An upset woman has claimed that a bride forgot to assign her a seat at their wedding, meaning that she was forced to spend the wholesome day alone in a separate room. The wedding guest was excited to be attending her best friend's special day, but ended up spending most of the evening 'crying in the bathroom'.
Taking to popular forum Reddit, the woman explained that the bride 'did nothing' to have her moved to the main room. Explaining that she was cut off from the reception, she had no one to speak to, and 'missed the entire wedding'.
She explained: "My childhood best friend (23F) got married this weekend and I was so excited to be there to support her on her big day."
She went on: "I'm a chocolatier, so the bride asked me if I could create the wedding favours and dessert table. I was ecstatic to help with the wedding and went above and beyond to create a gorgeous table that was a HUGE hit on the day.
"I was told early on that the wedding was over-budget and to keep costs low, my boyfriend was not invited. I was extremely understanding and even reduced my rates for the sweet table as my present to the couple.
"A couple weeks later, after reviewing the guest list, the bride informed me that my boyfriend could come as my plus one, but if he did, I would be moved from the head table.
"My boyfriend is a wedding photographer and is looking to build his videography portfolio. Knowing that the couple didn't have a videographer, he offered to film a professional wedding video free of charge. The bride was ecstatic and offered to move us to the vendor table so that we could network with the other vendors. We loved the idea and it was confirmed that we would be sitting with the vendors."
"The day of the wedding, we arrived four hours early to help with the event. My boyfriend spent the time filming while I set up the dessert table and helped the event coordinator set the dinner tables. After the ceremony, guests were moved to the cocktail room while the original room was converted into the room for the reception. While helping convert the room, I noticed that our names were not on the seating chart."
Upon further investigation, the woman discovered that she and her partner's names weren't put on the seating chart.
Believing that it was a simply mistake, she questioned the seating plan with the event coordination - who came back to say that there was no vendor table and that the couple would sit in a separate room as they were not on the list.
She explained further: "The room was closed off from the reception, so we couldn't hear or see anything, let alone talk to anybody.
"I told the event coordinator that we were in fact guests and that we should be moved into the reception room. The event coordinator herself was seated at one of the tables in the room. I told her I was a long-time friend of the bride, and even originally meant to be seated at the head table. However, the event coordinator said she couldn't do anything about it.
"I approached the bride to explain the situation. She mentioned that it was definitely a mix-up and that we should be in the room. The bride mentioned that she didn't want to undermine me as a businesswoman, so she never told the event coordinators that we were friends or that I was a guest.
The woman continued: "Although I understand the mix-up, the bride did NOTHING to get us moved to the main room. My boyfriend and I were cut off from the reception with no one to speak to, no way to see or hear, and even had to ask to be fed.
"As a result, I missed the entire wedding and spent the majority of the evening crying in the bathroom waiting to move the dessert table into the main room after dinner so that we could leave. My boyfriend continued to film everything as he was committed to getting a beautiful video for his portfolio.
"The next morning I emailed the bride about the experience. She apologized [sic] profusely and said she was scatter-brained on the day and didn't think to do anything about it. She feels extremely guilty and would still like to be friends. I would like to forgive her but I am still extremely hurt."
Flocking to the comment section, people sympathised with the upset wedding guests as they claimed that the situation was 'messed up'.
One person wrote: "Wow. This is so messed up. I am sorry this happened to you. She had the chance to fix the issue, and did not, and is not worth your time or friendship."
Meanwhile, a second user penned: "You were used, and deliberately so. The moral here is never volunteer. The lesson is that she is not a friend."
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