To-die-for food
“I tell brides to only use recommended
caterers the wedding breakfast isn’t a meal you gamble on. However, when one
party needed kosher food for the bride’s family, she insisted on using a
separate caterer for their food.
“The first warning sign was during the
speeches when I noticed a lot of the kosher-eating bridal party skulking off to
the toilets. When they returned looking grey, I realized she hadn’t taken my
advice regarding catering.
when
one party needed kosher food for the bride’s family, she insisted on using a
separate caterer for their food
“As the bride and groom took to the floor
for the first dance, I ferried her relatives into an ambulance, where they were
carted off to hospital with severe food poisoning. The bride came out to wave
her family goodbye as they left to get treatment, and then she rejoined the
others to carry on celebrations.”
Idit Ginsberg, director of events,
Dashofsparkle.com
The blushing bride
“Most brides love being the centre of
attention on their big day but, for some, the thought of being stared at for 12
hours is a little daunting. I had one bride who threatened to call the whole
thing off with just minutes to go. I nervously tried to reapply her makeup as
tears rolled down her face but, after convincing her continue with the
ceremony, she refused to take part in the rest of the wedding and, despite
laying on a lavish reception, she hid away in a room upstairs.”
Joyce Connor, makeup artist,
Bridesandbeauty.co.uk
If you thought those were bad…
Crash and dash
In February this year, a groom from Sydney,
Australia, showed why you should never organize your transport to your own
wedding. Having rented a white Lamborghini Gallardo (worth an eye- watering
$187,500) to travel to the church in style, the overzealous groom lost control
of the powerful Italian supercar and drove it off the side of the road into a
cluster of trees. Uninjured, the groom reported the accident and legged it to
the ceremony on foot. In the end, he did make it to the church on time… but
without his $14,250 deposit.
a
white Lamborghini Gallardo
Not-so-white wedding
A wedding reception in Greenock,
Renfrewshire, ended in chaos last year after an irate bride punched her
kilt-wearing, underwear-free hubby in the face for perching on her knee and
leaving behind (there’s no nice way of saying this) a skid mark on her white
dress. Sarah Grant and Angus McClure’s celebrations descended into a massive
brawl. The police were called and a total of seven people were arrested.
Horse-drawn carnage
In 2008, excited bride Sophie Clarke and
her father were on their way to her wedding ceremony in a lavish horse-drawn
carriage when the horse got spooked and bolted, throwing the driver onto the
road. As the carriage careered down the street towards a railway crossing, the
father of the bride pushed his daughter from the carriage and threw himself out
after her. Her fiancé was summoned from the church to the roadside, where
Sophie lay surrounded by paramedics who ordered her not to move.
The ceremony was cancelled, but the lucky
bride escaped with just concussion and whiplash. Police believe Sophie’s life
was saved by her $3,000 wedding dress, which cushioned her fall. The couple
finally wed six weeks later. Sophie arrived by car…
excited
bride Sophie Clarke and her father were on their way to her wedding ceremony in
a lavish horse-drawn carriage
Trouble and strife
Back in 2003, Connecticut bride Adrienne
Samen was at the centre of her wedding disaster when she hit the bar a little
too hard at the reception. After yelling obscenities at the guests, Adrienne
became enraged with her groom for trying to calm her down, and began throwing
vases, flower arrangements and slabs of wedding cake at him.
A witness told police she then “flipped
out” when staff decided to close the bar for the night. When police showed up
shortly afterwards, Adrienne tried to bite one officer, and then kicked the
window of a cop car. She was charged with breach of peace and criminal
mischief, fined $135 and got a police mugshot to add to her wedding album.
