https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:58:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440970 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:52:28 +0000 cheert16 1440970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a few... but these are the ones I remember the most<br /> -We had a trolley for transportation and apparently it was WAY slower than a limo or car- so it was WAY late picking up the girls after dropping the boys off at the church- I was about 40 minutes late to the ceremony!<br /> - I totally forgot to bring the bible my mom carried down the aisle with my to the ceremony... my mom was so sad.... I felt horrible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440961 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:47:05 +0000 Mae 1440961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: awwww pugs :) We had our dog in our wedding too and he barked through the whole ceremony lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440949 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:41:30 +0000 whenoceansrise 1440949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our cake table collapsed! But thankfully it was after everyone had eaten! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440771 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:52:22 +0000 Ra 1440771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were supposed to have a secular ceremony but the officiant (my stepdad) slipped in a prayer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440763 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:50:00 +0000 preggomeggo82 1440763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our aisle runner completely broke not even halfway down the aisle. The ushers made it work, but it was not as easy as it should have been.</p> <p>The trolley driver sort of forgot that he needed to come back to the hotel to get me and the bridesmaids after he dropped the groom/groomsmen off at the church.</p> <p>Left my garter in the hotel suite upstairs and my mom had to run and get it, and she missed the my dance with my dad.</p> <p>Florist messed up our flower order, using an old/rejected proposal, and the arrangements/bouquets were not at all what we paid for.</p> <p>My husband ripped off part of my sash as well. One of my bridesmaids had to sew it back on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440752 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:46:32 +0000 cyndistar3 1440752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't talk about my wedding without getting upset because so many things went wrong... it was small and informal and very uncoordinated. We had to fake communion because someone forgot to set it up, my cake almost slid apart because it got hot really fast, my dad ran home (just around the corner) and cut up some of his arrows to stick into the center to hold it together... and almost everyone left before we cut the cake or did anything else.</p> <p>But then I was the cause of an oops at my friends wedding, I was the moh and in charge of the grooms ring and accidently forgot it in the dressing room. In my defense I was nearly 9 months pregnant and had to wrangle my daughter (flower girl) our bouquets and help hold her train up as we walked around the church. Thankfully our pastor is a quick thinker and very discreetly slipped his own ring off his finger and gave it to her to put on the groom... I almost cried I felt so bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440749 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:45:28 +0000 Mommy Finger 1440749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My florist forgot the piece of my mom's wedding dress that was supposed to go around my bouquet. She had to drive an hour back home and another hour back and almost didn't make it in time for the ceremony</p> <p>My 3 yo niece and flower girl somehow got a hold of my dad's car keys from the rental and hid them. All of the programs and ribbon wands were in the car. Later we found out the car was actually unlocked and they were brought to the reception. </p> <p>Someone spilled red wine down my dress at cocktail hour. Never figure out who.</p> <p>Otherwise, things went pretty smoothly.</p> <p>ETA: I almost forgot. My MIL got really drunk at our rehearsal dinner and told me that my FIL said that night that he was going to leave her if she didn't get her act together. Never told DH about that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440707 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:33:02 +0000 LemonLong 1440707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-We never brought out the red wine on accident<br /> -We forgot a bottle opener for the bottles of beer and root beer<br /> -Our best man forgot his pants....in CA- the wedding was in WI. He didn't realize until it was time to get dressed!<br /> -The caterers removed all the plates and silverware really early and left, so we had to eat cake off a napkin with our hands<br /> -during cleanup someone gave our leftover cake to the security guard so we didn't get to bring any home</p> <p>But everyone still said it was the best wedding ever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440697 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:31:01 +0000 mediagirl 1440697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The two youngest nephews were in charge of pulling the runner down the aisle. Apparently it was pretty heavy and didn't pull smoothly so, it took their mom, my aunt and my brother to help them pull it down the aisle. I was wondering what was taking so long because I could hear the violinist playing the same song FOREVER. My MOH was all, "It's fine! It's fine! Everything is FINE!" which told me it wasn't but I didn't care. :) I'm glad our photographers captured it and that everyone was laughing about it. </p> <p>[attach=251/14/n1cwnt.600x399.jill-dan_wedding-382.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=251/14/n1cwnw.600x399.jill-dan_wedding-386.