What ACTUALLY happens when Maroon 5 crashes your wedding

In the music video for Sugar, Adam Levine says he and his band surprised newlyweds with a performance at their wedding reception. How did the party-crashing really go? Wedding photographer Eric Parsons tells us what it was really like.
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[@venicevillaluz5085]

whether fake or not the video is still awesome, every Bride will surely want a wedding crash like that..

[@azaziagabriellelynnescott4698]

i love the concept of that MV bhesty~

[@venicevillaluz5085]

yeah so do I bhesty ^^

[@azaziagabriellelynnescott4698]

hahahaha na LSS nga ata ako jan ^__^

[@venicevillaluz5085]

haha sa chorus lang ako Bhesty tpos yung part na best na na memo ko yung SUGAR~~ blah blah XD

[@azaziagabriellelynnescott4698]

hahahahaha ako sa video, paulit ulit ko na yata yang pinanood jusmeee~ so epic ng reactions ^__^

[@Wxtsername]

Damn an acoustic version of she will be loved for the wedding? That's perfection.

[@sushila36085]

:)

[@Primathys]

+Ray Harpster Until you find out the true meaning of that song lol

[@mohammedsaidi1056]

Sushi Thapa

[@sushila36085]

+Mohammed Saidi yes.

[@jontheroadagain]

What goes on in the video and the meaning of the song are not the same thing

[@madelinewright1693]

The cook in the first clip that was great 😂😂😂

[@xiomysam]

YES!

[@asadbukhari6193]

ikr

[@MrWolfSnack]

1:00

[@lynsuniverse]

Madeline Wright I know right!

[@jennysandoval5194]

1:00

[@doogien.d.4073]

the bride's are like, "screw getting married, let's JAM!!!!!!"

[@aliyahmorin8562]

Doogie N.D. ikr😂

[@Levi-yp1dt]

Doogie N.D. women

[@coldhearted5475]

😂😂😂😂

[@skybuildingdeck332]

ADAM LEVINE JEWS GUYS IS NOT AMERICANS

[@skybuildingdeck332]

@@aliyahmorin8562 Adam levine jews

[@NESherv]

If The Killers ever crashed my wedding, I would die.

[@michaelfierro9]

Because they'd kill you?

[@NESherv]

Michael Fierro ...Yes. Because they would kill me.

[@prisylagutierrez9220]

Michael Fierro

[@bballer191]

NESherv I see what you did there.

[@HomemadeIndie]

+NESherv the killers are an amzing band great songs not just the hits. i like em alot also a huuge u2 fan

[@numnutzzz]

would be funny if they really crashed a random wedding and the couple actually hates Maroon 5. hahaha

[@hamzaalemdar4274]

xddddddddddd

[@erinwalter132]

LOL! Your username is hilarious!

[@tommyblade8093]

numnutzzz would be funny if the bride suddenly say 'I will marry you!!' And the husband stares at her like wtf? XD

[@mariyamsonaly5939]

tommy blade ahahahah lol yes

[@cheryblossom__]

numnutzzz they'd be too old and mature to HATE maroon 5. Compared to if justin would crash their wedding instead then yes

[@veranaika]

sooo it was real. lol i thought it was stage or something.

[@liasmith5814]

***** you are fake

[@jonj5624]

***** The first time they did the song it was a total surprise, and then they did it again for the video, so yes it is real.

[@jonj5624]

The set up was real, only the groom knew about it.

[@jonj5624]

You're very dumb.

[@bluebooksky1]

The bride was shocked thats all that matters to me.

[@wildevil]

Some of it was staged. I recognized some actors, one in particular is the Asian father in law in the Asian wedding. You'll see him playing a part in Adam Sandler's movie "That's my Boy". He plays the house help. There is that distinct possibility that this actor may actually just be attending his daughter/sons wedding. It is L.A. after all.

[@beachfreak728]

there is a model who plays one of the brides that's recognizable. i believe she was on american's next top model and was also in the The 1975's music video for Girls.

[@asssfreckles]

Well it is LA and people, models, celebrities do get married to.

[@wildevil]

Kelly Ann Eggs Zack Lee!

[@xfann6334]

wildevil how did you recognized a asian man? they are all look the same.

[@wildevil]

tal ben aviv Same as all middle easterners look the same.

