Divorced parents at a wedding

[@m0L3ify]

"Hey Mom & Dad - grown adults who birthed and raised me - if you can't grow tf up for ONE day and set your differences aside for your own daughter, then NEITHER of you are coming because I don't need this on my big day. I'm not going to have MY wedding be about YOUR divorce and I'm not going to choose sides. It's either both of you or none of you. I'll need your decision by tomorrow."

[@roxiepoe9586]

At a cousin's wedding, one of the stepparents had a hired minder. The stepparent was only allowed to attend if the sp agreed to the terms and the minder. The minder's job was to stay with the stepparent (even in the restroom) and if the sp put a toe out of line sp was to be escorted off the site. No excuses. No second chances. No discussion. It was a beautiful wedding.

[@diannaanderson]

Awesome 😎

[@rickraber1249]

This is Mrs. Rick. When we married, my husband's parents were about a year into their divorce, and they both had new partners/spouses. There was a whole lot of animosity between them. We expected both of them to behave (my hubby described both family sides, grandparents included, as bein as tense as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.) It helped that neither parent drank, and there was only champagne for a toast, no bar, and everyone did indeed behave. The result is that we have only good memories of the wedding, and gratitude to all parties concerned. Note: If there really is likely to be a blowup, get the groomsmen, male relatives - all the bigger and meaner the better - to shadow the parties, or even hire security. Warn them in advance: you make even a little stink and you're out of here immediately.

[@anniejuan1817]

Incognito body guard assigned to Dad.

[@zhmw]

My parents wedding was in 1955 held in their small church, their reception was in the church hall, which was an afternoon tea, with dainty sandwiches, pastries, and the wedding cake. The only beverage: tea! Wedding receptions do NOT need to be a huge party, with alcohol. They can be a lunch in a backyard or held in a church hall, or only juice, milk, soda, coffee and tea served.

[@HandyHelons]

It’s such a shame that adults who should know better just sometimes don’t 😒😟

[@annelemon3768]

I ask all couples I marry if there are any family dynamics that I need to be aware of. I’ve had a mom have a meltdown moments before a ceremony was about to begin, after her ex showed up with his wife - although she was completely aware that this would happen. I’ve had a sister of the groom grand stand at a ceremony because the attention was not on her. I have also had the mom & step mom act as ‘flower women’ and the dad & step dad walk the bride down the aisle. When it comes to the parents, I adhere to the ‘suit up, show up, and shut up’ view. Sadly, this is not always possible.

[@sinceslicedbread7422]

I've got a funny feeling, Dad's gonna find some alcohol and his voice.😮

[@rickraber1249]

Where did the tradition of serving liquor and getting drunk at weddings ever get its start? Has there ever been such a wedding where at least a few people didn't get smashed, and/or make fools of themselves and/or vomit in public?