25 Rude Wedding Guests Who Turned The Big Day Into Their Own Stage

1. "My baby sister got married, and as with every wedding, there were some small hiccups. What I didn’t expect was a guest who showed up after being explicitly told she was NOT invited or welcome to be there. I found out at the very end of the night that this girl who showed up had a history of not only attempting to sleep with the groom less than a YEAR ago, but also had been in a serious relationship with one of the groomsmen a while back. She had caused a rift in their friend group when she cheated on him. My sister (the bride) had made it abundantly clear she was not welcome, but one of her bridesmaids (yes, someone who was supposed to be there supporting her and helping resolve and avoid conflicts!!!) invited this girl, asking her to be in charge of watching her son for her while she was doing wedding duties."

"So, not only did she show up uninvited and unwanted, but she also brought the bridesmaid’s 3-year-old into the bridal suite, claiming 'he wants his mom' and causing the bride to have a full-blown panic attack right before walking down the aisle.

I wish I had known the story right then because I would have HAPPILY kicked her out in the rudest way possible."

—u/asheybr

2. "My husband’s female friend wore a white lace dress to our wedding. If that wasn’t bad enough, she brought a girl who was infatuated with my husband. A little backstory: When my husband and I first started dating, this girl was pursuing him relentlessly. But he kept turning her down. Then she started sending him nudes, and he blocked her. A year later, she shows up to my wedding with a friend wearing a white lace dress. The infatuated girl wore something even worse. She wore a completely see-through black lace dress where you could clearly see her underwear and bra. Every photo I have of guests on the dance floor, she’s in. She even approached my husband and asked, 'Do you remember me?' I didn’t recognize her, or I would have had her thrown out."

"My husband didn’t tell me she was there because he didn’t want to ruin my day. The infatuated girl sent me a Facebook friend request the day after our wedding. I promptly declined. Years later, and I’m still mad at both of those women."

—u/Crazy_plant_lady83

3. "I recently got married, noticed this the day of, but decided to table it in the moment so I didn’t ruin the day. For context, one of our guests is a professional photographer. They don’t shoot weddings for close family and friends because they want to be able to enjoy themselves as a guest. Well, right before the ceremony starts, this guest walks right into the reception space (where the whole wedding party was hiding out as guests arrived) with a whole wagon full of photography gear. I initially thought they decided that they wanted to act as another photographer, which would have been weird since they didn’t say anything to me, but I wouldn’t complain about that. Well, during the reception, I looked out the window and saw this guest outside with all their gear, taking professional headshots and senior pictures for some of our other guests?!?! They were outside for over an hour and a half taking these photos, which were CLEARLY planned ahead of time."

"The longer I sit with it, the more disgusted I feel. We paid a lot of money to rent the space, and they thought it was the perfect time to take some senior pictures??? 

What makes it worse is that the guest, who is a photographer, lives in another state, came in for the wedding, and stayed out where I live for another four days. The guests that they were taking photos of live in the same state as me, so they could have done this on any of the four days after our wedding. 

I cannot understand why none of them thought this was disrespectful. Ugh, people 🙄."

—u/FewPomegranate5631

4. "One of my bridesmaids was talking to an older guest. He was sitting down, and she was standing in front of him, bent so she could speak directly to him (he was hard of hearing). Another guest walked up behind her and grabbed the zipper to her dress and yanked it. Her bridesmaid’s dress fell completely down in one swoop. As a side note, that same guest came from out of town with a plus one, and her ex-husband was there. She ended up hooking up with the ex in her hotel room and left her plus one to fend for himself. The rest of the wedding was completely uneventful, though."

—u/Rosietheriveter15

5. "At a relative's wedding, the groom's ex showed up and revealed he had a son the new bride knew nothing about. The child was conceived while the groom was in a relationship with his bride. The bride did know about the daughter he had fathered while they were 'on a break' with a different woman and thought that was the last of his infidelity. But, it turns out his other ex was also still his 'side-piece.' There was no question that the young boy was actually his son, either — he looked just like his dad!"

"They did still get married. The flower girl got to meet her new 'brother from another mother,' and they are still married a decade later. She complains she still thinks he cheats on her (he does)."

—u/ShinyUnicornPoo

"That's a scene straight out of a bad rom-com."

