Today, I had my first job as a wedding planner. I'd spent a year making sure everything was right. After the wedding my friend comforted me by saying, "You had to have known it wasn't going to be perfect." I knew that it wouldn't be perfect, but I had expected the groom to at least show up. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, it was my wedding day. Everything went great, except that no one showed up. Apparently, the address of the invitation was typed wrong. FML
Today, after over a month of planning, my friend had to cancel her first night out in over a year. Why? Because her "perfect" fiancé didn't want to, and started sulking when she tried to, so decided to put off letting her go out for a few more months. Apparently, it's my fault this happens. FML
Today, it was my wedding. Everyone showed up… except my fiancé. FML
Today, after I spent months assisting my 'work bestie' with planning/arranging her "Surprise!" wedding, Surprise! I wasn't invited. FML
Today, I congratulated a bride standing in front of a church in a white dress. Turns out she'd been stood up at the altar. She thrashed me with her bouquet. FML
Today, I had to sit through the wedding of my best friend and the love of my life, and pretend to be happy for them. FML
Today, I showed up to my mate's wedding. There was a board for someone's 100th birthday instead. I screwed up the dates and the wedding was yesterday. FML
Today, it was my wedding day. I gave a speech about the first time my wife and I met. I said I knew she was the perfect woman for me and it was love at first sight. I looked to my right as she stormed off and then realized I had told a story about my ex-girlfriend who was sitting in the crowd. FML
Today, I was invited to a friend's wedding. When I got there, I was surprised to see that it was a surprise wedding, meaning I wasn’t invited at all. I stood there awkwardly for an hour, until the bride's mother finally noticed me and whispered, "You're not on the guest list, are you?" FML
Today, I gave a speech at my friend’s wedding. I spent weeks perfecting it, making sure it was funny but heartfelt. When I finished, I dropped the mic dramatically. It bounced off the table, hit the best man in the face, and the cable knocked his drink all over the bride’s dress. FML
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sulitak 27
not fYl but F the bride's life
cocacola999 27
Surely that's not your fault. And if a groom leaves his bride at the altar in front of everyone, instead of honestly discussing things face to face - who would want to be married to a man like that anyway?
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Comments (72)
Medd_fml 13
That sounds like an FML for the bride, not you. Besides, just because he didn't show up doesn't mean you didn't plan a bitching party.
perdix 31
You forgot to subcontract a hillbilly with a shotgun to guarantee the groom's attendance. How do you get your wedding planning degree without mastering the lyrics of Billy Idol's "White Wedding?"
AshaaFerreira 22
This will not effect your work portfolio as a wedding planner darling trust me, I own my own wedding planning company in Canada. Just breath and move on. I deeply feel sorry for the bride my heart goes to her! Just know there is nothing you could have done, a groom with cold feet isn't something you can control. You can not force him to get married.
buzz18 7
Fyl for having trying to end up with nothing Not your fault though
29dear 16
that's so crazy!!!!! and don't think Walmart is your only option for future careers...at least McDonald's gives you discounts on your phone bills plus you eat for free :)
Mauskau 36
Why would their career be over because the groom didn't show up? Also why would they fall down to an unskilled job? You don't get free food at McDonald's either, you get it discounted.
Caitlon 6
Gee, I wonder how the bride feels. But poor you, right?
vencku 13
In your world only one person can feel bad about a certain circumstance, huh? So when a man leaves his wife, who gets the right to complain? The wife or one of the children? OP didn't say that it wasn't a shitty situation for the bride. But that the bride is upset doesn't mean OP can't be as well.
leogachi 15
It's funny how you point out that Op didn't say the bride couldn't be upset. I guess I missed the part where 32 said that ONLY the bride should be upset, because I didn't see it anywhere. But I'm sure trying to point out that Op shouldn't be nearly as upset as the bride is the same thing.
Caitlon 6
Yes, that's what I meant, #66
PhotoSmith 25
Yeah, the angry father with a shotgun in his back sounds mooch safer.
DarthVader77 9
What a smart man! Sorry aout wasted time, though.
BobbieH 19
Look on the bright side, you got paid to have a trail run. You aren't responsible for the groom not showing. Its not as if, on the night before the wedding, he was sitting around thinking "The plans for the wedding, the arrangements and all the decoration is so awful I couldn't possibly go through with this wedding. If only the location, food, venue were different." F the brides life, not yours.
JennNoVa 8
Occupational hazard. At least you still get paid for your hard work. Better luck next time!