Awful Wedding Guests Who Ruined The Big Day With Their Obnoxious Behavior

Move over, Bridezillas, because we’ve got a new problem: unruly guests! What happens when wedding guests go completely overboard? From outrageous demands to outrageous tantrums, these stories of memorably obnoxious wedding guests will make any engaged couple seriously consider eloping.

All Expenses Paid

My father offered to cover all the expenses for my wedding. But there was a catch. He meant “everything” in a very selfish way. He want himself and his buddies to have an open bar, while the rest of the guests paid for their drinks.

His idea was to park his motorhome at the venue and hand out drinks only to people he recognized. When we said this was illegal, he wanted to have a voucher-operated bar. He wanted to have an infinite number of vouchers while the rest of the guests would only receive one.

Unbelievably, he thought we would fall all over his ingenuity and magnanimity. In the end, we had to settle for no open bar. I believe he encouraged his friends to open a tab and present it to him later, but that was a situation I couldn’t control.

Oh, his “offer” also encompassed the pre-wedding dinner. He insisted on a fancy restaurant with a wide range of courses, including prime rib, and drinks. All of that for a surprisingly low cost per person, equivalent to around $10/head.

So, we got the dinner like he asked. But there was something we didn’t know. He had the restaurant split the bill: The first $10 covered by him for each person present, and the remaining balance on me. Two of his guests were no-shows, though, so I had to cover their food costs, an additional $20, since the meals were already prepared.

The most frustrating ordeal was his refusal to contribute or even approve of the wedding unless I confirmed my wife’s medical expenses were settled. The year before, she’d had a serious care accident that left her uninsured and hospitalized, and with nurermous bills.

At the time, he told me to leave her and even tried to stop me from visiting her in the hospital.I managed to convince him that her parents’ military insurance could take care of it, though that was a lie. He bought it since he knew nothing about military benefits and had never met them.

This pretext managed to keep him quiet during the ceremony. Unfortunately, it took almost the first decade of our marriage to clear those medical debts. Thanks for nothing, dad.

“I’ll Try to Make It”

My husband and I decided to have a small and intimate wedding, inviting around eighty guests. Much to my mother-in-law’s delight, she took care of the desserts, while we covered the rest of expenses ourselves.

None of our other family members participated in the wedding preparations. This is important to note, because of what happened just a month before our wedding day.

My uncle’s girlfriend sent a text message to my grandmother, vaguely indicating their intention to “try and make it” to our wedding…despite the fact they hadn’t been invited.

Although I’m connected to my uncle on Facebook, our communication is limited to occasional post “likes”. I haven’t had a conversation or even met with him for years, and he’s a complete stranger to my husband, despite our 10 and a half year relationship.

Curiously enough, they reside states away but at one point had managed to travel down for a theme park visit. Even then, they didn’t bother contacting me, even though we live in near to the amusement park. We had no idea why they wanted to come to the wedding.

It was my mom who broke the news of my uncle’s wanting to come. I told my mom there was no way he was invited and we wouldn’t let him in. She couldn’t understand what the issue was.

To top it off, my grandmother proposed to cover their meal costs, believing it would be more convenient to shell out like $200 instead of telling them they hadn’t been invited.

But there was simply no room, and the bottom line was I didn’t want them there. If the person isn’t even close enough to the bride or groom to discuss this kind of thing to their faces, they should understand their exclusion from the guest list.

Eventually, my grandmother stopped responding to the texts and calls, and thankfully, they didn’t turn up. I’m not even sure if they were seriously considering it anyway. My uncle never even took the time to congratulate us.

Worst Speech Ever

The dynamics of my family are a bit peculiar. In the months leading up to my wedding, I asked my brother to be a part of the wedding party. For months, he waffled he continually left me wondering whether he would be present.

Eventually, I pushed for a definitive answer to whether he would be part of my wedding day.

He finally reassured me he would participate, even mentioning a guest with specific dietary needs. I agreed. As the festivities for the wedding weekend started, I wanted to include him in a meet and greet with my soon-to-be in-laws. No response.

He was also silent about his hotel or his attendance at the important rehearsal dinner. I tried not to worry, and told him the exact time to be at the hotel on the wedding day. When he finally arrived, he was two hours late.

That was far from all. He started asking me a bunch of questions while I was in the middle of final touches and photography.

Luckily, my other groomsmen helped him get ready. But his most shocking act was still to come. After all this, I still asked my brother to deliver a speech during the reception. This speech turned out to be a long monologue, lasting 20 minutes, and painting me as horrible and disloyal to our family.

Um, at least he attended?

No Photos, Please

There was a terrible guest at my wedding who was adamant about taking her own photos, disregarding our explicit request for no personal photography since we had already hired a professional photographer.

This same person also caused a scene just as I was ready to walk down the aisle, upset that she was not allowed to capture her own photos.

She claimed, bawling her eyes out, “My husband serves in the military, you have no idea what I’ve been through!”

Oh, and she showed up with a total stranger who wore jeans to my semi-formal wedding. As a result, when it was time for group pictures, the woman and this guy entirely spoiled the photos.

I am even learning Photoshop specifically to salvage the photos. I mean, can you believe that? It goes without saying that our friendship ended there, and we’ve not been in touch since my wedding.