Wedding Staff Reveal Moments They Knew Couples Wouldn’t Last

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“I’m an artist, and I do wedding sketches when I feel like freelancing. I will never forget one of the first weddings I did back in college. It was a 250-person wedding in a big ballroom, so another artist and I were super busy. The sketches were quick, but every couple wanted one, and there was a bit of a line/crowd around our table, with people waiting and watching. The bride and groom were slowly making their way to us when I saw the groom grab the bride’s hand and shake his head, pointing to the back of the line. The bride shook her head. They were obviously disagreeing — the bride was getting louder and louder, and people were starting to look. Finally, I heard her say, ‘[Groom’s name], this is MY wedding. I’m not wasting time waiting in a line when this is MY day. If YOU want to wait, YOU can wait, but I’m NOT waiting when I’m THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON HERE!'”

“The music had changed to a slower song at that point, so everyone heard her. The groom responded with something along the lines of, ‘ITS OUR WEDDING DAY, AND I KEEP SAYING THAT. YOU DIDN’T EVEN PAY FOR THIS, SO IF I SAY WE WAIT, WE WAIT. START ACTING LIKE A GOOD WIFE AND LISTEN TO ME.’ He was significantly older than her; he looked as old as her father, if not older.

They divorced within two years. Not sure exactly how long they lasted. I only know because the bride emailed a year and a half later asking me to be the artist at her ’30th birthday gala,’ which was two months after what would have been their two-year anniversary. I showed up and was shown where to set up by her new boyfriend who was just as old as the ex-husband.”

—u/justasianenough