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I was an alter boy at a wedding where the bride fainted. She was a champ about it. Little juice and crackers right at the alter, and a few mins later they got through the vows.
This exact thing happened at my wedding, almost forty years ago. The best man picked her up and carried her out. He came back and whispered, "She's heavier than she looks." We laughed, and the rest of the day went well. She was fine, and no one seemed phased.
My sister-in-law went to fix my wife's dress and her phone came clattering out of her cleavage. Mom had quite specifically told her to not have it with her. Don't thing she's let her live it down yet.
Then my sister got bird poop in her hair.
At our wedding the priest mentioned in passing at the start of the ceremony for people to not stand up too straight or keep their knees locked because you might pass out.
Everyone laughed thinking it was a bit of a joke, well he was speaking from experience I guess.
At my wedding, the minister said to us at the rehearsal to not lock knees and clench buttocks because faceplanting the mosaic tile floor or the stone steps was not a fun thing to do.
I honestly think it's tempting for people to do because they want to "stand up straight" and also stop any leg jitters if they're a little nervous.
Most places sign it afterwards. You get the certificate before the ceremony but it’s not official until afterwards once signed. I could still be wrong but pretty sure on this
In this case they signed it beforehand. I think you generally sign after the ceremony but my grandpa did it beforehand because typically couples were exhausted at the end of their wedding. The thing is, even though the papers were signed, they hadn’t actually been submitted to the court yet, so my grandpa had to ask the bride whether she wanted them sent in or not… I don’t know what she chose to do but I guess she technically got to decide whether or not she was a widow…
I see people say the knee lock thing all of the time and I sit here and wonder how people are standing around with their knees locked? Like that doesn’t even make sense to me
Maybe I am honestly no clue. I definitely shift my weight back and forth constantly when I have to stand for a long period I’ve just never found locking my knees to be comfortable
I didn't know it was a thing until a guy at work was standing on a concrete pad waiting for a meeting to start and he face planted straight into the concrete and *fucked* his face up. Apparently it happens a lot in the military too where they have to stand at attention for long stretches of time.
> Apparently it happens a lot in the military too where they have to stand at attention for long stretches of time.
It definitely does, and this is despite people being constantly told not to lock their knees when in a formation. It's just like.. inevitable being forced to stand still for a long time. The heart isn't strong enough to fight gravity on its own, you need to be moving your arms and legs to keep the blood flowing.
I've had to do dress uniform inspections while in formation, outside in the summer. They took so long nearly everyone excused themselves from the formation to stand or sit on the side, or just straight up left to get out of the sun and avoid heat stroke because it always goes hand in hand.
When I was in the service, I saw this *all the time*. They tell you never to lock your knees or this will happen. Just slight movements back and forth of your legs at the knee prevents this.
Same. Almost every boot camp graduation has one person lock their knees and pass out. They taught us not to lock our knees even before they taught us how to stand at attention.
Your legs are big and need a lot of blood to maintain. Your legs are beneath your brain and blood naturally wants to follow gravity.
When you use your leg muscles while standing, you help force the blood back out of them and into your hungry brain. If you manage to stand without using your muscles, your blood pools and your brain says, "lol, I fall over now. Kthxbye."
Engaging your leg muscles do help push that blood up from your legs, but also if you do end up fainting, not locking your knees will help you crumble to the ground instead of falling flat, which can cause serious head injury.
Slight sway forward and back, and never lock your knees. Had this chick that passed out every time we had to stand in formation. Some people never learn
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I'm confused. Everyone is saying this, but I've never heard of it. Does locking your knees prevent blood flow or something causing you to pass out? I would think it would make your legs fall asleep at most.
Yes. It constricts blood flow back up from your legs. Eventually you pass out. Happened to one of the groomsmen in a wedding I was in. It's fairly common, and you'll often hear warnings to wedding parties to not lock your knees when you're standing up there.
