I want to hear some real stories about having a friend or family member officate your wedding (or a wedding you have been to) where it went horribly wrong. I know a "friendor" officiant is highly frowned upon here, and I've heard people throw around ideas of worst case scenarios of what they fear could happen, but I want to hear what actual bad things have happened!
Before discovering this forum, we asked my cousin to officiate. I feel like it is still the right choice, and don't want to do a "taksy backsy" on it, but I still want to hear the worst of the worst that has actually happened to people so am fully prepared for what I may have gotten myself into, so I can rethink the idea if I really feel it is dire. So far I have only experienced good things with friendor officiants, I have been to several weddings where the couple had someone they know be ordained to perform the ceremony, and it always seemed meaningful and went well. But now I am scared lol