Can You Forgive It? A Collection of Wedding Trouble Stories Experienced by Senior Brides

2019.08.14 published

What kind of wedding troubles do you think there are?

Weddings are a major event in life ♡

It would be nice if we could prepare for the wedding with just happiness and celebrate the big day, but

since humans are involved, some sort of trouble, even if trivial, is bound to occur.

In this article, we will introduce some "wedding troubles" that experienced brides have actually encountered.

Please use this as a reference to think, "Oh, I didn't realize something like this could happen."

Trouble 1: Parents had a divorce dispute

My parents, who usually worry (and nag) about everything.

It was tough during the wedding preparations as they kept giving various opinions.

The worst part was when their conflicting opinions about the wedding led to a divorce dispute.

It was truly heartbreaking to see my parents fighting over something related to my wedding, almost to the point of divorce.

Trouble 2: Groom got injured

Three weeks before the wedding, he tore his Achilles tendon while playing baseball.

He had surgery two weeks before the big day, but he couldn't walk at all, so the doctor advised him to either go in a wheelchair or postpone.

Since we had a lot of guests invited, postponing was difficult, and we decided he would go in a wheelchair.

During the two weeks leading up to the wedding, he worked hard on rehabilitation, and on the day he was able to go with crutches instead of a wheelchair, but we had to give up on the candle service performance that I was looking forward to.

Trouble 3: No cash from a friend's gift

There was no cash gift from a friend.

Although the envelope had their name and amount written, it was empty inside...

I think it was just a simple oversight, but my friend probably thought they had put it in, so I still can’t bring it up.

Trouble 4: The planner resigned

At the bridal fair, the person in charge was very kind, and we hit it off.

I immediately decided on them as my planner a year before the wedding.

However, the planner ended up taking leave due to pregnancy and was replaced by someone else.

While I understand that this is a happy occasion, I was really disappointed as I wanted that specific planner to work with me.

Trouble 5: The chapel was not finished

We planned to have our resort wedding at a newly built chapel.

We contracted when the chapel was incomplete, expecting to be the very first wedding there.

However, two months before the wedding, a typhoon hit and construction was delayed; we were told it would not be finished in time for our wedding.

While I understand that it was natural disaster, it was tough to have to quickly change the chapel.

Trouble 6: Double booking at the wedding venue

This was entirely the fault of the wedding venue, but

They had double booked at the same time and place with another couple, forcing us to either change the date or time.

Since it was a special anniversary, we didn’t want to change the date, and with many guests coming from afar, changing the time was also challenging.

Our trust in the venue was zero, so we decided to change to another venue, but I couldn't believe this happened.

Luckily, we discovered it six months before the wedding, but it sent chills down my spine to think if it had come up three months before the planning started.

Trouble 7: Wrong return gifts taken

My boss and senior mistakenly took home the wrong return gifts.

My senior who took my boss's gift noticed it was more extravagant than the norm and informed me.

Since they were seated next to each other, it seemed one of them mistakenly took the other's gift home first.

I explained the situation to my boss, and we were able to give them the correct return gift.

Trouble 8: Incorrect chapel

The chosen venue had two chapels (a natural green chapel and a stained glass chapel).

I was torn between both, but ultimately chose the natural green chapel.

On the day, I entered thinking the weather would create a beautiful atmosphere, only to find it was the stained glass chapel.

Apparently, they mixed up the green chapel and the stained glass chapel due to an oversight.

I liked both, so I was okay with it, but the groom was angry as it was not what was discussed.

I was shocked that such a thing could happen.

Trouble 9: The groom's speech notes went missing

I had entrusted the notes for his welcome speech to the planner.

The plan was for them to bring it during the welcome speech, but they didn’t show up even when it was time.

He intended to read the notes and seemed to freeze up, unable to say anything…

Just when I was worried, the planner rushed in with the notes, but there were chuckles from the guests.

It was incredibly embarrassing...!

For those preparing notes, it's best to memorize them in addition to having them written down!

Trouble 10: Surprise dessert buffet from parents

During the meetings, they recommended a dessert buffet.

I thought it would please everyone, but the meals already had delicious desserts, and I really wanted them to taste the wedding cake, so I didn’t order it.

However, on the wedding day, there was a surprise time for a dessert buffet.

It was unexpected, but it turned out that my parents had arranged it as a gift for us through the venue.

While I appreciated the thought, no one got to eat our wedding cake, and it was announced that “this is a gift from the parents,” making it feel like we weren’t fully independent anymore, which was sad.

Trouble 11: Music event happening next to our beach photo

At our resort wedding, we planned to take beach photos after the ceremony.

I was expecting a romantic shoot alone on an empty beach at sunset, but

two weeks before the wedding, it was discovered that there would be a large music event on the beach where we were scheduled to shoot.

There would be a lot of people, it would be noisy, and it felt embarrassing to try to shoot in that scenario…

Fortunately, because of the planner's research oversight, we were able to reschedule for free on another day, but it made me realize that such things can happen.

Various things can happen.

I’ve shared the wedding troubles experienced by senior brides.

Weddings can bring unexpected troubles.

While it's best to avoid troubles altogether, if they do occur or if something is still upsetting, it's a waste to dwell on it all the time.

It would be nice to avoid troubles whenever possible, and to accept unavoidable troubles to some extent, allowing for a peaceful wedding preparation experience. ◎