What event is more stressful than a wedding? The answer This is the bride and groom's day — their one big day — to get everything right; to throw a massive, unforgettable party for everyone who's ever mattered to them in their entire lives; to embark on a new chapter in their shared story that has to go perfect or risk being seen forever by every guest in attendance as a harbinger of the inevitable divorce.
Also, you have to get the seating chart right, and that's just such a headache.
And now Jimmy Fallon is holding up a magnifying glass on the worst moments of the best days of these couples' lives. The Tonight Show host asked Twitter to send him their most jaw-dropping #WeddingFail moments, and as it so often is when any celebrity is crowd-sourcing silly-yet-cringe-inducing experiences, the internet showed up for it.
Weddings are slipperier than you think.
@jimmyfallon I knew at this very moment that I had done something very wrong... and then proceeded to slip on the s… https://t.co/rBrmBnLBuQ— Prince Johnson (@Prince Johnson)1560945052.0
This is not what the DJ means when he tells everyone to "get down."
@jimmyfallon During our first dance I kept telling my husband that every time he twirled me, I was slipping on my d… https://t.co/lOYFUmFZ8m— carson bursey (@carson bursey)1560963410.0
"Honey, I know in our vows I said I wanted a strong man, but tone it down."
@jimmyfallon My husband broke the dance floor lol #WeddingFail https://t.co/jTtSuBvFFp— Mrs. Anastasia Beaverhausen-Singh (@Mrs. Anastasia Beaverhausen-Singh)1560901560.0
Burn all the pictures, please.
@jimmyfallon I thought I was making a calm, composed face as my wife came down the aisle. I found out this was the… https://t.co/r2meSCuA5T— Patrick Neville (@Patrick Neville)1560884325.0
Feelin' the heat.
@jimmyfallon My brother in law wore three undershirts in the middle of summer because he didn’t want to sweat throu… https://t.co/rtYdGVLHby— Ryan Darbonne (@Ryan Darbonne)1560880471.0
Well, it is a nice dress.
@jimmyfallon All three of the grandmothers unexpectedly showed up to the wedding in 👏🏼the👏🏼exact👏🏼same👏🏼dress!!… https://t.co/49eXTzp7IR— Alex Campisi (@Alex Campisi)1560914796.0
I'm sorry, a WHAT bandaid?
@jimmyfallon #WeddingFail I got so nervous that I completely forgot my bouquet until the ceremony was over. But wor… https://t.co/QiuCtXjaY9— ✨Whitney✨ (@✨Whitney✨)1560896196.0
This car is making its stance on the wedding perfectly clear.
@jimmyfallon My brother and I were tasked with bringing my great aunt Catherine’s wedding cake to the reception. Bu… https://t.co/73Lgjtp3Fb— marco alexander (@marco alexander)1560899216.0
I'm sorry, I'm gonna need you to start this story again from the beginning.
@jimmyfallon the time that Skeletor came to crash our wedding... so we had to have Mick Foley send him back to snak… https://t.co/bY2Zqxiopu— kid cadet (@kid cadet)1560912355.0
We all know who this wedding is about.
@jimmyfallon Went to a wedding reception a couple of years ago and randomly the DJ started playing only karaoke ver… https://t.co/aLoJxt4pFR— Rachel (@Rachel)1560873166.0
Know your limits.
@jimmyfallon At my wedding reception, my little brother was doing his thing on the dance floor as the bridal party… https://t.co/hNDRK6fswL— Yves Batoba (@Yves Batoba)1560889880.0
A little pre-wedding warning...
@jimmyfallon Worst wedding fail for me was moments before waking down the isle my grandmother told me I was going t… https://t.co/obT18ZWW3A— Gloria Florence (@Gloria Florence)1560869214.0
This right here was Jimmy's call to action.
It’s Hashtags time! Tag a tweet with #WeddingFail and then tell us a funny or weird story from a wedding you were at. Could be on the show!— jimmy fallon (@jimmy fallon)1560868823.0
I've heard worst toasts.
