A bride has taken to social media to ask if it was wrong to boot a family from her wedding after their child cried during the vows.
The debate was sparked by a user on Reddit going by the handle u/Adorinina, who took to the subreddit Am I The A**hole? - a forum where users post about a recent grievance or conflict they've had and the community then votes on whether or not the original poster was in the wrong.
Thus, the conflicted bride asked Reddit: "AITA for making my sister leave my wedding reception after her son acted up during my ceremony?"
As she explained, her sister (also one of her bridesmaids) had been unable to find a childminder to look after her two-year-old and five-year-old boys, despite being given an RSVP to the event a year in advance.
The bride agreed to let the boys attend as long as they were quiet. But, unfortunately, one of the children starting acting up, and the disruption led to him interrupting the vows twice before being hustled out by the bride's brother-in-law.
She later received an apparently half-hearted apology from her sibling, but this only enraged her further. She stated:
"I told her I didn’t like how dismissive she was of my wedding and how I broke my own rule to accommodate her family and she didn't seem to care.
"She said she was sorry again but I was blowing things out of proportion, and how it wasn’t as big a disruption as I was making it out to be. I was just boiling at this point and asked her to please go, I didn't want her there anymore."
The bride's post clearly resonated with other Reddit users; who took to the comments in their droves to share their two cents on the issue at hand.
For example, one person wrote: "Her sister did not really apologize. She held up the wedding pictures as well.
"And she also said it was nap time for the kid during the ceremony meaning that she purposefully brought the kid there during a time when he was guaranteed to cry."
Another person chimed in: "I don't love traditional weddings, I don't understand not inviting kids, but it's YOUR DAY!
"You gave people a year of advanced notice and you actively tried not to be a bridezilla by accommodating your sister's kids. she should never have put you in that position."
On the other hand, there were some who thought the bride had overreacted.
For instance, one person wrote: "You knew that by agreeing there was a possibility of the kids getting fussy at some point. Your sister shouldn't have been so dismissive because you wanted things to go well and that is understandable.
"However, kicking her out of the reception after it already happed is a pretty c***** thing to do and I'm sure other people noticed. There was no point in adding more drama."
Meanwhile, another user added: "The sitter canceled, it's unfortunate. OP's husband got up quick and moved the kid, he could still be heard and that's unfortunate. It's not like they just didn't try and [pruposefully] ruined the wedding.
"At the end of the day OP made an exception and should take some responsibility for that."
So, was the bride justified in reacting the way she did? Or was she making a big deal out of a minor incident? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
