Woman walks out of friend’s ‘fake’ wedding ceremony – leaving bride furious

A wedding guest decided to go along to their friend’s ‘fake wedding’, not wanting to hurt her feelings. They changed their minds however once the ceremony began and realised they couldn’t go along with it

A guest who walked out of their friend’s ‘fake wedding’ after the ceremony had already begun says they had initially tried to be supportive of the idea. Although she’s never been in a serious relationship, their friend has spoken for some time about wanting to hold a ‘fake wedding’, whereby she and her pals would organise a ‘big, extravagant’ ceremony and reception.

This event would be held simply for ‘the sake of experiencing the thrill of getting married’, without actually making any sort of actual commitment to anyone.

Having recently announced she would be going through with it, the ‘bride-to-be’ invited the reluctant guest to attend.

Taking to Reddit, the anonymous guest recalled: “I was hesitant at first, but I didn’t want to hurt her feelings by declining, so I agreed to go.

“However, as the date of the wedding approached, I started to feel more and more uncomfortable about the whole situation.

“I didn’t want to be a part of something that felt so fake and pointless, and I didn’t want to encourage my friend’s delusion that a wedding is something you can just have for fun, without any real commitment or meaning behind it.”

They did try to talk to their friend about their concerns, but claims she brushed these off, insisting it was ‘just a harmless bit of fun and that they were overthinking it’.

Not wanting to create any drama, they decided to just go along with things, but when the big day came, they found themselves feeling more uncomfortable than ever.

They continued: “As the ceremony began and I saw my friend standing at the altar, surrounded by her ‘ bridesmaids ‘ and ‘groomsmen’, I just couldn’t bring myself to go through with it. I got up and left, feeling like a complete a**hole for ruining my friend’s ‘wedding’.

“Now, she’s furious with me and I’m not sure how to make things right. I know I probably should have just gone along with it and pretended to enjoy the fake wedding, but at the same time, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was all just a huge waste of time and money.”

One fellow Reddit user wrote: “You were already there. What kinda stand was this? If you didn’t want to go along with it, you shoulda stayed home.”

Another advised: “You know what a wedding is without a wedding? A party. Let your friend be, is her money and she wasn’t hurting anyone, she just wanted to have fun and a day that was all about her. Do I think is tasteful? No. Is it really my business (or yours)? Also no.

“Also, you don’t know what is going through her mind, this is merely speculation, but maybe she was so scared of never having the opportunity to have this moment, which is her dream, so she called the people she loved to help her fulfill a dream in, again, a harmless way.”

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