Mike
A wedding day is often hailed as one of the most beautiful, joyful, and unforgettable moments in a person’s life. It’s a day filled with love, laughter, and the promise of a future together. Yet, for all the magic that surrounds this special occasion, there’s an undercurrent of stress that often goes unspoken.
Planning a wedding is a bit like orchestrating a grand symphony. You want every note to be perfect, every detail to harmonize flawlessly, and every guest to leave with a heart full of joy. However, the pursuit of perfection can often lead to a crescendo of stress that threatens to drown out the melody of love and happiness.
Recently, one bride (u/Mindless-Charge-5996) shared her story on Reddit of a wedding gone wrong, and asked readers to give her advice.
“AITAH for leaving my own wedding because my husband embarrassed me?”
“I F27 and my husband M29 have been together for 3 years. In those 3 years I have never have known him to be selfish, occasionally immature yes, but even that was rare. These problems arose when those stupid cake-smashing videos got popular and my husband thought they were hilarious.”
“I’ve never thought they were funny and he knows that, yet he was always showing me the videos of those poor wives getting the happiest day of their life ruined by their a**hole partner for some cheap laughs. He also knows I have a history with cake smashing.”
“He started laughing but I was being for real. Though he really was not taking me seriously.”
“Now, skip to a few days ago when my wedding happened. Everything was perfect, I was happy, he was happy. I was excited for our new lives as newlyweds. I felt like a princess in my poofy white dress and done up hair with perfect make-up. All very expensive things, I would like to mention.”
“We get to the cake-cutting part and, as I turn to him he scoops up a huge chunk of our wedding cake and smashes it all over my face. Everything just seemed to go in slow motion for a few moments. He’s just laughing at me, and then says ‘you should see your face’ and continues to laugh. Other people in the crowd (mostly my family) were all laughing at me.”
“Then I just start walking away. He realizes that I’m leaving and tries to catch up with me and says I’m being extra. I push him away and order an Uber. As I got outside, most of the crowd was following me telling me to come back. I got into the Uber and drove away.”
“I drove to our apartment and packed most of my things and went to stay at a hotel. I currently am staying at a friend’s house. My family and his family has been blowing up my phone for days. They say I’m being childish and my husband is a good man and it was just a joke.”
“My husband has been calling me off the hook telling me to please come home and that he wants to talk. He says that he’s sorry and he didn’t think I’d get that ’emotional’. This was supposed to be the happiest day of our lives and he embarrassed me in front of everyone for some prank that he knew I hated.”
“Not only that, he ruined a $500 cake. He ruined my makeup, my hair and the top of my dress. The cake got all over. I still do love him and I’m wondering If I really was to hard on him, that seems to be everyone else’s opinion. So AITA?”
Here’s what folks had to say in the comments:
