I’m a bride-to-be – my friend called my wedding rule a ‘joke’ but people are divided on my response
AS well as saying “I do,” there’s another important question that has needed answering regarding your wedding day.
Deciding between an open or cash bar can make or break your wedding reception.
A Reddit user shared the wedding rule she had in place that one friend thought was a joke.
“My fiancé and I decided on a dry wedding since we do not drink and see no point in spending money [on] alcohol,” the poster explained.
The bride-to-be detailed how the couple debated having a cash bar on the day but decided against it.
The couple informed guests about the dry wedding on their invitations.
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“We informed our guests via invitations with something along the lines of ‘You don’t have to be worried about choosing a driver or paying a taxi, since everybody will be able to drive,'” the poster said.
“So a friend called me and asked if I was joking about the dry wedding. I denied it. He asked two times more and I still denied joking,” wrote the Reddit user.
She continued: “Then he asked what was wrong with me and how he’s supposed to have fun without alcohol.”
The bride claimed her guest told her it was not okay for her to choose to have an alcohol-free wedding.
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She retaliated by implying that her friend might have a drinking problem if he was so reliant on alcohol to have a good time.
“[I told him] if he needs alcohol so badly and cannot function without it for even one night with people he knew, that he might be having an alcohol problem and should consider a therapy to treat it,” she said.
The bride explained: “He flipped out on me and I took his invitation back until he apologizes.”
While the user acknowledged that her friend’s were divided on how the incident was handled, Reddit users took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the situation.
“It’s your wedding, your money, so it’s your call anyway. And yes, if someone can’t go an evening without a drink, they likely have a problem,” wrote one reader.
Another person said: “OP really has some hang ups about alcohol and clearly looks down on anyone who enjoys it at a social function. Seems like OP was just itching to label people as alcoholics and act holier than thou.”
“Not having alcohol at a wedding is ok. My antenna went up a little with the cutesy ‘You won’t have to worry about being able to drive’ comment on the invitation that really smacks of passive-aggressiveness,” commented a third user.