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19 People Noticed Major Red Flags On Their Friend’s Wedding Day

8.

Groom abandoned bride at reception to drive off and collect his kids from his ex and take them somewhere. Was gone for hours. Bride, friend of ours, ended up sitting in a circle of old friends getting hammered with us, putting on a brave face. Marriage lasted < 3 years.

9.

Guests were mostly her friends; in the weeks leading up to the ceremony bride moaned frequently about how “my life will be over soon,” “I have 34 days of freedom left,” etc. Groom seemed adrift & lonely at his own wedding. Bride segregated wedding guests — mostly her own friends — into an A-tier invited for the ceremony & sit-down dinner, & a B-tier invited three hours later for dessert & dancing only. Bride took more pleasure in categorizing her friends than in the groom’s presence, informing us A-tier guests during dinner that we were the “cream of the crop.” B-tier guests, including groom’s few friends, showed up before dinner was over & stood out in the drizzle hammering on the windows while we finished our salmon. Groom seemed to disappear at that point & bride ended up drunk on the dance floor alone.

10.

My best friend since middle school was getting married. He is really good at piano and singing, so he wrote a song and sang it to his wife at the reception. He was super nervous but he killed it. EVERY woman was in tears it was such a lovely song. Except for the bride. Stood right next to the piano with what I interpreted as a forced smile. The attention wasn’t on her for 5 minutes. Divorced 2 years later.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.