Your wedding day is probably one of the few times in life when you get a completely free pass to be a little extra. But some people take that freedom and run with it. From wildly questionable wedding choices to ideas that make you stop and clutch your pearls, there are plenty of ways to make a big day memorable for all the wrong reasons.
We came across some wedding photos that gave us a serious double-take. Some are gloriously over-the-top, while others are the kind of moments that make you wonder what the bride, groom, or whoever was in charge was thinking.
Grab a snack and settle in for some truly unhinged wedding photos that might have you giggling and staring at your screen in utter disbelief.
#1 SIL Wore Near White Wedding Dress To The Wedding
The dresscode was summer pastel chique, so think easter colors. The gf of the grooms brother wore a sage green (wedding) dress that in no way, shape or form appeared to be sage green, or any other color.
The veil she’s carrying was the flower girl’s (her daughter) This was after the MIL had asked the bride if she could wear a white jumpsuit to the wedding. To which the bride obviously said no.
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#2 Or Just Don’t Have A Cake At All???
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#3 These Two People I Went To Hs With Got Married Today And This Was Rly The Groom’s Fit Im Crying
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Weddings are a very public form of self-expression. People aren’t only celebrating their love for each other; they’re also showing family, friends, and increasingly the internet what kind of couple they are.
This is why some of the photos on this list have us raising an eyebrow and wondering what exactly these couples were trying to say with their wedding choices.
#4 Imagine Ranking Your Friends In Such A Way. Sorry Number 5
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#5 I Don’t Even Want To Know What The Mains Are Being Served In
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#6 Pretty Trashy For A Wedding
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There is nothing wrong with having a wedding that is completely and unapologetically your own. In fact, the most memorable celebrations are often the ones where couples stop worrying about what a wedding is supposed to look like.
But there is a thin line between doing something personal and meaningful and doing something completely unhinged. Before committing to a wild idea, it probably helps to ask yourself one question: “Does this actually make sense?” Thankfully, these photos show that the answer can occasionally be an enthusiastic no.
#7 Bullet Boutonnieres- I See Your Open Carry Save Td’s, And I Raise You
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#8 Wedding Favors Are Engraved Bullet Casings With The Date And The Couples’ Names On Them
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#9 Pure Class In Wedding Cake Form
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Many couples are absolutely obsessed with getting every wedding detail right. Clinical psychologist and professor Simon Sherry explains that perfectionism can turn wedding planning into a quest for a completely flawless day.
When you’ve spent months imagining the perfect dress, flowers, venue, cake, and everything else, it’s probably easy to lose perspective. At some point, that pressure to make everything perfect can lead to some very questionable choices.
After all, once you’ve decided that every little detail has to be spectacular, where exactly do you draw the line?
#10 This Wedding Dress
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#11 Found This Nugget In A Brides Fb Group I’m In. I’ve Never Seen Creepy, Cringey, Greedy, And Tacky Come Together So Perfectly (Read: Terribly) Before. I’m Uncomfortable
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#12 It’s A Nice Day For A Brown Wedding
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Wedding planning involves making a truly impressive number of decisions. After a while, all those choices can start to wear you down. The constant stream of wedding decisions can leave couples feeling overwhelmed and less able to make thoughtful choices.
After making what feels like a million decisions about the big day, you might eventually run out of enthusiasm for making one more choice. That’s when even the strangest idea can start sounding good.
#13 Decoration Of The Wedding Hall
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#14 Open Casket Wedding?
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#15 Future Bride Thinks The Handmaids Tale Is A Perfect Theme For The Wedding
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Social media has changed what people think a wedding should look like. Pinterest is full of polished wedding inspiration, but the gap between those picture-perfect ideas and real-life weddings can be pretty big.
This can make a perfectly nice wedding start feeling like it needs to compete with everything filling your feed. And when you’ve seen enough elaborate wedding inspiration online, it’s easy to look at your own plans and think, “You know what? We need to do something a little crazier.”
#16 A New Wedding Theme For You To Consider
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#17 Trashy Wedding
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#18 Someone Hosted Their Wedding Today In The Welfare Office Parking Lot
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Some wedding trends become so familiar that they seem like norms, even though they’re relatively recent traditions. The white wedding dress is a good example. Queen Victoria popularized the look when she wore one for her 1840 wedding to Prince Albert, and print media helped spread the trend.
Before that, brides commonly wore colorful dresses or simply their best clothes. So if a bride shows up in a black dress or something covered in sequins, she’s not breaking any wedding rules. She’s just stepping outside a tradition that became very, very popular.
