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My Friend Set Me up by Asking Me to a Wear White Dress to Her Wedding

Daniella Segell
Mar 04, 2024
10:51 A.M.

The story about a wedding fiasco that unfolded on social media has captured the attention of many. A friendship was ruined, and a woman reconnected with her family.

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A woman who lost her friend and almost her family took to Reddit to share her story. It all began when a woman faced an unexpected and peculiar situation at a friend's wedding.

She had grown up with the bride, a friend she had known since childhood, sharing countless memories and milestones. Their friendship had been one of depth and closeness, so when the time came for her friend to plan her wedding, it seemed only natural that the woman would be involved in the festivities and preparations.

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As the wedding planning commenced, the woman eagerly awaited her role in the celebration, assuming she would be asked to take on a significant part in her friend's big day. The woman was ready to step into the role of support and honor at her friend's wedding.

However, as details of the wedding began to materialize, the woman noticed a shift in communication with the bride. Despite their history and the intimacy of their friendship, she was not asked to be the Maid of Honor. The sting of exclusion was sharp but muted by the hustle and busy nature of life changes and geographical distance.

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A smart phone showing a missed call | Source: Shutterstock

The situation escalated when the bride's engagement party occurred, and the woman discovered she was not on the guest list. Questions and doubts began to cloud the woman's mind. However, she put it down to them growing apart.

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Time passed, and the wedding drew closer. Then, in an unexpected turn of events, the bride reached out to the woman with a request that was as surprising as it was unconventional.

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A clipboard containing a bridesmaid card | Source: Shutterstock

Six weeks before the wedding, the bride asked her to step in as a bridesmaid after another unexpectedly dropped out. The bride presented a unique theme for the wedding, where the bridal party would wear white, reversing traditional wedding colors.

Despite the prior confusion and hurt, the woman accepted the role, viewing it as an opportunity to mend fences and support her friend. She invested in fulfilling the request, securing a white dress as the bride had specified, and preparing herself to participate in the wedding with all the enthusiasm she could muster.

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A white dress on a hanger | Source: Shutterstock

But upon arrival at the wedding, the woman was met with a scene entirely contrary to what had been discussed. There was no reversed color scheme; instead, she was the only one in white amidst a sea of blue, standing out starkly, a beacon of miscommunication and misunderstanding.

The fallout was immediate and intense. Accusations flew, and the woman's intentions were called into question. The wedding day, a joyous occasion, became a whirlwind of emotion and conflict, leading to her departure from the event and the crumbling of a once-strong friendship.

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The aftermath of this wedding chaos was a web of complex emotions and revelations, leaving the woman to navigate the aftermath of what she now understood to be a setup.

Central to this plot was her ex-boyfriend, who had cunningly manipulated the bride's perceptions by suggesting that the woman harbored romantic feelings for the groom.

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A woman tearing up a photo of her and a man | Source: Shutterstock

The woman's ex-boyfriend had worked with the bride to ruin her life as a punishment for her breaking up with him and harboring feelings for the groom.

The woman's ex told the bride that she deserved to lose her friends and family. He revealed these details to her in an email, which she discovered much later.

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This revelation added a layer of complexity to the already painful experience, as it became clear that the ex-boyfriend had been working behind the scenes to exacerbate tensions and orchestrate a dramatic confrontation at the wedding.

In the email, the woman's ex told her that they should get back together if she didn't want anything wrong to happen to her. The woman responded by applying for a restraining order and saying that although she was moving past everything that had happened, she would never speak to the roleplayers who ruined her life again.

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The post gained much attraction, with comments ranging from people saying the bride seemed mentally unstable and that her marriage wouldn't last to those asking where the groom was in all of this. The resounding sentiment was that the woman was the victim.

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While this bride orchestrated the chaos on her own wedding day, another woman was shocked by the events that unfolded on her wedding day.

In July 2023, a heart-stopping real-life drama surfaced on Reddit's 'Relationship Advice' subreddit, shared by an anonymous woman whose life took a dramatic turn on what should have been her happiest day. Her fiancé, Derek, vanished on the morning of their wedding, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions and a shattered heart. This bewildering disappearance threw their seemingly perfect relationship into chaos, sparking a journey of heartbreak, discovery, and self-reflection for the 28-year-old bride-to-be.

Back-view of a bride standing outdoors | Source: Flickr

Back-view of a bride standing outdoors | Source: Flickr

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The story begins with the bride's haunting experience of waiting for Derek at the altar, only to face the crushing reality of his absence. The initial shock was deepened by a revelation from Derek's mother: he had rekindled an affair with an ex-girlfriend just days before the ceremony. This betrayal plunged the bride into a whirlwind of emotions, culminating in a poignant scene where she found herself alone, dressed in her wedding gown, seeking comfort on the cold tiles of her bathroom floor.

A bride crying at the altar | Source: Getty Images

A bride crying at the altar | Source: Getty Images

The narrative took a complex turn when, months after his disappearance, Derek re-emerged with a confession that added layers to the mystery of his departure. He explained that he had only recently discovered he had a child with his ex, a revelation that compelled him to leave. Despite the turmoil, this conversation offered little solace to the heartbroken bride, who had already embarked on a painstaking journey towards healing.

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A crying bride staring at her smartphone | Source: Shutterstock

Supported by friends and therapy, she gradually began to piece her life back together, eventually moving from Australia to Wales in search of a fresh start and escape from the shadows of her past. Just as she began to embrace her new life, Derek's presence unexpectedly resurfaced, this time through a social media message. He expressed a desire to meet and discuss the events that led to their wedding day's catastrophe. This proposition forced the woman to confront a past she had worked hard to move beyond, stirring a maelix of emotions and unanswered questions.

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