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Guests Left Mortified After MOH Exposes The Bride During Wedding Speech
Giving a wedding speech is like walking a minefield. You need to carefully navigate emotions and memories, all while staying true to the couple and their journey.
The right balance between humor and sentiment can be tough to find. But while some miss the mark having only good intentions, others don’t seem to be trying at all.
Recently, a person who goes on Reddit by the nickname NiceC8ck submitted a story to the platform’s ‘Wedding Shaming‘ community about a ceremony they recently went to where the maid of honor decided to make everything about herself.
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This wedding was going great until the maid of honor decided to give a speech
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And, for some reason, took a stab at the bride
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The term “shotgun wedding” pretty much summarizes how society viewed having a baby out of wedlock in the past
Who knows if the couple decided to marry because of their pregnancy. Nowadays, this isn’t always the case.
Christina Gibson-Davis, a sociologist and professor of public policy at Duke University, has seen a steady change in attitudes toward pregnant brides in the US.
“Once, marriage and fertility were basically synonymous,” she said. “There was intense societal pressure to make sure the birth happened within the context of the marriage. There’s no longer that social pressure or stigma.”
Now everything is much more culturally relaxed. With Gen X and Millennials, there’s much more creativity and authenticity in many aspects of life, including weddings.
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12 weeks is the unofficial benchmark for sharing pregnancy news
Some expectant parents can’t wait to let the cat out of the bag (or the ultrasound out of the envelope). If this was a long-tried-for baby, or is a first pregnancy on either side of the family, a right-away announcement could be an amazing way to fill your loved ones’ hearts with hope and joy. Plus, it gives everyone plenty of time to pitch in and help you prepare for the baby’s arrival.
But the unofficial benchmark is 12 weeks. The risk of miscarriage drops dramatically by this time for all age groups of expectant parents, meaning many moms- and dads-to-be feel more confident they have a viable pregnancy to announce after they cross this threshold.
Whatever the couple’s reason was for staying silent about their baby, it should go without saying that you do not announce someone else’s news before they do. Especially when it’s this big and on such an important day. Plus, the wording makes it kind of obvious that the bride’s sister was trying to inflict pain.
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People had a lot to say about the uncomfortable situation and some also shared their own similar experiences
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Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I was a concierge at a country house hotel, we’d run 100-150 weddings a year and I would be MC for the bride & groom, introduce speeches, take care of the bridal party and ensure all things ran smoothly. You would be surprised how many adults struggle with someone else having the limelight for a day. It’s like it personally offended them. There would be speech crashers, Aunts, Uncles, cousins etc who would cause a scene, the guests who would arrive late and attempt to make a flamboyant entrance, so many people who we (as the professionals) would divert, interrupt or just ban from entering late, all to ensure our Bridal party didn’t have their day wrecked. Don’t get me started on the alcohol smugglers or the friends of Charlie who got wrecked at the reception or jumped into our moat….. adults are idiots!
Binky Melnik 1 year ago (edited)
“You would be surprised how many adults struggle with someone else having the limelight for a day”: Apparently! I’m pretty sure my jaw was on my chest while reading your post. I fully admit (because there’s no way to deny it!) that when I was a kid I HATED t when my sister had a birthday or any other day where she got some sorta “special treatment,” but by twelve, I’d grown out of it. I gather you’re saying there are people who don’t grow out of it? How absolutely tragic. 😰 Me, I realized many, many ways in which my folks did the wrong thing parenting-wise, harming both my sister and me, and resolved to be a better person. Some people don’t do that? Their lives have gotta be awfully hard (and miserable) (and I imagine it spilling onto others as it did for this poor bride here). Geez. So much misery! No wonder therapists make fat stacks. 😞 Thanks for sharing as I learned something (though I’m not sure I appreciate it 😉).
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MsLou 1 year ago
I agree with the last person who commented on OP's post. The older sister did get attention, but in return looks like the biggest POS. I'd be shocked if anyone will have anything to do with her in the future. If I had a good friend who pulled a cruel stunt like this, I would second guess my entire friendship with them.
Gene Perry 1 year ago
The best part of this is that the MOH made a point to start he speech with "I'll just wing it." BS! She wasn't "winging it" ... she planned to drop the baby bomb the whole time.
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I was a concierge at a country house hotel, we’d run 100-150 weddings a year and I would be MC for the bride & groom, introduce speeches, take care of the bridal party and ensure all things ran smoothly. You would be surprised how many adults struggle with someone else having the limelight for a day. It’s like it personally offended them. There would be speech crashers, Aunts, Uncles, cousins etc who would cause a scene, the guests who would arrive late and attempt to make a flamboyant entrance, so many people who we (as the professionals) would divert, interrupt or just ban from entering late, all to ensure our Bridal party didn’t have their day wrecked. Don’t get me started on the alcohol smugglers or the friends of Charlie who got wrecked at the reception or jumped into our moat….. adults are idiots!
Binky Melnik 1 year ago (edited)
“You would be surprised how many adults struggle with someone else having the limelight for a day”: Apparently! I’m pretty sure my jaw was on my chest while reading your post. I fully admit (because there’s no way to deny it!) that when I was a kid I HATED t when my sister had a birthday or any other day where she got some sorta “special treatment,” but by twelve, I’d grown out of it. I gather you’re saying there are people who don’t grow out of it? How absolutely tragic. 😰 Me, I realized many, many ways in which my folks did the wrong thing parenting-wise, harming both my sister and me, and resolved to be a better person. Some people don’t do that? Their lives have gotta be awfully hard (and miserable) (and I imagine it spilling onto others as it did for this poor bride here). Geez. So much misery! No wonder therapists make fat stacks. 😞 Thanks for sharing as I learned something (though I’m not sure I appreciate it 😉).
Load More Replies... MsLou 1 year ago
I agree with the last person who commented on OP's post. The older sister did get attention, but in return looks like the biggest POS. I'd be shocked if anyone will have anything to do with her in the future. If I had a good friend who pulled a cruel stunt like this, I would second guess my entire friendship with them.
Gene Perry 1 year ago
The best part of this is that the MOH made a point to start he speech with "I'll just wing it." BS! She wasn't "winging it" ... she planned to drop the baby bomb the whole time.
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