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<h2>AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF&#39;s sister&#39;s wedding?</h2><blockquote> <p>AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF&#39;s sister&#39;s wedding?</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>My girlfriend <em>(we&#39;ll call her &#39;Maggie&#39;)</em> and I went to her sister&#39;s wedding on Sunday (1/22). It was a great event, and things were going well for most of the evening. This was the first time I met Maggie&#39;s mother, but I had already met the rest of her family.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>When it came time for the bouquet 💐 toss, Maggie was one of the ladies in the group to try &amp; catch it. I thought I had an opportunity to be funny and lift the mood, so I stood behind Maggie and slapped the flowers 💐 to the ground before she could catch them. Idk if she actually would have been the one to catch them, but I did it anyways.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I was doing it as a joke, which I thought would be obvious to everyone (I was like 0.0001% serious, I&#39;m actually not interested in marriage. I&#39;m in my 20s). I really had no bad intentions &amp; wasn&#39;t trying to upset anyone, I thought I would get a chuckle from the crowd.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>After I slapped the bouquet 💐 to the floor there was an audible <em>gasp</em> from everyone around, followed by an awkward silence. I was a little embarrassed but I laughed anyways to try to nonverbally show everyone that it was a joke. Nobody laughed.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>After a bit the moment had passed, and everyone was starting a big dinner. Nobody talked to me and I was getting a couple sideways glances. Maggie&#39;s mother eventually pulled me aside and (very respectfully) asked me to leave. To which I obliged. I didn&#39;t want to cause a scene.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>A few weeks later my GF &amp; her sister are over it, but the mom still seems weird about it. I haven&#39;t spoken to her since then. Was this an AH move? Or was it just a lighthearted joke that was misinterpreted?</p> </blockquote><p>Here&#39;s what people had to say:</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Alyssa_Hargreaves/">Alyssa_Hargreaves</a></p><blockquote> <p>YTA. It&#39;s a tradition that not many people take to heart. It&#39;s not an automatic you must be married thing. You made a unnecessary scene and damaged your relationship with your girlfriend AND her family. You ruined a possibly cute moment for no reason Jokes are supposed to be funny. So explain the joke. Seriously explain how ruining a moment at a wedding is so damn funny.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/iWorkWithPlanes/">iWorkWithPlanes</a> OP responded:</p><blockquote> <p>I didn&#39;t intend to ruin the moment, nor did I know that I would.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>But the joke was meant to be that I didn&#39;t want to get married in this economy (traditionally in... I&#39;m not sure what culture it stems from actually, but traditionally the person to catch the bouquet is the next person to get married).</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Positivelythinking/">Positivelythinking</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>The brides normally prize the photographs from the wedding. The bouquet is one of those moments that was lost. Hey, move on from this sooner the better.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/The_DaHowie/">The_DaHowie</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>To underscore this post, OP, this wasn&#39;t your day to be in the spotlight...</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/He_Who_Is_Right_/">He_Who_Is_Right_</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>You were trying to lift the mood? Seriously? It was a wedding for goodness sake. The mood doesn&#39;t get more elevated than that! Yes, YTA.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/DreamCrusher914/">reamCrusher914</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>At his girlfriend&rsquo;s expense, no less! Nope, not gonna marry you, swipe! Hahahah so funny!! Everyone think that&rsquo;s so funny!! My girlfriend is not marriage material!! I don&rsquo;t wanna marry her!! All these people here who love her, you all get the joke, right?!</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Guy's bouquet toss 'joke' goes badly; he's asked to leave wedding. AITA?

AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF&#39;s sister&#39;s wedding? AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF&#39;s sister&#39;s wedding?  My girlfriend (we&#39;ll call her &#39;Maggie&#39;) and I went to her sister&#39;s wedding on Sunday (1/22). It was a great event, and things were going well for most of the evening. This was the first time I met Maggie&#39;s mother, but I had already met the rest of her family.  When it came time for the bouquet 💐 toss, Maggie was one of the ladies in the group to try &amp; catch it. I thought I had an opportunity to be funny and lift the mood, so I stood behind Maggie and slapped the flowers 💐 to the ground before she could catch them. Idk if she actually would have been the one to catch them, but I did it anyways.  I was doing it as a joke, which I thought would be obvious to everyone (I was like 0.0001% serious, I&#39;m actually not interested in marriage. I&#39;m in my 20s). I really had no bad intentions &amp; wasn&#39;t trying to upset anyone, I thought I would get a chuckle from the crowd.  After I slapped the bouquet 💐 to the floor there was an audible gasp from everyone around, followed by an awkward silence. I was a little embarrassed but I laughed anyways to try to nonverbally show everyone that it was a joke. Nobody laughed.  After a bit the moment had passed, and everyone was starting a big dinner. Nobody talked to me and I was getting a couple sideways glances. Maggie&#39;s mother eventually pulled me aside and (very respectfully) asked me to leave. To which I obliged. I didn&#39;t want to cause a scene.  A few weeks later my GF &amp; her sister are over it, but the mom still seems weird about it. I haven&#39;t spoken to her since then. Was this an AH move? Or was it just a lighthearted joke that was misinterpreted? Here&#39;s what people had to say:Alyssa_Hargreaves YTA. It&#39;s a tradition that not many people take to heart. It&#39;s not an automatic you must be married thing. You made a unnecessary scene and damaged your relationship with your girlfriend AND her family. You ruined a possibly cute moment for no reason Jokes are supposed to be funny. So explain the joke. Seriously explain how ruining a moment at a wedding is so damn funny. iWorkWithPlanes OP responded: I didn&#39;t intend to ruin the moment, nor did I know that I would.  But the joke was meant to be that I didn&#39;t want to get married in this economy (traditionally in... I&#39;m not sure what culture it stems from actually, but traditionally the person to catch the bouquet is the next person to get married). Positivelythinking writes: The brides normally prize the photographs from the wedding. The bouquet is one of those moments that was lost. Hey, move on from this sooner the better. The_DaHowie writes: To underscore this post, OP, this wasn&#39;t your day to be in the spotlight... He_Who_Is_Right_ writes: You were trying to lift the mood? Seriously? It was a wedding for goodness sake. The mood doesn&#39;t get more elevated than that! Yes, YTA. reamCrusher914 writes: At his girlfriend&rsquo;s expense, no less! Nope, not gonna marry you, swipe! Hahahah so funny!! Everyone think that&rsquo;s so funny!! My girlfriend is not marriage material!! I don&rsquo;t wanna marry her!! All these people here who love her, you all get the joke, right?! 

AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF&#39;s sister&#39;s wedding?   AITA for interfering in the bouquet toss at my GF&#39;s sister&#39;s wedding?    My girlfriend (we&#39;ll call her &#39;Maggie&#39;) and I went to her...