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Interestingly, the divorce rate in the US has been steadily decreasing since the early 90s. Nonetheless, it's interesting to learn about the factors that contribute to people splitting up, whether it's a lack of support from family and friends or an extramarital affair.

In 2019, the INSIDER Data team analyzed a study done by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), which polled 52 people (31 women and 21 men), who had been involved with PREP, a "prevention and relationship enhancement program" that focused on teaching couples communication and conflict resolution skills.

The course took place before the couples tied the knot, but the study surveyed individuals who ended up divorced, 14 years after PREP took place. It aimed to glean information on why their marriage had failed, and whether it had been a combination of factors, or due to a "final straw."

Photographing the groom and you see his eyes light up when a guest arrives. You look over and it’s a cute woman in a short dress. He smiles, walks up to the woman, picks her up and swings her in his arms.

Best smile I captured of the groom all day. Marriage didn’t last 6 months from what I’ve heard.

Twitfried , Bruno Girin Report

Final score:

266points

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HufflePuffleGothleGay 3 years ago

oh s**t naaah... how can you even?...

75points

Little or no premarital education and religious differences — 13.3%. Even though all those surveyed had participated in PREP, for some it still wasn't enough. "I probably wish that we would have had more premarital counseling and had somebody tell us we should not be getting married," one participant said. Another added that, while the course was helpful in communication, it wasn't realistic about the growth of marriage. "Premarital counseling teaches you how to get along, and that you should communicate, but it doesn't really talk about the phases of a marriage over time."

As for religious differences, 69% of married people say that their spouse shares their religion, according to a Pew Center survey. And on average, per Fox News and according to the book "Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage is Transforming America," couples in interfaith marriages are less happy than those in same-faith marriages.

I worked fine dining/catering for over 20 years so Iʻve worked lots of weddings and receptions. I once heard a bride at the reception during the toasts say that she actually thought she was asking out the grooms twin brother on their first date and that might actually be cute except she ...just kept going on. How the twin was more compatible, etc. then she ended the toast with "well...as nice as you are youʻll make a great first husband". I was walking past the camera man at that time and you can hear me on tape saying " did you get that? Tell me you got that".

Scoobymaybe , Al404 Report

Final score:

266points

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HufflePuffleGothleGay 3 years ago

#identicaltwinstrugglesthatshouldntbestrugglesitjustturnsoutthebrideishorrible cheeeck

99points

SuperConfusedCoryn , dion gillard Report

Lack of support from family — 17.3%. According to a 26-year longitudinal study that looked at 373 couples, a husband having a close relationship with his wife's family decreased the risk of their divorce by 20%. However, a wife having a close relationship with her husband's family increased the risk of divorce. According to the study's researcher, psychologist and professor Terri Orbuch, "Wives should maintain boundaries with their in-laws, and husbands should remember to take care of their in-laws and treat them as important."

Not sure if this belongs here, since I'm really sure that they got divorced after, but anyway:

I was helping out at my parents restaurant where a huge wedding party was hosted. I was busy serving drinks and suddenly loud yelling and screaming startet right behind me. Turns out the bride had somehow found out that the groom had hooked up with her sister right before the wedding ceremony (and apparently on a few occasions before) and in her anger she stabbed him in the chest with a dinner fork several times.

We had to call an ambulance and the police. It was like hell

Final score:

261points

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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago

Another Reddit follow up summed up: Groom and sister ended up together, had 2 kids, plan to marry but C-19 happened.

107points

Substance abuse — 34.6%. At least one partner in 50% of the former couples surveyed by the NCBI cited substance abuse as an issue: 34.6% of individuals overall did, but in only 33.3% of cases, both partners agree that substance abuse was to blame for their divorce. "He never admitted that he even drank. It wasn't me against him. It was me against him and the disease," one participant said. Of those who indicated their marriage indeed had a "final straw," 12.1% reported it was because of substance abuse.

At a wedding when the “I do’s” came, the groom said, “I guess”.

MissCarolineC , Kleah77 Report

Final score:

261points

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HufflePuffleGothleGay 3 years ago

not committed to spending the rest of his life with his S.O ... girl , walk out

98points

Too much conflict and arguing — 57.7%. Survey participants revealed that they didn't resovle their conflicts calmly or effectively, and it only got worse over time.

They reported that "communication problems increased in frequency and intensity throughout their marriages, which at times seemed to coincide with lost feelings of positive connections and mutual support." One participant concluded, "I got frustrated [with] arguing too much."

When the bride and groom argued over why the grooms mother shouldn’t get all money given to them on their wedding day. Ya that was a red flag.

JoeEIRE , eFile989 Report

Final score:

230points

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DforDory 3 years ago

Excuse me...? Why on earth would anybody think the money should go to any of the inlaws? :O

207points

I perform ceremonies as an officiant, and know other officiants. The worst (IMHO) are the weddings that are just a bad idea. The couple is young, inexperienced, and selfish. I mean, even courthouse weddings can last decades, but if you have a wedding that is clearly not planned out, they are often not though out as well. Weddings that are rebellious as a "f**k you daddy, I am 19 and marry who I want!" I give about 2 years, especially if the bride and groom are out of sync with one another, or one just looks like "this was the other's idea primarily."

