Newlywed Shares Text Mom Sent Two Days Before Wedding: ‘You Can’t’

A newlywed has gone viral after sharing their frustration over a last-minute wedding change.

In a post on Reddit’s popular r/mildlyinfuriating, user stay_zooted, who wanted to remain anonymous, shared a text exchange between them and their mother, who dropped an unexpected bombshell just two days before the big day: she had invited two additional guests.

“Your Aunt Evelyn and Pablo are coming to the wedding and reception,” the mother wrote in her late-night text. “Let me know if you need me to pay for their food. Can you seat them at a table near [family members]?”

The text, while polite, assumed that it would be easy to slip in the extra family members, which struck a nerve with the . In response, they said: “Mother. You can’t invite people to my wedding,” reminding their mom that seating arrangements were already finalized, and pointed out they didn’t even know who “Aunt Evelyn and Pablo” were.

On Reddit, the interaction quickly gained attention, with over 100,000 upvotes and thousands of comments.

The poster, who wished to remain anonymous, told Newsweek: “I thought it fit the niche of the subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating perfectly, and others would get a kick out of it.”

Despite this, they were surprised by the response, adding: “The reaction has been overwhelming but unsurprising. I was shocked by the amount of attention it received but not necessarily the responses or comments.”

The situation, according to the Redditor, reinforces a life lesson they have now come to embrace. “If you try to please everybody, you will fail and please nobody,” they said. “So, I will continue doing what I think is best for me and mine.”

For many people navigating wedding planning, this sentiment hits close to home.

In the comments, people were quick to share their own stories and experiences of wedding planning. One user, rogan1990, commented: “My MIL asked for 50 spots for her ‘friends’ and ‘coworkers.’ This is a wedding of 125 guests. We couldn’t believe she was serious.”

Redditor kluvspups shared: “My mom wanted me to change people’s seats on the morning of [the wedding], while staring at the gigantic poster we had created with people’s seating arrangements.”

Other comments suggested a course of action for the bride. Resident-Variation21 suggested responding with a straightforward “no they’re not,” while WesternBlueRanger added that the bride-to-be could have firmly stated that there was “no space for them.”

This is far from the first time a wedding has become a family argument. Earlier this week, a bride who would only allow her sister to attend her wedding under one condition sparked viral debate.