[@karlakhalil5461]

"And he thanked everybody for being there" yup thanks for coming to your own wedding so glad you could make it tonight 😜

[@triggeredwanker1195]

Karla Khalil I was really prepared to shit all over that comment but I just couldn't because I was laughing so damn much. thanks for that btw needed a nice long laugh like that in the middle of the night lol😂😂

[@jelena-nicoleboultbee654]

Omg , you legend , 😂😂😂

[@hazelnutspred3348]

Karla Khalil ...

[@g.aloysie8439]

Karla Khalil 😂😂🤣🤣💀

[@Jay-mt6nu]

that means he thanks them for being a great audience....

[@ruwayari]

I don't care about real/fake... I really enjoy the music. AWESOME!!

[@altheamermerosie6135]

Dean Ruwayari me too 💞💞💞

[@amyntut]

The bride.. " What the f**k ??" LOL !!

[@alexarodriguez2925]

The wives were definitely surprised though

[@un1408]

alexa rodriguez definitely^^

[@jackmcenery786]

Walkingdeadfan 701

[@warmwxrules]

and horny

[@aarulf]

One of them is a model and she posted a pic on Instagram about working with Maroon 5 for the video and she didn't get married. So not all of them are real. She was on America's Next Top Model.

[@jacqueline45]

Lmao

[@CJKcozy]

Whether it's real or not, the song is great! ♡

[@MickyGerald]

unbelievable. want to cry watching this video, for the reader must also feel the same way, how happy to share the joy in the moment the most important thing we celebrate for maaron 5 to keep working and make everyone happy

[@CVstix]

Slipknot should crash a wedding HAHA

[@cowboyjonelle4825]

+C MONEY yesss

[@lilwitch2299]

Id love it if slipknot crashed my wedding 😂

[@RD-wg2nt]

C MONEY brilliant!!

[@lelanddyer9461]

I push my fingers into my.... *curtain drops and I'm screaming EYEEEEESSSS*

[@Forum4life07]

hahahah thanks for the gigantic laugh

[@nellyterrones6992]

Maroon 5 should crash my wedding when it's my time to get married.

[@nellyterrones6992]

Wtf

[@tatum9397]

Vici0us ????

[@avman2cl]

Nelly Terrones don't do it!

[@JoseSantana-nl3wm]

Same but he would be like 70 cuz I'm only 10

[@musiclover-zv5zv]

I wish they would have crashed my mom wedding back in November 2017 it would have been a hell a lot more fun and great of course we live in the south of Mississippi so probably they make it on time but if maroon 5 is reading this comment most likely not but I hope you could play at my wedding one day in the future

[@vilepium]

you can tell on their faces that it was not staged

[@ethan7232]

That's something called "being a good actor"

[@wallabies098]

+Ethan Wright That's true but there ARE some reactions/emotions that can't just be faked.

[@jufrihaziq7296]

+Lamp Shade yeah, agreed with you

[@jakeramos6070]

+Captain Mantastic you have no proof

[@falkjar6969]

It's in LA.. and as said in the video, the people that were contacted had some sort of connection to the entertainment industry so I'm not surprised if there were some actors or actresses at some of the weddings.

[@Astrom_Femix]

Dat chef doe Chef: OH MAWH GAWD ITZ MAROON 5 OMG OMG OMG -Ded-

[@TuathaDeGaia]

I have a looong list of bands and musicians. Just ask me. lol

[@blitzer1312]

well he said Forget Cooking

[@jamesbizs]

They clearly said the whole sneaking in thing was fake. So the chef being surprised, would also be fake, as they wouldn't have snuck in through the kitchen...

[@ladyerynicorn3863]

I love the bride that goes WTF!?!

[@ricekid456]

YEA like u can see her mouth movement and the first thing i see is : well thats another surprise by maroon 5

[@emmaoncesaid]

The cook was just like r my eyes broken or did I just see maroon 5!!! And Adam just pays him on the back lol

[@csenge_127]

Ikr 😂😂😂

[@emmaoncesaid]

Edgar Espina it was real weddings but everyone in the room was in on it except the bride

[@jamesbizs]

@@emmaoncesaid ugh, they clearly said only the groom and a few other people were in on it. So no, everyone in the room wasn't in on it, for the FIRST reveal. When they reset and did another take, yeah.

[@sleepyemmaok5983]

i think everyone wants it to be fake because they can't see one thing and think "wow what a nice thing" there's always gotta be a downside. just see that it was an amazing thing to do, and it was a good music video.

