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pink weddings magazine » 57
WEddIng dISASTERS
what was supposed to be a three-course meal. It took the
kitchen an hour and a half just to get the starters out –
some sort of soggy concoction I think was supposed to be
prawn cocktail. By that point, everyone was starving, so we
wolfed it down despite the questionable taste and
consistency – and the dinner service that followed, while
no more appetising, took another two hours. She’s opted
for a finger buffet at the next ceremony.’
Leon, Derby
disappearing act
‘The civil celebrant
was literally nowhere
to be found! Everyone
was calling him, but
after a few hours and
no response, the
couple called it a day.
We still had the party –
but the couple had to go to the local register office to tie
the knot a few weeks later!’
Rich, Bath
party pooper
‘A bird did its business
down the bride’s back
as she got out of the
wedding car. no one
noticed until she walked
up the aisle. Then
everyone did.’
Lou, Braintree
dessert hurt
‘Four-tiered,
expensive-looking
wedding cake. Three
over-excited
children, between
the ages of eight and
13, running around
and knocking into
things. It literally went everywhere.’
Suzanna, Reading
all by myselF
‘It goes without saying
that you’ll have to put up
with one or two cases of
the weepies at a
wedding, but I attended
one last year where the
maid of honour (or
dishonour as she’s now
probably come to be known) got completely wasted and spent
the whole night crying on shoulders about how she was never
going to find her soul mate. She completely stole the limelight
– even more so when she was found passed out in a toilet stall,
surrounded by vomit, at the end of the night. As far as I know,
she’s still on the hunt for that elusive soul mate.’
Jo, Wakefield
rained oFF
‘I attended a
destination wedding in
Spain – it was forecast
for sun, and it rained
heavily the entire day.
The ceremony had to be
moved last-minute off
the romantic,
picturesque beach that had been planned and into a dingy
committee room in a B&B that had fading flamingo
wallpaper. There were definitely tears, but not necessarily
of joy.’
Chris, Brixton
by invitation only
‘It sounds like a cliché,
but I actually went to a
wedding that had
crashers. It wasn’t a big
wedding – it had about
70 guests – and nobody
seemed to know who
they were. The problem
was that everyone was too
polite to say anything, so they managed to get through the
whole evening without being confronted – they’re even in the
wedding photographs!’
Charlie, Margate
on the nIght