When you get married, it's likely that you'll have your friends, family, and other loved ones present at the ceremony to watch you tie the knot with your new spouse.
And while most of us would do our best to accommodate our family on our big day, one bride has been slammed for seemingly doing the opposite - as she specifically banned her "poorer relatives" from attending.
The woman said she and her husband-to-be are getting married in June and are planning a destination wedding at a resort in the Dominican Republic.
But because flights and hotel costs will be paid for by the guests themselves, the bride has decided she'll only be sending invites out to the people she thinks can afford to attend.
She has been slammed by her mum for being "judgemental" and has admitted her actions have "upset so many people" - but she doesn't think she did anything wrong.
In a post on Reddit, she wrote: "Am I the a**hole for not inviting my poorer relatives to my wedding for a good reason?
"I am getting married in June. I sent out my invitations in January to give everyone time to RSVP. We are having a destination wedding at a great resort in the Dominican Republic.
"Our invitations were expensive. And we thought it was a good place to economise if we only sent invitations to people who could afford to come.
"Right now my mum says she is very disappointed with me. I've upset so many people. My mum says that I was rude to judge people by their income. I didn't judge anyone. I just picked the people I thought could afford to go."
Commenters on the post also branded the bride "elitist" and "judgemental", with many people saying that she should have sent out her invitations to everyone in her family, and then let them decide for themselves whether they wanted to come.
One person said: "You could've just sent out the invitation and let people decide for themselves if it was too expensive. Invitations don't cost that much in the grand scheme of things, considering you're doing a whole destination wedding. You're just cheap and judgemental and rude."
While another added: "You're the a**hole. A pretentious and elitist a**hole actually. That's your family you just snubbed. They are the people who will have your back. You are a s****y relative."
Meanwhile, a third posted: "If you don't want to invite those people to your wedding that's fine - but this is a ridiculous cost-cutting measure and it's very rude to assume their ability to pay on their behalf. You could have easily sent an email invitation or a cheaper invite and then allowed them to decide for themselves."
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