Weddings have a way of bringing out the strain in families, and the pressure of executing a single greatest day of the bride and groom's life really ups the ante. Meanwhile, you're trying to keep all your unpredictable extended family in line and making sure everything goes according to plan, leaving plenty of opportunity for something to go wrong. Of course, it can also bring out festering underlying dynamics between siblings too… This 16-year-old was meant to be a bridesmaid at her older sist…

This sounds harsh, but it's one of those lessons where the sooner you learn it in life, the better off you'll be. Success takes effort—and sustained effort at that. At a certain point, a certain amount of sustained effort is going to be an essential factor and determinant of whether you have an income that can support your continued existence and survival. That's not to say that it's the only thing that matters, but for most of us, it's an important starting point. Thus, this lesson holds value…

What would it take for you to abandon a friend's wedding ? Weddings take months of careful planning and organization. It's not usually just the brides or grooms planning the event: often their friends will pitch in with expenses or planning group events. It takes some of the pressure off of the engaged couple, and it can be a fun time for everyone involved. Well, in theory it's a fun time. As u/plogan56 can tell you, not every bridesmaid or groomsman event turns out as planned. There's an immen…

Growing up and embracing maturity is hard—and especially hard for some. Accepting that your age and responsibility means that you need to leave some behaviors behind can be tough. This is usually associated with things like realizing that you can't walk away from crashing your mountain bike into a tree like you used to. Not only that, there's a chance that you might even seriously injure yourself gardening, which will take weeks or months to recover from. But this applies to social interactions…

There are plenty of types of weddings: bad weddings, good weddings, traditional weddings, and untraditional ones… those at traditional locations and those taking place on the tops of mountains and places you generally might not ever expect; there are also those that go all out and those without any manner of ceremony whatsoever. No matter what the difference one thing generally remains certain: The wedding is for those being married and a chance for their loved ones to witness and celebrate the…

This person had a strange request for her salon , and the salon wasn't happy to hear about her plans. If you want to antagonize your hairdresser before your cut, that's your prerogative, but it's not the brightest idea. You're at the salon to get a nice haircut, something you probably can't do as nicely on your own. The hairdresser has immense power over you as they cut your hair---they can make you look amazing, goofy, or somewhere in between. No one goes to a hairdresser wanting a bad haircut…

Family members always like to weigh in when it comes to their relatives' weddings, especially when they have absolutely no right to do so. Here , we have a bride who had been planning a Halloween-themed wedding weekend for over two years now. Everyone in the family was well aware of the theme and seemed to be perfectly fine with it. That is, until about six weeks before the wedding when a group of extended family members decided to suddenly freak out with little time to spare. Out of nowhere, t…

Fall wedding season is in full swing, and anyone who has ever attended a wedding knows that rarely does everything go according to plan. Sometimes, minor mishaps happen, like the caterer running late or a speaker tripping up in the middle of their speech. However, there are instances where things go so terribly wrong that the rest of the day seems impossible to correct. If this collection of funny wedding photos leaves a lasting impression on anyone who is in the process of planning their upcom…

Weddings may be a celebration of the union of two people, but they're first and foremost an administrative marathon and a crash course in event planning—let's get that straight. The one thing you don't realize when you say “yes” is that you're not just saying “yes” to a ring; you're saying “Yes, I'd love to become a de facto event planner for the next year of my life as a second job." There's a lot going on and a ton to manage, and the entire time leading up to the big day is spent trying to en…

"We had no choice but to throw all those sauces away."

There are certain implied rules of engagement when it comes to celebrations, and it's generally expected that you'll let the person being celebrated have their moment and not do anything to steal their thunder by making major announcements of your own that are bound to generate buzz and get people talking about you. Of course, this is notoriously hard for some people who can't bear to not be the center of attention, which is why we end up with so many of these stories of entitled friends and fa…

Whether or not you're still in school, you're an adult at 21 years old, and as such, it stands to reason that you should be significantly contributing to your living situation. There may be some situations where your family might be wealthy enough that you can get away with not contributing, but for most, the reality of most family situations will be that this is not the case, and at 21 years old, you will need to be contributing. Readers here voted for the university student not to be in the w…

In a perfect world, when a couple gets engaged, they each get to take time off their jobs so they can plan their dream wedding. Then, after they get married, without having to even think about work, they would go on a long honeymoon to enjoy their time together as newlyweds. Only after they return from their vacation would they also return to work, where everyone would welcome them with open arms and congratulations. This world is not a perfect world, in fact, it is far from it. We live in a wo…

As a gardener at a super fancy house , this person was accustomed to big events. They shared that at this place in Massachusetts, they worked on a home that was used for movie shoots and fancy events for the uber-wealthy. U/B****ndogs was pretty used to the demands of the extremely rich : they mentioned that at one point, they were instructed to rake the beach to make it look more even. ("No, it never made a difference," they admitted.) Working with the very wealthy can be lucrative business, j…

This dude really thought he could get a professionally curated meal and exercise plan for free. First of all, the choosing beggar contacted this fitness trainer directly after seeing the positive impact he had on a friend of his. The scammer wanted to get in better shape before an upcoming wedding. Now, his friend must have explained the estimated cost of working with this trainer beforehand, yet somehow the choosing beggar had the audacity to try to get free labor out of this guy. Luckily, the…

Who doesn't get embarrassed by their parents from time to time? Probably everyone was embarrassed by their parents as a teenager, and then you grow up and learn to embrace their quirks. But sometimes their behavior still makes you cringe really hard! U/cmarie22345 had a brief but interesting story to tell to the r/weddingshaming community. This person's dad just couldn't resist bragging about his kid a bit. Many dads love to do this, it must just come with the territory of being a loving father…