‘My friend hates me because I didn’t go to her wedding – she gave one week notice’

A woman has taken to Reddit to share how her best friend put an end to their relationship because she wasn’t able to attend her wedding – but she was only given seven days’ notice

A bridezilla has cut ties with her best friend after she failed to attend her special day – despite only giving her seven days’ notice about it. The newlywed has been branded a ‘maniac’ after alienating more than half of the people in her life because they were unable to “drop everything and rush to her wedding”.

Venting to Reddit, the woman explained how the bride ‘scolded’ her over the phone when she told her she would be unable to attend at such short notice. She said: “A friend of mine announced that she got engaged two months ago. After the initial rounds of congratulation, I ask her when the wedding is and she avoids the topic.

“When I pressed her, said that she’s having doubts, that she’s not sure about the marriage and to stop asking any questions because she feels conflicted.

“Around Halloween, we decide to check up on her and casually enquire about the wedding.

“She laughs and says she needs some time and that she will call when she’s ready. It looked like she has worked through her issues, good for her.

“Two days back, she called us to announce that her wedding is on November 5 and 6.

“She also stated that there are three wedding events, all of which are taking place in another city and each event has its own dress code.

“She also states that we have to turn up one day in advance and plan a bachelorette party for her and that we are terrible friends for not already offering to do so.”

Wanting to try to make things work, the woman asked for the wedding location so she could try to book her travel and hotel.

But she was told she’d have to wait for the official e-invite.

“We were shocked, to say the least,” she added.

“When we expected a wedding invite, we certainly didn’t expect it to be within a few days.

“We absolutely couldn’t plan to attend her wedding in such short notice, let alone a bachelorette party.

“After we finally received the venue location, we start looking for places to stay and they are all fully booked.

“When we inform the bride, she says we can stay in her house but we’ll have to share space with her cousins and extended family and the groom’s family, none of whom we know. “

The woman tried to calmly explain how she would be unable to attend because it was “too short notice”, but was verbally attacked by the bride and was called out for being a “horrible friend”.

She said: “As far as I know, none of her friends are attending because she announced it too late to plan anything

“We have all politely declined her invitation and wished her well.

“I tried to explain to her that I understand but the issue still stands, we were not able to find a place to stay, some of us would not be able to get leaves at work, nor would we be able to organise a bachelorette party in a city we know nothing about.

“She cursed me a lot, said that no friends would ever turn up to my wedding blah blah. I was very tempted to yell back but I just kept saying I’m sorry you feel that way.

“Finally, she stated that if I don’t turn up, we were done being friends. I replied that she should consider this the last conversation we have as friends and hung up.”

While most users slammed the bride for putting her friends in such an awkward position, others questioned why the wedding was so rushed.

One user said: “Even if I had zero plans, I’d RSVP no to the wedding if I only got a week’s notice.”

Another user added: “Someone should attempt a conversation with her about this because an ’emergency wedding’ doesn’t sit right with me. It’s a big step to take on such short notice. Something isn’t right.”

A third user said: “I am almost suspicious she’s trying to sabotage her marriage for having second thoughts and this is her way of doing it. Or something else is going on but to have such destructive behaviour so sudden doesn’t sound right. I understand you’re in shock.”

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