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440668 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:20:59 +0000 NurseMommy 1440668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: oh totally. I even included a pic in our wedding album. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440634 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:09:58 +0000 coopsmama 1440634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: haha! That's actually sort of hilarious. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440617 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:04:29 +0000 MrsH 1440617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had too many people assigned to one table so they had to find seats at another table - oops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440570 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:52:22 +0000 Elderberrygin 1440570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a really tiny elopement and the day-of DH went out to pick up the beer and wine for the "reception" at our place. Locked his keys AND his cellphone in the trunk of the car and had to wait two hours for AAA to come and get his car open. Luckily his best man was with him so I was in the loop. The wedding was a little later than planned, but there were only six people total at it, so it wasn't a huge deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440555 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:48:15 +0000 kjpugs 1440555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pugs were in our wedding photos and we realized we only brought one leash. Our photographer fashioned two leashed out of rope she had in her (amazing) emergency suitcase and now proudly has leashes in there. (See pic- one blue leash, two ropes!) </p> [attach=2870/14/n1cuof.600x401.pugs1.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops/page/2#post-1440532 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:41:53 +0000 jedeve 1440532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: my florist put the one flower I hated in everything. </p> <p>The beer we ordered from a local brewery was recalled a few days before because the bottles exploded. They sent another called "The Love," so I'm sure everyone thought we were super cheesy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440524 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:40:48 +0000 roccoandkirby 1440524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ Mrs JumpRope: Gotta love the Pittsburgh receptions. My MIL made 14 different cookies at 10 dozen each. On top of that, my 2 SIL's made 7 or 8 dozens of their cookies. My family is from out of town and they have never seen anything like it. They loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440429 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:17:15 +0000 Espion 1440429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: LOL! </p> <p>Some of these are making me O.O !!</p> <p>We were so laid back about the wedding that it wouldn't have gone off so smoothly if it hadn't been for our coordinator and pastor (who is a family friend). The only thing I regret is letting the photographer do cutesy poses, but that's not really an oops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440388 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:02:53 +0000 dagret 1440388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my husband's suit pants got hooked on a chair at the hotel and when he stood up to leave for the reception, he ripped the pocket out ENTIRELY. His mom sewed them on the drive from the hotel to the reception!</p> <p>We chartered a bus to take our guests between the hotel and reception (totally super rural area) and the bus got lost, even though I printed out directions and we had signs made pointing to the wedding (!) - with like 1/3 of our wedding guests on it - so the ceremony started 20 minutes late. </p> <p>At my friend's wedding, i was a bridesmaid and the hook closure on my dress POPPED right before we were walking down the aisle. They sewed it back in for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440376 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:59:53 +0000 Crisark 1440376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our DJ forgot to play 'Here comes the Bride'.....yeah talk about awkward. I was standing there with my dad and everyone was looking at me and we just froze. Good thing I have a nice evil eye and my dad made sure he knew we were less than pleased.<br /> My shawl wouldn't stay on my shoulders so I gave it to my MOH to hold with my flowers.<br /> And our Preacher (family friend) called my DH a girl. Yeah, he asked if I took him to be my wife.<br /> It was all in all nothing major but those are our three main ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440372 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:58:31 +0000 BSB 1440372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my veil on but forgot to put it over my face. </p> <p>Oh, my dad forgot to put his tie on, but I didn't realize until the pictures. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440357 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:55:47 +0000 pui 1440357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only our DJ went wrong at our wedding. I was referred an inexpensive DJ and in retrospect I wish I had just hired a proper one. He showed up an hour late so he was rushing to set up his equipment. Then a bunch of his equipment wasn't working including one of the two mics we needed and his CD player to play our first dance song (all things I told him about far ahead of time, I was SUPER organized for my wedding). Luckily the band we had hired stepped in and was able to help so overall no one really noticed. Later when he was just playing music for dancing he was great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440347 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:53:25 +0000 Shutterbug 1440347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScottish: LOL someone was hoping for a wedding night oops :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440324 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:49:05 +0000 mfa_lady 1440324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It rained, a huge (but luckily brief) summer downpour for about 45 minutes, which delayed our ceremony. Our friends and family were amazing (they literally toweled off all the chairs for us) but the rain messed up the sound system so our pastor and our friends who were singing had no mics. Oh well! We still ended up married! