Bride says she “secretly” sold alcohol at her dry wedding to cover the cost of catering bill

One bride says that she and the groom made the decision to have a dry wedding to keep the “peace” with their families – but then “secretly” sold alcohol to guests via a “hidden” bar at the reception.

She shared her story in a post on Reddit‘S “AM I A ——” forum, which started by explaining that she and her now husband planned her “dream” wedding with a guest list with 300 people. The only problem? According to OP (original poster), the couple’s families are “super conservative and very religious” so they told everyone that they would have an alcohol -free event.

“That decision held peace with our parents and a large family,” she noted.

She went on to explain that the couple paid for the wedding themselves and she “saw an opportunity” to dispute some of the costs. She chose to keep the plan for herself and not even tell the groom.

“I hired a licensed bartender friend for me to put up a” VIP-bar “hidden on the arena (it was in a large event hall with a garden and private side room). I gave a heads-up to about 75 of our younger friends and more chill cousins, and basically had to pay for drinks-tink wedding spoke,” she wrote.

She said the drinks were “reasonably priced” and everyone was “happy to pay.” As for the bride, the schedule was a success.

“Long story short, between the money from drinks and tips, we made about $ 2,000, which helped cover part of the catering bill,” she explained.

But things hit a snag when the word came out about the hidden bar.

“Some of my aunts heard someone talking about the” secret bar “, and now my mother is lively. She says I lied to everyone, not respected the family and made a” mockery against our values ​​”, wrote op.” My (mother -in -law) also called me “manipulative and selfish.” ”

But OP argued in her post that most of the wedding guests “didn’t even know it was happening”, and those who were aware of “loved it.”

“We didn’t force anyone to drink,” she insisted. “We only gave the option discreetly.”

She said her husband is in conflict about the situation. “He gets why I did it, but wishes I had told him in advance. I didn’t because I knew he would be stressed and say no with guilt,” she wrote.

OP ended her post by asking colleagues Redditors if she was wrong to “secretly sell alcohol at my dry wedding to compensate for the cost.”

In the comment section, many readers had no problems with setting up the hidden bar – but they questioned her choice not to tell her husband about it in advance.

“I was so aboard with you! This was a good idea … until you neglected to inform your spouse! If you both had agreed, I am sincere to say that your conservative family’s opinions don’t matter, but your spouse does it!” One person wrote.

“Let this be a lesson in marriage for the future: always consult your partner,” they added. “The rest of the world may be against you, but you both should always have the other back.”

Others said that the couple should have stood up for themselves and had the wedding they wanted, regardless of the family’s opinions.

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“Your life and your values ​​are yours. No one has the right to tell you how to live your life. You are an adult, married woman. Grow a spine and stop letting them try to control you,” said a commentator.

Another chime in: “Either have a dry wedding to please the elders and honor the culture, or have a non-dry wedding because it’s your wedding and that’s what you want. But own it.”