Newlyweds Clash Over Menu Choices As Accommodating Groom's Allergies Would Increase Costs By 25%

"I just want to be able to eat a meal at our wedding"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• August 9, 2023

Meal allergies are immune system reactions that develop shortly after consuming a specific meal. Even a trace amount of the allergy-causing food might cause symptoms such as stomach issues, rashes, or inflamed airways.

A food allergy can cause severe symptoms or even a life-threatening reaction in certain people. The more you learn about managing various food allergies, the more at ease you'll feel, and the safer you or your child will be.

It's not always easy, but who says you can't manage various food sensitivities while still enjoying the activities you enjoy? It's only important to learn about the sources of all your allergies, including which specific foods and food kinds to avoid.

Fortunately, the original poster of today's story knew about his allergies, and he listed some of them in his AITA story. The OP is getting married to his fiance soon, and they were looking at all the food the venue offers.

The OP knows it is a lot, but usually, he just brings food he can eat since he doesn’t want to risk cross-contamination. The OP told them about his allergies, and they told him the options available, one of which was an increase in charge.

The fiance suggested bringing food from outside, but OP just wanted to eat one meal from his own wedding.

This led to the OP asking the AITA subreddit community...

The OP knows it is a lot but he usually brings food he can eat since he doesn’t want to risk cross contamination

The OP has way too many allergies apparently and they would have to rework their recipes

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the a-hole:

I want to eat a meal at our wedding and doing that will cost us a lot more money. My fiancé thinks I should just bring food in. I may be a jerk since I have a lot of allergies and the solution cost a bit of money when I could just bring food in.

Comments came in, in their hundreds and we've gathered some of them for you to read through below

The OP would just have to talk through and come to a conclusion

It's reasonable to be concerned about the financial impact of any move

The OP should have a meal that he can eat at his own wedding

The OP should ask himself if he can pay that much at a restaurant

This Redditor gets where the OP's fiance is coming from

It's so hard to cater to allergies in the kitchen

Both of them should have sorted this out before paying

This Redditor went ahead to do the calculations

The bigger issue is the level of the allergies

Managing numerous food allergies generally necessitates extra care due to the increased number of items to avoid. Eating out, traveling, and making sure schools have risk-reduction measures in place may necessitate additional planning.

The OP only wants to eat at his own wedding which is understandable but his fiance isn't at fault either. At the end of it all, Redditors found no AHs in the story, and that's a wrap!

Maryjane