44 Wedding Guest Nightmares That Will Make You Rethink Every Celebration You’ve Ever Attended
What is with people playing Disney music at parties and things where people are expected to dance?? Do Disney adults think these songs are remotely danceable? I was at a party earlier this summer where a Disney adult put on “When Will My Life Begin” from Tangled and they got mad no one knew what it was and no one was singing along. What’s wrong with these people?
The groom was the cheapest person I’ve ever met. He emceed the wedding (after asking a friend from out of town to bring his PA system at the last second) because he didn’t want to pay for a DJ. He also asked friends who were already at the wedding to leave during the ceremony to pick up the food because he didn’t want to pay for delivery. Each guest received one paper plate for any and all food. Appetizers was a single bag of potato chips on each table, dinner was baked ziti and salad, and then there was cake (served on the same plate that was stained red with marinara). There was no bar at all, just a two-liter bottle of Cheerwine on each table.
The marriage did not last.
That doesn’t mean trying to please everyone—let’s face it, we all have an Aunt Susan who will inevitably find something to pick at. Rather, it means making sure your guests feel considered: that they’re comfortable, know what’s happening, have what they need, and feel genuinely welcomed into the celebration.
Former best friend refused to move her November 2020 COVID wedding. It was an outdoor ceremony and we thought it would be fairly quick.
Except directly after the ceremony without saying anything to anyone, they disappeared into the venue (where we were not allowed because it was covid) for over an hour. It was raining and very cold. Photographer kept saying that they would be right out and to please wait because it was a surprise.
The surprise was they went inside and got tattoos of each other.
This is personal but it still irks me. I had permission to bring my 5 month old baby with me to a previously close friend’s wedding. During the cocktail hour, I snuck away to find a quiet, private corner to nurse. I normally didn’t cover up but out of respect (and fear of confrontation), I used her swaddle to cover up. A guest saw me and came over to tell me to use the bathroom. I politely told her no, we’re comfortable here. She huffed, grabbed my arm, and escorted me to the bathroom and pushed me through the door. Being a first time mom and already anxious about being at the wedding, I was too shocked to say anything. We left shortly after.
Mine was a wedding I went to last summer. The couple asked that all guests wear black – they were wearing white and wanted to stand out in the pictures. They then proceeded to get married in the hot afternoon sun.. it was pushing 100 F that day. One of the grandmas ended up having a heat stroke and the bride got upset with her for causing a scene. Like idk maybe you should have moved the ceremony inside?? The venue was definitely set up to accomodate it. Having to wear all black just made that sun so much worse and for the bride to act like it was the elderly person’s fault for passing out was insane.
- Comfort: Are guests physically comfortable? Think seating, temperature, shade, hydration, restrooms, and places to relax.
- Clarity: Do guests know where to go, what comes next, and what to expect?
- Hospitality: Do they feel genuinely welcomed, appreciated, and taken care of?
- Connection: Do they have opportunities to laugh, celebrate, and interact with the people they came to see?
- Emotion: When everything else is working, guests can be fully present for the moments that matter.
Wedding in a barn venue with no listed dress code. My husband was in the wedding, so I knew the wedding party outfits were *quite* formal and that that was the tone they were going for, but people showed up in everything from jeans to gowns.
That was what it was, but the bigger issue was nowhere on the invite or the website did the couple inform people that the ceremony would be outside. And that wasn’t intuitive, because this was a wedding in Midwest US in NOVEMBER. So many poor women were shivering and freezing.
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