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440323 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:48:51 +0000 NurseMommy 1440323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The biggest thing is that there was an annual walk/run that went riiiiiight past our outdoor venue. Wouldn't be a big deal, except this particular run is for cancers that affect people below the waist... And the premises is that everyone does it in their underwear. Lol. I didn't even notice (my back was to the road) until after our ceremony! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440294 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:42:58 +0000 illumina 1440294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, very little. The only issues were that the waiting staff didn't realise some of the older children (almost teenagers) were eating from the adult menu and gave them kids meals....and then we ordered way too much food for the evening buffet that so much went to waste. Same for our cake, hardly anyone ate it :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440293 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:42:39 +0000 Jenn23 1440293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had two weddings, one in India, then one here in the U.S. five months later. At our Indian wedding, the power went out during our ceremony and since there weren't any windows in the internal room, it was pitch black for a few minutes. Freaked me out but we all just stayed still and waited and luckily it came back. </p> <p>During the entrance into the reception, the wedding coordinator (works for the hotel) made my mom carry our card box in (scared of theft) so during her entrance, she is carrying this huge box. Makes for great laughs now, with all the pics and video, but at the time I was miffed. Looked so ridiculous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440279 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:39:47 +0000 coopsmama 1440279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, so many little oops here but these are the major ones:</p> <p>Our coordinator forgot to put out about $500 worth of flower petals that were supposed to line the loooong ceremony aisle. So they sat in the fridge - complete waste.</p> <p>We forgot to do the bouquet toss! </p> <p>The caterer brought the wrong desserts completely. We had asked for cheesecake, chocolate covered strawberries, and various sorbets to be served alongside the 350 cupcakes our baker had made. They brought rice Krispy treats, miniature brownies, etc. to a formal evening wedding. That one still haunts me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440269 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:35:32 +0000 purrpletulips 1440269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-our pianist got the processional songs mixed up so I walked down the aisle to what the bridesmaids were supposed to.<br /> -Our pastor announced us as husband and wife using my last name instead of DH's (the video of his face when he realized is priceless).<br /> -DH tried to put my ring on the wrong hand because I was wearing my engagement ring on my right hand but he was used to seeing it on my left. The video shows me pointing to the correct hand.<br /> -We had cupcakes which although there were many left got accidentally spilt while cleaning up and were thrown away although some could have been saved.<br /> -we had an MC and a DJ: the MC disappeared half-way through the reception because he was co-owner of the company and had to deal with an issue at another event. Didn't tell us he was leaving and although he returned, many of our planned dance events (bouquet toss) happened after many of the guests were getting ready to leave or had already left. The DJ however kept music playing the whole night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440237 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:29:38 +0000 MrsScottish 1440237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH forgot to pack condoms!!!!!<br /> I made him walk across the street from the hotel to a drug store when we got back at 1 am to buy some!! I was so mad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wedding-day-oops#post-1440230 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:26:55 +0000 ElbieKay 1440230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got married in the Catskills the weekend after Hurricane Irene. The NYS Thruway was closed for a couple of days after the hurricane. Our florist was trapped in the second floor apartment over her shop during a 6-ft flash flood. There was no power at our venue for 5 days, until 2 days before the wedding, with no ETA on when it would be restored. Our caterer insisted all week that they could do they job, then they cancelled with 48 hours notice and we had to scramble to find a new caterer. The whole point of the venue was the gorgeous mountain views, but then there was a thunderstorm forecast for the wedding day. The morning of the wedding, the new caterer called and told me we could still try for an outdoor ceremony, but we'd probably have to hedge our bets and set up the cocktails inside. And my hairdresser showed up an hour late!</p> <p>When we came back from taking photos before the wedding, the sun was shining and everything was set up outside. The wedding bore a remarkable resemblance to the original plan, except that there was a different menu, it was buffet instead of table service, and the bagpiper friend was stuck in Vermont due to the storm so we used recorded music for the processional and recessional.</p> <p>We recessed to Goodnight Irene, tyvm! And I am NEVER EVER planning another wedding!!! </p>