Oddly enough, weddings with cheesy themes (Star Wars, Elvis, etc) last longer than the traditional styles. I have theories on that, but don't have enough data that's not anecdotal to back it up. But I think casual weddings where everyone is relaxed, happy, and having a good time because the wedding is about celebrating rather than ceremony will last the longest.

A sense of humor helps. If both the bride and groom are relaxed and silly with one another, those last the longest.

punkwalrus , John Wilson Report

Final score:

226points

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Ember 3 years ago

My whole wedding cost less than £200. We borrowed our outfits and only had a couple of witnesses at the local registry office then had some party food at my mothers house with a few friends and family for a reception. I arrived by taxi and we left the same way. I never understand why people spend a small fortune on one day when it’s all the days AFTER the wedding that are the most important. We have been married 26 years now and have watched friends spend so much money on the ‘Big Day’ and last less than a year.

119points

It was the third time the bride had hired me and all the guys had been carbon copies.

ChronosDustorm , Robert Kintner Report

Final score:

223points

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DforDory 3 years ago (edited)

Black widow or just bad choices that she makes...?

64points

Ugh I photographed this awful couple. She was a sour cow, barely cracked a smile and all day she was following him round saying "Maaaark! Get my shoes! Maaaark! Where's my bag? Maaaark!" He looked completely miserable and barely spoke all day. At one point we asked them to kiss for a photo and she said "Oh, we're not that kind of couple."

LunarNight , kaex0r Report

Final score:

217points

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DforDory 3 years ago (edited)

Errmm...you're not a couple, but a dame and servant. Better let eachother go and find happiness somewhere else, without any hard feelings.

110points

#10

Night before the wedding, the bride-to-be tried to sleep with me on her stag night, crying on my shoulder she wasn't ready for marriage.

Even my 18 year old hormonal brain did a big NOPE there. They lasted a year.

Drumah , Elliot Harmon Report

Final score:

184points

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Max 3 years ago

How old was the bride-to-be?

60points

#11

I worked at a hotel in the kitchen, we did a trashy wedding where the cake was brought in from walmart, groom was caught making out with a bridesmaid in a conference room and we saw the bride throw her ring into a storm drain across the street.

RaF_MAL , Joanna Poe Report

Final score:

183points

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Tiredpossum 3 years ago

woah. He deserved it.

47points

Leslie Burleson 3 years ago

Um, some people , who aren't trashy, can only afford a cake from Walmart . Also, you can spend thousands on a cake , or you can put that money to better use somewhere else in the wedding or for charity . It's just cake

35points

Lexi Mitchell 3 years ago

Yeah that jab was uncalled for. Also speaking from experience, almost every Walmart brand item I’ve tried has been fantastic. Their donuts are actually amazing.

6points

Valley Girl 3 years ago

Hey now! I had a Walmart cake and it was wonderful. 4 tiered, filled, and beautiful. We just didn't see any reason to blow $1,000 on a cake. We didn't get a limo either. We rented a badass Charger instead!

17points

Rebecca Bandy 3 years ago

Sounds like an awesome ceremony!

1point

Sandra Givens 3 years ago

Don't blame that poor cake from Walmart. My mother and father's cake came from A&P grocery store, single layer chocolate because that's what the store had. Not everyone wants to spend hundreds on a cake, which is what they cost these days.

11points

Ren Karlej 3 years ago

Chocolate cake of any kind is infinitely superior to traditional wedding cake! Mine was chocolate orange and made by my sister!

2points

Rebecca Bandy 3 years ago

Guess I'm trashy then because I prefer Walmart cakes/cupcakes over any of the "fancy" ones I've tried.

4points

Debrina Blackmoon 3 years ago

Then maybe most of us are extremely trashy for getting ANYTHING from there! Oh, well. Sure.

2points

Lis A 3 years ago

Gurl p**n that ring off instead!

3points

Lis A 3 years ago

How on earth is p.a.w.n. censored?

6points

devi L. 3 years ago

If I can get a Costco cake I'm happy with that! Who doesn't like Costco cake! Yummy

2points

Miggie 3 years ago (edited)

Okie he needs more than just a lost expensive ring people...🔪

1point

Lisa Shelton 3 years ago

Trashy actions are one thing but let's not look down on people for buying a cake they can afford instead of going into debt over it.

0points

Batgirl Kitty 3 years ago

Can’t blame her.

0points

Princess Toadstool 3 years ago

Reality tv show wedding

0points

Danieletc 3 years ago

Trash is magic. While the story is a beautiful hot mess, here is something to ponder: If they did not exist, they would not have voted for Trump. Worth the story? Asking for myself.

0points

Crazy Meerkat Lady 3 years ago

Might as well have the whole ceremony at Walmart

0points

Fluffy Griffin 3 years ago (edited)

I had a friend make my cake, but it was simple and for decoration, the main cake was a Costco cake because the butter cream filling is amazing!

0points

YourGenderfluidFriend 3 years ago

This picture has absolutely nothing to do with the post and I love it

0points

Gold roses 3 years ago

What even is that cake

0points

danielw 3 years ago

a dead rat?

0points

Pascale Pierloot 3 years ago

That cake!??? Is that even edible???

-1point

pm_me_your_molars , Blaise Alleyne Report

#12

They had a big fight the night before the wedding and were considering calling it off. Until the bride showed up 30 minutes before the ceremony, no one was sure if she would be there at all. The groom danced with his MOM more times than he did with the bride. The bride was snippy and nitpicky with the staff all night. The word "annullment" was cast around and I hope to god they went through with it the next day because holy s**t.

