Reddit users rallied to support a woman who claims she was booted from her brother’s wedding after she spent thousands of dollars as a bridesmaid.
User “trashgirlfriend” posted in Reddit’s “Am I the A–hole” (AITA) subreddit on July 4, asking others, “WIBTA if I go on vacation instead of my brother’s wedding?”
“WIBTA” stands for “Would I be the a–hole” and is used when a person has not yet committed the action that might deem them an “a–hole.”
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The wedding planning process took two years, she said — and she’s been involved the entire time.
“Just a few weeks ago, I managed to save up to buy the $800 bridesmaid dress. Overall, in the last two years between group outings to parties, dinners, lunches, clothes, etc., I spent thousands of dollars,” she wrote in her post.
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“Sarah recently got close with her brother’s wife Becky (30f),” wrote the Reddit poster. “Last week she dropped the ball on me that she no longer wants me to be a bridesmaid and she would prefer if Becky would take my place.”
“I said that would be fine, but they would have to pay me the $800 for it. Sarah said that Becky couldn’t afford and I should just be nice and let her use it — and said that I could keep it after the wedding,” the Redditor wrote.
At that point, trashgirlfriend she said refused to hand over the dress — and “after some bickering back and forth I just ended up taking it and leaving.”
Trashgirlfriend said she was able to return the dress for a full refund — and then told her brother and his wife-to-be that she would not be attending their wedding, as they had been “extremely disrespectful” to her.
“Today my coworker says she has an extra round-trip plane ticket to go to Miami that she’ll sell to me for half price, plus I would have to pay for half the hotel and I can go hang out with her in Florida,” she wrote. “The only downside is that I’ll be in Florida for the week of my brother’s wedding.”
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“A 26-year-old assistant flower girl? Really? How insulting,” wrote Reddit user “Prudent_Plan_6451” in one of the top comments.
“OP, one of the nice things about declining an invitation is that you need not give a gift. A card of congratulations is all etiquette requires. And I think you’ve already overspent (both literally and emotionally) on this wedding,” wrote Prudent_Plan_6451.
In an updated post, trashgirlfriend said that even her mother was supportive of her decision to skip her brother’s wedding in lieu of a vacation.
“So unfortunately since Reddit is awful at keeping secrets, Becky saw the post on TikTok, so she obviously let the cat out of the bag,” wrote trashgirlfriend in a July 6 post on AITA.
Trashgirlfriend said her mother — her only living parent — paid for her hotel stay in Miami.
“I think it’s safe to assume whose side she’s low-key on,” she wrote.
“Sometimes not saying a thing but holding your head up high and showing your loyalty is the classiest way to respond.”
Fox News Digital reached out to trashgirlfriend for additional comment.
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Dr. Michele Borba, a parenting expert and educational psychologist based in Palm Springs, California, told Fox News Digital in an emailed comment, “Interesting dilemma. I’m always a ‘family first’ person: While I can see that the sister was upset, her love and loyalty go to brother.”