21 Wild Runaway Bride And Groom Stories

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“[I] went to a lovely wedding of a friend of mine. It was a classic fairytale style wedding. Big white dress for the bride, tux for the groom, horrible dresses for the bridesmaids, family friend as the priest, you know the drill. The ceremony goes well — no crying babies, no interrupting ex-lovers, and the vows have nearly everyone crying. And then, we come to the big question: Do you take this man or woman to be your husband and wife? A simple question, right? Well, the groom decided to be a little romantic. He was going to respond: ‘No…I take her as much more than that, as my lover, my wife, and my very best friend.’ Unfortunately, he didn’t get that far.”

“He says, ‘No, I do not’ and before he can finish, his fiancé begins to scream at him, and in about the space of two minutes, we find out that she stole money from him and made a little nest egg, had been cheating on him for the last year with three different guys, and made about a dozen insults to the guy’s physical appearance. She then storms off out of the church with her bridesmaids in tow.

The groom is just left stunned at the altar. For about 30 seconds, no one moves…no one says a word…barely anyone breathes. We can just about hear the bride screaming outside and then…silence.

And what does the groom do? He BURSTS out laughing, and I mean properly laughs until he’s holding his sides; he then walks to the middle of the altar and says this unbelievable speech.

‘Ok everyone, well since the wedding isn’t going ahead, I hope you don’t mind if I say a few words. To the bride’s parents, you both owe me a drink, and I prefer a nice pint of Guinness. To the friends I have made thanks to my now ex-fiancé, there is no ill will to any of you….

Now, my best man, Sean is single, so ladies if you’re interested, he loves music and basketball.

And lastly, to the reception, by my count we have a well-stocked bar, a hotel full of waiters, and a great meal ahead, so what do you say we go to the hotel, get everyone suitably drunk, and celebrate a new start to life? Any objections?’

No one says a word so the groom grabs his best man, and we all go to the hotel and have an absolute ball, people get drunk, eat great food, and when it came to the dance of the bride and groom, the groom got his parents and the bride’s parents to dance.

And after the reception, he left with five of his friends and went on his honeymoon. It was a great party.”

—u/dtvhr