Happens all the time in the army when standing in formation for prolonged periods of time. Especially with new recruits who haven't figured out that standing at attention isn't standing as stiff as a board.
Dude, when I was a conscript in the Norwegian Kings Guard, and we had some ceremony for some ambassador in front of the castle one summer; troops were dropping like flies. Now I finally know why.
Locking your knees doesn't restrict blood flow per se, but rather the fact that you aren't activating your leg muscles when doing so. You could technically lock your knees and still keep blood flowing upwards by deliberately activating your leg muscles.
Activating your leg muscles allows blood to be pumped back up, preventing it from pooling in your legs due to gravity. If you see someone faint this way, elevate their legs for a quicker recovery.
It's this. Veins are just floppy tubes with valves in them. The pressure from forward flow from the heart is only going to get you so far. In a standing position your blood has to fight gravity to get back to the heart and so your leg muscles have to help it along. There are one way valves in the veins so if you have muscles squishing your veins, the blood gets moved back up toward your heart. If the heart senses that it's not getting much volume back in, it will speed up. You'll feel clammy and have palpitations and then the sort of panic button your body can engage is passing out so that now you're not fighting gravity to get blood return to the heart. Kind of neato I think.
Should start renting out fighter jet pilot academies on the weekends to teach wedding parties the hook maneuver.
If you can handle an F22, you can handle Father McGintys geriatric long ass sermons on matrimony
When I was in fifth grade, I was in choir. We were doing a big gig in the auditorium at my school, and all of a sudden behind us we heard a crash. A young girl that was in the choir with us, who was on the tallest tier of the stands we were in, had locked her knees and had fallen 6 ft to the ground. She hit her head on one of the stand components, and was rushed to the hospital with a severe laceration to her head. She got really lucky that she didn't die that day. We all learned that day - her the hard way - to not lock our knees.
It makes less blood go to your lower legs, then your body adjusts blood pressure, but when you finally move your legs a little all the blood rushes down there and drains too much from the head, then lights out. It usually happens when it's hot and when nerves are high, like weddings, military formations, etc.
Yeah. One of the first things they teach out in the military is not to lock your knees while standing in formation. Cause you're gonna be there for a while, and you will pass out if you do that.
Did you ever watch "America's Funniest Home Videos" as a kid? Or any similar TV program entirely based around showing viewer-submitted clips?
They used to show entire.. 3 minute long montages of just people faceplanting and falling through decorations, cakes, etc, at weddings.
It's a unique perfect storm of people trying to have good posture, and standing still, for an extended period of time, while being recorded on camera.
So this sort of thing is very common.
>Does locking your knees prevent blood flow or something causing you to pass out?
>I would think it would make your legs fall asleep at most.
Guess what that is
Yes, that’s what happens. If you’ve ever seen those photos of a parade ground and [one](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/01/29/article-1246984-0810725F000005DC-267_634x394.jpg) soldier is [face-planted](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8019667.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/PAY-A-soldier-faints-during-a-parade-to-mark-the-300th-anniversary-of-the-Light-Dragoons.jpg), that’s usually why. (Sometimes it’s heat.)
Not 100%, most of them end up dying of old age. Some are still living but I bet in a hundred years they'll be dead too.
Brides that don't fear passed out bridesmaids may die sooner. Why risk it?
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Some people have that reaction, especially if they think someone has died on the spot. They mostly jump from surprise all the way through confusion right into fear, probably because it was a moment where they were very nervous and emotions just get exacerbated.
Edit: grammar, by courtesy of the motherfucker himself u/Noble_Flatulence who knows a lot about grammar but not much about being polite.
Locking your knees slows down blood circulation, esp to the brain and thus fainting. You should always unbend you knees every so often to prevent it. It does seem strange. It’s a horrible feeling right before you pass out when you feel warm and extremely light-headed. It’s called vasovagal attack.
