Wacky weddings

[Boopuff]

We’re in the crazy process of planning DDs wedding. Got me thinking of some of the odd stuff I’ve seen over the years with friend/family weddings.
the weirdest wedding I’ve ever attended was my nieces. She is a Wiccan. lets start from the beginning - the wedding invites were through facebook. So many of the “older” crowd didn’t get one. nieces friends graciously let her use their house/yard. Well the house was in the process of an extensive re-model and the yard was used for storing supplies. The Wiccan ceremony was a first for me. They were United by the elements, tied together, walked around, then had family stand up and speak about the couple. (Odd part the groom was toting a bible(?) ) very different (we are a Catholic bunch) her mother (my SIL) didn’t help her daughter out at all. It was sorta sad.

 

[RangerPooh]

Before we had kids we occasionally photographed weddings. There was one wedding where the entire wedding party was completely stoned before the ceremony, and immediately following smoked some more. It made for an interesting event.

 

[Kennywood]

Not weird but certainly memorable....

I was part of a wedding that was held in New Jersey. My wife and my mom were at the wedding as well. We went to the rehearsal. Everyone's in their places. My mom was there and sat in one of the forward pews. Then the bridal procession started. The music wasn't "Here Comes the Bride" or "Pachelbel's Canon in D Minor". The bride walked down the aisle to...."Entrance of the Queen of Sheba".

Never heard of it? Believe me, if you had, you'd never forget it. The church was quiet, waiting for the music to begin. And then it began......"BOOM! BOOM!" My mom actually yelped and came partway out of the pew. The music startled everyone, except for the bride and groom. The rest of us were looking around, wondering if the speakers exploded.

Now, when my wife and I go to a wedding and the bridal march begins, we jokingly say, "Please don't be the 'Entrance of the Queen of Sheba'!"

 

[DuskKodesh]

The spouse and I had a Dino theme wedding. Walked to the score from Jurassic Park and didn't format it right... had it all on an MP3 player hooked into a sound system. So it did that big arching theme like when they land in the helicopter... and then went into the Trex attack theme. Spouse still laughs about it.

The whole thing was honestly a mess and that was the only 'funny' mishap about it. There was clashing between what my mom wanted -country house, flowers, charming- and what I wanted, -dinos, pop art, casual-There was a fight, a lot of snide passive aggressiveness from family, my new spouse absolutely settling that fight, 94 degree heat with no AC, We had a bridal party of two: My male friend and spouse's female friend who did their best, and we did a handfasting. It all worked out in the end but the wedding was heck, the marriage is great. Glad I never have to do that again.

 

[OhDannyBoy]

We’re in the crazy process of planning DDs wedding. Got me thinking of some of the odd stuff I’ve seen over the years with friend/family weddings.
the weirdest wedding I’ve ever attended was my nieces. She is a Wiccan. lets start from the beginning - the wedding invites were through facebook. So many of the “older” crowd didn’t get one. nieces friends graciously let her use their house/yard. Well the house was in the process of an extensive re-model and the yard was used for storing supplies. The Wiccan ceremony was a first for me. They were United by the elements, tied together, walked around, then had family stand up and speak about the couple. (Odd part the groom was toting a bible(?) ) very different (we are a Catholic bunch) her mother (my SIL) didn’t help her daughter out at all. It was sorta sad.

I was at a Wiccan wedding on a Samhain (Halloween) night. It was beautiful.

I wore a toga at my mom's wedding in Jamaica (her 3rd) and was the best man.

I was a grooms man in my sisters wedding when she married her wife and was the red color of the rainbow.

I'm the red one:



When my best friend was married his wedding was officiated by a drag queen named Roma roma who was on the queer eye show for a while, and as a groomsman I escorted 2 drag queens down the isle. And no, my friend is not gay. His wife is a singer and actress in New York. Their weeding was the most over the top thing I've ever seen with singers, dancers, drag queens, and a rope dancer hanging from the ceiling.



Here is Roma Roma at the wedding:



My own wedding was a non-traditional Jewish wedding. I'm an atheist who grew up Catholic. my wife is Jewish. Interest mix of people.

 

[mamamary]

Dh was the best man at a sort of occult wedding. It was many years ago. It was secretive and we couldn’t be at the ceremony. We had to wait outside. There was a reception afterwards and honestly we stayed just a short while and got out of there as soon as we could. It was very uncomfortable. We were the only non members there. The marriage did not last long.

 

[prairie_girl]

I wore a black wedding dress.