Final score:

170points

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Max 3 years ago

Ah, the wedding of Oedipus Rex.

41points

#13

I’m a photographer and I’ve shot 3 weddings bc I hate them and they are not for me. Bless you guys who do it, but it’s too much work and drama for me, and not worth the money. Anyway, one of the weddings, the groom called the bride unattractive (she was stunning and used to model, was maybe a size 2, and he was cute, but generic cute), he kept taking shots of vodka with his boys, and asked for a full on photo shoot with his mom. He was definitely a mama’s boy, bc mom was hovering, but you know it’s bad when mom suggests that he maybe take some photos with his wife. He told me to stfu every time I redirected, so after the 3rd time that happened (and he flashed me his junk?), I started packing up. When he started yelling at me, I just told him no one talks to me like that, and I’d send them a refund. I knew right then that it wouldn’t last. He started crying and said he’d behave. He did, but it didn’t matter bc 2 weeks later the marriage was annulled. No one wanted the photos. I was paid in full for photos no one wanted. Bride’s dad had paid me, and tipped me well too. When I offered to refund him half anyway, he said the bride knew when the groom yelled at me and cried that it wasn’t going to work, so I earned it. I guess the whole fam was trying to get them to call it off.

thin_white_dutchess , djromanj Report

Final score:

170points

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Seabeast 3 years ago

Bride's dad was a good person. A lot of people would have tried to get out of paying.

11points

mesembryanthemum , Sharon Mollerus Report

#14

I work and n a hotel. I came in one night to find the wedding was already wrapped up (it was supposed to go until 1 AM and it was 11 PM) because the wedding couple had a fight and she went home with mom.

At another one they had a huge rehearsal dinner fight which spilled out into the lobby. Everyone in the lobby found out that she hated his parents, she was pregnant and she had no idea who the father was, and a few other things. Half the guest list packed up and checked out the next day. They still got married.

Final score:

168points

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Kayla J 3 years ago

Wasn't expecting that last line.

135points

#15

Heard from a friend who did calligraphy that a bride came to get wedding invites and the usual wording of 'bride mum and dad and groom mum and dad invite you to the wedding of bride and groom" , bride didn't want grooms parents names on the invite. My mate did an invite mock-up called the couple for a check and the groom lost it, because grooms parents were the ones paying for most of the wedding. They didn't need any invites.

JacquiTS , Alejandro Mallea Report

Final score:

162points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Why would you be so mean to not put the grooms parents names on the invite?

90points

#16

Worked wedding receptions, here are some favorites:

Bride started stripping on the table while the groom was outside.

Bride and best man [were found] in a closet.

Bride lost her ring less that 3 hours after being married.

Mother of the groom lit the table on fire because she didnt like the bride or her family.

Groom was passed out drunk less than 30 mins into the reception. He pregamed in the limo. Our bartender refused to serve him when he arrived. Groomsmen loaded him back into the limo to sleep it off and he didnt come back that night.

TheGreatTiger , Laura Report

Final score:

157points

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HufflePuffleGothleGay 3 years ago

you woulda thunk people would have taken this more seriously...

49points

#17

I was a wedding planner for almost a decade and saw these types of couples regularly. My biggest key indicator for this was whether they cared more about the wedding day than actually being married to one another.

For example, I remember one couple who really wanted an over-the-top wedding that would be good enough to be featured in a popular luxury wedding magazine. They spared no expense. They became so obsessed with this that they were even choosing members of their bridal party based on their looks rather than their relationship with them. The bride had 2 brothers, one brother looked like a model for Hugo Boss and her other brother looked a bit like fat Thor. Well, only the "hot" brother was selected to be a groomsman. Things like this caused a lot of tension between family members and fights between the couple. It was awkward a lot of the time. I knew for sure this couple wouldn't make it for long.

Interestingly enough, the couple divorced a week before their wedding was featured in that luxury bridal magazine.

Toronto_Planner , Free-Photos Report

Final score:

155points

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Dynein 3 years ago

Can't there just be a trend where people who dream about having their "big day" just make that day their birthday or whatever milestone of their choice? Personally I don't care for that kind of thing, but if someone's dream is to have a lavish, styled event where they are the center of the attention (they could even get themselves a piece of jewelry for the occasion!), I'm cool with that. Just so long as they don't make major life-changing decisions out of the desire to have such an event.

58points

#18

I've told this story before but I was working as a cook at a golf course and, at one of the weddings we catered, the bride got incredibly drunk and kept sitting in the laps of all the male guests and flirting with them pretty heavily. I think she made out with one of them too IIRC. Her new husband just sat at the head table by himself looking more and more like a guy who made a $30,000 mistake.

Samhamwitch , Lee Haywood Report

Final score:

144points

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Shelp 3 years ago

Poor man. And also the guests who sleep with a drunken bride the day she gets married are really the lowest beings.

94points

#19

Not actually in the industry but i have helped out a friend with a few weddings. Two of the weddings i could just tell they weren't going to make it. The first wedding the bride and groom hardly talked the entire wedding. It was like they had nothing in common. And then later the groom pretty much f**ks off half way through and went home because i quote "he was tired". So he just left his bride having to take pictures with the wedding guests on her own. He never came back that evening so she had to greet everyone off etc. Funny enough about a year later i heard they're filing for divorce.

