She Had To Ask Her Friend Not To Attend Her Wedding As A Bridesmaid Or Even A Guest Because She’s Highly Allergic To Her Emotional Support Dog
Have you ever witnessed a bride kick a bridesmaid out of her wedding?
It happens sometimes for several reasons. For example, there could be a cost problem, and the bride has to cut down on her bridal party, a fight between the bride and one of her bridesmaids, etc.
One bride recently had to ask a friend not to attend her wedding as a bridesmaid or guest because she’s highly allergic to her emotional support dog.
The bride-to-be has known her friend Amy since elementary school. Although they aren’t very close anymore, Amy was the one who introduced her to her fiancé, so she asked her to be one of her bridesmaids.
When she had her first meeting with Amy for the wedding, Amy brought her pug named Spud. Unfortunately, although Spud is super cute, she’s very allergic to dogs. She mentioned this to Amy, but Amy said that Spud has to stay close to her because he’s her emotional support dog.
“I’m not very knowledgeable on support animals, but I respect their role, so I try to accept it,” she said.
However, not long into their meeting, she started feeling disgusting. She got hit with a ton of nasty symptoms because of her allergic reaction to Spud and felt terrible for the rest of the day.
She asked Amy if she could leave Spud at home during their next meeting, and she became very upset, telling her once again that she couldn’t.
For the next two meetings with Spud present, her allergies continued to hit her hard, and she realized she couldn’t be in the same room with the dog without turning into a mess. She knew she had to have another serious talk with Amy.
standret – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual dog
“I pull her aside again and tell her that I just can’t be in the same room as Spud,” she remembered.
“She mentions she already bought him a little suit for the wedding, and I inform her there’s just no way he can come. My ceremony is in a tiny church, and he and I will inevitably be in close proximity.”
Then, she and Amy got into a long conversation about Spud’s role as her emotional support dog. While she understands mental health’s importance and appreciates that Spud helps her friend when it comes to her wedding, she doesn’t want to feel so sick from having him there.
Amy asked her if she’d feel differently about having Spud at her wedding if he was more like a service dog that was there in case she had a seizure or medical emergency.
She said she’d have to think about it, and Amy said that was an example of ableism. Amy also said Spud’s role was just as important as a service dog.
She asked Amy if Spud could stay outside during the ceremony with her partner or someone else. Spud could then join her at the reception, which will be outside.
Instead of considering her proposal, Amy asked if she could take an antihistamine before the wedding. She told her no since they tend to make her groggy, and of course, she wants to be alert for the ceremony.
After going back and forth for a while, she and Amy couldn’t find a compromise. Finally, she told Amy that if she truly does have to be close to Spud at all times, she does not want her to attend the wedding.
Unfortunately, this decision led to a bunch of drama within the bridal party. Amy told a bunch of people, including the rest of her bridesmaids, that she was uninvited.
Another bridesmaid dropped out of the wedding upon hearing the news. Everyone else has mixed feelings about the situation.
Amy and the other bridesmaid Venmo requested the money back for their dresses and Spud’s clothes, and she gave it to them so as not to cause any more drama.
Although she hoped everything would cool down, they’re still going around and talking to guests about what happened.
“I just feel exhausted,” she said. “I’m torn between [being] annoyed at the impact this is having on my own wedding, [and] the concern that I have made a cruel decision. I’m wondering if the right thing to do was to suck it up and let him come.”
Should she reinvite Amy and Spud or leave them out of her wedding so she can enjoy it?
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