30+ Wedding Fails Guests Will Never Forget and Had to Share on Social Media

The wedding day should be all about the bride and groom, and their endless and enduring love for each other. Therefore, they’re both equally important to the proceedings, right? We’ve just made every Bridezilla out there cackle, haven’t we?

Well, it looks like this priest clearly understands who the true center of attention at the wedding is. Seriously, if the groom can’t keep upright, why shouldn’t the ceremony commence as scheduled? We do have to wonder what happened that made the groom faint so many times, though…

Wrestling is a pretty impressive sport. But, that doesn’t mean you should be practicing it everywhere — especially at your friend’s wedding. Sure, the groomsman claimed it was an accident, but we’re pretty sure he was trying out a new slam maneuver on the poor cake.

We do have to applaud this chill bride, though. Not only was she cool under pressure and just accepted that her beautiful cake was ruined by a wannabe wrestler, but it sounds like she also didn’t make a fuss over being burned by her hair designer.

This tweet is going to feel extremely familiar to anyone who’s in a relationship with a person who has some form of ADHD. There’s just no way to fully hold their attention — even on their own wedding day!

Karalyn might have looked absolutely stunning standing there in her wedding dress, but clearly, she was no match to a surprise moose. To be fair to this hubby, though, what are the odds of this random animal just appearing mid-vows?

This one comes from an unfortunately clumsy wedding photographer. Who knew you needed to practice balancing to work the wedding circuit? Chase might want to spend a bit more time on the balance beam before he books any more gigs.

Despite his unfortunate fall, the photo came out crystal clear and hilariously shocked. Just take a look at the different expressions on everyone’s faces (do you see the smirking bridesmaid?). At the very least, it’s a unique photo of the wedding party — and it comes with a silly story to boot!

We all grow up imbued with all sorts of family traditions. So, when two people come together to form a new family, they have to decide what traditions they want to discard and keep, plus which ones they should create together.

Of course, the best new family traditions are the ones that are made from a loving inside joke. This particular one might have stemmed from a funny fail, but it’s turned into an incredibly sweet and hilarious family ritual for years to come.

Preparing for a wedding is no easy feat. The soon-to-be-married couple preps for months, practicing parts of the ceremony quite a few times. After all, that’s what the rehearsal dinner is for (it’s literally in the name).

One thing no couple would think they would need to practice is taking the stairs. Even if it’s their grand opening — why would you practice something you do daily? This tweet just proves that this groom could have definitely used a refresher on this basic skill.

We’re not sure if we should be laughing or crying after reading this tweet. Imagining a grown woman fighting with a 10-year-old over the bouquet is both incredibly sad (and kinda pathetic) — but also absolutely hilarious.

Seriously, this feels like something out of an Adam Sandler comedy. But, apparently, it also happens in real life. Of course, the worst part is how the little girl’s mom told her to give the flowers right back to the poor Maid of Honor.

So, we know it’s supposed to be a terrible faux pas to be caught wearing the same outfit as another woman at an event. But, here’s the deal — men do it all the time! So, if three different women found a dress they loved, who are we to tell them not to wear it?

They might be wearing some white here, which is another serious no-no when it comes to weddings, but thankfully, their zebra-inspired dress looks nothing like a wedding gown. So, we think we’ll give them a pass.

Lovebirds… doves… swans… Birds are often associated with love and, by extension, with marriage. There’s just something so romantic about the idea of two loving birds flying off into the distance together.

That, however, doesn’t mean that you should bombard the poor bride with bird seeds — we can assure you, she isn’t a bird! We do have to wonder why the bridal party was so determined to pellet the poor bride like this…

Everybody knows that the most romantic night a couple can experience is their wedding night, where they get to finally consummate their marriage. Oh wait, we’re not in the 12th century — most couples nowadays get to know each other intimately long before their wedding.

That being said, it can still be quite a sweet and romantic night meant to affirm their new titles. Except, this eager couple got a decidedly unromantic surprise when they walked into their honeymoon suite… Yikes!

Does anyone else remember that terrible movie from 2005 with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez? Yes, it was really bad, but it also perfectly encapsulated the strange and stupid rivalry that is sometimes created between the bride and the mother of the groom. We truly feel for poor Amy.

Having your mother-in-law come to your wedding wearing what absolutely is a wedding dress is so beyond disrespectful — it’s cruel and super weird. We seriously don’t get it. Is the mother saying she wants to be the one marrying her own son? We’re truly baffled by this behavior.