Another time was actually last summer. Just before the wedding speeches the groom went go hang out with his friends for like half an hour leaving the bride sitting there alone and delaying the speeches. Then right after the bride and groom cut the cake he once again went to go hang out with his friends and abandoned his wife. So she was left alone having to mingle with all the guests and he made no interaction with her side of the guests. He stuck with his friends the rest of the evening. His wife basically had to go and beg him to come and take more wedding pictures. At one point in the evening he actually went for a drive with his friends for about an hour and his wife had no idea where he was. I mean i get wanting to mingle with your friends at your wedding but to not even mingle with your wife's family or friends on your wedding day seems quite rude.

Eggsegret , prayitnophotography Report

Final score:

132points

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Draco Malfoy 3 years ago

That second one takes time with the boys too far haha

44points

#20

Many years ago I had a side hustle doing cakes and would often get orders for wedding cakes. Long story short, the bride to be threw a full-fledged stompy-footed tantrum, locking herself in my bathroom and refused to come out because the groom was "unreasonably insisting" on having a say in what the cake flavour was going to be. Like, I'd say through the door, "Get out of my bathroom!" and all I'd get was a whiny defiant little "NoooOooooooOooooooooO!!!!!!" IIRC she was about 22.

mercuryrising137 , Sean MacEntee Report

Final score:

119points

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Shelp 3 years ago

She told you she was 22, but judging by her behaviour she was more likely 5.

51points

#21

I work in the industry (side hobby) and I saw it before entering.

Recent husband came to me, a total stranger to him, and asked what I would do if I found my fiance f**king her dance partner 3 weeks before the wedding.

I just shook my head and walked away.

2 months.

psnWaikato , Andrey Report

Final score:

117points

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Anthony Goldstein (female) 3 years ago

oof

20points

Joveticklemyballs , Anders Sandberg Report

#22

I ran a fairly upmarket hotel & restaurant that sometimes hosted weddings. Made a rookie error and booked in a wedding for Christmas Eve. This should have been a warning sign, as it shows a pretty significant lack of consideration for friends and family making them travel across the country on one of the most irritating days of the year, when we’d all rather be at home with family preparing for the next day.

They turned up 3 hours early and the battle axe of a bride proceeded to shout at us for not being prepared, surrounded by her incredibly embarrassed but not unsurprised family.

There were various other red flags throughout the night, but the main one was when the husband got blind drunk on whiskey and asked me to go to his hotel room with him and “break him in” as a married man. I politely refused.

Final score:

112points

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Harrison Miller 3 years ago

oh my gosh...

29points

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#23

When I used to work the occasional wedding on weekends there was this one couple that made me think yea she’s going to end up alone. She took the microphone in the middle of a song that everyone was happily dancing to and then kept saying “it’s my day but I’ll wait til your done your conversation!” “Don’t worry it’s only my wedding day” “helloooo bride wants to talk” blah blah it was hella rude, when she was finally satisfied with the silence she started her speech by berating everyone for taking so long to be quiet and then went on to talk about how she’s so happy and she loves her husband and don’t take the centre pieces. It was awful if I was a guest I would’ve taken my gift and left

bryannadz , San Sharma Report

Final score:

110points

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Draco Malfoy 3 years ago

Sounds like when teachers used to be like: "You're just wasting your own time, I'll wait." When people were talking in class. Oddly enough, these teachers were always the worst haha

26points

furry_hamburger_porn , Francesca Cappa Report

#24

I'm a musician and the son of a wedding photographer.

I've actually played in a band whose leader, on the wedding day, took a deposit for the divorce party that was to follow. The groom's mother laid it down and said "I give it six months".

Nine months later, there we were, and there she (the bride) wasn't.

Final score:

108points

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Tsunade 3 years ago

Um sorry but have you seen the source name? XDDD

12points

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#25

I’ve shot a couple of weddings and the worst “yikes” one involved a bride who would glare at the groom nearly 97% of the time. Made my job getting good photos to try and paint the day in a happy light near impossible and when grilled with the “why didn’t you get more shots, I paid for your service didn’t I?” From the bride was awkward as hell. To be fair I only barely was able to scrap together enough to meet the contract’s expectations due to the bride scowling the majority of the time. For some added context; it was a relatively small family/friends only wedding and held on some land that one of the parents owned. The groom was having fun and talking to all sorts of people introducing himself to those he hadn’t met and was overall a really cool dude who was super excited for the whole event, the bride was a contemptful bridezilla that hated he was having fun and the attention wasn’t solely on her, I’d detail more but some of the .. ‘events’ of the day can only be explained with some details that would dox me pretty quick to anyone at the event. This was the one that made me get out of wedding photography.

From the context of Facebook they got divorced about 3 months afterwards. The groom had nothing but nice things to say about my work and how glad he was I got shots of him and his now late dad together smiling, while the bride complained about just about everything. “Why didn’t you get any good pictures of me and my mother?!” Because literally half an hour after I arrived on sight you had told me you were avoiding her because she ‘was a selfish b**** who shouldn’t even be here.’ Ugh. While profitable it is such an exhausting market/industry.

Rebel-Yellow , Jérôme Decq Report

Final score:

107points

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Amy Cohen 3 years ago

So this guy is now single? He sounds delightful!