@jimmyfallon Wedding DJ here: Father of the Groom giving the toast told everyone his son has done everything right… https://t.co/PdHAIzC2M8— Jen Outlaw (@Jen Outlaw)1560901457.0
Funny how life works out.
@jimmyfallon Before my wedding, the best man told me I shouldn’t marry his best friend. I never got along with the… https://t.co/YUaQZ0hlv6— Sandy (@Sandy)1560934100.0
Check your labels, my dude!
@jimmyfallon There was an open bar at my sisters wedding, and I kept getting refills on lemonade. I noticed I was f… https://t.co/zBAjpg3Gg6— Angel Dye (@Angel Dye)1560905256.0
A new path has appeared.
@jimmyfallon At my wedding, my sis spilled a glass of red wine all over my wedding dress. Only 2 people there knew… https://t.co/YwRYk4b60c— Rebecca Ulrich von Bargen (@Rebecca Ulrich von Bargen)1560879058.0
And many moooooore...
@jimmyfallon When I was younger I went to a Catholic wedding It was in a large grand cathedral, as the bride & groo… https://t.co/ehjpT5uXRT— Gabby Beast (@Gabby Beast)1560870131.0
Third time's the charm?
@jimmyfallon Wedding DJ here: Couple tried lighting Chinese lanterns. 1st lantern caught itself on fire. 2nd caught… https://t.co/6U92qIASPt— Jen Outlaw (@Jen Outlaw)1560901860.0
Dads gonna dad.
@jimmyfallon My dad was in charge of food for my reception, we gave him a budget of $500. We show up to the recepti… https://t.co/76028Pwket— James Andrus (@James Andrus)1560918740.0
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.
@jimmyfallon At my sons wedding my grandson was pulling my granddaughter down the isle in a wagon. About halfway th… https://t.co/RY1xKk431G— LaRee Bumgarner (@LaRee Bumgarner)1560908784.0
An open grave?
I must have read this wrong. It has to be a typo. No one gets married anywhere near an open grave, right? My goth friend Helena got married with a bouquet of black roses and released bats instead of doves after they said their vows, and even she was like, "Keep my wedding away from a graveyard."The day you get married is the day you're supposed to stop getting ghosted.
@jimmyfallon My husband and I renewed our vows for our 21st Anniversary in 2016 and hired a photographer/videograph… https://t.co/bIrYuDFzve— Dionise Barnett (@Dionise Barnett)1560887376.0
You've gotta pick up the pace, bridesmaids.
@jimmyfallon I just attended a wedding with 10 bridesmaids... the introductions alone took 1 hour. They closed the… https://t.co/NLFUzwP1JX— Katie Sokoloff (@Katie Sokoloff)1560918246.0
Awkward.
If a wedding bartender's number one job is not getting kids drunk as hell, a wedding DJ's number one job has to be not making the bride embarrassed as hell. But don't worry! This story has a happy ending! The father and daughter did not get it on.We can't get hung up on the details.
@jimmyfallon At my wedding, I stood up to thank everyone for traveling to the festivities and sharing this time wit… https://t.co/sTKHF7Ncs6— Matt Brown (@Matt Brown)1560949362.0
You had me until "throw the bouquet without me."
There are simple explanations for most of the wedding fails listed here — horny people get wrapped up in the idea of love and can't control themselves. The uncle/ officiant is miffed about his niece changing her last name since it's probably his last name too. But how does a DJ throw the bouquet without the bride? Like, who throws it? A ghost?Maybe the registry was full.
@jimmyfallon A friend was gifted a “box of memories” from an ex girlfriend at his wedding 😂 #weddingfail— McKinley Elle ❥ (@McKinley Elle ❥)1560918600.0
Seems like a cute kid.
@jimmyfallon Part of our wedding my husband was to give my 4 year old daughter a necklace and she wouldn't take it… https://t.co/7eHPif2xE4— Kay (@Kay)1560880866.0
Oh.
@jimmyfallon I’m divorced. #weddingfail— Liz Croy (@Liz Croy)1560869289.0