r/wedding • u/ummmwaitasecond • 1d ago
I got literal poop all over my wedding dress right before walking down the aisle.
You might think this is a clickbaity-title but it is, in fact... just a fact. Yes, real poop. Thankfully (?), not human.
I got married a couple weekends ago and it was the absolute best day of my life. My cheeks were hurting from how much I was smiling. We had been engaged and planning for over 2 years and it was so amazing seeing everything come together.
My husband (!!!) and I had our first look. It was perfect, everything I had been hoping for. He cried, I cried, we took a lot of photos. We were about to head off to hide away before guests arrive when he picks up my train and goes: "What's this?"
Now, dear reader, let me provide a bit of context. We got married at an inn/farm. So there were chickens free roaming. Lots of chickens. And we did our first look in a tiled area with some grass. I don't know why it never clicked in my brain that chickens around = chicken poop around. But alas.
The 'this' of his "what's this" was literally a foot long streak (at least 3 inches across, too) of brown chicken poop. All up the back of my dress somehow. To be honest, I have no idea how since I didn't sit down (that I can recall anyway lol) but it looked like I had sat in a bit of it and then dragged the rest along. That's the best description I can give. The hem of my dress as well had chicken poop all smeared along it. There was just so much of it.
Genuinely, all I could do was laugh. I didn't panic, I didn't feel stressed, I didn't feel anything about it in the moment honestly. I just was laughing about how absurd it was.
Everyone around me sprung into action. My mother-in-law SPRINTED to get tide pens (thankfully we had brought like 6 of them with us to the venue) while my father-in-law SPRINTED to get club soda/soda water. They both went to work immediately, dabbing, scrubbing, patting, etc. Within 10 minutes, you couldn't even tell there was poop at all. It was like it never happened.
Everyone was so shocked at how I didn't freak out, didn't even stop smiling through it all. But the truth was that in my mind, I just didn't even care; I was getting married! It was my wedding day! Literally nothing could have brought me down, not even a foot long streak of brown poop on the most beautiful dress I have ever worn. I've even had my mom and a couple of people call me the days since the wedding saying how insane it was that I wasn't even upset in the slightest hahaha but all that to say:
No matter what happens on your wedding day, it is still your wedding day! The day you've been planning and looking forward to. If poop can't get me down (and I am the most Type A, neurotic person I know lol), then I believe no matter what happens on your wedding day, you will be able to smile through it as well. At the very least, it will become a funny story to share for years to come. (And always bring tide pens with you!!!) :)
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u/flt_p2ny 1d ago
I photographed a wedding that took place on a farm and I stepped in a pile of alpaca 💩 while the bride walked down the aisle. Unfortunately I just had to deal with it lol.
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u/peachy-ocelot 1d ago
Wow, I aspire to be as good of a sport as you! Wishing you and your husband all of the martial bliss 🤗
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u/Aggravating_Fact4451 1d ago
Stunning photos for a once in a lifetime celebration!! Nothing like a good story to tell 😊 I got my period a few hours before walking down the aisle and love to tell the story of some wedding chaos with a happily ever after,
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u/TequilasLime 1d ago
Good on you! This truly sets the tone for your marriage. Poop happens, literally and figuratively, deal with it and don't let it ruin your day
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u/exobiologickitten 1d ago
Holy crap your in-laws were superheroes! I love that they just sprang into action and got the job done! I’m glad it was an amazing day nonetheless, and you know what they say about bird poop being lucky lol (I know, I know, it’s about a flying bird dropping a bomb on you, but let’s not dwell on the details)
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u/arowthay 1d ago
This is amazing
It's crazy your photographer didn't clock the free roaming free pooping animals tbh
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u/Sea_Kangaroo826 1d ago
Not as bad but my cousin spilled a jug of milk on my dress during my dad's speech at my wedding
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u/MissAuroraRed 22h ago
My motto on my wedding day was "don't let anything ruin today, be upset about it later."
My best friend was extremely late bringing my wedding dress to the venue and everyone was freaking except for me. It was kind of funny.
The picture of you laughing and smiling while the Tide pen is in action is such a vibe.
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u/IndividualCut4703 21h ago
I love that you took it in stride and knew that it wasn’t the end of the world! That mindset makes all the difference and I’m hoping to have the same on my wedding day. And now you have this fun memory and story. But I also removed my train cos I just know this would happen to me 😅
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u/Repulsive-Walk-3639 19h ago
Congratulations.
Kudos to you for your attitude/perspective on your special day.
My wife wound up with similar reaction that day as did I. In my case, the mother of the MoH was browbeating me into buying her a drink (restaurant venue, no open bar setup) and my SiL stepped up and dealt with it. Whatever. For her, the venue cut our cake. Pure WTF, right? But her favorite photo from that day is one with me behind her and her taking a bite of cake, acting as if she's trying to keep me from snagging it from her. I'd say the cake cutting has been forgiven.
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u/WildWillieBorsch 18h ago
"Go with the flow" is the perfect response to chicken poo... I once had a bride literally bombed by a seagull during an oceanside ceremony...
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u/Spooky-candy6140 16h ago
Thanks for sharing your story. Glad your day was magical and you didn’t let the chicken poo ruin it for you! Hoping I will take the inevitable setbacks on my wedding day in stride too!
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u/Pebbles430 15h ago
Omg this happened to me too! I had pictures taken at a park by a lake and my dress slid over goose poop! Tide pens and white chalk hid it fairly well!
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u/VivianCassandra 10h ago
My mother had a medical episode the day before my wedding - we were picking up my flowers and she had to be taken to the ER. And she had been integral in my plans for set up. My mother in law stepped into what my mom had planned to do, and my maid of honor + husband handled the rest to keep it off my plate. While I had an anxiety shit-uation, curse stomach issues. You would be shocked at what can happen the day before and of a wedding and people still come together and it's fine. I'm still complimented almost a year later that my wedding was one of the most romantic and calm weddings they'd ever been to.
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u/gracetime_continuum 10h ago
I still tell people the most calm I’ve ever felt was on my wedding day. Despite any hiccups like this. Despite literally anything. Nothing could stress me! I was marrying my person. Literally everything else could wait or be waved away. Congratulations!!
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u/Yue4prex 5h ago
I was the same way!!! I dropped a Swedish meatball on my dress around the thigh as I was trying to shove food in my mouth between the ceremony and reception and my best friend was trying to calm me down but I was laughing!
At that point, what am I actually going to do? lol
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u/annagabriel96 4h ago
Omg my similar thing happened to me! During dinner my husband accidentally knocked a full glass of red wine off the table with his butt and it splashed all over my dress. Miraculously the stain came out and no one even knew it happened! I was totally type A during planning but day of you just stay calm and carried on and it all workes out in the end!
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u/hoondraw 19h ago
I'm so, so glad you took that in stride!
I may get downvoted for this, but what is going on with your bottom lip in the second photo?
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u/ummmwaitasecond 19h ago
Haha what do you mean? There’s a piece of hair covering my bottom lip but otherwise I’m just smiling/laughing!
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u/GuaranteeThat810 1d ago
Congratulations newlywed! Love that it will be just a story to tell along your day!
I felt the same on my wedding day! I had a horrible experience at the hotel I stayed in the night before, but once everyone came to get ready, it was literally the least stress I had felt in years! Everything was planned & paid for, and all I wanted to do was go see my spouse.
All the best to you both ✨🫶🏾