29points

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#26

I used to drive a limo and did a few weddings. This one Saturday afternoon I am picking up both bride and groom, best man and maid of honor.

Poor groom has his arm in a full cast and immobilized with a steel rod. Turns out he had shattered iy a week earlier while riding an ATV.

They all get in the car and the bride-to-be starts ragging him hard core, telling him he is such an idiot, he has ruined the wedding, he is such a loser. She is not letting up and not letting go. Obviously she knew about the injury so it wasn't a surprise. She was just using it to drop F bombs and other unwholesome words in his general direction

I pull up to the church and she and the maid of honor leap out and go into the church. The best man asks if he still wants to go through with the wedding, and the poor dumb schmuck says yes with the enthusiasm of a sleepy sloth.

I just wanted to say "No, dude. Dont spend the next few years with that Witch B****." But he was getting out of the car by then. I dont know how it turned out, bit I am sure it wasn't good.

delnorteduck , Shepard4711 Report

Final score:

104points

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Draco Malfoy 3 years ago

Yikes, that's a real awful bride

39points

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#27

Catered weddings for a year or so, here's some of the more bat s**t ones off the top of my head:

Entire wedding party dropped molly about an hour into the wedding, bride was colossally f**ked up while the groom looked like he s**t himself while staring at the alpacas they hired to take pictures with. (Yes they hired alpacas, no I don't know why.)

Bridezilla screamed at our serving team for serving too much chicken and not leaving enough for her, after she refused to eat untill 3 hours past dinner service. Groom was nowhere to be found after that.

Brides mom tried to f**k one of our chefs, a very good looking 6'3 italian man. Bride had to pull her away from the kitchen two times, causing a fun argument between the brides mom and dad. Bride started crying and the groom decided to disappear to go take a few shots instead of comforting his wife.

Kind_Athlete_281 , Ben Francis Report

Final score:

101points

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Max 3 years ago

Alpacas are very soft, and being on drugs probably makes them a wonderful experience. Or a horrifying one, based on that account by the person who thought they saw a sheep whose neck just kept extending...

68points

#28

I don't work in the wedding industry but I have a depressing wedding story.

I have a friend who I grew up with, she was always gorgeous and incredibly popular with guys and I always thought she was a great person. As I got older I came to realise she was actually extremely toxic in relationships and did better when she was single. She had been seeing a new guy for two months when one day I receive a wedding invitation in the mail. Knowing her history it was a massive red flag for me. I turn up to the wedding and it's at a gorgeous little backyard type wedding, it's spring and everything looks perfect. I greet her family and it's like I've turned up to a funeral, not a wedding. They're all extremely solemn and when I ask about the groom her mother rolls her eyes and says "This. Is. A. Mistake."

Wedding commences and as the bride comes down the aisle her face is grey and like she would rather be anywhere else. They exchange vows while the bride does everything in her power to not touch her husband to be, even standing a solid metre away from him as they stand at the front. She actually cringes and looks away when he gets choked up saying how much he loves her. When the priest announces the kiss the bride takes a slow step forward and presents her cheek for him to kiss instead of her lips. No one cheers, it's just an awkward shuffling of feet and a few scattered claps. It was the worst wedding I've ever been to.

They lasted about 3 months, before separating.

MarvelousShiggyDiggy , Rick Obst Report

Final score:

99points

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magnadar 3 years ago

Why, though?

78points

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#29

Probably 2 late but after seven years in the industry 2 stand out.

I. Groom focused on “the boys” all night. Rarely saw the bride and groom together. In his speech he mentioned the bridesmaids and groomsmen the proceeded to spend the rest of his speech talking about his new place of “hierarchy” in the family. Never mentioned her. 3 months later it was over.

Second and most favourite. TLDR: bride drives herself to the ceremony, pops the Ute and skulls a drink in front of the guests. Is drunk before the reception begins. Shows the mc she’s not wearing anything but her garter under the dress. Pulls her strapless dress down to show me her nipple. Groom spends whole night outside chain smoking. And that’s the short version.

millycactus , Free-Photos Report

Final score:

98points

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tofushoes 3 years ago

I would very much like to know the long version

50points

#30

I’m a wedding photographer, and the first red flag was how much flipping money they were spending. They had multiple venues, one was a golf resort. Really fancy schmancy. Could’ve bought a really reeeeally nice car with that kind of money. Down payment on an expensive home kind of money.

Second, when I showed up to do the getting ready shots in their house the husband’s family was really nice to me, almost treated me like a family friend. Whenever she was brought up his family would look at me and make a face or roll their eyes, obviously not happy with his choice of lady. It seemed implied that since they already had a kid that I guess he haaaaas to... which was kind of sad.

I had half a mind to tell him that he didn’t have to get married if he wasn’t happy. Which I may have implied very gently.. Not professional I know but she was kind of a monster, not just the day of, but even after. In my opinion, she treated her new husband really poorly. Right after the ceremony, they were outside and she was already yelling at him about something. Just checked, and they’re still married but according to her posts she’s antivax.

WhoRUAgain , Lee Haywood Report

Final score:

97points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

"they’re still married but according to her posts she’s antivax." So, there's a shimmer of hope for the husband.

101points

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#31

I work for a catering company... I knew they were going to get a divorce as soon as the bride started grinding on the best man when the groom was puking his guts out in the corner.

shallotthot , Nenad Stojkovic Report

Final score:

96points

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Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

Classy!

