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Mother of Bride 45 minutes late to wedding and misses ceremony, blames bride for not waiting for her: 'They had time to stop at a bakery??'

Weddings may be a celebration of the union of two people, but they're first and foremost an administrative marathon and a crash course in event planning—let's get that straight. The one thing you don't realize when you say “yes” is that you're not just saying “yes” to a ring; you're saying “Yes, I'd love to become a de facto event planner for the next year of my life as a second job." There's a lot going on and a ton to manage, and the entire time leading up to the big day is spent trying to en…
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Entitled Karen aunt steals food off of Maid of Honor's plate and and sends food back multiple times, accusations from serving staff set her off

‘Let me see it on camera’: Entitled aunt eats off of Maid of Honor's dinner plate and sticks her fingers in the caterer's sauces, then lies about it and demands to see video proof

"We had no choice but to throw all those sauces away."
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Woman wonders if she's wrong for letting her pregnancy news slip at friend's bridal shower: '[The bride] was upset that I announced my pregnancy at her bridal shower'

There are certain implied rules of engagement when it comes to celebrations, and it's generally expected that you'll let the person being celebrated have their moment and not do anything to steal their thunder by making major announcements of your own that are bound to generate buzz and get people talking about you. Of course, this is notoriously hard for some people who can't bear to not be the center of attention, which is why we end up with so many of these stories of entitled friends and fa…
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21-year-old university student wonders if they're wrong for refusing to contribute to expenses while living at home with her parents: 'They feel that it is my duty to contribute to the household...'

Whether or not you're still in school, you're an adult at 21 years old, and as such, it stands to reason that you should be significantly contributing to your living situation. There may be some situations where your family might be wealthy enough that you can get away with not contributing, but for most, the reality of most family situations will be that this is not the case, and at 21 years old, you will need to be contributing. Readers here voted for the university student not to be in the w…
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Employee's wedding PTO is denied in favor of older coworker's time off request, boss presents an ultimatum: ‘Either reschedule your wedding or you're fired’

Employee's wedding PTO is denied in favor of older coworker's time off request, boss presents an ultimatum: ‘Either reschedule your wedding or you're fired’

In a perfect world, when a couple gets engaged, they each get to take time off their jobs so they can plan their dream wedding. Then, after they get married, without having to even think about work, they would go on a long honeymoon to enjoy their time together as newlyweds. Only after they return from their vacation would they also return to work, where everyone would welcome them with open arms and congratulations. This world is not a perfect world, in fact, it is far from it. We live in a wo…
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'Guess who didn't answer the numerous desperate calls?': Frustrated gardener abandons job on the day of the owner's daughter's wedding

'Guess who didn't answer the numerous desperate calls?': Frustrated gardener abandons job on the day of the owner's daughter's wedding

As a gardener at a super fancy house , this person was accustomed to big events. They shared that at this place in Massachusetts, they worked on a home that was used for movie shoots and fancy events for the uber-wealthy. U/B****ndogs was pretty used to the demands of the extremely rich : they mentioned that at one point, they were instructed to rake the beach to make it look more even. ("No, it never made a difference," they admitted.) Working with the very wealthy can be lucrative business, j…
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'I'm finished with you': Choosing beggar tries to get out of paying for personal trainer's fitness plan, results in heated text exchange

'I'm finished with you': Choosing beggar tries to get out of paying for personal trainer's fitness plan, results in heated text exchange

This dude really thought he could get a professionally curated meal and exercise plan for free. First of all, the choosing beggar contacted this fitness trainer directly after seeing the positive impact he had on a friend of his. The scammer wanted to get in better shape before an upcoming wedding. Now, his friend must have explained the estimated cost of working with this trainer beforehand, yet somehow the choosing beggar had the audacity to try to get free labor out of this guy. Luckily, the…
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'I have never been so mortified in my entire life': Father interrupts his nemesis cousins' wedding reception with an "extremely embarrassing announcement"

