Number 9 Eamonn and Claire Goodbrand In the early hours of June the 24th of 2019,
after what was a reported as a day of heavy drinking, a brawl erupted at a wedding in
Bathgate, Scotland. The newlyweds, Eamonn and Claire Goodbrand, spent their wedding night in
separate jail cells after they were identified as the main aggressors in the fight which took
place at The Vu venue. The violence was sparked by a money dispute and Claire, at the time in her
mid-20s, launched a brutal attack on her mother, 44-year-old Cherry-Ann Lindsay. The bride punched
and kicked the latter in the head and body, hit her with a stiletto after she’d collapsed to the
ground and seized her by the neck, restricting her breathing. Former professional boxer Eamonn
and his brother Kieran assaulted Lindsay’s partner, David Boyd. He was repeatedly struck
and grabbed by the neck while Eamonn also pushed his thumbs into his eyes and bit him on the right
ear and middle finger. The Goodbrand brothers punched and kicked the event’s DJ as well,
when he tried to intervene. The fight eventually spilled into the venue’s waterfront lawn and was
captured on CCTV footage. The police was called to the scene and took the bride, groom and his
brother into custody. The trio eventually pleaded guilty to assault and injury charges
but none of them was given jail time, with their sentences involving community service and paying
compensation to the victims. In the incident’s aftermath, Lindsay, who owned multiple properties,
announced that she’d cut Claire from her will after reportedly realizing that she and her new
husband were only after her money. Number 8 Katie Mehta
Texas photographer Katie Mehta was arrested while working at a wedding in Weatherford,
in November of 2018. According to official reports, a member of the wedding party had
found Mehta having intercourse with a male guest. The inebriated 26-year-old was asked to leave but,
instead of doing so, she fled to a nearby fountain and started yelling at other attendees.
The authorities were called to the Parker Manor and verbally tried to get the woman to
clear the premises. Mehta, who also worked as a swimsuit model under the name Max McIntyre,
persisted in her unruly behavior and walked to a tree on the property where she began to urinate.
After she was taken into custody and on the way to the police station, she allegedly threatened
the arresting deputies. Mehta was reported to have said "Y'alls daughters are dead…y’alls
families will be dead by Christmas." Investigators believed that the woman’s prolonged outburst had
been influenced by her mixing alprazolam, the generic version of Xanax, and alcohol. Jail
records indicated that she was charged with public intoxication and a felony charge of
obstruction or retaliation. In 2020, Mehta was sentenced to 18 months of probation, 60 days in
jail and 100 hours of community service. Number 7 Ramada Park Hotel Wedding Brawl
The Ramada Park Hall Hotel in Wolverhampton, England, became the site of a massive brawl,
on October the 12thof 2019, that left several guests of an Indian wedding bloodied and battered.
Footage of the fight, which resulted in three people needing hospitalization, went viral in
the aftermath. One of the attendees, identified as Aman Singh, later recounted that there were
“punches flying all over the place”. The footage showed multiple men, a few of whom were bleeding
from their heads, striking each other as guests pleaded with them to stop. Another attendee, who
was not named, expressed disappointment with how the wedding had ended, adding that those involved
“were animals”. The police were called to the scene at around 9:30 pm but didn’t arrest anyone.
The reasons behind the conflict weren’t disclosed but the wedding party reported that they were
hit with a fine of over $100,000 for the damage they’d caused to the establishment. The married
couple’s family indicated that they planned to sue the hotel, alleging that their privacy
had been breached by staff sharing footage of the melee online. They also maintained that there was
a lack of safeguarding for the event, which they claimed was attended by 500 people. A spokesperson
for Ramada Park described their statements as “ridiculous” and entirely fabricated.
Number 6 Gladys Ricart On September the 26th of 1999,
New Jersey woman Gladys Ricart was standing in the living room of her Ridgefield home,
accompanied by her bridesmaids, and taking some last minute photos before she was due
to get married. A limo was expected to take her to a chapel in Flushing, Queens, where she’d tie
the knot with fellow accountant James Preston Jr. Shortly before meeting him, 39-year-old Ricart had
ended a 7-year-long relationship with prominent Dominican-American businessman Agustin Garcia,
whom she’d reportedly caught cheating with her best friend. Ricart was committed to moving on
with her life but Garcia was unwilling to accept the breakup. He consistently harassed her, at one
point leaving a Bible on her doorstep and white roses on her lawn, described as a symbol of death
in Dominican culture. On Ricart’s wedding day, Garcia drove to her residence from his Washington
Heights home, clad in a suit and carrying a briefcase. As he made his way into the house, he
told the woman’s relatives and friends that he was there to congratulate her. Garcia moved through
the crowd and approached Ricart as she was handing bouquets to her bridesmaids. He brandished a
revolver from his briefcase and opened fire on his ex-girlfriend. Three of the five bullets struck
the bride-to-be, in the head, spine and upper arm. A 10-minute video of the horrific incident was
captured by a guest and Ricart later died from her injuries. He brother tackled Garcia as he tried to
reload his gun and held him down until the police arrived at the scene. In the trial that followed,
Garcia’s defense argued that his had been a crime of passion and that he’d become temporarily insane
upon finding out that Ricart was getting married only months after they’d broken up. He was,
however, found guilty of first degree murder and, in 2002, sentenced to life in prison with
parole available after 30 years. Number 5 Cake Smashing Incident
In April of 2022, a clip of a cake smashing incident at a wedding in the US went viral
after the bride was left bleeding in its wake. The tradition commonly involves the newlywed couple
playfully mushing cake into each other’s faces but on the day in question it went horribly wrong. The
video, shared by TikTok user Iris Betsie Martinez, showed the groom smashing a slice into his wife’s
face. The woman unsuccessfully attempted to retaliate at which point the over-enthusiastic
groom mushed the entire top tier into her head, causing her to fall backwards on the floor.
