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Couple Uninvites Man To Wedding Despite Still Wanting To Use His Property For It

Even after you get past the stress and expense of planning a wedding, there's still the family drama to contend with.

Due to how new a wedded couple's families often are to each other, we can often find that their beliefs clash more than anyone expected. And even if there's no problem between families, it seems that some family members see a wedding as a perfect opportunity to vent long-standing issues with their other relatives, which makes for its own pitfall.

But sometimes, the inevitable wedding drama happens within the couple itself, which led one man who offered his property for his best friend's big day to suddenly find himself unwelcome.

After the man learned that his long-time friend, who we'll call Carla, was getting married, he found that she and her fiancé "Rick" wanted to use his property for the wedding.

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As he explained in a Reddit post, "They wanted it because it’s private, has lots of open space for the reception, a nice view and the house could be used for them to get ready and stuff."

He also wrote that while it's something he's only done once and it was a stressful undertaking then, using his property as a wedding venue is something he's willing to do if he's close enough to the couple.

But while it seemed like this would work without a hitch for a while, things turned complicated after Rick learned that Carla and her friend used to date back in college.

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Although the man has since married a woman who's aware of this relationship and never cared about it, Rick apparently became angry at this revelation since Carla once told him she was still in love with her ex while they were dating.

At last report, Carla and Rick are in couple's counseling and the wedding remains on but Rick no longer wants the man to attend.

Although the man understood why his presence would make Rick uncomfortable, he became a lot more confused when the couple said they still wanted to have the wedding at his home.

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As he put it, "My wife and I are expected to just...not be at our home that weekend."

Naturally, this arrangement made no sense to him so he refused, but he's since received multiple messages from the couple and their friends accusing him of sabotaging the wedding.

Rick also apparently believes it's the least the man can do "after everything."

But in the man's words, "It just doesn’t make sense at all to have to leave our own place for a wedding we’re no longer welcome to and leaving our home totally vulnerable."

And based on their responses, it's clear that the idea of uninviting someone but still expecting to use their property didn't make sense to the Reddit community either.

As one user said, "You don't get to be uninvited from a wedding that is literally in your backyard. You are being incredibly kind and they are being incredibly rude. Either you are allowed to come or they need to find a different venue."

People were particularly aghast at Rick's belief that the man needs to make anything up to him.

As one person said, "Rick is sick if he thinks a) his fiancee never dated anyone before him b) she didn't stay friends with old boyfriends c) he can get someone's home as a wedding venue while not allowing the owners to attend the wedding."

Others also suggested that Rick is trying to direct his anger at Carla for not telling him about her dating history to a more acceptable target. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence that the property will be safe with him.

As one user put it, "I'd be worried Rick wouldn't be as respectful of the property as he should be. He might not reign in guests acting up, the backyard hedge becomes a toilet, etc."

h/t: Reddit | weddingproperty

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