17 Wedding Guests Shared The Times They Witnessed An Objection, And The Stories Are Suuuuuuper Juicy

Whether you're the bride or just a guest, weddings are always a memorable event...especially when things go awry.

A while back, Reddit user _AhappyTeddyBear asked: "For those who have witnessed a wedding objection during the 'speak now or forever hold your peace' portion, what happened?"

Some responses also came from this thread because they were just too good to ignore. 

The stories range from kinda sweet and wholesome to absolutely appalling. Here are some of the best ones:

1."The groom himself. He just stood up there and started crying and, in front of everyone, told the bride that he'd fallen out of love with her a while before but he didn't know how to break it off."

"It was extremely uncomfortable; they both stepped out and, 10 minutes later, came back out and got married because she'd apparently told him she was pregnant. They're still together, with three kids, and I'm not sure about the husband, but I can confirm that the wife is having an affair. Neither of them is happy, but she has a comfortable life, and he doesn't have the spine to leave."

—u/naked_nun_run

2."I was working at a wedding when I was younger. I was running the bar at the reception, which was very close to the hall the weddings were at. We were told that the reception would begin around 4 p.m. It was already about 3ish, and I was packing fridges, the usual barman things, while one male guest was still drinking. I asked if he was not joining the reception, to which he replied with something along the lines of 'when I have the courage.' He downs his drink and leaves."

"10 minutes later, he’s back, looking extremely disappointed. Guy orders a drink, and less than 30 seconds later another guy who’s dressed extremely well (turned out to be the groom), walks in, punches him in the back of the head, and leaves. This dude just picked his drink up and sipped it further. I eventually found out that this dude had downed his drink, walked into the wedding, and admitted to sleeping with the wife on her hen night and again the night before the wedding. He was never invited to the wedding. He just felt the groom needed to know. So he found out where the wedding was, suited up, and dropped the info mid-ceremony."

—u/STUNSLAVE

3."This was in the early '70s in semi-rural Washington state. My cousin was getting married, and my aunt and the mother of the groom did not get along well. During the ceremony, when the pastor got to the part about objecting, my aunt said something to my uncle, and the groom’s mom jumped up and grabbed my aunt, and they started going at it, all the way out the door and into the parking area. They were separated, and everyone filed back into the barn, where the wedding continued."

—u/YourNameHere

4."The best man at my stepsister's wedding did this. It happened at the rehearsal the night before. It was a very large wedding and the rehearsal was even bigger than a lot of weddings. The minister was going over the vows quickly while giving instructions on what to do. When he said something about objections, the best man interrupted, saying he had to put a stop to this. He was in love with the bride and was sure she felt the same way. My sister and everyone else was horrified. It caused plenty of chaos and confusion. As far as I know, neither the bride nor groom ever spoke to him again after that."

—u/chadspdx

5."My mom got married to my stepdad, and my uncle objected... After the attention was focused on him, he just asked if they were still going fishing afterward. To which my stepdad reached into his suit and pulled out his fishing hat."

—u/Symbiotic_relation

6."Nobody had said speak now, but the groom's ex still decided to get up and scream that he was her soulmate, that she forgave him for 'this whole thing,' and that they should leave now because he'd 'proven his point.' By breaking up with her five years earlier, falling in love, and holding a wedding."

—u/HammeredHeretic

7."One of my friends interrupted his cousin’s wedding to come out of the closet. He couldn’t understand why people were so pissed at him."

—u/Parkstreet2north

8."My aunt was getting married to her second husband, and during the 'speak now or forever hold your peace' bit, their baby started crying. The dude officiating it said, 'If anyone older than six months has any objections, speak now or forever hold your peace.' He got a laugh and the wedding carried on. They're still together 10 years later, so I guess whatever my cousin had to say was misinformed."

—u/GotAnyMoreOfThem

9."The father of the bride had been pretty absent after her parents' divorce. He had re-married and gotten into the Christian Science religion, and they were both pretty terrible. The new wife was not invited to my friend's wedding, but the father came, and it seemed like he was there to be supportive. He stood up during vows and proclaimed my friend was 'a b*tch just like her mother,' and the groom 'should get out while he can' because my friend was a 'soul leeching succubus.' Not the worst wedding I ever went to."