—u/Daratirek

6. "In lieu of giving a toast at the rehearsal dinner, my mother-in-law got up to announce that she was getting married next Wednesday. She wore her winter-white micro-mini skirt wedding suit to the ceremony the next day. This was a quiet, Methodist-church wedding in the upper south. My husband’s childhood best friend showed up with his girlfriend, absolutely stoned out of their gourds (some combination of pot and a passel of pharmaceuticals and probably a few things snorted to top it all off). HIS mom stood at the buffet table and ate more than half of the groom's cake (I’ve been told it was absolutely amazing, perhaps the best chocolate cake ever, but we didn’t get any of it)."

—u/esk_209

7. "When the new hubs and I got back from our honeymoon, we opened up our gifts and cards to finish writing thank-you notes. We discovered one envelope in particular had already been torn open and mixed in with the rest. It was a congratulations card from one of my bridesmaids, which I knew was also supposed to contain a gift card because she told me what she was giving us. She waited until right before our private last dance, right before the send-off, to put her card in the box, then everyone went outside for the send-off. Only the catering staff, decorating crew, and the DJ were inside. After my groom and I left, our coordinators, wedding party, and family stayed behind to help clean up and get all of our personal items, including the gifts and card box, which went into my mom's car and went home with her. During the send-off and during clean-up would have been the only times the table was not in the full view of our coordinators or parents."

"My bridesmaid bought us a Visa gift card from Walmart, left it in the card sleeve, and taped the activation receipt to it, so she now only has a purchase receipt, which is basically useless in trying to locate the card, cancel it, and issue a replacement.

My friend was understandably distraught because she felt like her money was wasted on someone else, and no one in card services seemed willing to help reach a resolution. About 70% of our guest list traveled in from other states, and nearly all of the local guests were gone by the send-off, so we knew if it was spent locally, it's likely to be a vendor or their staff. Otherwise, we would've been able to narrow down 'suspects' if the purchases were made elsewhere.

This whole thing had really soured our experience. Our day was so beautiful, and we have some amazing memories of the day, but to think that someone we trusted, maybe even one of our closest friends or family, would steal from us, is just really disheartening and has put a dark cloud over us."

—u/aye_ehn_jayy

8. "My significant other and I got married recently. We have a few other couples that we are close friends with (we get together a few times a year), and so, of course, they were invited to the wedding. One of the couples in particular we have known for years. I'll call them Alice and Dave. My S.O. is closer with Dave, but I have also known Alice for many years and have always gotten along with her. When we told them about the venue we booked, Alice responded that 'the food there sucked.' The RSVP date for my bridal shower came, and Alice was the only person who did not respond. A few days later, my S.O. got a Facebook invite to a party Alice was throwing on THE SAME DAY AS MY SHOWER. She invited people who would also be attending my shower."

"My S.O. reached out to her to confirm that we would not be attending the party, as it was, in fact, the same day as my shower. Her response was that she received the invitation months ago but misplaced it, and wouldn't be able to make it to my shower.

Finally, it's the day of the wedding. Alice showed up to my wedding in the EXACT same dress that I wore to my bridal shower. Not only was it the same dress, it was also a solid, extremely pale blush/off white color. Alice is someone who is very opinionated about fashion and etiquette, so I couldn't help but feel that it was intentional. 

The wedding continued, and Alice and Dave left early while the other couple in our friend group stayed throughout the evening. The final straw was the wedding gift, which was an unsigned check that we couldn't cash. My S.O. yet again reached out to Alice and let her know. She apologized and had us mail it back to her to sign. 

I try not to assume that things are done intentionally, but Alice was continuously the only wedding guest with whom we had any issues. I'm glad it's over."

—u/silent_serendipity

9. "It was my brother-in-law’s wedding (it was his second wedding because he had cheated on his long-time spouse with another woman from business school). As fate would have it, his second wedding was to this woman from business school. Understandably, her family knew nothing about his previous marriage or the extent of his infidelity (or that she was a 'home wrecker'). During the best man's speech, his best friend from childhood accidentally called his new wife by the previous wife’s name (not once, but twice). They both had to face the 'shame' of their past indiscretions to all of their family and friends on the night of their wedding."