#19 My Friend Is A Wedding Photographer. Everyone Thinks This Is Cute. I Think It’s Gross
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#20 She Looks Absolutely Gorgeous…. Except She’s Not The Bride
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#21 That Woman On The Left Is Not The Bride
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Research on wedding photography and memories found that photos and videos help shape how couples remember their wedding. Emotionally meaningful images can play an especially strong role in how they remember the day.
An extremely dramatic photo session might look ridiculous to everyone else. But to the couple, it could become one of the best moments they remember most from the day they got married.
#22 Ahhh Yes. Huddling With “The Boys” And Chugging A Beer While Your Bride Waits For Your Answer
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#23 I Googled Seating Chart Ideas And Realized Wow…some People Must Really Hate Their Guests
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#24 Well, That’s Just Tacky. Maybe I’m Alone In Loving My Husband Enough To Have Considered It Our Wedding
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Your wedding is all yours, and if you love every questionable detail, that is what really matters. Still, these photos prove that there are plenty of ways to make a wedding unforgettable, for better or much, much weirder.
Which wedding choice on this list baffled you most, and would you ever do anything this unconventional for your own big day? Tell us in the comments.
#25 From A Backyard Wedding In The Trashy College Party Part Of Town
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#26 Thoughts On This Theme? Buck And Doe With A Camo Dress
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#27 Even At Her Wedding?!
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#28 Why Has This Not Been Posted Here Yet? It’s Gold
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#29 Did Bud Light Sponsor The Wedding?
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#30 Every Girls Dream Is To Be Carried On Her Wedding Night
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#31 Found This Strange Wedding Picture
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#32 Shrek-Themed Weddings: The Ceremony May Be Ogre But The Cringe Lasts Forever
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#33 Couples
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#34 Real Life Soap Opera
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#35 I’ve Personally Never Seen A 4 Year Old Eat
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#36 Imma Use This One Sometime
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#37 Groom Party Had An Interesting Take On Attire
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#38 Vendor Meal At A 15hr Wedding Whole Guests Were Having Lobsters With 6 Course Meal
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#39 Mother Of The Groom At My Sister’s Wedding
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#40 We Sent You This Card So Send Us Money
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#41 The Groom’s Idea Of Dressing For The Occasion…
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#42 Politics At Non-Political Events Is Probably My #1 Pet Peeve
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#43 Found In The Wild For Sale
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#44 This Redneck Wedding Cake
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#45 Another Golden One Found On Facebook
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#46 Could’ve At Least Made A New Sign
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#47 Wasn’t Expecting To See A Wedding When I Stopped At Wal*mart This Weekend
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#48 Wedding Souvenirs
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#49 Couldn’t Have Chosen Any Other Day??
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#50 Received An E-Invitation To Watch His Wedding Livestream 1 Hour Before His Wedding. I Was Not Feeling Generous
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#51 From A Bridal Facebook Group: Praying With All The Single Women Find A Man
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#52 Honey Boo Boo’s Mom Gets Married In Orange And Camo Wedding Dress. Gawd
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#53 Wedding Cake Is A Model Of The Bride… Hard Cringe At Both The Wife And Husband’s Faces
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#54 Finally Somewhere I Can Shame My Officiant
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#55 My Aunt At My Moms Wedding – Guess Which One’s The Bride
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#56 Found On Twitter
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#57 When A Guest Brings Their Own Confetti That Not Only Doesn’t Match Yours But Violates Your Venue Contract
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#58 Bride Wants All Of The Bridesmaids To Be The Same Height, Whatever It Takes…
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#59 Family Wedding In India. The Groom’s Sisters Had Dresses, Makeup, Jewellery And Hair Done Similar To The Bride. The Only Difference Is Bride’s Red Wedding Bangles. That’s A Lot Even For Indian Customs!
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#60 The Wedding Reception Centerpieces Featured Betta Fish. The Bride And Groom Planned To Flush Them Alive
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#61 “Come Shoot For Me, Unpaid, This Saturday!”
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#62 No Actual Invites. What Could Go Wrong
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#63 Asking A Bar For Wedding Donations Is Wild
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#64 Someone Either Eloped Or Proposed On A Famous Lake Superior Beach, Just To Leave Their Plastic Trash Behind
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#65 No Rain Plan For 200 Guests 3 Days Out
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#66 Damn… That Was Pretty Sudden
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#67 “Close Friend” Of The Bride Came Dressed Like This
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#68 God Forbid, I Don’t Cater My Wedding To You
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#69 Moh Too Busy Texting To Watch The Ceremony
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#70 Well This Should Be Fun – Online Wedding Group Drama
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#71 When The Hydrangeas Run Out, Get Some Cauliflower!
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#72 I Feel Like This Ranks Up There With Bride Dragging The Groom Cake Toppers
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