Redditor Asks If She's An A**hole For Dropping Out Of Cousin's Wedding After She Took April Fools Prank The Wrong Way

"It was so outrageous that it was obviously a joke."

Stephanie

• Published in Interesting
• June 7, 2023

Being a bridesmaid is an honor that comes with lots of responsibilities. After all, it's your job to keep the blushing bride happy and ensure that things go smoothly on her big day.

But, as Reddit user u/inmyprincessera recently found out, things don't always go to plan. The OP posted about her experience in the AITA (Am I The A**hole?) subreddit.

She explained that her cousin got engaged a few months ago and asked her to be one of her bridesmaids. Of course, the OP was overjoyed to accept!

The wedding date was set for April 24th, and on April 1st, the MOH sent out a PDF to the bridesmaid's group chat. It was a list of wedding party rules and responsibilities.

The list included a picture of the dresses the bridesmaids would be expected to wear on the wedding day, and the OP was not impressed by the "hideous" $800 dresses they would also need to pay for. The message went on to say that the dresses only went up to a size 8, so anyone bigger than that would need to lose weight before the big day.

At that point, the OP was furious! She says she is a size 10, and the MOH is a size 12.

Some other things mentioned on the list were that none of the bridesmaids were allowed to be more tanned than the bride or have longer hair than her. It also said that the bachelorette party would be held in Paris, and each bridesmaid was expected to contribute $3k.

The OP says she was so upset that she stopped reading and muted the chat. She was so hurt that she decided to drop out of the wedding party altogether.

When the OP checked the group chats the next day, she saw that everyone had been talking about how hilarious the bride's "prank" was. It turns out that at the bottom of the PDF, it said, "April Fools."

Of course, the OP hadn't read that far, so she was unaware of the joke. And months later, she is still upset with the bride about her "mean-spirited prank."

Now, the bride, the MOH, and the other BMs are all angry with the OP for overreacting and dropping out of the wedding over an innocent joke. Keep scrolling to see how people reacted.

The OP asked if she's an a**hole for dropping out of her cousin's wedding party after a prank.

She explained that her cousin got engaged a few months back, and she was looking forward to being a bridesmaid.

On April 1st, the bride sent out a list of "wedding party responsibilities" that made the OP very angry.

The bride said she needed to have longer hair than all of her bridesmaids.

And each bridesmaid would need to contribute to her $3K bachelorette party.

The OP stopped reading partway through because she was so angry, not realizing it was all part of an April fools prank.

Fast forward two months and the OP is still seething over the prank. So much so that she decided to back out of being a bridesmaid.

Now she's wondering if she's the a**hole here.

In a later update, the OP explained that she was so angry because she felt singled out by the bride.

Here's how people reacted.

"What a weird reaction."

"Outrageous."

"Get over it."

"Let it go."

"Yeah, YTA."

"It's better for OP to drop out of the wedding party."

"You are just holding a grudge for no reason."

"YTA all day."

"Your response was over the top."

No damage done.

"Get a grip."

You're just mad because you didn't get it.

What's your take on this situation? Do you think the OP overreacted by dropping out of the wedding party or was the bride out of line for pulling a prank on her bridesmaids?

We would love to hear your opinions on this. You can share your thoughts with us in the comment section.

Stephanie