"She rushed away, fuming, to hide in the bathroom, and the photographer, clueless, got a picture of her as an 'action shot.' It ended up being the cover photo of their virtual wedding album. 

It was beautiful karmic justice and the wildest thing I’ve ever seen at a wedding. It was definitely the worst thing the new bride had also seen at a wedding, but if you make your bed, you gotta lay in it."

—u/Jahleesi

10. "I attended a wedding at a resort in a popular Florida vacation spot. The wedding was attended by about 50 people, and everyone was from out of town, so the entire wedding attended the welcome party. It was in a private outdoor area. We were all dressed in semi-formal attire, and there was a bar and buffet setup; it was impossible to mistake that a private event was taking place. About 30 minutes in, a couple came into the area in casual beach attire, holding pizza and to-go boxes, and made themselves at home within our party perimeter. After 10 minutes or so, the mother of the bride politely told them we were having a private wedding party and asked them if they could go elsewhere, and the couple refused and said they were told they could 'go anywhere' on the resort property."

"As the mother of the bride walked away, I heard the man sarcastically tell her, 'Congratulations!' I watched two staff members separately ask them to leave as well over the next hour, but they wouldn't budge. 

They stayed in their prime patio seats through our dinner before slowwwwly leaving after the sunset. Of course, everyone swooped in to take the chairs after they left in case they tried to come back."

—u/candidshark

11. "My husband and I got married right after we both got our master's degrees, and had quite a few friends from college at our wedding. During my husband's freshman year, he and his roommate both asked out the same girl, who turned them down, but they all remained friends. Then, I came along in their junior year and went on a few dates with my husband's roommates. We didn't quite hit it off, but we became good friends, and I ended up dating my now-husband instead all through college. The girl who had rejected them both was FURIOUS that she now had to share their attention with me. She wore a beige dress that was COVERED in a white floral pattern to our wedding. She told everyone she could that if she hadn't rejected my husband before I came along, he'd be marrying her instead, and that I was such a 'step down' from her."

"Luckily, my bridesmaids and girlfriends had my back and publicly called her out during the reception and demanded that she leave. She left crying, and we carried on partying without her."

—Anonymous

12. "The first wedding I ever attended as an adult was last year. I was a plus-one to a friend from high school who was marrying her high school boyfriend. For context, I literally didn’t know anyone there — I was just a date for a friend who needed one. The ceremony went well — it was a lovely wedding. Fast forward to the reception at this big estate-type house with a lovely garden and pool. The mother of the groom got absolutely drunk and was becoming increasingly intoxicated as the night went on. It came around time to cut the cake, and the mother of the groom was nowhere to be seen. At the same time this is happening, we all hear yelling from outside, walk out the doors, and lo and behold, she was fully naked in the pool, borderline drowning. Her husband had to jump in to get her out while we all averted our eyes. It was most certainly a very eventful first wedding."

—u/milakittenx

13. "When my husband and I got married, it was completely amazing! We agreed before that there was very little that could ruin our day because we were just so happy to finally be married. The only thing that threw us off was when my aunt and uncle showed up with their 35 lb beagle because they 'couldn’t bear the thought of boarding her and leaving her alone.' They stayed through the whole ceremony and reception, including letting the dog sit in its own chair. Now I’m a huge dog lover, and we had our dog in the wedding, but the fact that they didn’t ask and just assumed it was fine to bring a dog really ticked some of us off. Luckily, my husband and I didn’t have too much time to fret over it cause we were having so much fun."

—u/soularbear77

14. "This was my ex-mother-in-law. One of my bridesmaids was dancing with a drink in her hand at our reception, and my ex-mother-in-law tapped her on the arm and loudly asked if she could put the drink down while she danced because 'she was looking trashy.' My bridesmaid told me this later, because 'her gift to me was not tearing that woman apart on the spot.'"

—u/iron_annie

15. "My husband and I had a sweetheart table at our wedding, which I appreciated because it allowed us to have time together during the hectic schedule of a wedding. When we finally got a chance to sit with each other after making our rounds and taking more photos, we were served dessert and were enjoying each other’s company. A few people from one family thought it was appropriate to grab seats and pull them up to our sweetheart table. Slowly, that entire family started pulling more chairs to our table and completely blocked me out. To make matters worse, they also thought it was a great idea to drag a guest who got way too drunk at the open bar for us to babysit for the night. I got up and sat with friends while my husband stayed at the table (it was his side of the family, so he felt obligated to stay in the conversation)."

