People Share Wedding Moments That Were Beyond Awkward

This article was originally published on Petsreporter.com

There’s nothing quite as heartwarming as to watch as two people get married and profess their love to each other. There’s also nothing so embarrassing as seeing someone’s most precious moment get ruined by someone’s lack of thought. Weddings are for the bride and groom; they’re not about the feelings of the father of the bride or the mother. It’s not about the flowers or the venue. It’s about two people joining their lives. Unfortunately, sometimes those moments end up being horridly embarrassing. Whether it was an accident, a planned interruption, or just someone’s emotions getting the better of them, some wedding moments are hard to forget and for all the wrong reasons.

Who Wants My Instagram Handle?

Marketing is a necessary evil in any job. Websites, commercials, and magazines are great ways to advertise what you do, but being at a live event where people can actually see you in action? Now that is pretty prime advertising. Unless, of course, you interrupt a very special moment – a married couple’s first dance together.

When promoting yourself, it’s just as easy to lose customers as it is to gain customers. For the DJ that promoted himself in the middle of a couple’s first dance, a lesson could be learned. Don’t ruin an event to promote yourself because you’re not only doing yourself an injustice, you’re ruining a once-in-a-lifetime moment for someone else.

It’s My Party, I Fall if I Want To

It’s a bride’s right to be the center of attention on her wedding day. Of course, not all attention is necessarily good attention. It’s your maid of honor’s job to help you make sure you don’t have lipstick on your teeth or stains on your dress. But it’s up to the bride to stay on her own two feet.

You can imagine the embarrassment of falling face-first in front of everyone that’s nearest and dearest to you. It’s one thing to fall when you’re alone, it’s another when everyone you know happens to see it. And worse, when you’re dressed up to the nines in your wedding gown. I wonder if the photographer caught the embarrassing moment.

Didn’t Get the Memo

Certain things should be common sense. Unfortunately, it’s not something that everyone actually has, like the DJ in this story. There’s really no reason, in any situation, to specifically point out widowers and remind them of their loss. Even if he wasn’t aware of the special situation, it seems uncalled for and unnecessary. It’s especially distasteful at a wedding. What was this person thinking?

I can understand why the DJ would be unaware of the situation as he wouldn’t necessarily have been part of the wedding itself, just the reception. Nonetheless, we just don’t see why he had to mention the widows specifically. What did he gain from it? Was he trying to be funny? Stick to the music next time, you’re not a comedian.

A Bit of an Overlap

When you run in a small circle of friends, everyone tends to know everyone else’s business. Of course, it’s wonderful to be able to remain friends when possible, but it’s also important not to forget that secrets inevitably spill out. Perhaps this bride should have taken a moment to speak to a few people before the wedding ceremony.

She could have avoided having her secret revealed so publicly by speaking to her dad ahead of time, but she couldn’t have known he was going to talk about how and when they started daring. Perhaps just a small mention to avoid talking about certain topics would have been helpful. Or, what would have been best, is to have an honest conversation with the ex-boyfriend so he wasn’t put into such a painful position.