Weddings are monumental events that can significantly impact family dynamics, either strengthening bonds or revealing underlying tensions that may be hard to resolve. The way a wedding is planned and executed often reflects the family’s values and priorities, setting the stage for future relationships. Even small details, like seating arrangements, can leave a lasting impression on how family members relate to each other moving forward.
Unfortunately, social events like weddings often become so complicated, which is why we see the rise of “bridezillas” and heightened stress for everyone involved. While the pressure to create the perfect day is understandable, it’s no excuse for disregarding others’ feelings and boundaries. That’s exactly what happened in one Reddit story, where OP generously lent her property to her cousin for a rustic wedding, only to have the cousin’s bridezilla behavior overshadow the event.
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Hosting someone’s wedding at your house sounds quite hectic.
OP got married to the love of her life a year ago, and they have both renovated their dream home to perfection.
OP’s family and her cousin’s family are quite close, but the same cannot be said for OP and her cousin themselves.
OP’s cousin is also getting married, and while her husband works an average job, they do want to throw a huge wedding.
It is ultimately their decision as to how big of a wedding they want, but they also want help from their families.
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OP and his husband eloped, and they had a very intimate reception at their house, which sounds beautiful with a natural pond and is situated in the middle of the woods.
While it is a beautiful space, it is not as big as it may sound and isn’t fit for a huge wedding.
However, OP was nice enough to give it to her cousin and even invited her over to talk about the reception.
OP was very clear about what the cousin was allowed to do with her space, and her house was off-limits.
OP’s mom has access to her house as well, and she told her cousin to only come in when her mother was there, even if they were out travelling.
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One day, OP came to learn through her mother that the cousin had decided on a bigger wedding and wanted to use the space within the house as well.
OP’s mother was very clear that some areas were off-limits, but that only upset the cousin, and now the cousin’s mom is calling OP selfish and spoiled.
OP’s husband does not want to open his home to such disrespectful and ungrateful people and wants to revoke the invitation.
This is why the OP is on Reddit, asking if she will be in the wrong if she rescinds her invitation to host the wedding at her house.
In an update, the cousin is now apparently okay with hosting a smaller reception, but the OP isn’t sure about it anymore.
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The cousin and her mother do indeed sound very entitled.
I do wonder if they would get everything cleaned up or whether it would fall upon OP.
The cousin doesn’t sound like a very respectful person to me.
The cousin intentionally stepped upon OP’s boundaries, and that is never okay.
This is entitled behaviour at its finest.
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What are your thoughts on how the OP dealt with the situation? Do you think the OP should have allowed her cousin to have the big wedding to keep the family in peace? Or do you believe her decision to stop it was justified? What would you have done in this scenario? Let us know in the comments section below, and don’t forget to share this story with your friends so they can add their thoughts as well.
