Rebel Wilson Says the ‘Building Started Catching on Fire’ at Her Sister’s Wedding After Indoor Pyrotechnics Accident

Rebel Wilson’s sister had a fiery accident at her wedding. 

The actress, 45, recalled a mistake she made as a bridesmaid at her sister Liberty’s wedding in an interview with Entertainment Tonight to promote her new movie, Bride Hard. 

When asked about her wedding dos and don’ts, Wilson said, “I have a don’t!”

She went on to tell a story about pulling together indoor pyrotechnics for her sister’s first dance during the wedding reception — and why she doesn’t recommend it. 

“I would say to everybody to don’t, because the building started catching on fire,” Wilson said. “The whole place had to be shut down. They had to turn off all the gas, so they couldn’t cook the food for the meals.”

When asked about the type of pyrotechnics she opted for, she said, “It’s just indoor pyrotechnics!” The actress explained that she thought they would “look really great” in photos of the couple’s first dance and impress the guests.

“It turned into a disaster,” Wilson said. “So I would say don’t do indoor pyrotechnics. Outdoor pyrotechnics though… I had that at my wedding. The outdoor pyrotechnics, excellent. Went off without a hitch.”

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Wilson tied the knot with Ramona Agruma in Italy on Sept. 28, 2024, sources confirmed to PEOPLE at the time. The actress shared on Instagram a few months later that Liberty officiated her and Agruma’s “legal wedding” in Sydney. 

Earlier this month, Wilson told Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of her new comedy that she decided not to have a wedding party during her nuptials because she couldn’t decide who to include.

“I had so many awesome choices,” Wilson admitted. “How could I choose between the Bellas of Pitch Perfect, and I have so many great friends. So, I eventually couldn’t choose.”

“And I had my childhood friend be our emcee, Nick [Hills], but I couldn’t — I couldn’t choose who to be in the wedding party, so I thought, ‘No wedding party,’ ” she added.

Wilson leads a hysterical ensemble in the action-comedy Bride Hard, which marks a reunion for Wilson and her Pitch Perfect costar Anna Camp. Also in the cast are Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Anna Chlumsky, Gigi Zumbado, Stephen Dorff and Justin Hartley.

Per a synopsis, the movie follows “high-maintenance bridesmaids” as secret agent Sam (Wilson) tries to prove she can be there for her friend. However, when a team of mercenaries crash the party and take the guests hostage, Sam is thrown into a “fight unlike any mission before — one where she can’t risk blowing her cover or ruining the big day.”