33points

FearlessIntention , Paul Flannery Report

#32

Not me, but my little brother did catering for a bit after he graduated college. He told me a few stories:

Groom drank ten beers during dinner, proceeded to projectile vomit on the wedding cake.

Bride's mother overheard groom talking about his high school wrestling career, tried to drag bride out of the venue yelling about "I TOLD YOU TO FIND A GENTLEMAN"

Bride and groom got into a fistfight before dinner because bride had ordered lilacs instead of roses for the tables out of personal preference

Final score:

96points

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Cori 3 years ago

A fist fight!? Over flowers!? Talk about a weird hill to die on!

62points

#33

Yes. One of my brides was nervous and got so drunk before the ceremony that she had to be helped down the aisle. Then when the ceremony was over, instead of kissing the groom ("we now pronounce you man and wife") she licked him from chin to eyeball. She fell during the recessional and knocked over a waiter carrying champagne. She couldn't be in their post ceremony photoshoot because she kept falling. When it was time to cut the cake, we couldn't find her. Our staff went to her hotel room and found her covered in her own vomit, still in her wedding dress. She had the audacity to ask for a refund after all of this. They're divorced now...

pipsel03 , Quinn Dombrowski Report

Final score:

92points

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AlmightyOne 3 years ago

Poor groom... Imagine being licked in front of a whole crowd....

30points

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#34

I worked in a tux shop for a while after highschool. The friction in a couple's relationship was directly correlated with how involved the mothers were. Whether it was motherzilla of the bride or a momma's boy groom, if they had their finger on the scale, you could see it.

scoil44 , Colin Knowles Report

Final score:

86points

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Batwench Premium 3 years ago

I had both my mother and MiL involved in the wedding planning etc. Worked out for us. Mind you both ladies were gems in their own rights and I miss both of them terribly as they have now both died.

44points

#35

I worked weddings as a server for about a year and saw a ton of different things but one stands out specifically. This venue was on a golf course and in the middle of the reception all of the groomsmen and the groom got drunk and decided it was a good idea to go swimming in one of the ponds in their tuxes. The bride was standing on the back porch screaming at them, asking him how he could be such a dumb ass and lamenting loud enough for the world to hear that she married him. I didn't see the bride for the rest of the reception after that. Pretty sure that marriage ended pretty quickly...

hailbop , James St. John Report

Final score:

79points

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Viviane 3 years ago

If it was after the ceremony, I'd probably laugh it off and tell the photographer to get pics. I could see some really memorable pictures coming out of that. C'mon, it's not like the groom went skinny dipping with the bridesmaids. In which case, the pics could be entered into evidence...

22points

#36

Used to serve at a lot of weddings. At one very expensive engagement party the groom got drunk and tried to pick a fight with one of the servers. He then punched another guest and had to be walked out. Bride seemed upset but not shocked.

true-romance , snapboot Report

Final score:

78points

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Harrison Miller 3 years ago

the last line tho.

41points

#37

Well, usually canceling the wedding twice the week before the actual wedding is a good sign.. They made it two weeks before divorce.

5h0ck , StockSnap Report

Final score:

77points

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Gold roses 3 years ago

Only two weeks!

17points

MillennialProdigy , Quinn Dombrowski Report

#38

Yes I’m a wedding photographer and think this often, when I’m at the rehearsal and they often have nasty arguments over small details

Final score:

76points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Sometimes it's the stress though... I don't understand why people put so much pressure on themselves about having "the perfect wedding" when at the end of the day what matters is the marriage. If I ever get married, a simple ceremony at the city hall would be enough for me :)

39points

#39

My background is in Marriage and Family Therapy and I work at a wedding venue now. There have been many times that I thought a couple is destined for future therapy, if not divorce. Especially when I see the “four horsemen of the apocalypse” as described by Gottman— criticism, contempt, defensiveness, or stonewalling.

I also assume that things won’t end well when either of the bride or groom is a big bully towards me or the other vendors— it just makes me feel bad for the future spouse.

But we don’t tend to hear much from the couples once they are married, so I usually won’t know how things end up down the road.

justanotherone1111 , ANURAG1112 Report

Final score:

68points

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Ozacoter 3 years ago

What is stonewalling?

14points

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로희 3 years ago

As a wise man once said: marriage is not for everyone, same with having children.

46points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

I loved one of my best friends wedding. They had a small wedding. They married in a building that had a great garden. Beautiful and free because its from the city hall. Then went with their families for lunch at a restaurant. In the evening/night they hired a small place where the friends had some snacks and drinks with them. The brides dress was a beautiful white dress that was not a wedding one so it costed less than 100 euros. I dont want a wedding but if I did I would like something small and simple like that.

25points

TexasPK 3 years ago

We had a courthouse wedding....40 years ago this year! So glad that we did not want (or deal with the headaches of) a big, expensive wedding.

22points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Congrats on your ruby anniversary! You guys obviously have your priorities in order :)

11points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

When you know about Florida man, it's not very hard to believe each and every story. I've worked a short period as a waiter and I've heard and seen some things that were quite similar to some of these stories.

