It is a truth, universally acknowledged that no one should upstage the bride or groom on their wedding day.
But it seems one man didn’t get this memo, as he decided to try and steal the show during a recent wedding reception he attended.
The bride, understandably, was furious and took to social media to recount the whole dramatic tale.
In a post on Reddit’s Am I The A**hole forum, the unnamed woman explained how she’d intervened when one of her wedding guests stole the microphone from the DJ on her big day and began proposing to his girlfriend – the bride’s cousin.
She recalls: “We’re all having a great time at my wedding. My husband and I are mingling with guest while everyone dances.
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“The next thing I know is my cousin’s boyfriend asks the DJ for his mic and goes to the center of the dance floor saying he has an ‘announcement’ to make and calls my cousin over.
“So, I rush over and say, ‘Nope, no one is getting engaged during my special day especially during my reception. You can get engaged later tonight but not right now. It’s my day. Thank you for understanding.’ and I go to walk away.
“My cousin starts puffing and my aunt starts yelling at me and calling me an entitled brat.”
A huge fight breaks out over the incident and many members of the bride’s family leave the wedding because of it.
She’s disappointed, but is sure things will be resolved soon.
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However things didn’t exactly improve from there.
The cousin and her boyfriend did get engaged after they left the wedding and decided to get their revenge on the bride for ruining their big moment.
When the family reunites at Christmas, the pair shock everyone by cruelly announcing that their wedding will be taking place on the same day as the newlywed’s first anniversary.
The bride adds: “I’m beyond p***ed and so not planning to go. It’s my damn one year wedding anniversary! My family is upset that they would do that to p*** me off for not allowing them to get engaged during my reception.”
More than 3,000 people took the time to comment on her post, with many agreeing that she had every right to be upset.
One person said: “You don’t get to hijack someone else’s event to make it your event.”
Another wrote: “It was your day! Incredibly rude! Furthermore, he should have asked you first and you could have politely said no, saving any embarrassment. Morons.”
A third added: “That is EXTREMELY tacky of someone to do!!!! To propose at your wedding? Holy crap. Your family is AWFUL. This person isn’t even someone you know!! And they didn’t even ASK you, he just DID it?!?!?! JESUS.”
