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IOL News
03-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- IOL News
Why a couple chose a vegan wedding despite not being vegan
Couple decided to change their wedding menu. Image: Bruno Cervera / Pexels Weddings are often a reflection of the couple's personality and values, but what happens when a guest takes control of the menu? One Redditor shared her experience on the Wedding Shaming forum after attending a friend's wedding that unexpectedly went all-vegan. The twist, however, was that neither the bride nor the groom was vegan. 'A good friend of mine from college was about to get married, which I was happy and excited for,' she wrote. But things got strange a few weeks before the big day. 'She calls to tell me that the wedding would be vegan. She wanted me to not tell my partner because she was afraid he wouldn't go.' She reassured the bride, noting that while her partner had the 'palate of a four-year-old,' he was still an adult and could handle one night of vegan food. 'Of course he would come,' she said. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading Curious about the sudden dietary change, she asked the bride why the wedding was vegan. 'Apparently one of her childhood friends told her she wouldn't come to the wedding unless the entire thing was vegan, and 'does she really want carcasses and death at her wedding?'' The bride had already committed to the decision by then, but her friend couldn't help but be concerned. 'I carefully told her that that's really manipulative, that it's her wedding and she should do what she wants,' she explained. What made it even more surprising was that the groom, who didn't seem like someone who would cave easily, went along with it. 'I was actually surprised her fiancé went along with this since he didn't seem like a pushover, but I also knew she was super stressed about the wedding planning so I guess he was being supportive.' In the end, the food was fine. 'The food was actually not bad,' she admitted, 'and I would have had 0 problem with this if either the bride or groom were vegan.' 'It pi***s me off to this day that her friend was so manipulative,' she wrote, even though the food didn't turn out to be that bad. Reddit users were quick to step into the comments section to have their say about the situation eventhough many didn't see a problem with bridal couple's choice. 'I think non-vegans having a vegan wedding is fine as long as the food is good. The friend who insisted on it was being strange though,' said one user. Another commented, 'I'm not sure what the issue is. The couple made their decision based on their own priorities and it didn't inconvenience anyone else.' 'Are you shaming the wedding or the friend? People can have vegan weddings without being vegan. I don't think that's shame worthy. The vegan friend is the one who deserves the shaming,' responded another. IOL Lifestyle Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bride and groom raise eyebrows over major mistake on wedding invitation: 'We're doing WHAT at 3:30pm?'
A bride and groom have raised eyebrows over a major mistake on their wedding invitation - and it's not the technology-free ceremony that's got everyone talking. Couple Theresa and Jason sent out their invitations detailing the schedule - from the 3pm ceremony to the 5.30pm dinner reception, followed by 'party time' starting at 6.30pm. 'Welcome to our unplugged wedding. We invite you to be fully present with us during our ceremony. With this in mind, please - pretty please - turn off your cell phones and cameras at the 3pm ceremony,' the invitation read. At 3.30pm, guests are invited to enjoy hors d'oeuvres, otherwise known as canapés, as the newlyweds are expected to personally greet them in the receiving line. However, it seems an unfortunate auto-correct mishap was missed during the printing process - the invitation came out with 'Horse Ovaries' instead of hors d'oeuvres. The turquoise wedding invitation was re-shared in a Wedding Shaming Facebook group, with many laughing hysterically at the typo. 'Just because it's unplugged doesn't mean you shouldn't Google how to spell "hors d'oeuvres",' one said. 'We're doing WHAT at 3:30pm?' another screamed. 'I'm sitting here crying laughing. I wouldn't have even GUESSED they meant hors d'oeuvres. I was like, "Damn Ye Olde Horse Ovaries - same place Mee Maw and Pop Pop got married",' one revealed. 'Horse ovaries, huh? Do you think they'll have vegetarian options?' another added. Many poked fun at the couple for making such a big deal about their unplugged ceremony, yet forgetting to address 'Horse Ovaries'. 'Great explanation of the "no tech" ceremony... ZERO explanation of the HORSE OVARIES?' one joked. 'Is it a wedding or a vet convention,' another added. 'Everyone's talking about the typo, but no one blasting how the ovaries go on for two damn hours,' one pointed out. Some confessed they didn't realise what was 'wrong' with the invitation until they took a closer look at the schedule. 'My brain skimmed quickly so at first I was like, "There's nothing wrong with this though, what's the problem?" And then I saw it,' one said. 'For a second I was confused why we were against unplugged ceremonies and then I saw the real problem,' another shared. However, some were convinced the bride and groom purposely wrote 'horse ovaries' as an 'inside joke'. 'My boomer dad says this, but as a joke. This has to be on purpose right? RIGHT?!' one pointed out. 'I really just hope they were trying to be funny,' another said. 'I feel like I've seen this spelling before as a joke. Kind of like "bone-apple-teeth",' one added. While one joked: 'When you trust AI to make your wedding invites.' Meanwhile, many suggested you're better off writing 'appetisers' if you want to avoid making a similar mistake. 'Just use appetisers if you can't spell hors d'oeuvres,' one said. 'Appetisers works just fine if you don't know how to spell the French word,' another added, laughing.
