A couple are making a controversial decision when it comes to their wedding – they are uninviting one of their sets of parents. The decision has split social media users, with many feeling it's a harsh thing to do.
An unnamed social media user took to Reddit's Am I The A**hole forum to explain their decision, and it's caused an intense discussion in the comment section.
The forum user described their parents as "overbearing people" who have "huge personalities and steamroll everyone who gets in their way".
Now that the soon-to-be wed couple have seen how they acted at a little sister's wedding, they have decided to un-invite them.
Calling them "obnoxious," the Reddit user explained that they had "made terrible speeches, got the DJ to play crappy music for the 'older folks'" and also spent a lot of extra time getting the photographer to do family shots the bride and groom hadn't asked for.
The original commenter continued: "I could go on but I won't. Afterwards I said they had better not try any of that sh*t at my wedding. They said it was who they were, and that they weren't going to change for anyone".
The annoyed forum user says they spoke to their fiancé, and they decided to un-invite them, but said they could come to the church as guests, but that they "did not want them near my wedding party during the pictures or at our reception".
They continued: "They are not helping us pay for the wedding so we don't really owe them anything.
"My sister is on my side. Bu the rest of the family is split down the middle. Half understand why I don't want them making a scene at my wedding. The other half is saying that my parents are who they are, and it's unfair of me to expect them to change for any reason."
Thousands of people commented on the original post, with many strong opinions being expressed.
One person who was on their side, commented: "Nobody asks them to change, just behave like decent human beings."
Another added: "Even acting like a decent human being would be changing for them. These people sound insufferable."
A third said: "You have made a good decision. After the wedding they can hold their own party where they can be loud and obnoxious for their appreciative guests. Have a lovely day without them."
However, others thought there should be other ways of solving the issues without having to tell them they can't come to the wedding.
One person asked: "Nah but this seems extreme and solvable by telling your photographer and DJ to ignore their requests?"
Another added: "So they gave 'terrible speeches', requested music from the DJ they liked, and posed for a family photo? The first one seems bad, but when you consider the other two I have to assume by terrible you mean embarrassing, which, is a standard thing that parents do. I see nothing wrong with what they did."
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