“The groom was three hours late to the ceremony. By hour two, he hadn’t even picked up his tux.”

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"And she gives this naughty little smile that one could tell she thought was cute and pulls a second wedding scrapbook out of her designer bag and writes down the design number! Apparently, she actually was planning her second wedding. No idea how long they actually lasted, but I've heard it said that the more expensive the wedding, the quicker the divorce, and the flowers alone for that wedding were over $10,000 — and this was about 20 years ago." 

"Other times, the two would be practically on the other side of the table from one another. The groom would spend the whole meal turned away chatting with his groomsmen, while the bride looked the other way staring into space.

Families can be assholes, people get drunk, and nightmares happen, especially as the night progresses, but if you don't care enough to appreciate the presence of your spouse the very first time you sit down next to them, you have no chance once the real world takes over.”

"15 minutes later, she is standing in a hallway sucking face with one of the groomsmen. Husband walked out, and the entire party collectively flipped.

They left half a keg, though, and me and my coworkers got smashed. So, that was cool."

"It was a shit show, and people were going crazy fighting in the bridal suite. She thought it was going to come to fisticuffs. I came back to pick up the setup pieces for the dessert table the next day. Somehow, they went through with the wedding, but that wasn't going to last.” 

"Then, of course, their mothers took sides and further intensified their bickering, even though I asked them politely to let the couple choose their own selections. In the end, it really wasn't about the choice of music. It was about a fundamental crack in the foundation of their soon-to-be marriage: an unwillingness to compromise or to even hear what the other was attempting to convey. Sadly, their marriage ended in divorce in less than two years. How they made it that long I'll never know."

"The groom grabbed the mic after the best man's toast and wished everyone a great night and a nice meal. That's when shit hit the fan. After his well wishes, he asked for the attention of his best man and bride. He told them that he knew they were having sex behind his back for the entirety of the engagement, and that he would be filing for an annulment on Monday. He thanked everyone for coming and apologized to the father of the bride, saying, " I would have called it off weeks ago, but I figured you would be way more pissed at your little princess when you couldn't get out of the bill for the reception."

"At one stage, the groom grabbed the microphone and did a heavily intoxicated version of Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' whilst his whole family cheered him on. Afterwards, he turned to his bride and slurred over the speakers: 'Tonight, we will do it MY WAY, wifey!!!' and then proceeded to make doggy style thrusting gestures.

The bride flushed bright red, got up, and walked out, her mum on her heels. She didn't come back. The groom stayed and got so trashed his disgusting family had to carry him out at the end of the night.

It was spectacular. They didn't last long.”  

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