I used to be a wedding photographer...
...So we saw many things along the lines of men holding posies, lifting up the bride's skirt, adjusting the bride's garter etc...but there are two stories I know that are slightly interesting.

At one wedding at a stately home in Canterbury, as one of the three photographers we were sat on a table with some of the other guests. We were sat next to a pregnant woman who was talking about how much she loved her boyfriend, and how much she wanted to marry him. Cue one of the photographers, thinking that her boyfriend knows all this, going over to him and saying that as it's a romantic occassion, maybe he should propose to her, as she really wants to marry him. The photographer came back with the most embarrased look on her face I have eve seen, and explained to us that, He never had any intention of marring his girlfriend...ever. The couple didn't speak much that evening.

The other incident, which I didn't witness, but the photographer I worked for did. There was a nice ceremony in Canterbury Registry Office, with a small meal afterwards at an italian restaurant. Apparently the atmosphere could be cut with a knife - there was something seriously wrong. Then, out of the blue, the Groom's Mother appeared, ripped the ring off the newlywed bride's finger and started having a full blown fight with her. The groom intervened, and she started shouting at him about how he shouldn't have married that woman (not good enough etc...). More fights started, including the Groom's mother physically fighting with the staff, and they were ordered to leave the restaurant. Unfortunately the photographer didn't take any pictures.

(Apologies if anyone doesn't like my length).
(Oinster, Fri 15 Jul 2005, 16:37, Reply)