The bride shared her story about her wedding that could have been ruined because of her cousin on Reddit’s r/TrueOffMyChest thread. After the bride introduced her to-be-husband to her family, her cousin recognized him as the guy she slept with eight years ago. RELATED: Bride Seeks Advice After Friend Was Upset She Spent All Her Wedding Day With Her Husband “They met at a party and they hooked up that night but he wasn’t interested in anything more so he told her it’s not gonna happen,” the woman wrote. Her cousin demanded that the bride should break up with the guy because she thought it was ‘gross’ but the woman refused to do so.
As a result, the cousin decided that she would wear red to the wedding.
“A red dress means that she’s slept with the groom. At first, I thought she was joking but no," the bride explained. Most people know that you should never wear white to a wedding and there are those who argue that wearing black is also a way of conveying disrespect to the marriage. But the ban on red might be a lesser-known tradition. Beyond the belief that wearing red to a wedding symbolizes a past entanglement with a groom, there are also those who argue that red is too eye-catching and takes attention away from the bride. After the woman’s cousin refused to back down from her idea, the bride tried to uninvite her. However, her mother warned her that it would turn into a lot of family drama. So, the bride resorted to taking other measures for her wedding day.
The bride asked all her bridesmaids and family members to wear red to the wedding.
“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,” the woman added. The girls totaled up to 17 along with their partners who wore different shades of red to the wedding. This didn’t sit well with the cousin as she hadn’t expected her plot to be ruined like that. RELATED: Woman Banned From Sister’s Wedding After She Refused To Take Off A Piece Of Jewelry Upon The Bride’s Request The bride wrote, “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.” After the wedding, the bride got emails from her aunt that she hurt her cousin by marrying the guy she used to go out with and for being petty at the wedding. “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 woman added.
After reading the whole story, the Redditors commended the bride for her idea and criticized her cousin.
“I think your move was brilliant. I get that your aunt feels she needs to stick up for her daughter, but it was still brilliant,” one user wrote. Another user wrote, “The hilarious irony at your aunt calling you petty on your own wedding day. Was it not your cousin being petty in the first place that caused the whole ‘incident’? You handled it perfectly. Congrats on your marriage!” “Your cousin has serious problems. It was a hookup from 8 years ago, and she’s still acting like she owns him,” one person commented. Many people suggested the bride to not keep in contact with her cousin anymore as she seems like she has several problems. One person wrote, “Your cousin needs help, my friend. She is the gross one and needs to grow up… so just phase her out of your day-to-day.” RELATED: Woman Exposes Her Cheating Ex At His Wedding After He Accidentally Booked Her Band To Perform Sanika Nalgirkar is a News & Entertainment Writer for YourTango. She has a master’s degree in Creative Writing. See more of her writing on her website.