—u/bricknee116

16. "The night before my wedding and on the morning of, emails started rolling in from relatives on both sides excusing themselves, and then we had further no-shows on the day, leading to a quarter of our guests just not showing up. We had some completely empty tables. We made it super clear that our final numbers were based on the RSVPs we had two weeks prior to the wedding, so we wasted £2,000 on catering that’s not refundable, and most have not even apologized. Excuses ranged from not being able to get petrol (we had a weird fuel crisis in the UK, but people living in the same town as those who didn’t come had managed to queue and fill up their cars, or got the train) to having a hangover from a night out that week. Two or three had more legitimate reasons, but we missed them nonetheless."

"The room was empty, and the dance floor wasn’t full even when all the guests were dancing. On the plus side, everyone got extra canapés and the wine lasted all night.

But every other comment on the pictures we put on Facebook is family members saying, 'We wish we had been there! I’m so sorry!’ But I really wish they wouldn’t bother because it felt like a lot of these people could have just been honest with themselves that they didn’t really feel like being there in the first place, and saved us the money. 

I know we can’t expect people to bend over backwards for us and queue for hours to fill up their car, and while some could afford to take the train to the venue, not everybody could, necessarily, but it felt like there was a lack of understanding of the effort and money that goes into every invite.

I would never dream of cancelling my attendance at someone’s wedding the night before."

—u/3pelican

17. "My husband has an aunt and uncle with whom none of us really get along. They're not bad people, just sort of clueless and can be incredibly selfish without seeming to realize it. They're in their sixties, no kids, decent income, and nine dogs, just to give some context. At my brother-in-law and sister-in-law's wedding, they showed up in their jogging clothes that they had just taken a jog in! Fleece pants covered in dog hair, sweet bands on their heads, sweaty, ratty jackets, battered tennis shoes. It was a small backyard wedding, but everyone else made the effort to look nice."

"They then proceeded to plant themselves in the front row of the big group photo. So in the photo hanging in my brother-in-law and sister-in-law's living room, there they are grinning with their terrible outfits on full display. My sister-in-law is still low-key resentful of them for it.

This aunt and uncle recently mentioned that they're headed out of state for a wedding and said the bride had posted a bunch of inspirational guidance photos for the dress code on the wedding website. Apparently, they found the photos hilarious and said they 'couldn't stop laughing' looking at them. So, of course, we all wanted to see.

The photos were all of suits and gowns with lots of bright colors. So festive formalwear, basically. Not sure what they thought was so funny to be honest...and what did they smugly announce they will be wearing? They decided to wear black jeans and black t-shirts.

I know it's none of my business because I won't even be there, but I said, 'So let me get this straight: the dress code is formal, bright colors, so you are choosing to wear casual, all black?'

They just laughed and confirmed this, seeming very pleased with themselves. They seem to think they're somehow exempt from having to play by the same rules as everyone else for some reason? Like they're too special and unique? I remember feeling and acting that way myself when I was 18 years old..."

—u/potsieharris

18. "I attended the wedding of friends several years ago. A woman in our social circle, who was kind of infamous for being offended at the drop of a hat, was upset that the bride, with whom she was not particularly close, hadn’t asked her to be in the wedding party. So she asked one of the bridesmaids what they were wearing, drove to David’s Bridal, and showed up at the wedding wearing the same gown as the bridesmaids. Talk about an awkward reception."

—u/Kidpixthrowaway

19. "There was a mix-up at my daughter’s wedding, and someone let the guests into the reception area early. There was a cocktail hour first to entertain everyone while the photos were being taken. Then, once the bridal party arrived, the dining room would be opened. The caterer got confused when everyone rolled in and started serving dinner before the bride and groom had even arrived. How the guests failed to realize that MOST of the items on their order of events hadn’t happened, I don’t understand. Who eats before the wedding party gets there? The most annoying part is that the groom had made only one tiny request with regard to the food…a turkey leg. Just a roasted turkey leg. It’s one of his favorite foods, and he was excited about it."

