Nate Armbruster
You find out who your true friends are when you’re inviting people to your wedding. Unfortunately for some folks, the people who hurt you most are your own family members.
Recently, a now-deleted Redditor shared a story from her wedding with the ‘True Off My Chest’ community, which invites users to get personal things off their chest.
The bride’s cousin apparently had hooked up with the groom years before the wedding. She knew about this at the time they met, and it hasn’t been an issue until the wedding.
This woman’s cousin had previously hooked up with her fiancé years prior to the wedding. The cousin told her she planned to wear a red dress. According to the cousin, red means “I’ve slept with the groom”
After discussing whether or not she should even invite her cousin to the wedding, her mother said it would cause too much drama.
To avoid any potential drama, the bride-to-be came up with a plan. She asked her bridesmaids to wear red to prevent her cousin’s dress from standing out.
I asked all my friends to wear red to my wedding.
OP Explains:
So my husband and my cousin hooked up before I met him 8 years ago. They met at a party and they hooked up that night but he wasn’t interested in anything more so he told her it was not gonna happen.
A couple of months later I met him and we started dating. A year later we made it official.
My cousin recognized him from that night and demanded that I would break up with him because it was gross.
And honestly I did think it was gross at first but the damage was already done. I was in love with him so I basically chose him.
She was one of my closest friends and while we get along okay now we’re not as close as we used to be because she thinks I’m gross.
I got married a few weeks ago. And in the months leading to my wedding, my cousin made it clear that she’s gonna wear a red dress. A red dress means that she’s slept with the groom.
At first I thought she was joking but no. I asked her not to do it because I didn’t want gossip in my wedding and a reminder that “I’m gross” but she said that it was the truth.
I asked mom what would happen if I didn’t invite my cousin and she said it would mean a lot of drama with the family. A war.
So I simply asked my sisters, my closest friends, and my 3 bridesmaids to wear red. I asked everyone to keep it a secret because honestly, I didn’t want my cousin to have time to find another way to make drama.
All and all about 17 girls and many of their so also had different shades of red. The girls were stunningly beautiful and their SO’s very handsome.
My cousin was shocked and livid because she thought she would be the only one wearing red. She sulked the whole ceremony and left early.
Today I got an email from my aunt that I’m a b**ch for hurting my cousin by first stealing her man and now being petty on my wedding day?
I don’t agree. I’m happy nobody ruined my wedding and I’m thankful for my girls who rose up to the occasion.
The story sparked quite the comment thread. Here are some of the best reactions to how things went down.
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