14points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

I was first married of my friends (to the shock of all, me included). Five times a brides-maid/matron. Warning signs that the marriage is doomed: 1. the groom and his buddies are even drunker than the bride in order to "get in the mood" to marry (both bride and groom on 3d spouses now); 2. the bride cries on your shoulder the night before, "but we spent all th emoney and got all thepeople here!" (also on 3d spouse, not same as earlier people). 3.Bride was more worried about her dress than having any fun at the reception, did'nt last a year. 4. At rehearsal, bride's people don't mingle at all with groom's people even for small talk. ........ So I asked, what's the common factor? and refused to be part of any more weddings. Didn't work. Wasn't me.

13points

giovanna 3 years ago

2points

Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

My friend did our wedding photos as a gift for my husband and I as we couldn’t afford a professional photographer. She did some research and found that a low angle looking up was supposed to be flattering. Needless to say we are all nostrils and chins in the pictures. I still love the photos though because they were her gift to us and are a keepsake of our lovely wedding, but they are hilarious.

11points

Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 3 years ago

Where she found that info, I don't know. It is not a good angle. :)

5points

Billy Bob the 4th 3 years ago

Yeah, I came to the conclusion that a lot of people are garbage. It's harsh, but if people can't be bothered to act like an actual human for ONE day, imagine spending your life with them.

11points

Teucer T 3 years ago

Simple enough... If the bride and/or groom are more focused on the party than their future spouse, it's doomed... Because at that point it is "just a party."

11points

Iapetos 3 years ago

Yep, true.

4points

jasper 3 years ago

We had a small wedding, immediate family only, I made my own dress, and 0 drama whatsoever. It was perfect. I feel bad for people who simply don't know how to function as an adult.

10points

A.M. Pierre 3 years ago

A sign I’ve seen is people who have been living together for a while and are like, “Well, I guess it’s what we should do next. Plus, it’d be really hard to separate everything now.” Going into any huge commitment because “I guess I should” and not “yes I want to” does not start it out in the right foot.

10points

Maddie Quinn 3 years ago

My guess is some of the couples have probably changed their minds about getting married but were pressured to still go through it because it was all organised and paid for already...

8points

deanna woods 3 years ago

I've been to lavish weddings and I have been to simple weddings. More often than not the simple wedding marriages last longer than the lavish wedding marriages.

7points

Deborah B 3 years ago

I've heard of 'Let's not' parties, sounds like there should be more. If you haven't encountered this, it's when one of the couple decides to cancel at the last minute, but the venue and caterer still have to be paid, so one or both of them throws a 'let's not' or 'narrow escape' party.

5points

R.H. 3 years ago

I think people should get a courthouse marriage, and then later have a big celebration with dress and all the fancy stuff. That way you’re not so tied up in the party instead of who you are marrying. With less stress a person who isn’t sure, might do the right thing and back out. Many people don’t want to back out due to the expense of the ceremony. My sister wanted to back out of her wedding literally 90 seconds before the wedding, but wouldn’t due to the money that had been spent, and embarrassing herself in front of all the guests. I tried to talk her into walking away due to this but she was too stressed to do it. She complained about her marriage for 28 straight years, right up until she died of cancer. What a waste of her life. And NO ONE should be allowed to get married while legally drunk. Go stand in line at the courthouse in Las Vegas early on any morning and see how many people who are hung over, are dreading the promise they made the night before. I

4points

Shelly M 3 years ago

City hall, wore a dress I already owned. Total cost $100 for licence and JP. Easy peasy

3points

Laura Maeflower 3 years ago

I did videography for a wedding and the bride was a piece of work! While the bride was still shouting at her mother for not being able to get her own(the brides) dress on right, I got a call from my partner saying the guests have been seated for half an hour waiting for her to come up the aisle. She then had a meltdown after because the violinist wasn't able to walk up the aisle and play at the same time. Also, a true tell-tale of if a marriage is going to work, is the cake cutting. When the bride teased and pulled the cake away from the groom, he glanced awkwardly around the room, faking a smile, I think she also put it in his face and he wasn't enjoying it. They did not have chemistry. Heard later she had been violent and controlling with him and they split. I'm glad for the grooms sake.

3points

Indra Servo 3 years ago

Why the hell there are unlimited booze in most of stories?

2points

KT 3 years ago

Ugh this post is just depressing

2points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

I can't understand the obsession with big weddings... You're basically paying for other people to eat, get drunk and - 8 times out of 10- talk about how bad/tacky/boring/whatever the wedding was. And in return, you get a crap gift you could've just bought yourself.

2points

Snowhoepandapro 3 years ago

I see love and romance isn't dead...... ahhh gives me hope

1point

Stille20 3 years ago

Most of these aren't so much red flags as colossal disasters. Red flag is more like, the groom didn't smile all day or the bride planned the wedding herself.

0points

Angie Buyong 3 years ago

we had a small solemnization of the marriage in a mosque, then proceed to have lunch in a small chinese muslim restaurant which we have prebooked earlier for 10 tables, had very nice lunch, we served our elders, mingle with friends and family, took photos and thats it.. on our 8th year together and our girl goes to her first class today (she's 7). no head ache, no drama - less is best :-) oh and both my mom and his are not involved in the planning, they know me and my husband :-)

0points

Lillian Sommers 3 years ago

Former wedding cake consultant here. I've had clients call one another stupid right in front of me, and that's one of the "nicer" put downs I've witnessed. Do not miss it.

0points

Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago

People are stupid and stubborn... some are so wrapped up in the idea of having a "perfect" wedding that they completely ignore that it's a REALLY BAD idea.