[@kjirstinyoungberg6092]

Completely agree, SleepyEmma. Trolls are everywhere, trying to take the fun out of life. Don't let them! See the joy!

[@Theron101]

@@kjirstinyoungberg6092 pessimists are not the same as trolls lol

[@walkingtalkingdread]

sleepyemma ok that’s because if anything seems too good to be true, it probably is

[@cannsmith]

I want to believe this was real but the first couple is a couple of actors who are married in real life, but they got married in 2011. Names are Nico Evers-Swindell and Megan Ferguson. Also one of the brides is a model who posted a picture in her gown saying working with Maroon 5 and hashtaged it NoImNOTmarried

[@Amydali86]

It's possible that he really only crashed one or two weddings and the rest were staged.

[@cannsmith]

It could be. I would really like to believe that they did something so great, what really bums me out is the best "reaction" faces were from the weddings that were clearly staged :(

[@Alw1130]

Amydali86 yep he only crashed at 2

[@darrellpeters9683]

That is not Megan Ferguson in the first couple. I believe that is Nico though. It might be another actress but that is far from his real wife Megan... Not even close.

[@cannsmith]

Wow Darrell Peters I'm such an idiot you're so right that that isn't Megan I saw a picture of Nico and what looks like the girl that plays the first bride and only connected that they were both blondes, I guess Nico and that actress have worked together before maybe, but your right totally not Megan

[@cloneneo9945]

1:02 that guy doe.

[@desiree7633]

me

[@princessshae7263]

cloneneo99 Lol that's me when I see a cute guy at school

[@kennethtanguay6259]

What a great surprise that it was to have such a fantastic group crashing those weddings, the smiles, and reactions to it by all their friends and guests was overwhelming well worth the efforts. It was truly a memorable gift of love to the bride and groom. The gift and memories of that day will last a lifetime. Maroon 5 your the best.

[@AzNightmare]

*LOL, if I was at the wedding, I would be like, cool! You got a surprise band. Who are these guys btw?*

[@GeeOctz97]

Dude. You live in cave or something?

[@AzNightmare]

Gerry Kevin Octafrre No, cause I don't know how they look like.

[@AwesomeJaneUniverse]

+AzNightmare SAME! It would be great if they had, like, FOB come to my wedding, I'd recognize them instantaneously

[@AzNightmare]

AwesomeJaneUniverse WHO?!

[@AwesomeJaneUniverse]

AzNightmare Fall Out Boy

[@hazelvirtualtv9820]

This is absolutely the best music video I have ever watch, and I will always love watchin' it over and over and again and again, Love ya'll Maroon 5

[@MickyGerald]

unbelievable. want to cry watching this video, for the reader must also feel the same way, how happy to share the joy in the moment the most important thing we celebrate for maaron 5 to keep working and make everyone happy.. God Bless

[@SC4RRL3TT]

1:00 I will never get over that chefs face XD

[@fal3533]

What's the point if it's staged or not? The idea of the music video is AMAZING!

[@Jay4eva]

I still think it was such a cute and good idea! The video is awesome...

[@tiarajenkins137]

personally to me it doesn't mater whether its fake or not. i really loved the video

[@augusthome9860]

Love it, every time I watch this video I am grinning from ear to ear.

[@4700cat]

I really love this song and I thought it was really sweet that they did this. Even if some of them were fake, it's still nice that the idea was considered.

[@beck01]

Lol that chef's reaction when they walk through the kitchen always gets me 😂😂

[@CosmicAnimosty138]

Just because thay crash your wedding dosent mean its wrong i would let them do that even if i didnt know

[@4252jeremy]

I like your name.

[@vivianbond5797]

Elijah Cristobal Haha

[@AI-bq8dd]

WTF why couldn't I get married then? But I'm underage wtf

[@kunalbhandare2231]

hehe

[@pauldavis9789]

DownTown.

[@dantegallardo1974]

tell me about it

[@mariogamefreak1]

You don't want to get married. I guess you just want to be a slave to a woman and lose half your money.

[@cecelewis5969]

wtf , that's not even what being married is about you dumbass

[@VieraXXII]

I would love a wedding crash like that! Maybe throw in some Seal or actually I would love the Black Eyed Peas to crash my wedding. lol

[@MrUGA33]

great choices!

