Love ‘em or hate ‘em, weddings often come with a whole slew of intrigue, drama, and joy, so it’s no surprise that many a story features one at some point. And, as it so often turns out, real life manages to be stranger than fiction.
A bridesmaid and her family discovered that the bride hadpocketed the moneyeveryone had sent her for her rather expensive bachelorette party. So she decided to dig a little deeper and found a whole web of lies and double-dealing. Later, she detailed the entire story of investigating, gathering evidence, and confronting the bride. We got in touch with dorkvader23 to learn more.
Weddings often cost quite a bit of money if you are covering all your bases
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But one bridesmaid discovered that the bride was pocketing money they had given for the bachelorette party
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Later, OP shared a few juicy updates
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OP shared a few more details
Bored Pandagot in touch with dorkvader23 and she was kind enough to answer some of our questions. Since posting the story and its many updates, there have even been a few more events. “Most of the other bridesmaids are on board with going on the trip to have our own mini-vacations instead of participating in the bachelorette party. A few of us (myself included) are considering bringing our husbands/significant others down as well! We were forced to book this ridiculous beachfront mansion so we may as well enjoy it! The bottom line: we won’t be celebrating the bride on this trip or contributing to any future part of her wedding. Additionally, we have all backed out of hosting/paying for the bridal shower. The mother of the bride is livid about all this – I’m going to let some time pass to get a good update, and I will add more to the post after my trip.”
Getting married often ends up costing a pretty penny
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If one was going to have a wedding with all the fixins’ including the bachelor and/or bachelorette parties, a big ceremony, decorations, a reception party, and so on, it only makes sense that the price would end up being quite high.The Knotbelieves that the average wedding, in the United States, costs somewhere between $16,000 and $46,000, which is a pretty penny for what amounts to a party or two over a couple of days.
Because some couples are insistent on a sizable wedding, there is even an entirewedding loan businessout there for people who are truly desperate. It works like any other loan, assessing your creditworthiness, income, and debt history. However, like in so many cases, it’s often better to borrow from the family who are likely to be more understanding and less likely to repossess your possessions as payment.
It’s normal to get family to help pay for your wedding
This is why, perhaps, the parents who were paying for a lot of it didn’t even mind, at first. After all, everyone knows weddings are expensive, but who would hold money back from what might be the most important day of your children’s lives? As with so many things in life, the real issue was the fact that she lied to multiple people, including the folks bankrolling the entire event, like an ice-sculpture-obsessed Elizabeth Holmes.
Unfortunately, the result of one massive wedding after another, is that many people have started to think it’s normal and, at best, absolutely normal and necessary. As OP noted, $650 a head for the Airbnb is excess, but she still paid it as part of the bridal party. If you take a step back, how many events would you be willing to fork over that much money for?
In general, this bride has a lot of ideas with little means to execute them
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However, having a big, expensive wedding is one thing, misleading people to just pocket their money is significantly worse. Even when caught, the bride still tried to weasel her way out of returning the money, something which most commenters argued should have been the breaking point where OP reveals that the jig is up.
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