Who Is The Craziest At The Wedding?
We probably don’t need to tell you this but weddings are a big fat melting pot of stress. Not only have you got the emotional trauma of love, you’ve also got the financial pressures of paying for the whole thing. Then you throw in the twin catalysts of proximity of family members and lots of booze and it’s inevitable that everyone gets a little crazy around wedding times.
Being scientific types we wanted to do some research into precisely which member of the wedding party is categorically the craziest. However, we had a few quotes from freelance science bods and it seems that it costs an incredible amount to do real sciencey crud.
For that reason we thought we’d give you the run down of the competitors and turn it over to you to tell us who is missing the most vol au vents from their proverbial wedding breakfast? So please scroll to the bottom and VOTE and share any supporting evidence you have for your belief.
But first let us introduce the contenders….
Mother of the Groom
She’s a bit-part player really, as all the attention lands on the bride and her mother, but that’s what makes her one to watch. As more and more guests lavish their praise on the lovely bride and overlook the efforts of her and her boy, it could be too much for her to take, resulting in a spectacular explosion of rage and/or violence.
Mother of the Bride
Mums are worriers aren’t they? And today of all days, this lady will be shouldering the troubles of her mentally-frazzled but lovely-looking offspring to make sure the whole event is seamless. Surely she won’t end up taking on too much and stabbing the vicar in the leg with a pickle fork, will she? You should also factor in that it’s not her wedding day and she has to sit back and let her daughter shine, will this push her over the edge?
Father of the Groom
There will be few prouder men in the room as dad watches his lad make the ultimate commitment, but they do say pride comes before a fall. And if this is the first time he’s met the opposing in-laws then that fall could be down the main staircase while grappling with the bride’s dad. Nasty.
Father of the Bride
OK, so there is one prouder chap than the father of the groom, and here he is. And although, yes, he is aware that his little girl has been merrily indulging in carnal pursuits with her soon-to-be husband, this is the first day that he actually has to think about them going at it THIS VERY EVENING. Not only that but he has to laugh politely as people joke about the bride and groom rutting. Watch out for a nervous twitch that will give away any sudden attacks.
Bride
This is HER DAY, right? Her day and no one else’s! And because everyone has the capacity to mess it up, from the caterer to the covers band, she is constantly watching all and sundry like a hawk. Put a foot wrong and she may produce a dagger from her garter before embedding it in your forehead from fifty paces. Approach with caution and a glass of champers.
Groom
This guy should be relaxed. Everyone’s looking at the dress, not the suit, and even his speech is the shortest and least amusing – no biggie. However, the constant stream of well-wishers with whisky means that he’s soon got the alcohol sweats and when that’s combined with panic, well, he’s a loose cannon.
Best Man
Remember the rings, make people laugh, don’t offend the grans. Just three of the pre-wedding mantras that will be running through this guy’s head like stampeding wilderbeast. Can he fulfil all of these things? Can he remember what he was doing last night? Will he pull a bridesmaid. This guy is ready to blow.
Chief Bridesmaid
Listen, it’s not all about deciding which usher she wants to jump in the cloakroom, alright? A lot goes into a wedding for the chief bridemaid, and if you so much as hint that she won’t win that bouquet toss, then you’re getting a well manicured fist in the face, pal. Plus, isn’t this the time that bridesmaids ask the time-honoured question: when will it be my turn? *Twitch*
It’s over to you. We want to know who we should watch out for on the wedding day. Cast your vote and add any stories of wedding craziness in the comments…
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I’m going to bet good money that the bride wins this vote. No offence to any female readers (who we love with a deep and abiding passion) but you’re all entirely insane. Bonkers. Off the deep end. Hatstand. Flipped out. Conkers. Curly, curly cuckoo. No offence.
At ours, it was a tie between the mother of the groom and the father of the bride, the bride being me, and the father also being one of two priests officiating. One is enough. More than enough in most cases. Two is about three times too much priest, or at least, more than double the priestness. I can’t do math or explain priestmatics, but I can probably draw a picture of it for you, only you won’t like it. He wanted to be involved in EVERYTHING. At one point, about a month before the wedding, my mother had to go and hide in the bathroom, leaning against an exterior wall with the extractor fan on, just so that we could talk on the phone without him butting in. In mid-sentence, she just went, “Sh*t! I’ve gotta go!” and hung up. Turns out my dad had his ear against the door of the bathroom, and demanded to know why he was being left out. And that’s to say nothing of THE TALK that my husband was subjected to from my dad: the birds and the bees and, I think (my husband can’t talk about it without cringing) some combination of Jesus and ‘romance’.
Although, in my dad’s defence, the day before the wedding, when the other priest (who was the ‘official’ one) went on a boozy bender and disappeared, my dad and a crack squad of vicar-detectives tracked him down, sobered him up, and got him to the church on time. They managed to keep that a secret from us until after everything was legal, which meant he really did have my best interest in mind, it was just that sometimes his own interest was…louder.
But normally, according to my usually-somewhat-more-sane dad, it’s the mother of the groom who needs to be treated with kid gloves. Ours said some awful, hurtful, and in my mind, unforgivable things to my husband on our wedding day that still make me want to turn into the crazy one just so I can show her what’s what. Other than that, she didn’t really do much that was overtly bad, except disown us a few times.
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