The 16 Most Annoying Types of Wedding Guests
Weddings are all about love, joy, and celebration. They are not supposed to be about drama, chaos, or stress. But inviting the wrong guests can quickly turn your dream day into a total nightmare. From troublemakers to attention hogs, these types of guests are practically guaranteed to cause headaches. Take a closer look at your guest list, and if anyone fits these descriptions, it might be time to rethink their invite. After all, your big day should be nothing less than magical! You don’t need these people there ruining your day.
“All About Me!”
Many of us have that one friend who can’t stand to have the spotlight off her. At weddings, she’s often the girl who stirs up drama by crying over something the bride said or refusing to “go with the flow” at the bachelorette. Or worse, she might try to grab the spotlight by having her boyfriend propose during your big event.
This girl isn’t really a friend, per se. She’s more of a headache who just happens to be in your friend group. Whether or not you want to tolerate her for much longer is on you, but it might be best to cut ties with her.
The Ex Who Watched Too Many Rom-Coms
This ex never got the memo about romantic comedies being fictional. This is the ex, male or female, who crashes a wedding just as vows are supposed to be exchanged with a ring in hand. They want their “one last shot” that was actually, like, 15 years ago.
It worked in their favorite movies but never in real life. Rather than having the movie ending, these guys just make a scene and are often escorted out by force.
Fighting Friends
For reasons unknown to any normal person, there are some people who see weddings as the perfect opportunity to start a fight. These brawling wedding guests are not just annoying. They’re downright dangerous and can cause serious injuries to those around them.
Fighters often break out into blows when there’s too much liquor, but some are just hotheaded enough to start a fuss over anything. If you can, ban them from your party ahead of time.
The Mom With The Baby
While some weddings are openly kid-friendly, most are not baby-friendly. In many circles, bringing your baby to a wedding is a big faux pas. Not only can the baby’s screams interrupt the ceremony, but having to deal with changing the baby in a fancy venue can be downright gross.
Despite warnings not to bring babies ahead of time, at least one parent always seems to try to force their way in with their kid in tow. Ugh.
The Upstaging In-Law
If there is one thing you should never, ever do at a wedding, it’s upstage the bride or groom. And yet, so many mothers-in-law tend to do just that as a subtle flex. Is your mother-in-law wearing white, too? Oh dear. Here’s hoping she didn’t get a dress in white.
Oh, she did. Wow. All you can do as a bride is grin and bear it because you know she’ll raise the heck if you try to call her out on her behavior.
The Late Guest
Your friend has been your buddy for years, but he was always famous for being late. You explained to him that you needed him at 4:30 sharp for the wedding. He’s your best man, after all. You might have even told him earlier so he’d arrive.
Behold. He comes running at 6 PM with his family right by him. He cannot understand why you’re upset with him or why he was turned away at the door. How strange.
Wedding Drunks
There are some people who are hilarious when drunk. Then, there are others who are just aggravating, gross, or sad when they drink. Weddings tend to attract both. The problem is that bad drunks don’t know they’re bad drunks and will often make a scene as they binge your open bar.
You can’t help but look at them and hope they have a designated driver. You know they won’t be able to pass a DUI test anytime soon. And oh, yeah, pray they don’t puke all over the bathroom.
No-Shows
This type of guest has become increasingly common in recent years. Your friends RSVP’d for your party and said they wouldn’t miss it for the world. They know how much a wedding costs per guest, so they would never make you waste that money.
The day comes. You wait for them, and they never arrive. You’re furious. They offer no explanation, try to brush it under the rug, and offer you a cheap gift as a way of apologizing. You have every right to be mad. In fact, you might want to bill them for that seat. It’s the least they can do.
The Bad Speaker
Wedding speeches are always a welcome tradition, but not everyone can deliver a toast well. Some speakers love to tell awkward, offensive jokes that upset the audience. Others love embarrassing their hosts with stories that should have been left to the bachelorette party.
You were hoping they wouldn’t make a fool of you with their speech. Oh well.
Jealous Attendees
Most people have a friend who has been hoping for a proposal for years, only to remain ringless. Many of these people can still be happy for you on your big day. Some can’t but gracefully bow out because they know they won’t be able to handle themselves.
Then, there are those who still attend but seem to glower at every twist and turn. It almost feels like they change the energy in the room for the worse, even when they try to fake a smile.
The Homewrecker
Few guests are as upsetting as this one. This guest goes beyond annoying and becomes a serious problem for everyone involved. It’s the person who tries to put the moves on one of the two people getting married or, worse, carries on an affair.
It’s shocking how often people will see a happy couple and decide to break it because they “want a share of that.” What’s more shocking is how many of these people get caught undressing the groom or bride during the actual wedding party.
The Phone Addicts
Contrary to popular belief, not everyone needs to be taking photos of the happy couple with their phones. That’s what the photographer is for. Phones are not the best thing to be glued to at a wedding, even during those boring hour-long speeches.
If you are too absorbed in that one app game to function as a supportive wedding guest, just stay home. There’s no reason to go if you’re not going to be in the moment.
The ‘I Don’t Want To Be Here’
Okay, we understand this attitude from kids, but from adults? It’s just outrageous. Nobody is forcing you to attend a wedding you don’t want to attend. It’s way better to make up an excuse and stay. You may think the bride and groom may feel offended if you decline their invitation, but they surely prefer you stay home rather than head there and spend the whole time yawning and staring at your watch.
The Hyper Critical
These people are the worst! They will keep comparing your wedding to others they attended in the past, from the venue to the ceremony and the menu. Nothing will be able to please them. Why is the bride not wearing white? Why are they playing this music? Why didn’t they opt for a more intimate wedding? So, make sure to avoid inviting all your over-critical friends.
The Inappropriate Guest
Weddings are a time when people try to look their best. While everyone has a different sense of style, most wedding attire should be fairly conservative while still pretty. Super short skirts and plunging necklines are a bad idea. Any dress that would fit in on a street corner should not be worn to a wedding. The bride and all the guests will be staring at the inappropriate outfit and not in a good way.
The Family Outcast
You may feel the need to invite your entire family to your wedding, including those distant relatives that no one really talks to. But you really shouldn’t. Just because people are related to you by blood doesn’t mean they need to be invited to your wedding. Family members that you barely know may stir up some family drama and make your wedding tense and nerve-wracking. Only invite the family that you love and care for, and don’t worry about that uncle you haven’t seen since you were 5. Chances are, he doesn’t remember you either.
