBride Refuses to Invite Greedy Sister to Wedding: ‘I Don’t View Her as Family Anymore’Bride and Groom Secretly Wed Months Ago — Now They’re Planning a Wedding but Haven’t Told Guests They’re Already Married

Bride and Groom Set No Kids Rule at Wedding, Now Her Father-in-Law Is Taking Back His Promise to Pay for Celebration

Bride Refuses to Invite Greedy Sister to Wedding: ‘I Don’t View Her as Family Anymore’

Bride and Groom Secretly Wed Months Ago — Now They’re Planning a Wedding but Haven’t Told Guests They’re Already Married

source: people.com