0points

Random Anon 3 years ago

One of the best weddings I've attended, happened on international waters. Yes they booked a cruise for it. Paid for moms and dads and the wedding official only. Those that truly wants to attend, paid themselves. The ones that feels "obligated" as an out. And those that shouldn't be there aren't. No need for gifts and cash registers or elaborate ceremonies. Just a week of fun.

0points

Jonathan 3 years ago

I don't think I've ever seen so many spelling mistakes in one article before.

0points

Star of the world 3 years ago

the people in this post: Screenshot...05d404.png

0points

Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 3 years ago

Wtf?

1point

Martha Meyer 3 years ago

A lot of the posts on Askreddit are made up by people who are craving upvotes. So I'll take all these stories with a huge grain of salt and keep my faith in humanity.

0points

ProfessionalTimeWaster 3 years ago (edited)

Yes, people really can be this nasty. Also, I remember you were pretty quick to stereotype Indian men in some post of relationship therapists. You didn't have "faith in humanity" there?

2points

Cynthia Moore 3 years ago (edited)

I was hurt and heart broken when a very big problem occurred in my marriage seven months ago, between me and my husband . so terrible that he took the case to court for a divorce. he said that he never wanted to stay with me again,and that he didn't love me anymore. So he packed out of the house and made me and my children pass through severe pain. I tried all my possible means to get him back,after much begging,but all to no avail.and he confirmed it that he has made his decision,and he never wanted to see me again. So one evening,as i was coming back from work,i met an old friend of mine who asked my after husband .So i explained everything to him,so he told me that the only way i can get my husband back is to contact Dr Okolo,because it has really worked for him too. So I never believed in spells,but I had no other choice,than to follow his advice. Then he gave me the Email address of the priest whom he visited. drokolosolutioncenter @ gmail . com

-1point

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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 3 years ago

Wtf did I just read?

3points

Nancy Jackson 3 years ago

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로희 3 years ago

As a wise man once said: marriage is not for everyone, same with having children.

46points

Ozacoter 3 years ago

25points

TexasPK 3 years ago

We had a courthouse wedding....40 years ago this year! So glad that we did not want (or deal with the headaches of) a big, expensive wedding.

22points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Congrats on your ruby anniversary! You guys obviously have your priorities in order :)

11points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

14points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

13points

giovanna 3 years ago

2points

Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

11points

Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 3 years ago

Where she found that info, I don't know. It is not a good angle. :)

5points

Billy Bob the 4th 3 years ago

Yeah, I came to the conclusion that a lot of people are garbage. It's harsh, but if people can't be bothered to act like an actual human for ONE day, imagine spending your life with them.

11points

Teucer T 3 years ago

Simple enough... If the bride and/or groom are more focused on the party than their future spouse, it's doomed... Because at that point it is "just a party."

11points

Iapetos 3 years ago

Yep, true.

4points

jasper 3 years ago

We had a small wedding, immediate family only, I made my own dress, and 0 drama whatsoever. It was perfect. I feel bad for people who simply don't know how to function as an adult.

10points

A.M. Pierre 3 years ago

10points

Maddie Quinn 3 years ago

My guess is some of the couples have probably changed their minds about getting married but were pressured to still go through it because it was all organised and paid for already...

8points

deanna woods 3 years ago

I've been to lavish weddings and I have been to simple weddings. More often than not the simple wedding marriages last longer than the lavish wedding marriages.

7points

Deborah B 3 years ago

5points

R.H. 3 years ago

4points

Shelly M 3 years ago

City hall, wore a dress I already owned. Total cost $100 for licence and JP. Easy peasy

3points

Laura Maeflower 3 years ago

3points

Indra Servo 3 years ago

Why the hell there are unlimited booze in most of stories?

2points

KT 3 years ago

Ugh this post is just depressing

2points

Javiera Gotelli 3 years ago

2points

Snowhoepandapro 3 years ago

I see love and romance isn't dead...... ahhh gives me hope

1point

Stille20 3 years ago

Most of these aren't so much red flags as colossal disasters. Red flag is more like, the groom didn't smile all day or the bride planned the wedding herself.

0points

Angie Buyong 3 years ago

0points

Lillian Sommers 3 years ago

Former wedding cake consultant here. I've had clients call one another stupid right in front of me, and that's one of the "nicer" put downs I've witnessed. Do not miss it.

0points

Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago

People are stupid and stubborn... some are so wrapped up in the idea of having a "perfect" wedding that they completely ignore that it's a REALLY BAD idea.

0points

Random Anon 3 years ago

0points

Jonathan 3 years ago

I don't think I've ever seen so many spelling mistakes in one article before.

0points

Star of the world 3 years ago

the people in this post: Screenshot...05d404.png

0points

Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 3 years ago

Wtf?

1point

Martha Meyer 3 years ago

A lot of the posts on Askreddit are made up by people who are craving upvotes. So I'll take all these stories with a huge grain of salt and keep my faith in humanity.

0points

ProfessionalTimeWaster 3 years ago (edited)

Yes, people really can be this nasty. Also, I remember you were pretty quick to stereotype Indian men in some post of relationship therapists. You didn't have "faith in humanity" there?

2points

Cynthia Moore 3 years ago (edited)

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Nevits Yibble 3 years ago

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Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 3 years ago

Wtf did I just read?

3points