Worst weddings you’ve been to and what happened?
Went to a dry wedding. That's not just a description of the drink situation, but the entire affair in general.
It was in a tent, in summer, in the south. Dress code specified men had to wear jackets during the ceremony. Women couldn't have 'overly exposed' shoulders or low cuts. Linen was not allowed.
Ceremony itself took just shy of 2 hours and included multiple speeches by the bride, groom, and the minister. Both fathers sang gospels. The best man played acoustic guitar for like 10 minutes.
The guests had to reconfigure the tent after the ceremony for the reception while the wedding party did photos. It was still summer.
We found out there were assigned seats when the wedding planner went table to table and called out who was to sit where.
We would be released to the buffet by the bride/groom, table by table. They stopped to chat with every table, take pics, etc.
No dancing.
The location was by a lake with a dock and patio area down at the water. We were to stay in the tent.
More speeches were given. The bride and groom paused releasing people to eat for each speech.
The sweet tea was weak.
The brides father gave a long speech in which he only mentioned his daughter twice....both times were in reference to giving his son-in-law healthy baby boys.
The best man played guitar again.
The cake was in the sun.
The buffet was dry BBQ that the groom and his new FIL smoked.....the day before. All brisket. Sides were just mac'n'cheese and salad.
I left between when my table got released and the cake cutting. Partially because I was starving, partially because I had 100% sweat through my entire suit, and partially because I'd arrived six hours ago.
My +1 (a family friend) and I went with my mom to an applebees or something that as close by. At least a dozen of the tables there were other guests we recognized. I swear I saw a woman cry when they brought her a margarita.
We heard that the reception continued late into the evening, including the bride and groom asking the (remaining) guests to all share a memory they have with them.
They spelled my name wrong on the thank you card.
It was still summer.
I read this line as your way of reassuring the reader that it had been a long time, but not quite enough for the season to change.
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