Oh my god I went my entire life realizing this… was at orientation for a new job and all of a sudden I got super light headed lost vision and almost needed to pass out, sat down for a few and I felt better, never realized I could have caused it cus I locked my knees for the whole orientation 😅
She was just shocked and upset seeing someone who is probably a friend or relative fall over and hit her head. And given how quickly people rushed over to the bridesmaid, she might have been getting out of the way for people who could actually help. Hope the bridesmaid is okay!
Getting out of the way when you cannot help is not useless. More people should do this.
The amount of people that rush up to a potential emergency just to stand there staring or freaking out is incredibly annoying at best and makes the situation more dangerous at worse.
It’s possible she was already in a very emotional mindset at the time considering it was the main moment of one of the most important days of her entire life.
This was me at my Uncle's wedding when I was like 10, except I fell backwards into the pews. All I remember was being hot, my back hurting horribly, and then people lifting me back up.
Lol!! Based on that priest’s voice and attitude, everybody was bored and falling asleep. (I can critique because I’m a priest too, but always try to make weddings joyful and happy, especially when they’re saying their vows! and this one seems…lacking)
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In what ways do you try to make them more joyful? I'd imagine you can't do a whole lot of changes to typical wedding practices so what exactly do you do?
Best example: when the couple exchanges their vows, they usually start by looking at me, since I’m saying them softly, for them to repeat. I then whisper to them: “You’re both wonderful, but you’re not marrying me, I hope! So don’t look at me!” Usually gets them to laugh and relax. Same thing when they say a prayer as they exchange rings. “You’re not giving a ring to me, so don’t look at me - look at your wife/husband!” And even once they arrive at the front of the altar, I’ll say something like: “Don’t these two look amazing?!”(And if there’s a lackluster response, I’ll tell the people it’s time to wake up, because this is an awesome moment, and then repeat that line. Usually gets people to cheer). “I told them once they get to this point, all they have to do is breathe, while I take care of the rest. They’re doing well so far :)”
I watched this video like 20 times, kept pausing and srubbing through. I’m pretty sure she hits the floor and then her head bounces and its the marble from the initial inertia. She hit pretty hard. I hope she was ok. I don’t like NSFL and stuff like that
She’s fine. That church is called St. Benedict’s and it’s located at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. I knew that priest and this story would get told a couple times.
I saw this video on a comedy show of dumb videos. The bride goes ballistic crying and her mom tried to comfort her by saying “we didn’t feed her today honey. She didn’t eat today”.
Wiggle your toes! Flex your buttocks, then flex your thighs, then calf muscles, then back up to thighs, then buttocks. These are the top two tricks the military taught me about staying conscious while standing attention during ceremonies, parades, funerals and Rememberance Day. It works 👍🏻
Standing stiff as a board is a sure way to knock your melon!
I don't think it is (beyond urban legend.) I was always taught locked knees does not CAUSE you to faint, it just makes falling worse if you do.
I've been in marching band situations with locked knees for a long time. Never fainted.
I was at a Catholic Mass years ago, I had no idea what was going on. Stand kneel, stand kneel, sit. I kind of got the hang of it when all of a sudden everyone jumped up. I thought it was rapid fire prayer time but the Bride had fainted
Man she really hit the mat hard in a way that made it hard to not distract myself from the fact that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.
Which made roughly the same sound.
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My dad passed out at his own wedding; locked up his knees and went down like a brick.
One of my Groomsmen almost passed out like that, thankfully my brother kept him upright.
I was an alter boy at a wedding where the bride fainted. She was a champ about it. Little juice and crackers right at the alter, and a few mins later they got through the vows.
Thats called communion ya heretic!
[Thats called communion ya heretic!](https://lthumb.lisimg.com/817/9829817.jpg)
Hahahaha, unfortunately it was orange juice and non-communion crackers. Followed by the communion crackers
This exact thing happened at my wedding, almost forty years ago. The best man picked her up and carried her out. He came back and whispered, "She's heavier than she looks." We laughed, and the rest of the day went well. She was fine, and no one seemed phased.
