Bride, 31, ended up unconscious and in an ambulance after getting drunk on her wedding day: Mother-of-one blames mixing drinks on an empty stomach

Published: 01:42, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 01:48, 21 April 2026 Weddings are supposed to be the happiest day of your life, but one bride has warned that you don't have to say 'I do' to every post-celebration shot. Danielle Crowther set her new husband an early test of his 'in sickness and in health' vows when she was taken into an ambulance unconscious at the end of her big day.  The mother-of-one tied the knot with her partner of two years, Lewis Crowther, on April 3. The 31-year-old said the day started smoothly at the Canterbury register office in Kent, before they joined their 40 wedding guests at their reception.  Danielle said she had not managed to eat while getting ready due to anxiety about the big day, but said she kept being handed drinks throughout the night. She mixed different drinks and said she could not even remember how much she drank, claiming to be the 'drunkest' she had ever been, before falling unconscious. Her new husband Lewis called an ambulance after guests realised she was not responsive.  Thankfully, medics reportedly found she was simply intoxicated and did not transfer her to hospital. Danielle Crowther was taken into an ambulance, still in her wedding dress after overindulging on her big day Danielle married her partner of two years Lewis Crowther and enjoyed a boozy reception While Danielle said she was embarrassed upon waking up, she now finds the incident funny. One of the guests posted footage of the night online, gathering more than 41,000 views. Danielle commented on the footage, writing: 'Oh my God how bloody embarrassing.' It showed people downing shots before the bride can be seen being lifted off a chair by guests and then unconscious in the back of an ambulance - still in her wedding dress. Danielle, from Whitstable, Kent, said: 'Everything was absolutely fine, it went really smoothly. 'At the reception I kept having drinks handed to me and I went to sit down next to my little one and just went. 'I must have fallen asleep but I was unresponsive. I had a lot of drinks, shots, all different stuff. 'I was mixing different stuff, I really should have stuck to one drink. It was a bit of everything. It was in the last half an hour of it [the reception]. 'My husband called the ambulance. I don't remember it at all. 'They didn't take me to hospital because they said I was intoxicated. I felt awful, my head was spinning.' Danielle was taken home and was told the story of the night by her family when she woke up. The stay-at-home mother said she did not intend to drink so much, but put it down to being stressed on her big day. Looking back, Danielle said the incident made the wedding better as she can laugh about it now. Have YOU ever gone too hard too early at a wedding? What's your view? Guests called an ambulance after Danielle became unconscious from drinking The newlywed, however, has urged future brides not to drink on an empty stomach. Danielle said: 'Everyone laughed. The next morning my sister and my family told me what happened and I thought, 'Oh my God.' 'I was dancing and I went over to sit next to my little boy. I sat on the chair and just went. It's the drunkest I've been in my life. I was taken home. 'I said I'm not going to drink that much. It was 100 per cent wedding stress, I suffer from anxiety anyway. 'My husband did find it funny, but he had quite a bit to drink as well. Looking back, it made it better, it's funny. It didn't ruin the wedding. 'I would tell brides to eat while they're getting ready and not drink on an empty stomach. I couldn't eat anything because of the stress. 'I was planning the wedding for about six months. We were together a couple of months before he proposed. We'd known each other for years.' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.