'Couple got engaged at my wedding and ruined everything - so I got revenge'
Getting married should be one of the most important and special days of your life, and it’s not unreasonable to want all of the attention to be on you and your spouse. When it comes to the dos and don’ts of a wedding day, most people are aware of the basics. For example, the only person to wear white should be a bride, guests should be on time and respectful, and these days, remember to put your phone on silent.
However, one couple had a whole different kind of problem arise at their wedding and are now unsure if they reacted in the right way. Taking to Reddit to offload his story, the 32-year-old man wrote: “My wife and I got married two weeks ago. At our reception, her cousin ‘Rachel’ caught the bouquet. Apparently, her boyfriend ‘Ross’ had been carrying a ring around waiting for the right time to propose and decided her catching the bouquet was a sign.”
The groom revealed that straight after his new wife’s cousin caught the flowers, her boyfriend ran over to her, got down on one knee, and proposed. Needless to say, the woman said yes and all the guests rushed over to the couple. Continuing the story, he went on: “Obviously this shifted all of the attention onto Ross and Rachel. Everyone surrounded them to congratulate them and then Rachel asked the DJ to play ‘their song’ for them to dance, which derailed the next few things we had planned.
“I already wasn’t happy about this because we only had the photographer available for a certain number of hours and I was worried about going off the schedule. But what really upset me was that I could see that my wife’s feelings were obviously very hurt that Ross and Rachel were stealing our thunder.
“My wife is really not the type of person to want a lot of attention or to be comfortable spending a lot of money on herself, so our wedding was the one special day when she was able to do so without feeling guilty about it, and seeing it get ruined for her was awful.”
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Furious his bride was upset, the man asked Ross and Rachel to leave, which, at the time his wife agreed with him about. He revealed he told Ross that he didn’t appreciate him upstaging them and that he thought it would be best if he and Rachel left early so they could enjoy the rest of the night.
According to the man, Ross started arguing with him saying that he was “acting nuts” and caused a scene, attracting lots of attention from the other wedding guests who overheard and began chipping in their opinions.
The newly engaged couple did end up leaving, however, the night had been soured by people discussing the whole drama. The man explained: “Everyone was on our side, but even so my wife and I weren’t happy that people continued to talk more about Ross and Rachel. The reason we wanted them to leave was because we didn’t want to keep being reminded all night of the stunt they had just pulled on us instead of being able to simply celebrate our marriage with our friends and family.”
Following the wedding, the man’s new wife has now turned around and said it was wrong of them to kick them out, and that they should have pretended to be happy for them so as not to ruin the night. Following the incident, Rachel’s mother complained to his wife’s mother about them being asked to leave, saying that they should’ve brought it up with them privately later instead of letting a faux pas turn into a squabble that has now tainted not only their big day but their engagement. Clearly feeling confused by the whole situation, the man asked the forum if he had been in the wrong after all and what to do next.
The controversial post attracted a huge number of reactions from people with very different opinions on how it should have been handled. One person wrote: “Not the a**hole. While I get it was a spur-of-the-moment engagement it was not appropriate. That could almost have been forgiven if they hadn’t pushed it further. Then going to the DJ to play ‘their song’ was completely out of line. I’d be mad at the DJ too he shouldn’t be taking requests from people who aren’t bride and groom. They should have realized the time and place and the middle of your wedding wasn’t it.”
However, someone else disagreed, writing: “I don't understand why people seem to think that happiness is a finite quantity. Like, two people you cared enough about to invite to your wedding got engaged - that doesn't take away from the total amount of happiness in the room, it increases it. Why didn't you both go with it and join Ross and Rachel in the dance? Share the joy, you know? I don't think you or your wife are a**holes, but you did choose suffering over joy at your own wedding."
And another person kindly attempted to move past it all, asking: “You already know you're not the a**hole. So instead let’s discuss other important matters. Where was the honeymoon? What kind of cake did you get?” To which the groom happily replied, “We haven't left for the honeymoon yet, but we're going to Greece! We had a multi-tiered multi-flavoured cake, so it was chocolate, chocolate hazelnut, and red velvet. The red velvet was the best.”
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