Recently, a bride held her own wedding ceremony when her mother failed to arrive on time.
A newlywed woman took to Reddit for advice after her wedding was ruined by the late behavior of several family members.
“The day of the wedding started out as usual. I (the bride) was inside getting ready while the finishing touches were being done outside,” she wrote in a social media post on Aug. 27.
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She added: “By the time I was almost ready, around noon, my mom had to go back to the hotel 20 minutes away to change clothes and come back with my grandmother and a family friend.”
The ceremony started sharp at 2pm and the bride said that although some attendees were a little late, it wasn’t serious enough to change the schedule for the day.
The bride (not pictured) was very upset when her mother and grandmother did not attend her wedding, and asked the others if it was wrong for them not to delay the start of the wedding and wait for them. (iStock)
“Next time, I’ll be getting married alone, without my mom, grandma or any family friends in sight,” she said.
“Consciousness continues, and before we know it, it is over.”
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The bride said three of her wedding guests arrived 45 minutes later.
“Then I go to them and tell them it’s over and they missed it… 2 o’clock means 2 o’clock,” she continued.
The bride in the Reddit post (not pictured) said the wedding was going smoothly until her mother left with plans to return with her grandmother and a family friend, but they didn’t make it to the ceremony in time. (iStock)
She added: “My mother immediately became hostile and accused me of not having bread in the bakery. Then she said the train was stopped and my favourite thing she said was, ‘It’s your fault for not calling or texting to see where we were.'”
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The bride simply replied, “The invitation said 2 p.m.,” and said the officiant had a tight schedule as he had another ceremony to attend after her wedding.
At the end of the Reddit post, the bride later revealed that her mother was late to the wedding because “she wasn’t ready yet.”
A Reddit user said her mother and grandmother showed up 45 minutes late and made her miss her wedding (no photos). (iStock)
Jacqueline Whitmore, an etiquette expert based in Florida, told Fox News Digital that someone should have called the mom and asked “where she is and why she’s late.”
“Many weddings run a little late for various reasons, so if my mother and grandmother had been a few minutes late, they wouldn’t have had to wait,” she added.
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She also stressed the importance of being punctual for the wedding.
“Marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so I think it’s a bit excessive to exclude important family members in order to get it started on time,” she said.
The bride (not pictured), who shared her story on social media, said her mother arrived late and she had to walk down the aisle alone. (iStock)
Whitmore said the problem described on Reddit seemed like something that could have been avoided with a simple phone call and some proper planning.
Other users shared their thoughts in the comments section of the bride’s post.
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One user took the bride’s side, saying, “If she can receive texts, she can send them. It’s not the bride or groom’s job to track their families on their wedding day.”
Another Reddit user agreed, writing, “I wouldn’t have delayed the ceremony for my mom because you never know when someone like her might show up. You have to move on with your life.”
A bride (not pictured) was upset when her mother and grandmother didn’t attend her wedding, so she took to Reddit for advice. (iStock)
Another user took a completely different approach.
This person wrote: “If my mom and grandma hadn’t been here within 15 minutes of the game starting, I would have called them because my brain would have thought they were dead in a ditch somewhere.”
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Another person wrote on the platform: “If it were my mom… I would have waited. It’s a special day and I can’t imagine not having my parents there.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the bride for comment.