[@EllieTheKittyCat-jv1gb]

WOW (IN A BAD WAY)

[@mada6216]

Ellie Cat oops! XD

[@EllieTheKittyCat-jv1gb]

what do you mean oops

[@deborahappleton1347]

NegraMonroe yeah! i am with u!

[@kate4426]

That is just the cutest idea ever. I WANT THAT AT MY WEDDING😇

[@jennanecaise2231]

That Chefs reaction this😂😂👌

[@JPTVIDEOS4U]

Those couples getting married were the luckiest one, I hope they have had one of the best marriage ceremony

[@SeanDavidOfficial]

Seeing this for real just made the song all the more sweet!

[@ru6464]

It's the best wonderful things even it staged or not

[@zakiaelmuarrifa4216]

Agreed!

[@candyball4881]

I love this video it gives me goosebumps through the whole thing every time I hear it....😍😘😍

[@leovomend8789]

the band thanked the wedding guests for being there, the guests were not there for the band

[@romnickjerusalem4085]

This is still my favorite music video to date. ❤️❤️❤️

[@arfinda2490]

Awesome . love it !!

[@VellaFatnilla]

Sugar😍😍

[@arfinda2490]

I dont think so

[@janetaldrich7747]

I'll talk my husband into renewing our vows if someone will have U2 crash the reception! :)

[@hunggiaphuc3761]

I love this song!! When i was a kid i use to hear this then i forgot about it now i get to hear it again!!!😂😂😂

[@Gem-gi7km]

So what I got: - some weddings in the music videos were staged, some were real wedding crash that surprised everyone (except for the groom and few staff members) - the stage was setup beforehand, unlike how it got implied in the music video that they sneak in mid-reception (looks cooler in music video though :D) - the song is a banger, amazing song, amazing music video (last point most important)

[@YellowsGaming]

Adam Levine, and his band , just walk through the kitchen and tap some chief cooking for the wedding 😂😂 nothing too crazy

[@cheloclamares4146]

Now this is a video,.

[@amarkhuuoyunbaatar9150]

both song and video are just amazing!

[@amonglongchar7687]

There are many ways to make people happy and this is one of them.

[@Popickdra]

Summary of all this controversy: The Sugar music video consists of both truths and lies.

[@matthewowen4508]

mainly fake

[@pratheekbhat6595]

Maroon 5 crashed into our wedding and my wife instantly left me and ran away with Adam. I bet they didn't show this in the video 😞

[@katewales]

the first groom is actually actor Nico Evers-Swindell. he's been married since 2010 or 2011.

[@valeskanalley941]

That is so sweet of him😊😊😊

[@fierawells2090]

That is so awesome. I want that to happen on my wedding!!!!!!!

[@annikah01]

They'd better show up on my future wedding! I would sing along with them (I wouldn't care that I can't sing because yeah it would be my wedding)

[@veronicarudolph3769]

brilliant idea and fabulously executed!

[@shockingnewsnetwork8526]

That was awesome! I love good surprises! :)

[@trainfilms123]

That gives me an idea, I'll have them play at my court case when I divorce my wife.

[@mymidgetbae184]

This is gonna make my wedding even better if it happens to me because I love Maroon 5.

[@cullbill]

This is the happiest video I've EVER seen!!! Love it!!!

[@komalusmanmalik8885]

this is so awesome man

[@Catzgomeow4eva]

I would love it if Maroon 5 showed up at my wedding. 😍❤😘

[@masonrobertstv5917]

So no one was mad in any of these wedding crashes? I mean I like maroon 5 but I'd be pissed if they replanned my wedding

[@pkmiller4904]

How can you hate this?? Oh, that's right, you're after a story, lies as needed. Regardless of what you report with no regard to the damage you try to do, this is a fabulous and classical video

[@theexile6605]

Such a great idea!!

[@syedameen8858]

don't care, please crash my wedding.

[@mauricaharris5658]

I cried when I say this I was thinking wow I wish I could do this for my mother who is having a wedding ceremony i n Feburary

[@anaguerra7827]

omg I so totally love love and respect Maroon 5 and Adam Levine even more ♡♡♡♡

[@jasonrivera829]

Rewatching it and knowing that it was actually real makes it much better to watch

[@maifinger]

1:05 WTF?

[@Hintz6]

Lol yea

[@imgliding]

I love Maroon 5 so much!!!!!!

[@hima999ify]

he played 'she will be loved' So, it's his favorite too ! 😁😍

[@laneowen433]

Absolutely beautiful

[@zaccds]

Who cares if it's real or not. It was an entertaining music video and that's all that really matters.

