What was the worst wedding you have been to and what happened?

I have not been to a bad wedding ever but there are a few tips we could give you that would make it a lot more enjoyable for YOU. For example, one wedding the couple came down to Margaret River from Perth for their wedding (about 3.5 hours drive for those how do not know) and just when the groomsmen were getting dressed for the day a couple of them had forgotten their trousers. The bride was not happy at all. It worked out ok, I had a spare pair of trousers in the car and for certain photos they swaped pants. At least it is a funny story to look back on, they do laugh now.

I'm not saying you can't trust your groomsmen but maybe make someone the boss of making sure certain things get packed. 20 something year old males who are looking forward to their best mates wedding do not always remember their trousers!

Unfortunately, it was a wedding where the bride was almost two hours late on the ceremony. 

I have never seen a bad wedding. They are all amazing in their own special way.

Unfortunately, the two worst weddings were: 1) when the bride treated one of her bridesmaids (a sister) badly during her speech (the bridesmaid ran out after the speech crying) , and 2) when the bridesmaids had treated the bride badly in the lead up to the wedding (there was relative calm on the day but things blew up following the wedding).

*Lesson Learned: Don't feel compelled to have a bridal party, even if all your other family members & friends have had a bridal party. If you seriously think there could be disunity in the bridal party on your wedding day, play it safe & keep things small.

Another regrettable wedding/event was when I attended (as a guest) & the photographer clearly had very little idea what they were doing. I took about 20 casual/simple photographs of the day & they turned out to be the best wedding pics the bride received! / Note to self: if you hire monkeys, you get peanuts.

In almost 19 years of shooting weddings during the ceremony we had a groomsman ( not the groom ) collapse and he had to be taken off in an ambulance. Not very pleasant at the time. Turned out he had food poisoning. So I was glad it was nothing life threatening. Oh and I have another moment which involved me. There I was in front of 100 guests shooting a big group shot. I didnt bother with my ladder which was in the car. To get height I perched on a fold away chair. Anyway during the shot the chair gave way and I ended up falling with one leg wedged in the chair. I was on the grass so all camera gear was okay but there I was stuck in front of all the guests and all I could do was laugh.

In almost 25 years of wedding photography, I've never been to a bad one yet (touch wood!) There have of course been weddings where things have'nt gone to plan,  like rain during an outdoor ceremony, a priest not showing up, a drunk bestman loosing the rings, arguments amongst family members, no show hair dresser or makeup artist, groom forgetting his shoes, wilting flowers before the ceremony, someone forgetting the wedding ceremony music, wedding cars breaking down on the way to the ceremony or drivers who got lost... the list is pretty big for what might not go to plan. But for all those couples who experienced those things- it never ruined their day. My advice to you if you're worried about things going wrong is: a) always have a back-up plan b) always reconfirm with your suppliers, then reconfirm with them again! c) think of worst case scenario and plan for it d) don't take the day (as in the party and the details) too seriously- it's not being scored, judged or awarded- its not about anything except you marrying the person you love.

If something doesn't go to plan, it certainly won't ruin your day if you don't let it ;-) Trust in those you employ to have your back, and in your bridal party too! If something doesn't go to plan they will all band together (as will your loved ones!) and make it work for you. 

When the drunk bestman lost the wedding rings, the bride's grandparents lent them theirs- its was a beautiful moment and made for a beautiful memory. When the priest didn't show up, another was only minutes away and able to fill in for him. When the hair dresser didn't turn up, the girls drove round to a salon and had their hair done there instead- again- another awesome memory created and great photographs that we didn't know we were going to get! When the flowers turned up wilted, the brides Mum went and found replacements from a local florist. When the wedding car broke down, I drove the bride and her father to the wedding ;-) We still laugh about it to this day as I was driving a little Suzuki Swift at the time lol! 

Lots of things can go wrong, but they're only negative if you let them be- don't let them be! Just plan for what you can and take it all in your stride. So long as you finish the day married to your love- then it was a wonderful wedding day success! x

The worst wedding i have been is the groom and bride and some best friends all got super drunk ,

end up they having big fight on the wedding day ,  Unfortunately they have weeding on the boat .

so the rest of the guests have to wait for the Boat landing ...