Weddings are a time for love and celebration, but a large price tag can often cause tension and quarrels between family members. In the case of one devastated couple, family members have refused to attend their 'lavish' destination wedding after the loved-up pair sold a family heirloom for cash.
The groom claims the pricey item, left to him by his late father, had a 'five-figure' price tag and selling the heirloom was ideal to fund their wedding, reports The Mirror. His family disagreed, however, leaving the groom with 'virtually none' of his family attending the happiest day of his life.
Taking to the social media site Reddit, the groom claims his furious brother 'convinced' other family members not to attend the destination wedding. He explained: "My fiancé (38F) and I (39M) are planning to get married this summer. We both want to have quite a lavish wedding at a winery in another state. The two of us agree that it's the most important occasion in our lives, so we should make it as memorable as possible."
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The anonymous user continued: "We both have stable jobs and a good amount of savings, but it's not quite enough for the (admittedly ambitious) plans we have in our heads.
"My father passed away in January, and in his will, he left me a very valuable (think five figures) family heirloom. I'm not much for big family traditions, so although it's a nice thing to have, I'm not massively attached to it. I have plenty of other good memories of my father and I don't need a fancy heirloom to remember him by.
"My brother (34M) however is a huge history nerd and is really really attached to it. He was very upset by my father's decision in the will (the reason it went to me and not to him is that this has been traditionally passed to first-born sons). My fiancée and I don't plan to have children, and I think he assumed therefore that he (or his children) would be in line to get it if I were to pass away.
"After some discussion, my wife-to-be and I decided that we would like to sell the heirloom to pay for our wedding. My brother, who is also my best man, was furious when he found out, and said he wanted nothing to do with the wedding anymore. He thinks my wife-to-be and I are behaving like spoiled brats.
"In addition, he's convinced my uncle and cousins not to come to the wedding either. With our parents having passed away, this means that virtually none of my family will attend the wedding, which I'm really upset about. I think since I legally inherited the heirloom I can do what I want with it," he added.
Turning to the internet for advice, he said: "I think he's just upset because I ruined his expectations of one day inheriting it, but since my uncle and cousins agree with him enough that they're not coming to the wedding, I'm not so sure I'm in the right. Am I the a**hole?"
Since being uploaded, the groom's post has reached more than 3,900 comments, with most people agree the couple was being unreasonable. One person wrote: "You're the a**hole. You are being very selfish and short-sighted."
Meanwhile, someone else agreed: "I was really afraid I was going to be on the wrong side of this, but I’m glad to see that others agree that, OP, yes, you're the a**hole."
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