—u/taradactyl819

10."Years ago, my wife dragged me to a wedding that I did NOT want to be at, but I'm forever grateful that she did because I was able to witness one of the greatest spectacles of human drama that has ever taken place. This was like an episode of Jerry Springer mixed with Cops. The bride's LOVER spoke up at that moment and yelled, 'I'll be god-damned if I'm gonna keep my mouth shut and let you steal my woman, you sorry piece of crap!' This deranged old redneck proceeds to come at the groom WITH A PISTOL threatening to shoot him if he doesn't give her up. It wasn't a huge wedding, maybe 40 or so people, but everyone went screaming and running, and maybe two people stayed and called the cops. I grabbed my wife's hand, and we retreated outside to watch the rest of the scene unfold from the church window."

—u/jjett89

11."At a wedding I was at, one guy got up and pledged his undying love for the bride, followed by four or five others objecting for various reasons, including one guy's love for the groom. By the second or third objection, though, it was clear that the whole thing was a clever ruse. I found out later that it was all set up by the bride as a prank on the unsuspecting groom and family and friends. It was pretty hilarious!"

—u/stevo_james

12."I went to a co-worker's wedding, and the maid of honor objected and admitted to being the other woman and that the groom had been cheating with her for months. The bride left in tears, and the groom immediately tried to get with the MoH, but she told him she wasn't gonna hurt the bride further and that he needed to go away. The bride is doing much better and is now a manager here, and I haven't heard from the groom in over a year. The MoH and bride are on speaking terms, but I don't think their relationship is gonna ever be what it used to be."

—u/saffronar

13."A member of my wife's family had a pirate-themed wedding. A rival pirate appeared and objected to the wedding. The groom dueled him with rapiers and won."

—u/Mister_E_Phister

14."When I was 13 we went to my second cousin's wedding. Everything is going great... They even got past the speak now or forever hold your peace part. They wrote their own vows, but before my second cousin's fiancé could even begin her vows, his son got up and announced to the entire room that she was cheating on his dad with her drug dealer, and he couldn't let his dad marry her. My second cousin yelled at his son to either sit down or leave. The son left, my second cousin married her anyways, and five years and one baby later, he found out it was true, and they separated but were too tweaked out to be able to afford a divorce."

"Finally, he got married a third time, but before he could get married, his third now ex-wife had to pay for their divorce. This wedding had no objections. They moved to Missouri, and this time, instead of separating or asking for a divorce, he decided he didn't want to be married anymore and just moved back to Cali... To get back together with his second ex-wife. Yeah, family dinners are a little awkward."

—[deleted]

15."About five years ago, a coworker of mine invited all of us to his wedding. He was a great guy, but none of us had ever met his wife. We had seen pictures of her, and he always said nothing but good things about her. Fast forward to the wedding, it was an incredibly nice one, looks like they paid quite a bit for it. Everything was going smoothly, and I was having fun and assumed so was everyone else. Anyway, now they're both at the altar looking deeply into each other's eyes and smiling, and when that line comes, 'speak now or forever hold your peace,' I get anxious, but nothing EVER happens. So right as soon as the anxiousness faded away, THE BRIDE'S MOTHER STOOD UP AND OBJECTED. Blurted some stuff about how she doesn't want to continue their family with a man like him. The bride-to-be cried and ran off. The wedding went totally silent."

"The bride's dad took the mom and ran after the bride. The groom stood there incredibly awkwardly. He may or may not have achieved actually leaving his body. Then, the groomsmen took him away. I left because it was too weird. But apparently, the reception went on. They did not get married that day. But ended up together anyway, privately, and surprisingly, work wasn't weird. He laughed about it. And they are happily married."

—[deleted]

16."Incredibly anti-climatic, an ex-boyfriend stood up and said he was still in love with the bride so the wedding couldn't go ahead. The officiant said that wasn't a valid reason, so he sat back down."

—u/maeveomaeve

17.And finally, "My grandmother did this when my loser uncle (her son) got married the fourth time. She told the woman she could do better."

—u/Zloiche1

So, have you ever been at a wedding and witnessed an objection? Leave us your story in the comments.