They Cut Their Wedding Budget for a Classy, Simple Day—But Their Guests Were Far From Impressed

Liz Wiest

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Couples who cheap out on their wedding often discover that “budget-conscious” can quickly become more akin to a group project. You only get one wedding day, well…hopefully…

What would you do if your best friend’s wedding turned out to be…less than ideal? One person recently shared cringey details about their own event they attended with Reddit. Here’s what they said.

Hallway wedding ceremony to dry reception…. Guests kept leaving to get drinks at the bar upstairs

The weirdest/worst wedding ive ever been to was my high school best friend’s wedding.

It was in the South because that’s where we’re from.

First weird thing I found out about before I even got there was that it was gonna be a dry wedding.

Disappointing to most, but not entirely uncommon.

I was told the reason it was dry was because the parents of the bride do not like drinking.

Now I’m not an alcoholic nor do I care to drink very often, but it seemed strange that they wouldn’t even offer a cash bar for people who did want to drink.

That is usually the compromise for these things.

Also the bride and groom drink, so that was just a weird choice to me.

The ceremony and reception were being held at a hotel.

When I showed up, I was slightly shocked to see that the ceremony was being held in a long hallway next to the ballroom.

They must have gotten that on a discount.

The rows of chairs for guests were lined up on the sides of the narrow hallway.

I got there close to when it was going to start and got one of the last seats in the very back.

People who got there after me had to stand in the back becus there weren’t anymore seats.

Whose idea was this?

I saw the wedding procession go by but I could barely see anything happening at the other end of the hallway.

It was really cramped and everyone was trying to stretch their necks to be able to get a glimpse of the couple.

Luckily, they did have microphones so we could hear what was happening but I digress.

Not the ideal viewing experience to be sure…

After the ceremony, the doors open to the ballroom for the reception.

Since it was a dry wedding and I barely knew anyone, I brought a flask of vodka when I went to go see what drinks they did have I was quite surprised at the selection.

The items on the beverage menu were water, UNSWEETENED ICE TEA, and hot chocolate……. 3 drinks.

That is definitely an eclectic mix.

And if you’re not aware, in the American South sweet tea is basically part of the culture.

I never liked it myself but it’s so engrained in Southern cuisine and culture that I was taken aback at the lack of dissolved sugar in the tea provided at this wedding.

That is possibly the most bizarre part yet.

I ended up getting some hot chocolate and adding my vodka to it just to ease the tension I was feeling.

The reception was crowded at first but guests kept either leaving to go get a drink from the bar upstairs and coming back or just leaving early in general.

One can only imagine.

I ended up leaving for the bar after a little while cus of how awkward it was.

Not saying there’s anything wrong with having a dry wedding or serving unsweet tea in the south or even having your wedding in a long hallway, but all of these together threw me off so much that it is a wedding I will never forget…

Having a wedding on a budget isn’t always the prudent decision people think it is. Let’s see how the jurors of Reddit weighed in here.

The comments were baffled by the couple’s big day choices.