"We made special arrangements with the caterer and paid extra for it, and of course, someone ate it. There was only one because it was just for the groom, so he didn’t get his one request. We are pretty sure that it was one of the bride’s grandfathers who took it. 

I am so annoyed that I’m considering canceling all of our holiday plans that include us hosting them for meals."

—u/Financial_Oven_4542

20. "My grandmother walked out halfway through my vows. I still don't actually know why because we haven't spoken since. She just said to my aunt, 'I've had enough,' and off she went to wait in my aunt's car. My uncle had to miss the first half of our reception just driving the old hag home."

—u/SnowPaw850

21. "I used to have a friend who owned a small hotel which operated primarily as a wedding venue. They lived in one of the hotel rooms, so all of the events taking place in the courtyard directly outside their door could be heard very clearly. We were hanging out one night during a wedding and listening to the speeches, the most notable of which was the best man speech. He told the story of having a threesome with both the bride and groom at Burning Man, and heavily alluded to still being in love with the groom. There were a lot of older relatives in attendance — the place went silent, and the wedding ended about two hours early."

—u/Chapsy_

22. "My husband's daughter had asked the groom’s sisters to stand up for her at her wedding. The sisters are conservative, and the bridesmaid dresses were a very contemporary, sexy, off-the-shoulder style and were rather revealing. One of the sisters was mortified when she saw the dress and said she could not participate. She finally and reluctantly agreed, but as she was standing in front of the church, she began to throw up and started to faint. My husband, who had walked his daughter down the aisle, ran over, cupped his hands and caught the mess. Then he helped the poor gal out of the church. The wedding carried on, but some of the magic was lost."

—Anonymous

23. "A guest showed up with an acoustic guitar. In the middle of the speeches, he asked the MC if he could sing a song for the happy couple, and the MC allowed it. This guy proceeds to sing a song that he 'was going to sing on his wedding day, but that’s not gonna happen…' and goes into this depressing song that was a metaphor for him being a tree and being 'chopped down.' Neither the bride nor the groom knew who he was. Apparently, he was a plus-one to someone’s cousin. Imagine going to a wedding where you don’t know anyone, BRINGING YOUR OWN GUITAR, and performing during the reception? It was wild."

—Anonymous

24. "I met my friend's boyfriend at a wedding. We carpooled since it was out in the middle of nowhere. He started by insisting she buy him new jeans at Costco so he could wear his 'good boots.' The wedding was in August in a barn. Most of the men were wearing nice shorts and button-up shirts, so this guy was sweating his ass off. During the service, we were standing at the back because of limited seating. He started saying things like 'don't do it' and 'marriage is bullshit' and 'let's get to the libations.' It was loud enough that rows of people were glaring back at us. By this point, we were distancing ourselves as much as possible from him."

"After the ceremony, which we thankfully found out they couldn't hear him up front, the reception got started. He threw a tantrum about being tired from working all day and went to rest in his truck. I think he was too hot and refused to admit he overdressed.

He ended up sleeping in his truck with the engine running and the air conditioner blasting. So we enjoyed the rest of the evening in peace. My friend would go check on him sporadically, but that's it. It was a really fun reception."

—u/Y_Me

25. And finally, "My (ex) best friend showed up with her teenage daughter wearing a white gown and told my new sister-in-law to 'go fuck herself' in front of my new husband. Then, she told my new nephew that he was greedy for asking to take the cake back for his girlfriend, who had just had a baby. Then she invited herself to my honeymoon suite hours later, and she was drunk and cried about still not being divorced from her ex and remarried to her boyfriend."

"Since I had to wait for a cab before I felt comfortable 'releasing' her, my new husband and I listened to her cry about her life until she was picked up. The cab took 15 minutes, and she stripped down to her underwear (in front of my husband) and got into my suite's hot tub while I quickly used the bathroom (to compose myself). 

I had to drag her out of my hot tub and send her to the cab soaking wet. Of course, we then needed confirmation from her boyfriend that she was home safe and sound.

She was 43 at my wedding. We still talk, but not as much, and she knows exactly why. She was jealous that I was getting married, and she made the lead-up difficult. On the day of the wedding, she lost a friend, and I gained a backbone with her. Yaaaaay, lol."

—u/tothegravewithme

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