‘My mate hired security guards to keep his MUM out.. as she hated the bride’: People share their wedding horror stories

YOUR wedding day is supposed to be one of the best days of your life.

But thanks to family feuds, food fiascos and drunk guests, things don't always go to plan.
And now Reddit users have shared their worst wedding horror stories in an unbelieveble thread on the social news site - revealing tales terrifying enough to put you off getting married at all.
Many users shared their experiences with mothers-in-law from hell - who are dead set on ruining the wedding if things don't go their way.
One poster, named '_DrFeltersnatch', told the story of a friend's dream destination wedding in Mexico, explaining: "One of my close friends got married and had a destination wedding in Mexico. [His family] refused to go and basically tried to sabotage the wedding. His mother even went so far as to call florists and bakeries... to try and cancel what they'd ordered."
"He found out and told his parents to stay out of it. Fast forward to the wedding, and the day before they're set to wed, during the rehearsal dinner, his mom shows up.
"She flew down last minute to give one last shot at ruining everything. That night, he called around to see if he could hire security for the wedding in order to keep her out. This was almost 10 years ago, and he hasn't spoken with them since."
Meanwhile, 'Malackey' spoke of a similar experience: "[The bride]'s mother did not like the groom. As we're all helping the bride get ready, her mother keeps reminding her that it's not too late to leave him, and that they can just jump in the car and go. Bride keeps repeating, "Mom, I'm getting married today."
"[The bride] finally loses her temper and says, "Mom, either drop this, or don't be at the wedding. I can't fight about this anymore." Her mother declares she's leaving. We're all relived to see her go, and head out to take pictures.
"Only, we can't find the photographer. Or the minister for that matter. Also, they're putting away the chairs that were in the ballroom.

"Mommy dearest had told the minister, the photographer, a bunch of guests, and the events staff at the hotel that the wedding was off, and she and the bride were leaving. The whole wedding party spent two hours getting things sorted out, and convincing people to return."
And weddings aren't just in danger of being ruined by family problems - even planning down to the final detail doesn't always guarantee the perfect day.
One user shared a small but hilarious mistake from the caterers - which likely left guests with a bitter taste in their mouths.
He said: "For dinner we had steak with a rich balsamic sauce. It was really good. For dessert, we had the wedding cake, slathered in a big helping of chocolate syrup.
"[My wife] did the same, and put even more of the sauce on than I did. Turns out half of the cake plates got the balsamic instead of the chocolate syrup."
Meanwhile, a mix-up with the DJ at 'Tyzik''s wedding almost caused a murder on the dancefloor.
He explained: "The person who was supposed to DJ our reception called in sick, so the DJ company owner scrambled to get a last-minute replacement. Replacement DJ shows up whacked out on meth."
"[He] didn't have the song we had chosen for out first dance. And at one point tried to play the whole Thriller album straight through."
But sometimes, the happy couple themselves manage to ruin the big day - with awkward consequences for their guests.

This was definitely the case for 'stupidchange', who said: "At my wife's sister's wedding the groom stared down the top of a bridesmaid when she bent down to help pick up the bride's train, so they could walk out of the church. Literally seconds after "man and wife". Everyone in the church saw him do it."
Meanwhile, 'Sully1102' mentioned another groom who ruined his own wedding, explaining: "The bride and groom had an afternoon wedding, and had planned a local pub crawl for the evening.
"The groom got so drunk that he was kicked out of 3 bars, two of which they had pre-paid the cover for 75 people."