Bride Asks People Write 500-Word “Application Essays” To Attend Wedding

Somehow, even in the middle of a pandemic when traveling, jobs, and safety is uncertain, brides and grooms are still demanding everyone drop everything for their wedding. Folks, your wedding should be CANCELLED, or so small that everyone can get tested and bring a pot of macaroni to the reception in your backyard. Of course, that’s not gonna happen, because everyone thinks their special day is the biggest priority on the planet right now.

That includes Redditor u/Flodomofo‘s sister, who is really taking the whole “bridezilla” thing to new heights. The OP posted on r/AmItheA**hole, saying her sister is getting married next February. It’s a destination wedding, which means air travel and hotels. Because there’s a pandemic, the venue is asking the couple to cut down on guests, which has led to the issue between them:

She’s sending out “re-invites” that asks everyone to RSVP again. But in order to figure out who to invite and who to cut, she’s asking all confirmed guests to submit two 250-word “essays” to two questions. The gist is that they’ll use these essays to choose who can come or not, based on people’s enthusiasm. People who don’t write the essays at all will be automatically disqualified.

I just feel really insulted by all of this. The questions aren’t even pandemic-related, its broad topics like ”why do you still want to celebrate this day with us?” And “what will attending our wedding mean to you specifically?” So she’s blatantly looking for people to kiss ass and tell her why they REALLY want to go.

The OP says she told her sister she won’t be writing 500 words on why she needs to attend the wedding, spend money on the trip and get her a gift:

This has really rubbed her and my parents the wrong way. She’s said that to keep things fair if I don’t fill out the RSVP correctly I won’t be saved a spot. I said fine with me. Then my parents said if I don’t show up I’m going to be in big f—king trouble with all our relatives so just write the essays.

AITA if I stay stubborn on this? I’m already annoyed at the thought of spending thousands and coming home to quarantine. But I will not belt out 500 words on how this is totally my choice. AITA?

She clarified that the essay has been framed as a “survey” like a Google form, but there’s a word limit requirement, so people can’t just write “fart” and hit submit. They have to write fart 250 times at least.

That’s sort of what people suggested the OP do, since it would technically fulfill the survey requirement:

Some people were actually baffled that the bride would choose to do this simply because it would likely end in being completely embarrassed. Who is going to write these essays if even a family member refuses?

And how awkward will it be if someone does do the essay questions and then gets rejected? Are they still expected to send a present? According to the OP, yes, the bride did tell people they “could” still send a gift if they were rejected from the guest list:

I would honestly love to read some of these submissions. Someone’s gotta write “cancel” 500 times, right?

Bride Demands People Write 500-Word “Application Essays” To Attend Her Wedding

The OP says she told her sister she won’t be writing 500 words on why she needs to attend the wedding, spend money on the trip and get her a gift:

She clarified that the essay has been framed as a “survey” like a Google form, but there’s a word limit requirement, so people can’t just write “fart” and hit submit. They have to write fart 250 times at least.

That’s sort of what people suggested the OP do, since it would technically fulfill the survey requirement:

Some people were actually baffled that the bride would choose to do this simply because it would likely end in being completely embarrassed. Who is going to write these essays if even a family member refuses?

And how awkward will it be if someone does do the essay questions and then gets rejected? Are they still expected to send a present? According to the OP, yes, the bride did tell people they “could” still send a gift if they were rejected from the guest list:

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Aimeé Lutkin