40 Unbelievable Wedding Stories That Will Make You Wonder Why These People Got Married

We’re sure there are plenty of unbelievably beautiful wedding stories out there; touching moments that neither the couples nor their guests will soon forget. This is not a compilation of such anecdotes, though. Instead, we’ve found 40 of the most stunningly bad tales of nuptials gone wrong: ceremonies that served more as foreshadowing for a fractured future than as a harbinger of happily-ever-after. We can only vow to make you cringe – and wonder why the heck any of these couples went through with their weddings in the first place...

40. An offer he shouldn’t have refused

It’s not that unheard of for parents to dislike their child’s spouse, but how often do they disapprove of their own son or daughter as someone’s other half? One Reddit user said their brother’s former father-in-law came in on the morning of the wedding and “told [the groom] that if he wanted to leave that he would take care of all the people inside and he wouldn’t even be mad.” Now, that is not a good sign.

39. May I have this dance? No...

Sometimes, it’s best to just say no to someone who’s clearly making a bad decision. Not everyone gets that memo, though, so they end up partaking in behavior bad enough to be a marriage’s red flag. A wedding band’s keyboard player shared via Reddit that the biggest marriage-fail omen they ever saw was “the groom aggressively grinding on two of the bridesmaids (simultaneously); one of which was the bride’s sister.”

38. The worst day of her life

Many people are lucky enough to look back on their weddings with hearts in their eyes, recalling it as the best time they ever had and the smartest decision they ever made. So, one bride’s post-wedding Facebook post was particularly telling when it came to her future with the groom. She wrote that her marriage marked “the worst day of her life.”

37. I’m not sure what I vow to do

Writing your own vows can be a very sweet way to express to your partner – and the world at large – why you love them so much. According to redditor SorryMegaton, one groom took the assignment very seriously, pouring his heart out to the woman across from him. But when it came to her turn, she said she was “just gonna wing it” and “trailed off soon after.” Who would want to say “I do” after that?!