The Big Day

When I asked you guys to share the worst wedding disaster stories you know, you really brought your A game. From fainting grooms, to falling out hairpieces, to ringing phones, lots of crazy stuff has gone down at the alter and later at the reception. Below are some of your wedding nightmare stories that could make even the coolest bride-to-be lose sleep.

I was at a wedding not long ago where the bride was wearing a hairpiece that fell off during the ceremony, the veil pulled it back on her head and then to the floor before the maid of honor (or anyone) realized what was happening. — socalbeachgal

Not a disaster, but the last wedding I went to the groom's cell phone started ringing in the middle of the ceremony. Of all people. It made for a good laugh. — Pistil

My friend's extremely old great-grandmother, we're talking 101 years old, died in the lounge outside of the reception hall. That was the biggest disaster considering they were close, and all of the woman's kids were there. That was just terrible. She was a really feisty woman, so it was a shock that she died at that time. — Chrstne

On my cousin's wedding, the groom fainted right in front of the altar, in the middle of the service. That was weird. — catita85

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We're all about the the big day, as we start to wrap up wedding season here at Sugar. Everyone wants their wedding to go smoothly, but sometimes disaster strikes. It may not be as comical as in 16 Candles, when the bride got her period and zonked out on pain medication she took to ease her cramps, but wedding nightmares can turn out to be just as dramatic.

Maybe the roses showed up hot pink rather than classic red (that happened to my friend last year). Or perhaps the bride spilled coffee on her wedding dress (that happened to my family friend!). And there's always the classic embarrassing drunk toast that goes too far. Share the wedding nightmares you've witnessed in the comments!

More than 65 percent of you had sex on your wedding night. That's more than half, but the 35 percent of you who didn't suggest that it's not easy to get busy after an exhausting day. Based on your comments on our poll, I found a few tips to help brides seal the deal.

• Don't worry about having the best sex ever. spacekatgal explained that although she had sex: "I was exhausted. Non-exhausted sex came later."
• Don't wait till the end. skigurl said: "Leaving quietly, doing it, and returning would have been okay as well. I don't think any couple should have to apologize for wanting a tiny bit of alone time during the most important day of their lives. But have a little respect and class!"
• Get creative. Weffie would consider "taking off to a closet or bathroom for a quickie — I mean, I've done it at other people's weddings, why not my own?"
• Obstacles are meant to be overcome, as nonamepixie demonstrated: "Between being on my period and being completely exhausted I didn't want to. But both of us agreed there was no way we were going to let that keep us from making love on our wedding night. We did it anyways."

Any more tips to add?

Source: Flickr User crd!

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Saittica from the Lovely Little Vignettes group. I'm loving her milk glass centerpieces!

We had a cocktail reception so we had couches and benches for seating and coffee tables with succulent center pieces.  The succulents are planted in milkglass pieces that we collected at flea markets.

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A good toast will never be the most talked about part of a wedding, but a bad toast will be — for all the wrong reasons. Surely we all remember the scene in Wedding Crashers, when Rachel McAdams's character awkwardly silences the room with her jabs at her sister's money-grubbing tendencies.

If you've been asked to stand up and say a few words, don't fret. Just follow these simple tips to make a toast with the most.

• The first rule: remember it's a toast, not a speech. Make it five minutes at most, preferably shorter.
• Prepare. Whether you write out your toast or just outline your major points in your head, having an idea of what you're going to say before you raise your glass works wonders.
• Be funny, but not if you don't want to. Toasts with humorous anecdotes or tasteful jokes are always crowd-pleasers. But if you're not known for your comedy, don't force it. Sincerity goes over just as well.

Five more tips after the jump.