Did you know that the average American couple spends over $35,000 on their wedding? It’s a staggering figure, especially considering the entire cost is relegated to one day of enjoyment. It’s quite possibly the priciest day of a person’s life!

With that said, for many couples, weddings are a rite of passage that are just as important to their friends and families as they are to them— which is where the drama usually ends up starting….

You see, with weddings comes both a boat-load of excitement paired with a healthy amount of tension. After all, with all of that money being spent, it’s no wonder why even the most unflappable relationships become tested in the months leading up to the big day.

In a survey conducted by BRIDES, a handful of women gave some super honest answers regarding their own wedding day regrets. Now, when we say “honest”, we mean HONEST. These frank gals aren’t ashamed to admit that they didn’t quite get everything right on their wedding day.

Take Bridget’s story, for instance. The 29-year-old bride ran into her first matrimonial conflict when she and her fiancée made an invitations-related blunder. She wrote:

Although it was written on the envelope, we had numerous people add on significant others we didn’t even know existed and children we never met before. My parents wouldn’t let us un-invite them because they thought this was rude.

Yikes! Talk about an awkward situation. While we can certainly understand Bridget’s parents’ view on avoiding a pretty sizeable social faux pas, we have to side with the bride on this one. It WAS her big day, after all—and extra people means extra mouths to feed!

Another bride, 38-year-old Heidi, didn’t seem to have any familial clashes, but she was rather disappointed when it came to what should have been the most delicious part of her big day—the cake!

We hired an inexperienced baker and wound up with a cake that was entirely too small for my 300+ guests. It was not only too small; it was awful! Dry, bland, and gritty. Word to the wise, don’t skimp on the cake budget. Go with a baker who knows what they are doing. It’s worth every penny!

We’d have to agree with her on that one; there’s nothing worse than having to pass out cruddy food to your guests!

Luckily, not every bride has to face this brand of culinary embarrassment. If you don’t have the funds to hire a master baker, then consider baking one yourself. Believe it or not, homemade wedding cakes can be pretty delicious, all at a fraction of the price of store-bought ones!

Whether you are an eager bride-to-be, or you’ve already said those vows, we think you would appreciate what other seasoned newlyweds have revealed about their not-so-perfect big days. To get even more surprising stories, be sure to watch the video below. Seems like every wedding has its own, unique problems!

We can’t wait to hear what you have to say about this often anxiety-inducing topic. What was your biggest wedding day regret? Did you relate with any of the other brides’ experiences? What’s better—a large, expensive wedding or a cheaper, more intimate one?