We all know that weddings are primarily about the bride and groom, but some thought does need to go into making sure the guests also have a good time - such as planning enough food to ensure no one goes hungry, and an ample supply of drinks to keep everyone happy.
But one bride and groom have been slammed by their family members for their catering decisions, as they've decided not to serve any meat at their upcoming ceremony. The bride-to-be said she and her partner are both vegetarians so will only be serving veggie food for their wedding guests, as they believe they can go "one afternoon" without eating meat.
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And while the decision is ultimately theirs to make, the bride's family have pointed out that she would expect a vegetarian option at someone else's wedding, so she should be able to accommodate meat-eaters at hers.
In a post on Reddit, she wrote: "Would I be the a**hole for not offering a meat option at our wedding?
"My fiancé and I are in the very early stages of wedding planning. Both of our families have offered to chip in, but we'll be covering the bulk.
"We're both vegetarians and really only have dairy products very occasionally. Nine times out of 10 we choose the vegan option and mainly cook vegan for ourselves, but when we have the same meals as our 10-month-old, we all eat the same.
"We can be in the same room as meat cooking and we're not particularly preachy, but we don't want to spend money for animals to die in celebration of our wedding. It feels wrong for us paying into that industry. We're also looking forward to having a choice rather than one option.
"My mum has already made a comment that it's not fair for us to not offer a meat option, but we're of the mindset that it's literally one afternoon we're asking guests not to eat meat. No one on our guest lists has any other dietary requirements we need to think about.
"She made the point that we’d expect a vegetarian option at someone else's wedding."
Commenters on the Reddit post were largely in favour of the veggie wedding, as many of them said her guests weren't "going to die" if they ate just one meal without any meat in it.
One person said: "As long as the menu is palatable and recognisable for non-vegan folks. Like, don’t serve tempeh. Go with like pesto pasta instead, you know?"
While another added: "People are not going to die if they eat a meal without meat for one meal. There are plenty of very delicious vegetarian meals. Your mum's argument is flawed because vegetarians cannot eat meat options, while meat eaters can eat vegetarian options."
And a third wrote: "I had a vegetarian wedding and my family threatened to bring meat but I held firm. At the end of the day, the food was amazing and everyone had a great time. I don't understand the fuss people kick up for one bloody meal."
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