[@whatsappvideosandgifs4315]

I want gordon ramsey to crash in my wedding and cook for me.

[@Kcryoz]

This is probably the only real surprise on youtube

[@cat2cube]

phew those weddings were full of incredibly photogenic people- and that first bride had some beautifully toned arms

[@leounn]

One of the weddings is confirmed real. The majority of them were not. Still, good video!

[@raygordon3728]

It's staged to a point, I mean, you pay thousands to have a reception and what if you're not a Maroon 5 fan? can you sue them for ruining your day?

[@Jessiemats]

No they only went to weddings of maroon five fans. The groom signed up for it

[@matthewowen4508]

@@Jessiemats Nonsense. Most of these are complete staged with actors. Only a couple of brief shots of real weddings.

[@beyond-the-terror4078]

The Chef's reaction always cracks me up xD

[@janiceocampo43]

the chef's face at 1:02 lol

[@davidhix2913]

"It's for the bride"

[@alexavazquez5016]

The cook's Face

[@darcyrfd1]

That is my favourite video of all time, I just think it is so cool!

[@hericson81]

Excelente....adorei!!!

[@gachagalaxywolf6818]

1:01 I think his face is always funny when he sees them walking by. but tbh, Why would the bride knows the lyrics to the song?

[@laokhang3191]

Samantha Martin it was explained, the first one was a surprise, then they play it again (the bride remembered it) and then thry play she will be loved

[@bob.3400]

Wish they could crash my wedding..oh wait I'm never getting married

[@Sass269]

So awesome!

[@Vedrajrm]

I came here looking for behind the scenes footage of the song

[@KelseyCate]

Umm to get serenaded to the song she will be loved by Adam Lavigne, who my fiancé hates(maroon 5 music really), would me amazing. Is that terrible to say? Is that bad to say!? I think he hates them so much because I love their music and band so much.

[@kyutekyun1324]

... It's Adam LEVINE. *facepalm*

[@KelseyCate]

AUTOCORRECT facepalm.

[@paddotk]

Not much of a wedding 'crash' when it's all planned and organised.

[@XAyeItsDuck]

Only with the groom and that it

[@paddotk]

TNT man 93 A few people it seems, but what I mean is that it's not exactly spontaneous.

[@randommanny7659]

You are right. Check the old dude at 2:24 in the original vid. He is an actor.

[@zedblade6768]

Did u hear what the photographer even said?

[@TheSciroth]

Well then it would be trespassing. At least SOMEBODY there had to know for it to happen.

[@richardwyatt7949]

Wow... That was awesome!

[@TheKRTwins]

If one direction ever crashed my wedding, i would legit faint and cry so much that my eyes would get blurry xD

[@romancelover2144]

+Payal Styles OMG! Totally! I would just die and go to Heaven!

[@TheKRTwins]

Romance Lover SAME! WE COULD MEET THERE AND DREAM ABOUT THEM :D

[@TheKRTwins]

Illusion Idony​ uhhhmmm he would do the same cause we would he a 1D family FAN

[@lauraphelan5812]

+Payal Styles One direction won't crash my wedding. They'll be invited because one of them will be the groom

[@TheKRTwins]

Laura Phelan THAT IS A REALLY GOOD COMMENT HAHAHA XD but... HARRY would be MY groom XD

[@ItingaNicholas]

Oh no wonder. I thought the groom from the first wedding looked familiar! He's an actor right?

[@Jake-jf9ij]

Itinga Nicholas he played kenneth in Grimm on NBC. he was killed off in the season 4 finale on May 15th

[@ItingaNicholas]

Flopping Is A Skill Nico Evers-Swindell, a kiwi, right?

[@chmnydktr]

Dont hate cus its real DONE! SIMPLE!

[@sheld999]

actually few are fake one one of bribe is a model named Raina Hein she says she not married and was in the video pretending to get married

[@lilliannes1316]

Sarah Weizer Why? For telling the truth?

[@matthewowen4508]

Mostly fake with a couple of quick shots of real weddings.

[@Ria-vj3ch]

lol I loved watching that MV! I honestly didn't care if it was real or fake since it was amazing and such a beautiful surprise for everyone!!

[@elisabethdenny2073]

The groom in the first wedding is in movies, I don't know if they just randomly showed up at his wedding, or if he's acting.