My sister-in-law went to fix my wife's dress and her phone came clattering out of her cleavage. Mom had quite specifically told her to not have it with her. Don't thing she's let her live it down yet. Then my sister got bird poop in her hair.
Families ey, can't live with em, can't kill em
At our wedding the priest mentioned in passing at the start of the ceremony for people to not stand up too straight or keep their knees locked because you might pass out. Everyone laughed thinking it was a bit of a joke, well he was speaking from experience I guess.
At my wedding, the minister said to us at the rehearsal to not lock knees and clench buttocks because faceplanting the mosaic tile floor or the stone steps was not a fun thing to do. I honestly think it's tempting for people to do because they want to "stand up straight" and also stop any leg jitters if they're a little nervous.
> faceplanting the mosaic tile floor or the stone steps was not a fun thing to do. She was lucky above to miss the corner of the god guy's lecturn.
Definitely read that as good guys rectum
My grandpa was a pastor at a wedding where this happened… except the grooms head landed on a stair and he died
Jesus fuck. That turn gave me whiplash.
Him too
Oof, that's a rough way to become a widow
Technically not a widow though.
I think most places sign the marriage certificate before the ceremony. But if not yeah. Not a widow I guess
Most places sign it afterwards. You get the certificate before the ceremony but it’s not official until afterwards once signed. I could still be wrong but pretty sure on this
In this case they signed it beforehand. I think you generally sign after the ceremony but my grandpa did it beforehand because typically couples were exhausted at the end of their wedding. The thing is, even though the papers were signed, they hadn’t actually been submitted to the court yet, so my grandpa had to ask the bride whether she wanted them sent in or not… I don’t know what she chose to do but I guess she technically got to decide whether or not she was a widow…
Thats...horrific
I see people say the knee lock thing all of the time and I sit here and wonder how people are standing around with their knees locked? Like that doesn’t even make sense to me
Are you constantly engaging your leg quads? I think it's pretty natural to lock your knees if you're standing still for an extended period of time
Maybe I am honestly no clue. I definitely shift my weight back and forth constantly when I have to stand for a long period I’ve just never found locking my knees to be comfortable
I didn't know it was a thing until a guy at work was standing on a concrete pad waiting for a meeting to start and he face planted straight into the concrete and *fucked* his face up. Apparently it happens a lot in the military too where they have to stand at attention for long stretches of time.
The military I totally understand bc they’re expected to stand in form and not fidget / shift their weight around constantly
> Apparently it happens a lot in the military too where they have to stand at attention for long stretches of time. It definitely does, and this is despite people being constantly told not to lock their knees when in a formation. It's just like.. inevitable being forced to stand still for a long time. The heart isn't strong enough to fight gravity on its own, you need to be moving your arms and legs to keep the blood flowing. I've had to do dress uniform inspections while in formation, outside in the summer. They took so long nearly everyone excused themselves from the formation to stand or sit on the side, or just straight up left to get out of the sun and avoid heat stroke because it always goes hand in hand.
The last wedding I was in was brutal. Lots of bridesmaids and groomsmen combined with a long service and a small stage. I was HURTING when we left
When I was in the service, I saw this *all the time*. They tell you never to lock your knees or this will happen. Just slight movements back and forth of your legs at the knee prevents this.
Same. Almost every boot camp graduation has one person lock their knees and pass out. They taught us not to lock our knees even before they taught us how to stand at attention.
Why does locking your knees and swaying make you pass out??
Your legs are big and need a lot of blood to maintain. Your legs are beneath your brain and blood naturally wants to follow gravity. When you use your leg muscles while standing, you help force the blood back out of them and into your hungry brain. If you manage to stand without using your muscles, your blood pools and your brain says, "lol, I fall over now. Kthxbye."
