She Went To A Wedding Where The Bride Started Crying After Realizing The Groom’s Mom Replaced Her $3,000 Cake With A Homemade One
Weddings are supposed to be about love, unity, and maybe a few happy tears, not sabotage by the mother of the groom.
But imagine showing up to your own wedding, ready to cut into the $3,000 cake your parents went into debt to buy… only to find a sad little fruitcake waiting for you instead.
That’s exactly what happened to one blindsided bride, whose big day was hijacked by a meddling MIL with strong opinions and zero boundaries.
Last weekend, this woman attended a wedding with her boyfriend, who is close to the groom. She thought it would be a beautiful day to celebrate the happy couple, but it quickly spiraled into a dumpster fire.
The groom’s mom didn’t approve of the $3,000 wedding cake the bride selected, as she felt it was ‘too modern.’ So, the groom’s mom took it upon herself to swap the cake for something else when nobody was looking.
She actually requested that the caterers pack up her cake as a gift to the newlyweds, and she convinced them all that she had the bride’s permission to swap cakes.
“Nobody knew until the cake cutting when the bride saw it was a plain old-fashioned fruitcake instead of the 5-tier expensive floral cake she ordered,” she explained.
“She [bride] started crying on the spot, the groom was acting as if it was not a big deal, and guests were super confused.”
“Most did not understand what was happening and why she was crying. Turns out the bride’s parents had paid a ton for the fancy cake and even went into debt for it, as they do not have much extra money, but tried to do something nice for their daughter, so now there’s a huge family fight, and they’re blaming the MIL for ruining everything.”
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The icing on the cake, though, was watching the groom’s mom pretend as if she rescued the wedding with her good taste while blaming everyone for not getting how gorgeous her gift was.
In the end, the $3,000 cake was rolled out, but it was too late. The bride was already so upset that she was on the verge of crying again for the remainder of the evening, as she was so hurt about what the groom’s mom did.
And she does believe the groom’s mom is nothing but a snake who was looking forward to ruining the wedding for the bride.
As for her thoughts on the groom failing to intervene more, he’s not into confrontation and was placed between a rock and a hard place: his new wife and his mom.
What do you think of all this?
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