Oh, don’t you just love an ironic twist? This tweet certainly satisfies the more vicious side of our sense of humor. Of course, the priest was absolutely right — phones ringing during the ceremony is a massive faux pas.

Whoever had their phone with the sound on in the middle of the vows, should absolutely walk out the door in shame! In this case, though, we think we might give the reprimanding officiant a pass. After all, nobody’s going anywhere if he’s not there to finish the ceremony.

Jeff might consider this a fail (which, in a certain light, it is), but we think this photo is seriously awesome. This epic action photo is undeniable proof that this dude is a serious party animal!

We’re seriously impressed with this stunt. Of course, it does help that the pants ripped after all the important parts of the wedding. Everyone knows that the dancing part is where you’re supposed to let loose!

There are couples that are dog lovers, and then there are couples like this one that are DOG LOVERS — seriously, who raises six Huskies?! Being so into their pups, is it any wonder that these two wanted to have their six doggies join in on their special day?

But, why oh why did they insist on inviting all of their friends’ dogs as well?! They really should have listened to the professional… Although, having doggie howls as your musical accompaniment makes for quite a memorable wedding for the guests — whether they have two or four legs.

This tweet has all the makings of a perfect meme — just look at the sister’s completely grossed-out face at seeing her newly-married brother kissing his beautiful bride. This is how an eight-year-old boy would respond to such a sight.

Seeing an adult woman this disgusted with her brother’s incredibly tame and event-appropriate PDA (public display of affection) is absolutely hilarious to us. We definitely think this fantastic photo can be classified as a wedding fail!

Weddings are an incredibly exciting time, especially when you get to be even a small part of the magical day. For little kids, however, it can also be quite confusing. So, is it any wonder that, after being placed in the center of attention, the kid decided to improvise?

With this story, we can’t decide whether or not it was a good idea to let this little kid be the flower girl. On the one hand, this is absolutely adorable and hilarious. On the other hand, it might be taking some of the attention away from the people that are actually supposed to be celebrated.

So, here’s the thing, we’re not quite sure in this case if Paige was the somewhat-not traditionally-dressed bride or a bridesmaid. But, either way, this tweet is tragic and hilarious. On the one hand, both accidents happened because people were being happy and excited.

On the other hand, poor Paige had to get her dress cleaned up twice in the span of what sounds like minutes! At least we know she must be pretty funny if she caused the second incident. Hopefully, there wasn’t a third accident.

It’s usually a pretty bad sign for the marriage when one person calls their partner by their brother’s name. Luckily, that isn’t quite the case in this story. Thankfully, Tracy absolutely knew that she was marrying Mike — er, sorry — Mark (who gives their kids such similar names?).

Instead, it was the minister that kept mixing up the two brothers. We’re just glad the entire wedding party and the guests took it lightly and had a good laugh at this silly mistake. We do have to wonder if the wedding is legally binding or if Tracy is accidentally married to her brother-in-law.

We’ve heard of a bride being swooped off her feet by the groom, But, we don’t think we’ve ever seen it being done quite like this — and with a grandma to boot! This could have definitely ended in tragedy.

Thankfully, it looks like all three might have gotten a few small bruises (especially to the ego), but no major injuries. Plus, they got this hilarious photo to keep the memory alive.

In our everyday lives, the overwhelming majority of human beings aren’t super concerned with looking super dignified and collected every minute of every day. Your wedding day, though, is a whole other matter. With all those cameras and attention on you, you want to look as cool as James Bond.

Sadly for Patrick, though he tried, his expression was far from impressive. To be honest, though, we prefer this natural look — you can just tell how absolutely blown away he was by his beautiful bride coming down the aisle. Now, that’s a much better memento from the event.

We think we can all agree that any unwanted and unplanned flames at a wedding constitute a huge party fail. So, the last bit of this chain of events is already pretty bad. But, what makes it so much worse is this crazy domino effect!

Every part of this is terrible. Cliché heart candelabras? Terrible. Silk flowers? Icky and clearly flammable in retrospect. But, what takes the cake is the poor little guy who started it all — we can’t help but feel terrible for the nervous ring bearer.

We all know how the rhyme goes. But in case you don’t, here it is — “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a [silver] sixpence in her shoe.” Why a sixpence? We have absolutely no idea.