Afterwards, one of the guests pointed out that the bride was bleeding on her dress. Attendees
then discovered and tended to a cut on her arm, believed to have been inflicted by the groom as
he was still holding the cake knife at the time of the ill-fated smashing incident. The clip was
viewed millions of times on the social media platform with many users being critical of the
man’s behavior through comments that underlined it wasn’t a promising start to their marriage.
Number 4 Matthew Aimers 31-year-old Matthew Aimers was arrested at his own
wedding, in November of 2018, after assaulting a teenage waitress who’d been working the reception.
While at the Northampton Valley Country Club in Philadelphia, Aimers had approached the victim,
allegedly asking her to go outside and “make out”, offering her $100 to do so. When she refused,
the groom followed her into a restroom, where he groped her and exposed himself. The teenager
managed to push him away and fled. Officers were called to the country club a few hours later after
Aimers had punched a staff member who’d tried to stop him from taking alcohol outside the
venue. The groom ignored the police’s requests and begun arguing with them before boarding a
shuttle bus near the club. An officer then climbed aboard as well, with their Taser drawn, and took
Aimers into custody on a plethora of charges that included indecent assault, harassment,
disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. During the legal proceedings that followed,
the teenage victim he’d assaulted was described as “highly traumatized” by the Assistant District
Attorney. Aimers’ wife, Kayla, remained the most prominent supporter of his innocence throughout
the highly-publicized case and, in April of 2019, they appeared in court holding hands. A plea deal
was drawn out by the man’s legal team, with consultation from the victim. Aimers eventually
pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of simple assault, indecent exposure and disorderly conduct
in exchange for six years’ probation. Number 3 Adam Gaudette
At his wedding reception, in June of 2020, professional ice hockey player Adam Gaudette
accidentally kicked his bride in the head during a failed dance routine. The Vancouver Canucks
player had planned a striptease for his partner, Micaela. The shirtless and shoeless athlete thus
danced in front of his seated bride, as attendees looked on and clapped. He then turned around and
tried to swing his leg over the woman’s head. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to fully clear
the rotation and clipped Micaela with his heel. Gaudette quickly checked to see if his bride was
alright and the Massachusetts-based couple laughed off the incident. A clip of the failed dance was
later widely shared on TikTok, with most users commenting upon the awkwardness of the situation
and some complimenting Gaudette’s attentiveness towards his partner in the immediate aftermath.
Number 2 Mahvash Leghaei Iranian woman Mahvash Leghaei,
aged 24, and her husband had just tied the knot in July of 2022, when one of their guests decided
to mark the occasion by letting off several gunshots. While officially illegal in Iran,
the practice is accepted and to be expected during special occasions, much like in other Middle
Eastern countries. During the ceremony, held in the city of Firuzabad, one of the guests fired an
unlicensed, high-powered hunting rifle. The first shot was released without incident but the second
went through the bride’s brain and skull before striking two other male attendees. The guests
survived with minor injuries but Leghaei went into a coma and later passed away. The shooter,
whom local police identified as one of the groom’s cousins, fled the scene with the weapon but was
later apprehended. His charges weren’t immediately disclosed but law enforcement vowed to take “tough
action” against him and others found in breach of the rules regarding celebratory gunfire.
Number 1 Radu and Philip Cordinianu On January the 22nd of 2021, gunfire
broke out during a wedding held at a country club in the village of Vlasovo, in the Russian region
of Moscow Oblast. Just hours before the incident, footage captured at the event showed the newlywed
couple, Radu and Christina Cordinianu, enjoying the celebrations. Then, an argument erupted
between two male guests on the bride’s side and Radu, who was supported by his brother, Philip.
The motive for the dispute remained unclear but, as tensions escalated, the rowdy guests let off
at least seven shots. The Cordinianu brothers were struck and died at the scene. The suspects,
only identified as brothers Alexey and Vladimir D., fled to Moscow in the aftermath. They were
apprehended two days after the incident while Christina, who’d only been married to Radu
for several hours, made a social media post, honoring her late husband, that included the
words “how am I going to live without you?” Thanks for watching! Would you rather marry
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