 

[kymom99]

I was at a Wiccan wedding on a Samhain (Halloween) night. It was beautiful.

I wore a toga at my mom's wedding in Jamaica (her 3rd) and was the best man.

I was a grooms man in my sisters wedding when she married her wife and was the red color of the rainbow.

I'm the red one:

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When my best friend was married his wedding was officiated by a drag queen named Roma roma who was on the queer eye show for a while, and as a groomsman I escorted 2 drag queens down the isle. And no, my friend is not gay. His wife is a singer and actress in New York. Their weeding was the most over the top thing I've ever seen with singers, dancers, drag queens, and a rope dancer hanging from the ceiling.



Here is Roma Roma at the wedding:

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My own wedding was a non-traditional Jewish wedding. I'm an atheist who grew up Catholic. my wife is Jewish. Interest mix of people.

You win. Those are all awesome!

 

[kymom99]

My ex was in a “surprise” wedding. We showed up for an engagement party that turned out being the wedding. That was strange.
I attended a wedding as my elderly mother’s +1. I know the mother of the groom from childhood. There were some interesting people there. The brides family resembled gangsters. The sister of the groom had a boyfriend who was interesting. We are traditional Catholics do it was just different for us. But the couple is still together after about 13 years so that’s awesome.

 

[RogueX]

I was the maid of honor in a friend's wedding and my husband was in the wedding party but not the best man. When it was time for the best man to say a few words at the reception, he got really flustered and it was clear he didn't know what to say. My husband, with all his natural charisma picks up the microphone and gave a speech that everyone loved.

Later in the night, my friend's brother in-law was incredibly drunk in the mens bathroom and was making quite a scene. An ambulance had to be called to take him to the hospital and it took the best man and my husband to get him out of the bathroom and cooperate to go in the ambulance.

 

[Boopuff]

I have another one: My DH is from a fairly rural area. (high school has 100 kids... total) So when they have a wedding in town everyone is invited! The first wedding I attended with him was at the local "supper club" I was a "city girl" and very, very overdressed. The hall was set up with long tables. It was a free-for-all getting a seat. If you didn't fit at the tables, you waited for round two! The food is served family style. Good luck on getting any of the main course as many people take several pieces and my meal consisted of the side dishes (mashed potatoes, gross gravy, corn, coleslaw) After you finish eating, you're hustled out to the bar area so round two can sit and then the feeding frenzy begins again. Where's the bridal party? Well the tradition is to bar hop the 4 bars in town. They return just as round two is done eating. (usually very drunk!) Tables are cleared, and dancing begins!

 

[tcufrog]

I was a bridesmaid at a wedding at a local Renaissance festival. Originally, the bride just wanted us to rent outfits at the fair. During one of her manic phases (she's bipolar) right before the wedding, she decided that she wanted us to wear hoop skirts under lavender skirts she was going to have made. She asked us for our waist measurements but not for a length because the seamstress claimed it wasn't necessary. One of the bridesmaids played volleyball in high school and the maid of honor only bought clothes from the petite and girls departments because she was so small. All of us tried to get her to see reason but she wouldn't listen.

The night before the wedding, it rained so that the fairgrounds were muddy. The bride claimed it wasn't a problem because she had ordered an aisle runner. When we got there, we discovered that the aisle runner had sunk into the mud. The poor maid of honor tripped over her too-long skirts and fell flat on her face.

I'm not friends with the bride anymore. Too much drama.

 

[tvguy]

Nothing outrageous, but I have been to some weddings that reflected the ethnic history or personal interests of the couple.

A friend got married inside an auto museum. Everything was inside the museum. After the vows, they arrived at the reception line in a Bug Eye Sprite Sports car. After the reception they arrived for dinner in another sports car. After dinner they arrived in another sports car for the cake cutting. And they arrived in another sports car for the dance that followed. I should mention each entrance was accompanied by the loud revving of the engine and horn blowing.

Another wedding was the only Greek Orthodox Wedding I have been to. Lots of crowns, veils and for lack of a better term, dancing of the bridge and groom around each other.

And the most interesting mix was an African American man to a Jewish woman. Their ceremony contained many rituals from West Africa where his ancestors are from, like jumping the broom. And many Jewish rituals were also incorporated including a smashing of a wine glass.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

I don’t have any wacky wedding stories but I have an amusing one about unconventional weddings from my own wedding.

