Ah, weddings. Incredibly happy and emotional, your big day can also be a site of embarrassment if things go wrong. And with so many moving parts, something is bound to happen.
Recently, popular late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon asked his viewers to share their most embarrassing wedding fails, and their responses definitely did not disappoint. Here are a few of our favourites:
Jimmy reads some of your best #WeddingFail tweets #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/NWtYXhOflL
— Fallon Tonight (@FallonTonight) February 14, 2020
I landed on my head doing a backflip at my brother’s wedding. #weddingfail It felt like it happened so fast, I got back up and thought no one would notice. See for yourself… pic.twitter.com/6fDsyBUiBG
— benjiemanibog (@benjiemanibog) February 10, 2020
My mom sat on a hot curling iron while getting ready for the big day. It stuck to her butt and had to be pulled off by the bridesmaids, along with several layers of skin. Probably ruined the honeymoon too. #weddingfail
— Heather Finn (@saltwatermadam) February 11, 2020
my husband’s work friends asked him what to wear to the wedding and he responded with, “Whatever you want” so they showed up in booty shorts, boots, Christmas suit jacket & cowboy hats #WeddingFails pic.twitter.com/MnmTB8HnS9
— Swayzee Rooke (@swayzeerooke) February 10, 2020
When the bride threw her bouquet, all the single ladies rushed in to grab it. Problem was a kid was goofing around and threw himself in front of their legs. One bride’s maid hit him, fell on her face, passed out and broke two front teeth.#weddingFail
— Mr. Spock ? (@NPSpock) February 12, 2020
My dog HATED my future husband and the day before the wedding, broke into where we were storing my dress and pooped on my train. #WeddingFail
— KP (@KPmazzotta) February 11, 2020
As we’re down in Zihuatanejo celebrating our 7th anniversary today…it brings me back to the day a random Mexican beach dog thought it would be ok to relieve himself on our chuppah!! #weddingfail pic.twitter.com/0DZk2php7T
— Sam Alhadeff (@samjalhadeff) February 10, 2020
My husband was best man in a wedding where the groom was so drunk that we needed to drag him into the back seat of his own car and then onto a luggage cart to get him to his hotel room. The father of the bride took photos of his head in a toilet as blackmail. #WeddingFail pic.twitter.com/V2zHhLNgnx
— Randi Kotlar (@rkotlar216) February 11, 2020
My mother was tasked with playing the music for my cousins wedding on an old school CD player. Micheal Bolton disc. Hit the wrong track and played “I Thought I Loved You But I Lied” for the wedding processional. #WeddingFail
— Tiff Lyttle (@TiffLyttle) February 11, 2020
This beach wedding picture will be epic! #WeddingFail pic.twitter.com/kI3jqYlE4h
via Milliefrphilly#ThursdayThoughts— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) February 20, 2020
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The secret garden, where romance and whimsy awaits. Such is the fashion story Monique Lhuillier weaves together with her latest bridal collection inspired by the Italian countryside. With…
The stereotype may suggest that all women love shopping, but that’s not really the case. For some, shopping can be an annoying or stressful experience. These women usually opt for the online shopping route.
Wedding dress shopping is even more taxing a task. Online shopping may seem like a good way to relieve some of the stress. It could give you more time to deal with other wedding organisation to-do’s, it saves you from endless interactions with consultants in bridal stores, and may even be more affordable. But we all know it comes with some risks.
This bride decided to take the chance. If the outcome of her online shopping escapades was not so funny it would be tragic.
The bride-to-be ordered what she thought would be a stunning lace dress with a cascading skirt. What she got, however, was much more comical. The dress, while it did somewhat resemble the picture’s lace and a cascading skirt, came with defining boob-cupholders.
Taking to instagram to share her misfortune, she wrote “Online order fail. Don’t worry though a new better dress has been purchased”.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BySx8VWpI89/?utm_source=ig_embed
The image she shared had her followers in stitches.
“Omg no way!!!! So funny, how could someone even ship that lol,” said @lizard17 in the comments. “Look on the bright side…you got yourself a Halloween costume now. Make the boob pads seashells and paint the dress green and boom you’re Ariel! Glad you were able to get a laugh out of this. Weddings can be stressful!,” said another follower, @dodgeret.
We can confirm that the bride replaced her dress with something much more fitting for the occasion:
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Congrats to the bride! And for those of you brides-to-be considering online dress shopping, let this be a lesson in the risks involved.
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Conventionally, men are the ones who pop the big question. But on leap day (February 29) which only comes once every four years, women take control. For those who no longer want to wait for the man in their lives to get up his nerve, you’re in luck. It’s a leap year!
The tradition of women proposing on a leap day is believed to date back to the 5th century. Legend has it that St Bridget, an Irish nun, was frustrated that women had to wait for long periods of time for their suitors to propose.
She then lodged this complaint with St Patrick (the primary patron saint of Ireland). Eventually, the two came to an agreement. St Patrick decreed that women were allowed to propose on this one specific day, leap day. For the time period, this was quite a liberal decision on St Patrick’s part.
As part of the deal, St Patrick added in some terms and conditions. The ladies who were ready to get down on one knee had a rule to follow. Women were required to wear either a scarlet petticoat or breeches to pop the question.
It is said that this was added to the agreement to help the men out. It serves as an early-warning system for men who are afraid of the ultimate commitment, apparently.
Interestingly, the story stipulates that those men who reject the proposal are required to give the woman a kiss and a silk dress. This is because St Bridget is said to have proposed to St Patrick, who declined and offered these as a consolation. Historians, however, suggest that St Bridget was only 9 or 10 years old when St Patrick died and there isn’t much evidence to support this story. However, the legend lives on and the tradition is still going strong.
Leap day seems to have a lot of lore about marriage surrounding it. In Greece, Ukraine and Finland, it is believed that a leap day wedding is bad luck.
Nevertheless, a leap day is something special! It only comes around once every four years. It could be fun to make it even more special by proposing to your man.
But remember, you’ve got to follow the one rule.
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February is Black History Month in the United States and to honour African tradition, a church in Atlanta Georgia hosted a Wakanda-themed mass wedding.
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church hosts an annual mass wedding called ‘The Vow’, in which they aim to cut down the financial burdens of hosting a wedding.
“We wanted to remove the financial barriers that would burden or even deter couples from having a wedding ceremony,” explains New Birth Senior Pastor Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant. “Marriage not only signifies a commitment between two people, but also is an outward demonstration of a commitment and bond that symbolizes God’s love for the church.”
On February 16 this year, 12 couples said ‘I do’ during the mass wedding themed “A Wedding in Wakanda”. Guests were encouraged to wear traditional African clothing to honour Black History Month.
Wakanda is the fictional African country home to Marvel’s Black Panther. Ever since the Black Panther film hit theatres, people around the world revelled in the movie’s portrayal of black superheroes and African ingenuity.
Singer Kelly Price serenaded the couples on their big day.
Feature image: Instagram / New Birth Missionary Baptist Church