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Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Now even WEDDINGS are gripped by Labubu fever! Brides are throwing £50 toys instead of bouquets amid shopper brawls over the popular items
Brides in 2025 are updating the 'bouquet toss' ritual by throwing Labubu dolls at their single female friends in yet another sign of the growing obsession with these plush toys. The long-held wedding ritual sees the bride throw her bouquet towards the women in attendance, with whoever catches it said to be the next to get married. However, some newlyweds - presumably lucky enough to have a Labubu or two to spare - are ditching the flowers in favour of the viral bag charms that adult women can't seem to get enough of. For instance, one Melbourne-based bride threw a Labubu keychain at her waiting friends at her wedding reception, as footage of the woman riling up the crowd before chucking the mystery box at them was shared online. The video, posted on TikTok by one of the guests, showed them scrambling to get their hands on the toy while screaming in delight. 'Is it a 2025 wedding if there isn't a Labubu toss?' the caption read. This isn't the only wedding that's featured a 'Labubu toss' in recent times; in fact, 3,235 miles away in Jakarta, another newlywed couple did the exact same. In a video shared on TikTok, the pair can be seen throwing the tiny box into a sea of guests who all rushed to claim the Labubu doll. The crowd at the Australian wedding went wild as they had the chance of winning a Labubu toy The clip was posted by the bride's sister, who goes by the username @sellarmoonnn, as she revealed her 'boyfriend caught the Labubu toss' in the caption. 'Bouquet toss < Labubu toss,' she added. Elsewhere, another bride seemingly decided to attach the lavender-coloured figurine to her wedding bouquet - before clarifying 'it's for the video'. Krish Parathan, from Toronto, shared a video of a woman getting ready to tie the knot and captioned the clip: 'Your Labubu is the main character of your wedding bouquet.' But the woman believed to be the bride later told people to 'calm down' while explaining that she did not walk down the aisle with the Labubu but simply posed with it for the video. She wrote: 'Everyone calm down it's for video I didn't walk down the aisle with it.' Not only have Labubus been thrown at guests and fastened onto bouquets, but guests have also offered the keyrings as a wedding gift to the bride and groom. One such person, TikToker @babybalut, who attended a wedding in San Jose filmed herself running over to the happy couple with two mystery boxes as they each picked one. 'POV: You give Labubus as a wedding gift,' the caption read. She was filmed running over to the happy couple with two mystery boxes as the bride and groom said which ones they wanted Labubu dolls, first created by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung, are described as having a playful yet fierce look thanks to their wide eyes, sharp teeth, and pointed ears. Labubu fever has gripped the younger generations in recent months, with fans often spending hundreds to complete their collections. These dolls are currently only being produced and distributed by Pop Mart after Lung signed an exclusive worldwide licensing deal with the Chinese toy company in 2019. However, demand for these dolls has surged after Labubus went viral on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram - meaning they are almost always sold out at Pop Mart stores. It comes after shocking footage of several men hurling punches at one another to secure Labubu dolls surfaced on social media. The group had supposedly been trying to purchase some Labubu dolls at an outlet for Pop Mart, which makes the gremlin-like bag charms, in Stratford's Westfield shopping centre when the brawl ensued. It is not the first time the Labubu plushies have sparked violence among fans of the furry fashion accessory, with one woman also telling the BBC she witnessed a fight between a worker and a shopper in the same store. Pop Mart - a Chinese toy store for adults - has since announced it would be pulling all of its Labubu plushies from its 16 UK stores until June to 'prevent any potential safety issues'. The company told the BBC this was 'not the kind of customer experience it aimed to offer' and promised the dolls would 'return to physical stores' next month as they work on a 'new release mechanism'. But some devoted fans have reacted in fury to the company's decision to pull the toys, blaming them for causing 'hype' by only releasing a few dolls at a time. Others have also complained of re-sellers making it increasingly difficult to purchase the dolls, which can be bought in-store or online for as little as £13.50, by selling them on second-hand sites for up to £600. Ashley Bushey, 32, said she spent more than £1,000 on 13 Labubu toys and countless hours scrolling on TikTok Shop, Vinted and Facebook re-sale groups to expand her collection. Miss Bushey, a Northamptonshire-based coffee shop supervisor, said she predominantly tunes in to Pop Mart's regular TikTok livestreams, which showcase the toys for fans to purchase. 'It's a battlefield. (Pop Mart) are live every day from 2pm to 7pm and I sneak out at work, like I'm always trying to score one on the (livestream),' she said. She said she spends 'more time than I care to admit' finding Labubus, but added 'especially now, because they're so hard to get' after Pop Mart's decision to pause UK sales. 'I'm not even a big collector in the scheme of things. If you go into Facebook groups, I mean, some of them are insane,' she said. Miss Bushey said she collects the '90s and early 2000s toys and started buying Labubus from Pop Mart's The Monsters series in December, describing them as 'so ugly that they were cute'. All the Labubus in The Monsters collection are female, making male versions of the toys extremely rare. The toy collector said she managed to find a rare male toy named Zimomo, which she bought for £200, but added that she had seen some limited edition Labubus listed at £600 on Vinted and eBay.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bride under fire for picking ‘ugly' bridesmaids: ‘You don't want people who'll outshine you'
She said yes to the dress — and no to any bridesmaids who might upstage her in it. A bride-to-be is catching major flak online after being accused of choosing 'awkward' and 'not photogenic' bridesmaid dresses just so she could look hotter in her wedding photos. The eyebrow-raising revelation came via Reddit's infamous AITA forum, where the almost bride's sister shared the story. She shared how she initially felt 'excited' to be asked to stand by her 27-year-old sibling's side — until she met the rest of the bridal party. 'Every single one of them is someone she's either not that close to or has made fun of before for being 'awkward' or 'not photogenic,'' the poster wrote, noting that her sister's actual besties didn't even make the cut. When she confronted the bride about the bizarre lineup, the woman confessed to the unflattering motive behind the picks. 'She kind of laughed and said, 'You'll understand when it's your wedding. You don't want people who'll outshine you in your own pictures,'' the sister shared. Cue the jaw drop. 'So you picked them because you think they'll make you look better?' she asked. That earned nothing more than an eye roll and a casually cruel defense: 'It's not that deep. I just want to feel confident that day, and I'm allowed to be a little selfish for my wedding.' The bride's vision of being the fairest of them all didn't fly with her sibling — who's now ditching the whole celebration. 'I feel like going along with it makes me complicit,' the woman wrote, adding that the wedding seems 'built on tearing other people down.' But the bride — and their mom — weren't exactly moved by her moral stand. The woman says her sister is calling her 'judgmental and sensitive,' while their mother accused her of being 'too idealistic' and urged her to just go with it. Reddit, however, backed the sister in spades. 'It is mean girl / catty behavior,' one user snapped. 'Yes, she deserves to feel beautiful on her special day, but she's ugly on the inside for doing this, even if no one else knows.' 'NTA — tell the other bridesmaids then post an update,' another cheered, popcorn in hand. And that she did. The sister revealed that after spilling the tea to the rest of the bridal party, at least three bridesmaids bowed out. 'I was very upfront about it. I made a group and dropped the text describing the whole situation. I don't think anyone deserves this,' she said.