It looks like this bride’s brother decided that she just wasn’t fulfilling enough of those instructions for good luck, so he decided to take matters into his own hands and sneakily gave his sister her missing “something blue.” Way to go, Patrick!

Getting cold feet just before the wedding might not be the best timing but it’s hardly a super rare occurrence. That’s not the case here, though! This poor bride was just a mess of nerves, no matter how much she wanted to marry her soon-to-be-husband.

This must have been mortifying for the panicked Stephanie. But we’re sure the guests, who most likely consisted of her loving friends and family, were cool and calm and hopefully gave her a big hug after all this.

Weddings are supposed to be full of romantic gestures (both big and small). One of the most popular ones, of course, is carrying the brand new wife over the threshold by her overeager husband.

After seeing this horribly failed attempt at a swoop, we’re beginning to understand why this particular gesture is usually done after the wedding — you know, when it’s just the couple around and all the other possible witnesses are long gone.

Now, this is how you make an entrance at a wedding! Of course, the ones who usually get the honor to make such a splash with their arrival at a wedding are the bride and groom (and maybe a flower and ring kid).

In this case, something truly unbelievable made all the most important wedding guests arrive in quite a dramatic fashion. Can you imagine how crazy it would be to have your in-laws appear at the wedding in a cop car?! At least, it sounds like they all bonded pretty well on that burning bus.

Yes, matching outfits with someone else at a wedding is a terrible embarrassment, especially when it’s with someone that’s part of the inner circle. Usually, you would argue that the least close to the couple should get changed. But, what do you do in this case?

Clearly, you can’t tell just one of the grandmas that she can keep her outfit, right? No, sorry, this isn’t a wedding fail — it’s an incredible wedding WIN! Step aside, bridesmaids, this bride has the coolest matching octogenarian trio to accompany her down the aisle.

So, the first part of this tweet is absolutely lovely. We love seeing a bride who’s adored by her newly-minted in-laws, which is clearly the case with the father of this groom, who couldn’t stop gushing about his daughter-in-law’s impressive accomplishments.

The fail, of course, arises when the dad turned to his own son and gave him this scathing review of his skills. Clearly, someone’s a major disappointment. We’re talking about the father! Seriously, what kind of dad says this to his kid during a wedding speech?!

Let’s get this straight once and for all — there are reasons why the wedding party is given certain colors. Firstly, it just looks really pretty when everyone is wearing the same colors or hues.

Secondly, and more importantly, though, is that having everyone wear colors (that aren’t white!!!) makes the bride pop out and be the center of attention (like she and the groom deserve). It really is that simple… unless you’re the bride, don’t wear white! (it even kinda rhymes, so it must be true).

Honestly, this tweet and accompanying photo just makes us sad. So, here’s what we think happened to poor Nicole — it sounds like Mr. Boyfriend had been reluctant to pop the question (which, granted, is his prerogative). He might have also told her that he was waiting for signs.

Nicole, being the clever cookie that she is, might have just decided that she was going to nudge the universe her way. Girl, just break up with the fool, and go look for something who’s not going to wait for some flowers to tell him to marry you.

Have you ever heard of a fainting spell? Because it sounds like this wedding was cursed with such magic. Seriously, what was going on at this wedding? Did someone forget to stock the bar with water?

Were people just trying (and failing) to stop this marriage from happening? No matter the reason, this mass fainting episode certainly adds an air of mystery to the event. Hopefully, though, it’s not one that Dr. House is going to have to solve…

If there’s one thing you really keep in mind during a wedding it’s the cardinal rule that you shouldn’t drop the bride. Seriously, don’t! Of course, it’ll be a lot easier to accomplish if people stopped trying to lift all these brides up in the first place.

Yes, we get the intention behind this adorable sibling photo, but after the fact, can you honestly tell us it was worth it? We think not. So, keep those bridal feet firmly on the ground and instead make funny faces at the camera like the rest of us.

Thanks to the many (many) Hallmark and Netflix Christmas romance films out there, Christmas weddings look like the most magical events ever. But, what do you do when you want to be married in the merry season but don’t live in a cold climate?

Chyan’s friends decided to tackle this issue head-on — by giving her poor groom a faceful of glittery snow! If regular glitter is nearly impossible to clean up, we can’t imagine how long it took after the honeymoon before her husband stopped coughing up glitter.

