This happens every so often. There's an infamous video of this happening at a wedding in Tel Aviv like twenty years ago that I've never forgotten
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siameezer44Mar 22, 2026
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You mean this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles_wedding_hall_disaster
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ButteredPizza69420Mar 23, 2026
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Ugh, someone needs to update the Wiki to include the video: https://youtu.be/3aqHs4jKD5c?si=8CQU0kSWn7MshBXx
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TheLaughingMannofRedMar 23, 2026
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Yup. I remember seeing the video for it on a horror channel. Plenty of great detail there, and coverage of the event's before-and-after.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d4ul3IWoSg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d4ul3IWoSg)
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palcatrazMar 23, 2026
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I watched that one recently and it was so maddening.
Hmmm, our upper floor started to bow after we removed a shitton of walls. Could this be an issue? Haha, nah, lets just even it out and keep going.
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Turmfalke_Mar 23, 2026
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Why is the Versailles wedding hall in Jerusalem? Was Jerusalem wedding hall already taken?
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ButteredPizza69420Mar 23, 2026
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[Here](https://youtu.be/3aqHs4jKD5c?si=8CQU0kSWn7MshBXx) is the video
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NCSUGrad2012Mar 23, 2026
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There’s a swindle episode about this exact thing
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xIllustrious_PassionMar 23, 2026
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A 911 episode too
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thepetoctopusMar 23, 2026
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ER as well.
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Aurora1717Mar 22, 2026
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What an awful thing, especially for the bride and groom.
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Select_Resort_7267Mar 23, 2026
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Yes indeed.
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VegasRoyMar 23, 2026
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“Is this a bad time to ask for a partial refund?”
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Moonbound420Mar 23, 2026
Lawsuit incoming
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procrastinatorsupremMar 23, 2026
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https://www.wmur.com/article/floor-collapse-tamworth-nh-wedding-venue-03222026/70814249
This is local news and has some more info.
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procrastinatorsupremMar 23, 2026
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It sounds like they didn't even have their ceremony.
Now what do they do? Go back in 2 weeks for a re-do?
How devastating. I hope everyone is ok.
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Blueb1rdMar 23, 2026
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They did eventually, about 3 hours later
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procrastinatorsupremMar 24, 2026
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Did they have the reception
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Blueb1rdMar 24, 2026
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Yes. They did the ceremony around 730 I think. They did a first dance and things like that. Some speeches etc. Cops and fire marshals were there pretty much until it ended.
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procrastinatorsupremMar 24, 2026
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That poor couple. Their wedding day was ruined. It must have been so hard to celebrate.
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LoudergoodMar 24, 2026
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They weren't even dancing? Yikes.
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Select_Resort_7267Mar 23, 2026
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Wish they coulda informed us on that.
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procrastinatorsupremMar 23, 2026
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They probably have no idea. I'm not too far from where this happened and they haven't said if any one in the wedding party was involved.
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procrastinatorsupremMar 23, 2026
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I don't think anyone died. 1 person is still in the hospital. I heard one person had 2 broken femurs.
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CurrentMannerMar 23, 2026
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Not the Sap House!
Yes the Sap house is old but it was maybe 800 square feet. 144 people in a old building barely 28' square. No amount of money would've found me in there waiting for the obvious to happen.
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K9TimeNYCMar 23, 2026
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Fire marshalls gonna have a field day.
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CurrentMannerMar 23, 2026
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I'd say so. That's roughly five square feet per person if there was no tables or walls or anything in the way. Literally crammed nut to butt in a structure clearly never built for that which makes me wonder if it had an approved occupancy number for the structure as required in NH. Either way that business is screwed and negligent as can be.
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WobbuffetMuthaFuckaMar 22, 2026
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Man the internet is depressing sometimes. Multiple people are hurt at what should have been a happy occasion and the only comments are people using it as an excuse to make lame jokes
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PapaEchoLincolnMar 23, 2026
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If it makes you feel better, people irl with at least some real connection to the event are usually better.
Online, with the anonymity, people can be monsters
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RohrvgMar 23, 2026
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That's not even a good pun.
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NecroSoulMirror-89Mar 23, 2026
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Ik. Also your username
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TrevorBoMar 23, 2026
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I think this is the default response for people who are hearing about it who do not need to hear about it, like people across the country. Yet, the algorithm continues to feed garbage where it could be something better.
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MasterArCtiKMar 23, 2026
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Nobody died lol no reason to get the panties in a wad
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amaranthusrowanMar 23, 2026
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I only clicked on this because I got married in NH in 1998. Turns out it was at this beautiful place. It was called The Tamworth Inn back then, I believe. Sorry for the wedding party and injured people.
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Select_Resort_7267Mar 23, 2026
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And I believe you had a beautiful wedding.
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amaranthusrowanMar 23, 2026
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We did, magical really. And we’re still married 😀.
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Select_Resort_7267Mar 23, 2026
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Happy for you. Hope to someday get there.
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BizarrebazaarsMar 23, 2026
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Wedding planners and venue are fucked.
Old barn and farm properties have become insanely popular for weddings and people have increasingly been purchasing old rural real estate to convert to “pinteresty” “rustic” event venues across the nation. I have been to a handful of weddings at sites like these myself (PNW here), plus I used to be an event and wedding planner (burned the f*** out on it). I’d think about dangers regularly, especially in lofted barn spaces. There’s also so much jumping and pounding around during drunken receptions and dancing. On several occasions I had to require DJs relocate because of risks like this. I also had plenty of conversations with venue managers about reducing future max guest counts because of clear structural risks. As in, barns or sheds with no reinforcements for structural integrity after purchase. I even diverted couples from some venues because they felt sketchy. Like, DUH. I’m in no way related to fire department inspections or compliance and these things are major ‘no shit’ factors. This incident could have easily been avoided. Sad and unfortunate, and hope everyone is OK.
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LoudergoodMar 24, 2026
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Most barns don't have basements.
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spykidsfan1996Mar 23, 2026
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You guys there's been a tragedy in the club community, the big deck at club aqua collapsed
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1991K75SMar 23, 2026
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"Guests leaving the venue Sunday were still visibly shaken up and politely declined to comment."
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DeepInTheSheepMar 23, 2026
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Congratulations to the newly rich newlyweds
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aggravationXMar 23, 2026
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Gotta be the one silver lining here. No fatalities thankfully
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DefiThrowawayMar 23, 2026
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Most of these quirky bootleg wedding facilities require the person booking them to get a 1 Day insurance rider and claim no responsibility in the contract. I guess it will be interesting if one, this was the case and two, if it was, how legal it is. I remember NH going nuclear on a ski mountain in the early 2000's for having similar language about liability on lift tickets to get out of a fatality lawsuit and the courts went medieval on that ass.
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MediumTempTakeMar 23, 2026
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If they broke the law by having their room over capacity or lacking the necessary inspections, they could still be at risk for being sued
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Blueb1rdMar 23, 2026
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The 250 barn is a different, new construction building. The space that collapsed was called the sap house and was significantly smaller.
Source - I was one of the people who fell.
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baconsword420Mar 23, 2026
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Bro what is it with NH and wedding tragedies.
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SundayShelterMar 23, 2026
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I guess it’s time to bring the *Old Hampshire* wedding venue back online.
Edit: it appears New Englanders aren’t fans of dad jokes.
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OhshiznoodlemuffinsMar 23, 2026
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I guess they really fell for each other.
Glad no one was seriously injured!
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