Wedding Invitation Drama: Mom’s Friend Forces Attendance

This wedding invitation drama happened years ago but it still bugs me. A 19-year-old guy shared his story about refusing to go to a wedding – and honestly, the mom’s friend sounds like a nightmare.

His mom’s friend Rachel comes to visit and casually asks if he’s attending her daughter Ellen’s wedding. Plot twist: he had no clue Ellen was even getting married. He’d met Ellen maybe five times in his entire life. They weren’t friends, barely acquaintances.

Rachel starts listing all the wedding guests – complete strangers to this kid. He politely explains he’d feel uncomfortable at a huge event where he knows nobody. His social anxiety kicks in just thinking about it. His mom totally gets it and says that’s fine.

But Rachel loses her mind. She starts pushing back, making excuses, claiming Ellen will be devastated if he doesn’t show up. The guy points out the obvious – Ellen barely knows he exists, so why would she care if he skips her wedding?

This turns into a full argument in front of his mom, who wisely stays out of it. Rachel keeps pushing until he’s like “definitely not going now after this mess.”

The petty doesn’t stop there. After the wedding, Rachel comes back with photos and makes snide comments about how he would’ve been in them if he’d attended. She really thought guilt-tripping a teenager over wedding invitation drama was the move.

Reddit overwhelmingly sided with him – you don’t force people to attend weddings for people they don’t know. Though they suggested he could’ve been more diplomatic about declining.

Rachel created this whole mess by pressuring someone who had zero connection to the bride. The audacity is honestly impressive.

From r/AmItheAsshole (1,136 upvotes)