My husband and I got married in Kenya at a boutique hotel famous for its resident giraffes. One evening we were having dinner with a few other couples (one married, two unmarried) and the conversation turned to our wedding because they had seen us with our photographer taking pictures with the giraffes. They were all being polite and congratulating us and complimenting our wedding and then the conversation went like this:

The woman from unmarried couple #1: Actually, we’re getting married in just a few days. After we leave here, we’re flying to Botswana where we’ll stay in an elevated, open-air suite under the stars. Then we’ll canoe through the Okavango Delta to the wedding site. An elephant is going to be our ring bearer!

Everyone else: Oh, wow! Sounds incredible! Congrats!

The woman from unmarried couple #2: Actually, we’re getting married too, in a few months. We’ll be going to Australia and getting married in the Outback… (Something, something, exotic plans that I don’t remember very well but I’m pretty certain it involved three days travel by camel and ending atop a sand dune or a cliff or something of the sort.)

Everyone else: Oooh! Ahhh! That’s amazing! Congrats!

*Everyone turned to look at the already-married couple*

Husband: We, uh… We screwed up. We got married in a church surrounded by friends and family.

 

[mantysk8coach]

I was at a surprise wedding too! Can’t believe I’m not the only one…lol.

It started as a family reunion (DH’s family) and we were just gonna drop in, eat, and get on with our day. Shortly after lunch, DH’s cousins boyfriend (they were older, this was his second marriage) proposes in front of everyone and she accepted.

Awkward, but whatever. About 10 minutes later, a truck pulls up with all sorts of wedding stuff… DJ equipment, catering, etc. Yep. He arranged for the wedding to happen that day. He even obtained her mothers wedding gown for her to wear.

She looked absolutely terrified, my SIL (not at the reunion) was screaming at her on the phone to not do it…but it happened.

And this was like 15 or more years ago and they are still married, so I guess it worked out!

Strangest day ever.

 

[Earstou]

I was a bridesmaid, and the bride asked me to go outside with her. Little unusual, as we are both dressed for the wedding already and guests should start arriving any minute. I follow her out to the parking lot, where she climbs into the back of a pickup, grabs two beers from a cooler and gives me one. While climbing back out awkwardly, as it's now apparent that she has already been imbibing, she gets a big black stain on the front of her dress. I tell her about the spot and she says "that's okay, I'll just hold my bouquet there", and that's what she did, looking a little unnatural as she held it a little to the left and about waist level!
There were other odd things about that wedding that I no longer remember.

 

[GreatLakes]

I've been to a wide range of weddings in my life but I've never thought any were really wacky. As long as the people getting married are happy I'm happy.

Weddings come with a lot of judgement for some reason and while I've been to plenty where the participants made decisions I wouldn't it is their day and I just roll with it.

 

[AlohaNow]

The bride walked down the aisle to...."Entrance of the Queen of Sheba".

So those in attendance couldn't Handel it?

 

[anniemae]

Odd one that I went to was years ago at a Chinese restaurant. It was kind of a surprise wedding. We were all told it was the shower. We got invites that is was a jack and Jill shower and I guess somewhere along the way they decided to make it the wedding.

Anyway, we showed up and the place where it was held is a real run down dive-type place that has excellent food. The only reason dh joined me at the (supposed) shower was for the food LOL. When we walked in, we were led to a function room, still thinking it was the shower. Everyone was gathered having some drinks and apps when all of a sudden a bunch of workers came in a set up chairs and an podium and asked everyone to have a seat. Then the wedding started. We were all shocked. They are an unconventional couple and it seemed to fit them. After the wedding they walked down the aisle to "That don't impress me much" by Shania Twain. It was fun and unexpected and I think they were able to pull it off because it was a very small wedding to begin with. Both were only children with very few family members so it was just a few relatives and close friends.

 

[sk!mom]

I've been to a wide range of weddings in my life but I've never thought any were really wacky. As long as the people getting married are happy I'm happy.

Weddings come with a lot of judgement for some reason and while I've been to plenty where the participants made decisions I wouldn't it is their day and I just roll with it.

I was going to say the same thing.

My DD had both a Matron and Man of Honor. Some may have thought it strange but it was her two cousins who had lifelong importance to her.

I attended a wedding in a church a couple of years ago where the bride and groom did a foot washing ceremony. It looked awkward as the bride tried to kneel and do it in her very big poufy low cut strapless dress. It was honestly uncomfortable for me to watch. It felt intimate and too personal but I recognize that it's not my belief system and not something I would ever do but if it meant something to the bride and groom then...fine by me.