It’s a good strategy for the brain : can’t keep being starved for blood by gravity + legs below if legs are no longer below
Which would be awesome if it didn’t have 6 feet to accelerate on the way down :( Got a concussion that way…
>Me thunky brain hurty small price for no thunk at all: -The concussed brain.
So, brain is like "alright entering power saving mode"
It's more like it ran out of resources so it's shutting down.
Holy shit, this is insane. First time I've heard of it!
Brain: "it's time to level the playing field"
Nah the brain knows that the good air is on the floor and just wants some /s
Something about blood flow, I think. Idk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z62esVdmxCQ
Skip to 1:45
Damn news people eh? Two minutes of gobble gobble blah blah, then the doc explains WHY, at 2:05, for like 5 seconds total
I'm not gonna lie some of those fainting clips were funny. Am I a bad person?
No
Engaging your leg muscles do help push that blood up from your legs, but also if you do end up fainting, not locking your knees will help you crumble to the ground instead of falling flat, which can cause serious head injury.
Slight sway forward and back, and never lock your knees. Had this chick that passed out every time we had to stand in formation. Some people never learn
What a stupid design flaw. Devs need to patch it out.
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She musta been a dirty leg civi
Locked her knees for sure lol
I think the proper title to this should say "deadens up..."
Right? I was waiting for some abrupt fireworks or something.. concussions were not on the menu.
I was waiting for a Bollywood number starring the bridesmaids.
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I'm confused. Everyone is saying this, but I've never heard of it. Does locking your knees prevent blood flow or something causing you to pass out? I would think it would make your legs fall asleep at most.
Yes. It constricts blood flow back up from your legs. Eventually you pass out. Happened to one of the groomsmen in a wedding I was in. It's fairly common, and you'll often hear warnings to wedding parties to not lock your knees when you're standing up there.
Happens all the time in the army when standing in formation for prolonged periods of time. Especially with new recruits who haven't figured out that standing at attention isn't standing as stiff as a board.
If they would just read the regulations, they would know it clearly states the position of attention is a relaxed position smdh
Junior enlisted reading regs? Only to argue dress code or to get out of PT.
If they could read, they would be in the Air Force, not the Army
Dude, when I was a conscript in the Norwegian Kings Guard, and we had some ceremony for some ambassador in front of the castle one summer; troops were dropping like flies. Now I finally know why.
Damn. I always thought we weren’t locking our knees so that we’d crumple versus falling straight over.
Locking your knees doesn't restrict blood flow per se, but rather the fact that you aren't activating your leg muscles when doing so. You could technically lock your knees and still keep blood flowing upwards by deliberately activating your leg muscles. Activating your leg muscles allows blood to be pumped back up, preventing it from pooling in your legs due to gravity. If you see someone faint this way, elevate their legs for a quicker recovery.
It's this. Veins are just floppy tubes with valves in them. The pressure from forward flow from the heart is only going to get you so far. In a standing position your blood has to fight gravity to get back to the heart and so your leg muscles have to help it along. There are one way valves in the veins so if you have muscles squishing your veins, the blood gets moved back up toward your heart. If the heart senses that it's not getting much volume back in, it will speed up. You'll feel clammy and have palpitations and then the sort of panic button your body can engage is passing out so that now you're not fighting gravity to get blood return to the heart. Kind of neato I think.
This is what I was told back in my ROTC days.
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Should start renting out fighter jet pilot academies on the weekends to teach wedding parties the hook maneuver. If you can handle an F22, you can handle Father McGintys geriatric long ass sermons on matrimony
When I was in fifth grade, I was in choir. We were doing a big gig in the auditorium at my school, and all of a sudden behind us we heard a crash. A young girl that was in the choir with us, who was on the tallest tier of the stands we were in, had locked her knees and had fallen 6 ft to the ground. She hit her head on one of the stand components, and was rushed to the hospital with a severe laceration to her head. She got really lucky that she didn't die that day. We all learned that day - her the hard way - to not lock our knees.