So much of what makes a wedding great is the musical choice — that’s why finding the right DJ is extremely important. You want someone who’s super professional but can also let loose, and they need to find a way to mix your grandparents’ favorites with songs that you like.

Where DJs truly shine is with their impeccable timing. Sadly, that’s exactly where this DJ failed miserably. What should have been a touching slow dance quickly became a hilarious showdown between the bride and groom.

Imagine having to go through the whole circus that is a wedding, weaving goodbye to all your guests — and only then realizing that despite all you’ve been through, you’re not actually married yet?

Luckily, Leah and her yet-to-be-husband managed to make the best out of the awkward situation, and they got a funny story out of it too. We’re just really glad for them that the officiant was still within driving distance.

Bad hair days usually mean having your hair just not sitting quite right the whole day, which of course, sucks if it happens on a day you go to a wedding. This poor ministar, however, had a catastrophically bad hair day!

Not only did his toupée get picked up by a treacherous gust of wind, probably leaving him looking quite undignified, but it then plopped into the water. Finally, to add insult to injury, it was eaten by a bird!!! That seriously sucks.

Part of the many joys that come with getting married to the love of your life is suddenly having your family expand. Of course, the best part of that expansion comes in the form of brand-new nieces and nephews. It’s just as much a pleasure for the kids to have a new aunt or uncle.

Except, it seems like little Keith decided that he had to introduce his brand-new aunt into the family with a truly personalized gift. This does leave us wondering what their relationship is like nowadays — hopefully not booger-covered…

“To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish…” the couple vow at traditional weddings. Beautiful words, really, but nobody actually thinks they’ll have to prove this sentiment quite so fast.

Usually, your vows are a future promise to your spouse. In this case, though, the poor couple didn’t even wait for the first kiss to seal the deal before proving that “in sickness and in health” was extremely relevant to them. Yuck.

Rule number one in any big event in today’s high-tech society is quite simple — put your phone on silent mode. This is even more important if you’re the freaking best man at your best friend’s wedding party!

This silly fail could have been avoided with three seconds of forethought. Although, from the photos shared by this Twitter user, it seems that everyone was in high enough spirits that Rihanna’s voice was received with laughs.

We have to admit, we find the whole garter wedding tradition to be seriously weird and awkward. C’mon, it’s literally medieval! Seriously, look it up — the tradition began because people in the middle ages believed that having a piece of a bride’s dress brings good luck.

We do, however, love the modern twist this bride gave her garter removal… even if her husband wasn’t as much of a fan. Seriously, that’s hilarious! Plus, this way, Kaitlin’s husband knows to expect the unexpected in his marriage from now on.

By all accounts, having your wedding stopped by a fire so serious that the fire department is called to fight it, would be considered a pretty bad sign for the marriage to be. It could, in fact, be considered an ominous omen.

It could, however, signal something else entirely. Maybe their love is so passionate that it can cause a fire. Or maybe, the fact that they were still so cool and happy despite this unfortunate incident is the best sign that this marriage is going to last!

Giving the kids in your family roles in a wedding party is quite a double-edged sword. For the most, it does keep the children engaged in the proceedings, keeping their shenanigans, hopefully to a minimum.

When they do engage in shenanigans, however, the results can be a lot more disruptive than they would have been otherwise (if they weren’t a part of the wedding party). Take this unhappy flower girl — if she wasn’t needed for this picture, her meltdown wouldn’t have been an issue.

Can someone, once and for all, explain to us why this stupid line is still part of wedding ceremonies? Look, we get why they keep putting it in films (especially the romantic ones) — for all the drama, of course.

But, do we really need that level of theatrics in real life? That line should just be left on the cutting room floor. That way, the Lindas of the world won’t have a chance to make themselves the stupid centers of attention.

One of the biggest hurdles to getting married is choosing a wedding venue. But, no matter what venue you end up choosing, it’s always going to have its pros and cons. Take a garden venue, for example…

Sure, it’s absolutely gorgeous — no matter the time of year, you’re usually surrounded by beautiful plants. On the other hand, though, there’s a much higher chance of bugs. In this case, it also increased the odds of the bride smacking the groom with no one else knowing why.

Wedding planning certainly requires military-like precision, but even if you’ve thought of just about every eventuality, no one can be fully prepared for what happened at this wedding.

It really is a good thing that all those brave marines were around to organize the search for this little kid. Honestly, it’s quite amusing. Although, we doubt the poor bride and groom found the distraction and setback quite as funny.