People Are Sharing The Most Inappropriate, Cringe, And Straight-Up Horrific Things They’ve Witnessed At Weddings

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“Many, many years ago, a colleague from the Netherlands sent me an invitation to his wedding in Amsterdam. Since I live in Norway, going to a wedding in Amsterdam is quite costly between flights, hotel, and food (plus a wedding gift, of course), but I was touched that he wanted me there as the only one of our international crowd of colleagues, so I decided to take my savings and go…”

“…I called him up, and he was very pleased that I intended to come, and told me that he had gone to great lengths to get my address (this was before the time of emails and social media). We chatted about his new bride, who I was eager to meet, and I asked him for hotel recommendations and what he would like as a wedding gift. He ended the conversation by saying, ‘Oh, just one last thing: The invitation is for the religious service only, not for the dinner party; I hope you don’t mind. We wanted it to be a small wedding.’ I was so surprised that I just said: ‘Of course not, I understand.’ But then I sat down to think. It’s one thing to ask someone in town to pop by and see you get married. No costs are incurred (beyond a metro ticket), and no gift is expected. But to invite someone who would have to spend $2,000 to see you get married and then not invite them to the party? I made up an excuse and did not go. And I never spoke to him again.”

—Solfrid C.