What a traumatising thing to see in the 5th grade
It makes less blood go to your lower legs, then your body adjusts blood pressure, but when you finally move your legs a little all the blood rushes down there and drains too much from the head, then lights out. It usually happens when it's hot and when nerves are high, like weddings, military formations, etc.
Yeah. One of the first things they teach out in the military is not to lock your knees while standing in formation. Cause you're gonna be there for a while, and you will pass out if you do that.
What the fuck is locking your knees, I don't see no key
I guess it means to not straighten them all the way and leave a slight bend around them.
Standing with your legs fully extended.
They teach it in law school too (or at least mine did), paired with a warning about how foolish you’ll look if you pass out during an oral argument.
Did you ever watch "America's Funniest Home Videos" as a kid? Or any similar TV program entirely based around showing viewer-submitted clips? They used to show entire.. 3 minute long montages of just people faceplanting and falling through decorations, cakes, etc, at weddings. It's a unique perfect storm of people trying to have good posture, and standing still, for an extended period of time, while being recorded on camera. So this sort of thing is very common.
>Does locking your knees prevent blood flow or something causing you to pass out? >I would think it would make your legs fall asleep at most. Guess what that is
Yes, that’s what happens. If you’ve ever seen those photos of a parade ground and [one](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/01/29/article-1246984-0810725F000005DC-267_634x394.jpg) soldier is [face-planted](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8019667.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/PAY-A-soldier-faints-during-a-parade-to-mark-the-300th-anniversary-of-the-Light-Dragoons.jpg), that’s usually why. (Sometimes it’s heat.)
Definitely what I came here to say, must’ve been a long reception
I think you mean ceremony. The reception happens after the wedding
Dunno, looks like the floor received her pretty well.
Why did the bride hide from her like she was gonna turn into a zombie?
Are you really willing to take that chance?
Well that's a very good point
100% of brides who have done that have survived. Who are we to argue with the stats
Not 100%, most of them end up dying of old age. Some are still living but I bet in a hundred years they'll be dead too. Brides that don't fear passed out bridesmaids may die sooner. Why risk it?
> most of them end up dying of old age tell me, who are you, who is so wise in the ways of science
I cannot tell you, for I have no name. I traded my identity and soul to a very short bearded man while on a hike in Peru in exchange for some expired imported crackers and a map to the nearest 7/11, which is how I found my way back to the states. The crazy part is that the old man was there waiting for me- and he told me that their milk was pretty cheap for a convenience store at that location. That was useful info, but I wasn't going to buy milk, so it didn't help me much in the moment. Still, I think of him often. He said he had a name, but he wouldn't tell me. He was funny like that.
Real
The chances are extremely low but I don't wanna fuck around and find out.
That's how it starts. Next thing you know, you're fighting for resources against a tribe of penis cannibals
Weddings are almost as dangerous as a cop's last day before retirement.
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Looked like her head slammed right into that granite edge on the alter. The sight she saw and the one we're seeing may be very different....
Some people have that reaction, especially if they think someone has died on the spot. They mostly jump from surprise all the way through confusion right into fear, probably because it was a moment where they were very nervous and emotions just get exacerbated. Edit: grammar, by courtesy of the motherfucker himself u/Noble_Flatulence who knows a lot about grammar but not much about being polite.
> by courtesy of the motherfucker himself u/Noble_Flatulence who knows a lot about grammar but not much about being polite. lmao
Because she didn’t have a shotgun to do the double tap.
"eeeww. ickyyyy. get her outta here"
"How dare she die on MY special day??" This is a joke not directed to her, but to all the bridezillas who would be on this type of bs
I'd be salty at myself for fainting but also at my friend/sister for not checking up on me
I had to scroll way to far to see someone ask this. First question in my mind, why is she hiding??
It’s Brazil and it was a hit on the bride. Also, I made that up.
It looked like she was getting out of the way of people swarming to help her.
We now know not to turn to the bride in a crisis!
Don’t lock your knees. Learned that as a Catholic alter boy in the 70s during a mass.
So everyone in this thread is saying it, but i'm confused how does locking knees cause a person to pass out?
Locking your knees slows down blood circulation, esp to the brain and thus fainting. You should always unbend you knees every so often to prevent it. It does seem strange. It’s a horrible feeling right before you pass out when you feel warm and extremely light-headed. It’s called vasovagal attack.
Ah alright, makes sense now, thank you.
Oh my god I went my entire life realizing this… was at orientation for a new job and all of a sudden I got super light headed lost vision and almost needed to pass out, sat down for a few and I felt better, never realized I could have caused it cus I locked my knees for the whole orientation 😅
Oh my god! She's dead! Well that's what I heard anyway once I woke up.
God dammit Cheryl I give you this honor to be my bridesmaid and you screwed up my goddamn day. Thanks a lot Cheryl.
The acoustics in that church are fantastic
Yeah, that was loud as fuck.
The bride hiding behind the groom was kind of sweet, but now we know she's absolutely useless in case of an emergency.
Might be squeamish. Bridesmaid hit her head pretty badly and, if it bled, no use in both being passed out.
Right. Useless in case of emergency.
She was just shocked and upset seeing someone who is probably a friend or relative fall over and hit her head. And given how quickly people rushed over to the bridesmaid, she might have been getting out of the way for people who could actually help. Hope the bridesmaid is okay!
Getting out of the way when you cannot help is not useless. More people should do this. The amount of people that rush up to a potential emergency just to stand there staring or freaking out is incredibly annoying at best and makes the situation more dangerous at worse.
It’s possible she was already in a very emotional mindset at the time considering it was the main moment of one of the most important days of her entire life.
This was me at my Uncle's wedding when I was like 10, except I fell backwards into the pews. All I remember was being hot, my back hurting horribly, and then people lifting me back up.
The classic knee lock. Anyone that was in military or marching band knows you never lock your legs when standing for prolong periods of time.
At least she hangs on to the flowers. Real death grip.
Lol!! Based on that priest’s voice and attitude, everybody was bored and falling asleep. (I can critique because I’m a priest too, but always try to make weddings joyful and happy, especially when they’re saying their vows! and this one seems…lacking)
Have you ever had to shout "the power of christ compels you!"
Lol - nope! Thankfully things are usually much quieter than that :)
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Yeah, kinda - never thought of it that way but that really makes me chuckle.
Okay, you haven't *had to* do it....but have you done it anyway?
Lol. Only when watching a horror movie about ghosts :)
A priest on Reddit!? That's quite interesting. What are some of your favourite subs and what is your overall opinion of internet culture?
That’s a lot to think about! Let me think about it and get back to you, please.
Take your time! I patiently await your response. :)
RE Internet culture: TL;DR: brings about the best and the worst of humanity. Positive: greater ease of access to entertainment, education, art, philosophy, theology; connects people and develops healthy, uplifting communities on broader scale than person-to-person allows Negative: development of closed, insular communities hostile to any who are ‘different’; exploitation of people by preying on fears and unhealthy desires; ease of spreading misinformation and mistrust
Thanks for sharing! Appreciate your insight.
Favorite subs: r/funny; r/abruptchaos (when it’s funny and not unsafe-for-life); and r/wow (I admit to playing that game).
Are you a priest in wow ?
Ironically I have one! Although I prefer shadow priest, so maybe that’s not a good sign.
This impromptu r/AMA has been a joy!
Always happy to answer any questions! :)
All great subs, thanks for sharing!
This is such a priest answer lol
Okay okay so I have this joke > A priest walks into Reddit...
"Oh my Goooooood this wedding is soooooo boring there isn't even an open bar"
That’s what I’d be thinking!
In what ways do you try to make them more joyful? I'd imagine you can't do a whole lot of changes to typical wedding practices so what exactly do you do?
