Divorce rates are on the decline, but that may be because some couples don’t even make it through the ceremony.

In a recent Ask Reddit thread, users shared stories of weddings they attended that didn’t end with the couple getting married.

While the standard Hollywood method of calling off weddings typically involves a bold declaration of love following the priest’s obligatory “Speak now or forever hold your peace” cliché, these real-life wedding-day disasters are every bit as dramatic as the movies.

From runaway brides to hangover grooms, these are a few of redditors’ best stories of couples untying the knot.

“Fuck It. We’ll Do It Later.”

Some couples get stressed out on the morning of their big day. Others hit the snooze button:

Heart Attack

Most newlyweds have years before they have to experience the “or for worse” part of their vows. Fortunately, this couple’s ceremony didn’t end in tragedy:

Runaway Brides

The real-life version of Runaway Bride is much less endearing than Julia Roberts would have you believe:

… And Runaway Grooms

(Incidentally, Runaway Groom was the name of a professional Canadian racehorse in the 1980s.)

Narcotic Nuptials

Suffering from the pre-wedding jitters? Drugs probably aren’t the answer:

Sibling Swap-a-roo

In 1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito made marriage between a pair of brothers and a pair of sisters look like the good life.

But for one redditor in India, the road to being siblings-in-law twice over was a bit bumpier:

Outlaw to the In-Laws

Turns out the ol’ “Parental Marriage Veto” isn’t just yet another tired TV trope:

From the Altar to the “Worry Room”

This ceremony doesn’t quite qualify—but it comes dangerously close:

Unwed by Paperwork

Even if a couple manages to avoid the drugs, heart attacks, pre-wedding drinks, disapproving parents, secret paramours, and other hurdles to a successful ceremony, one nefarious foe can still destroy their big day: paperwork.

Check out the original Ask Reddit thread to read all of redditors’ stories of weddings gone awry. And if you have your own matrimonial horror story to share, type it now—or forever hold your peace.