'I have never been so mortified in my entire life': Father interrupts his nemesis's son's wedding reception with an "extremely embarrassing announcement"

Who doesn't get embarrassed by their parents from time to time? Probably everyone was embarrassed by their parents as a teenager, and then you grow up and learn to embrace their quirks. But sometimes their behavior still makes you cringe really hard! U/cmarie22345 had a brief but interesting story to tell to the r/weddingshaming community. This person's dad just couldn't resist bragging about his kid a bit. Many dads love to do this, it must just come with the territory of being a loving father…
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‘Grow up': 15-year-old professional photographer gets pressured by her grandma to shoot her uncle's wedding for free, she refuses then gets slandered in front of the whole family

Okay then, Grandma, why don't you give it a whirl and see how the photos turn out?
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'If you're buying us gifts, the requirement is to buy us gifts above $250': Top 15 Entitled Karen Brides

'If you're buying us gifts, the requirement is to buy us gifts above $250': Top 15 Entitled Karen Brides and Grooms

When everything goes according to plan, a wedding can become the perfect weekend for anyone attending, but if things go wrong, no one is safe. Part of that is due to our cultural and sociological obsession with the importance of weddings. From the flowers to the venue to the music to the food, there is always going to be something that the bride and groom will obsess over and, because of the random nature of life, not everything is going to be perfect. No matter how many times you may try to re…
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'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding': Employee notices backward pattern when VP threatens to fire her right before her wedding

'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding': Employee notices backward pattern when VP threatens to fire her right before her wedding

In this day and age, we don't expect toxic workplace environments to get away with wildly outdated behavior anymore, and yet as much as we'd like to think that progress has been made, unkind and unfair treatment still does happen all the time. Here, we have a young female employee who was on the brink of getting married when the VP of her company organized a disciplinary meeting threatening to fire her if she didn't pull it together at work. Of course, there was no concrete evidence that she wa…
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Entitled honeymooner husband leaves his new wife in economy during a long-haul flight, expects man to give up his seat

‘He [took] the upgrade instead of sitting with his wife’: Man refuses to give up premium economy seat for entitled husband's new wife, offers to sell it to him instead

Excuse me, sir. I paid for this seat!
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Photographer sabotages wedding photos after harsh family criticism, ruining precious memories

Photographer sabotages wedding photos after harsh family criticism, ruining precious memories

Your priorities should always be centered around your family. You ought to go above and beyond to ensure the happiness of your loved ones. But what would you do if your family openly disregarded your field of employment and treated you like an unnecessary burden? Would you still treat them with the highest regard? The story below is an account of a frustrated cousin. The original poster (OP) volunteered to be the photographer for his cousin's wedding. He felt obligated to help the couple in any…
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Weirdest first dates in memoriam: ‘We ended up crashing her ex's wedding by mistake.’

‘He took me to a funeral as his plus-one’: 21 Weirdest ways first dates went downhill

What's worse than having an awkward first date at a restaurant? Having one at a funeral.
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30+ Stunned wedding guests share the worst weddings they've ever attended: 'What's the worse wedding you’ve been to and what happened?'

Weddings are an interesting social phenomenon. For starters, the bride and groom's first task is to literally rank their family and closest friends by order of importance to them in order to form their bridal parties, almost like we're back on MySpace with our Top Friends ranked and audaciously on display… From there, everyone else gets a rank, too, with what table they're seated at the reception, letting everyone know loud and clear “where they sit" on your social ladder. If you're seated at a…
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Employee forced to work on his wedding day after having the leave approved months ago: 'His manager cryptically threatened to fire him if he didn’t work on his wedding day and honeymoon'

Honestly, has upper or regional management ever volunteered to fill in for a weekend shift? This wouldn't be the first time that an upper manager pulled something like this, going with the old “you have to make sacrifices to go along with your rank” and ignoring the fact that they're not actually paying their “manager” the industry standard for their role, let alone enough to match the gravitas that they're placing on it. Further, they're conveniently forgetting the fact that they're a manager,…
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