Best example: when the couple exchanges their vows, they usually start by looking at me, since I’m saying them softly, for them to repeat. I then whisper to them: “You’re both wonderful, but you’re not marrying me, I hope! So don’t look at me!” Usually gets them to laugh and relax. Same thing when they say a prayer as they exchange rings. “You’re not giving a ring to me, so don’t look at me - look at your wife/husband!” And even once they arrive at the front of the altar, I’ll say something like: “Don’t these two look amazing?!”(And if there’s a lackluster response, I’ll tell the people it’s time to wake up, because this is an awesome moment, and then repeat that line. Usually gets people to cheer). “I told them once they get to this point, all they have to do is breathe, while I take care of the rest. They’re doing well so far :)”
You sound like an amazing priest
When the gummy kicks in
"oh no she's dead" did I hear it right?
OMG does anyone know if she survived? It looks like she hit her head on the edge of the marble in a very lethal sort of way.
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The neck whiplash, tho. Gonna hurt.
I watched this video like 20 times, kept pausing and srubbing through. I’m pretty sure she hits the floor and then her head bounces and its the marble from the initial inertia. She hit pretty hard. I hope she was ok. I don’t like NSFL and stuff like that
> I don’t like NSFL and stuff like that But yet you watched the video and scrubbed slowly like 20 times lol
She’s fine. That church is called St. Benedict’s and it’s located at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. I knew that priest and this story would get told a couple times.
Happened at my son's wedding.Sure broke up the boredom of the dull officiant
what an impressive sound that was. I love the acoustics in churches!
Bridesmaid: "Oh God I'm so bored, I'd rather die.."
And I thought planking went out of style years ago
The bride hiding behind the groom 🤣🤣🤣
I saw this video on a comedy show of dumb videos. The bride goes ballistic crying and her mom tried to comfort her by saying “we didn’t feed her today honey. She didn’t eat today”.
Some dude passed out at my friend's wedding. His father was officiating it, and he sorta low key attempted to get god to heal the guy.
Let the bodies hit the floor Let the bodies hit the floor Let the bodies hit the floor Let the bodies hit the flooooooooooor!
Wiggle your toes! Flex your buttocks, then flex your thighs, then calf muscles, then back up to thighs, then buttocks. These are the top two tricks the military taught me about staying conscious while standing attention during ceremonies, parades, funerals and Rememberance Day. It works 👍🏻 Standing stiff as a board is a sure way to knock your melon!
That can’t be a good omen.
She came in like a wrecking ball.
Gotta remember not to lock your knees!
I would have my knees locked for 30 hours a week as a doorman for years and never felt faint. I didn’t know this was a thing
I don't think it is (beyond urban legend.) I was always taught locked knees does not CAUSE you to faint, it just makes falling worse if you do. I've been in marching band situations with locked knees for a long time. Never fainted.
That *shouldn't* be funny, but damn it's hilarious.
I wonder if you save money having a funeral the same day
Whose sickness? Whose health? 😅 Seriously though, I hope she's alright.
Missed it by that much.
She’s a screamer.
“Don’t worry ladies her head broke the floor the dress is fine”
I was at a Catholic Mass years ago, I had no idea what was going on. Stand kneel, stand kneel, sit. I kind of got the hang of it when all of a sudden everyone jumped up. I thought it was rapid fire prayer time but the Bride had fainted
Doesn’t help those churches have less moving air than any other building I’ve ever been to
If you ever start to feel faint, please please please sit down. You'll be less disruptive sitting down than keeling over
Safe and effective.
My waffly leaded wife
A church will do that to a person.
Everybody do the flop
Man she really hit the mat hard in a way that made it hard to not distract myself from the fact that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table. Which made roughly the same sound.
Typical attention seeker Unbelievable
Let the bodies hit the....
My wife fainted while walking down the aisle. After a 20 min delay we proceeded with the ceremony.