Woman's Childhood BFF Rescinds Invite To His Wedding. Her Parents Take Revenge Into Their Own Hands

In recent years, it's become increasingly common for people involved in some kind of dispute to go to Reddit for advice. And, on some level, it's easy to see why. While some may scoff at the mere idea of sharing their personal problems with strangers on the internet, sometimes you just need an unbiased perspective. After all, when drama arises in your inner circle, almost everybody in your immediate vicinity is bound to have at least some skin in the game. And as we all know, weddings are often a magnet for disaster. That brings us to one woman on Reddit, who couldn't help but wonder how responsible she was for the ensuing mess after she was uninvited from her best friend's big day, and her parents decided to get revenge on her behalf.

This tale comes courtesy of the beloved subreddit r/AmITheA**hole, often shortened to r/AITA, where posters ask fellow users for their objective verdict regarding whether or not they were in the wrong about something. As this particular Redditor explained, her childhood best friend, whom she was attracted to, got engaged to another woman after they went their separate ways for a time. The original poster, or "OP," asserted that, despite her romantic feelings, she accepted the situation, alongside clarifying she had no intention of causing trouble at the wedding. 

However, her BFF's bride-to-be was unconvinced, and demanded he uninvite her. That's messy enough on its own, but the real issue is that OP's family is close with the groom's loved ones, and had offered to cater the wedding as a gift, free of charge. When OP told her folks what happened, they walked, leaving the bride and groom with no food — and no hope of finding a new caterer in time for the big day. Brutal. 

This particular story generated quite a lot of traction on r/AITA, amassing thousands of upvotes and comments. The OP ultimately got an official verdict of "Not the A-hole." Users overwhelmingly agreed that, assuming the post was truthful and accurate, personally she did nothing wrong. Multiple respondents expressed the opinion that all OP really did was get uninvited from her best friend's wedding and tell her parents about it, and that she is not responsible for their reaction. At least one Redditor also pointed out that, considering her parents were catering the wedding, they were eventually going to find out either way. 

Others fully supported the decision to pull their services regardless, since uninviting the daughter of the people supplying your wedding with free food is certainly a choice (it costs a lot to feed your wedding guests after all). Mind you, there were a few dissenting opinions arguing OP and her family were in the wrong, though they were few and far between, and notably downvoted into oblivion. OP also cross-posted their story on r/AITAWeddings, a spinoff subreddit more tailored to this sort of thing. And the results were mostly the same.  

The few dissenting opinions were met with major pushback too. "It's pretty ironic that the couple was afraid you'd create drama, and that's exactly what you did," one user wrote. Several others fought back, with one contending, "Nah this was a self fulfilling prophecy, they created their own drama." As one Redditor surmised, "Can't boot out someone from a wedding with less than a week to go and expect her fam to not be offended. Didn't want OP but wanted her parents to provide free food. Now fiancée can find her own catering."