Yikes.
There are some unwritten rules around weddings. Don't wear white if you're a guest and never, ever try and upstage the bride are just some of them.
One bride was clearly furious after a guest tried to propose to his girlfriend at her wedding ceremony in September. In a post on Reddit, she detailed what exactly happened on her wedding day.
She explains that her cousin and her boyfriend had been dating for less than 6 months when they attended their wedding. She explains that they were all having a good time on the dancefloor when it happened:
"The next thing I know is my cousins boyfriend asks the DJ for his mike and goes to the center of the dance floor saying he has an “announcement” to make and calls my cousin over."
"So, I rush over and say, “Nope, no one is getting engaged during my special day especially during my reception. You can get engaged later tonight but not right now. It’s my day. Thank you for understanding.” and I go to walk away."
"My cousin starts puffing and my aunt (her mom) starts yelling at me and calling me an entitled brat. It causes a huge fight and they all end up leaving. My mom, stepdad, dad, and stepmom all are on my side and were even pissed that they think its okay to do that during a wedding they all paid for."
"My nana says I was wrong and told me to apologize and call them over and allow him to propose. Needless to say, it didn’t happen."
She goes on to explain that since the wedding, that entire side of her family have been rude to both her and her husband. To add salt to the wounds, the newly engaged couple announced their wedding date over the Christmas - they plan to get married on the exact same date as the bride's one year anniversary.
Ouch.
She said she feels hurt by it all and reckons they picked that date just to spite her:
"I’m beyond pissed and so not planning to go. It’s my damn one year wedding anniversary!"
"My family is upset that they would do that to piss me off for not allowing them to get engaged during my reception. My cousin says they chose to get married on their one year engagement anniversary."
"Either way, regardless of the real reason, I’m still upset."
More than 3,000 people have since commented on her post, with most people agreeing that she was in the right. One person commented:
"You don’t get to hijack someone else’s event to make it your event."
Meanwhile someone else simply had this advice:
"Make a pregnancy announcement!!"
