I went to someone elseβs wedding dressed like the Bride.
This was years ago but I had to share the story where I was tragically shame worthy.
I attended an Indian Wedding in the United States as a +1 to a very good friend who was going through a bad breakup and didnβt want to be around his Ex, her family, and her friends alone (same community, no way to avoid each other). Generally in Indian weddings, especially lavish ones, thereβs NO WAY to upstage the Brideβ¦ But no one told me that the Bride had decided to forgo Indian attire and wear traditionally Western bridal wear. The ceremony was a small intimate, gathering between the bride, groom, and theyβre immediate families. Most of us were only invited to the reception, which was MUCH LARGER with about 250 people.
We arrived about 20 mins late to the reception because of an accident near the George Washington Bridge. So there we were, entering about 10 mins after the Bride and Groomβ¦. And me in my big puffy, WHITE AND BLUSH, very bridal looking dress. So horribly awkward that every woman who got near me glared like they wished Iβd disappear. Believe me, I wanted to. I tried to stay in my seat as much as possible and only get up for things like toasts or to use the bathroom. It was so obviously Bridal looking that when I was exiting the bathrooms an old man said βoh excuse me, I didnβt know there was more than one wedding taking place here todayβ. I eventually told my friend it was best I left because the Bride didnβt deserve to feel disrespected. I asked my friend to please get her mailing information so that I could send her a big gift as my way of saying sorry and she told him βNo Thanksβ.
Even though it wasnβt on purpose, that day, I was definitely TA
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