Lucy Devine
A woman has revealed how she was uninvited from a destination wedding after spending thousands on travel and accommodation.
Attending a wedding can be pricey at the best of times, but attending a destination wedding can often cost hundreds... if not, thousands.
So you can imagine how gutted one woman was after she was uninvited *after* she'd already spent over $1,000 (£756).
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"My friend from university told me about her wedding almost 1 year ago, then sent me and our uni friend group save the dates to her wedding in Asia. We’re in North America," the woman explained on Reddit.
"I booked my ticket already. Today the group gets an message stating 'hey guys I'm so sorry to tell you this but I don't have any accommodation left for yall for the wedding i sincerely apologise I hope yall haven't booked tickets as yet'. That’s all.
"I spent over a grand on tickets. I message her privately and tell her 'hey, I literally just booked my tickets and everything like 3 days ago cuz our agent knew and found something (I don’t think the rest did idk) I’m gonna try to cancel but I don’t think I can.
"I understand how the space was limited family and all that so it’s fine no worries'.”
The woman explained that her friend responded, asking her to let her know if she isn't able to cancel.
"She said the hotel staff are not budging on accommodations or something," she added. "I can probably cancel and get a partial refund.
"Or I can attend and feel like it’s an obligatory invite because I was uninvited. If I attend my friends would feel horrible that I got to go and they didn’t."
The woman explained she 'felt embarrassed' after having already told people she would be attending.
After asking for advice, other Redditors shared their opinions, with many horrified that the bride had revoked the invites.
One wrote: "Makes me think she invited way more people than she could have accommodated and didn’t think that many people would actually show up for her destination wedding."
While another said: "Y'all can't just stay somewhere else? This is so weird."
And a third suggested: "I would try to get on the phone with her and better understand the situation. For destination weddings a common scenario is some guests are on site (like the immediate family and bridal party) while others stay off site and still attend the event on location."
Others suggested she could use the tickets to take a mini holiday herself.
How would you navigate this situation?