Yep. That would classify it as "irony".

Sorry to be a usage nazi, and no offense to you, VeronicaMarie, but no, it is not ironic. It's tragically coincidental or synchronous. Irony requires contrast and tragedy. You have the tragedy, but not the contrast. You need the opposite of what is expected to happen.

Interestingly enough, rain on your wedding day traditionally means that the marriage is blessed with good luck in German, Swedish, Italian and French cultures.

I'm sorry. I don't believe that you are correct. This is an example of "situational irony". Situation irony occurs when there is a discrepancy between the actual results of a situation and the expected results. You would not expect a man named Armstrong to be beaten with a fake arm, thus the irony.

I don't see the discrepancy or incongruity here. The fact that the name and the implement match actually create a sense of synchronicity, in my opinion, not dissonance. It's certainly WEIRD, but weird doesn't mean ironic. Wikipedia, whose definition matches yours, further clarifies their definition with this example:

"When John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, all of his shots initially missed the President; however, a bullet ricocheted off the bullet-proof Presidential limousine and struck Reagan in the chest. Thus, a vehicle made to protect the President from gunfire was partially responsible for his being shot."

If Ronald Reagan had been shot with a Ray Gun, it wouldn't have been ironic. That, is an example of alignment, not incongruity. That he would have been shot with a ray gun would have been completely unexpected and bizarre, surely, but not ironic. What causes the situational irony of the above example is that something intended to protect the president actually redirected the bullet that struck him to injure him.

I have to apologize for posting in the first place and then responding. Nobody likes the grammar police, and it nets me plus eleventy-thousand jack ass points. I also get a 50 point bonus for quoting Wikipedia. I think we can all agree that irony, with it's many varieties, is a horribly abused and misused.

That should be "with its many varieties," btw. :)

I have a warrant for Morbid's arrest. Let me know if he shows up here again. This life is hard enough without all those split infinitives.

Ouch! An apostrophe flub of the most embarrassing kind. Thanks, Lizard.

No apologies necessary. Hell, Lizard wishes the Grammar Police checked all my articles before I published them. I am a wanted man.

OMFG! Our first ever irony debate!

Yes, that is ironic. Rain on your wedding day, however, is not ironic. It just sucks. You officially have a better grasp of irony than Alanis Morrissette.

There is a really good joke in there somewhere - sadly, I am too tired to find it.