Weddings can be high-stress operations and brides are under a lot of pressure to put on the perfect wedding. But weddings are expensive as heck. The average wedding cake alone costs around $350, forget about the dress, the venue, and the food. It’s enough to make you want to elope. But that’s just on the couple’s side of the equation. Being a wedding guest can also be incredibly expensive. If it’s in a different area, you have to buy a plane ticket, then accommodation, then buy a dress or rent a suit. If you’re going to a few weddings a year, you’ll probably have to build it into your annual budget. I have a friend who’s been to upwards of six weddings this year alone. I don’t know how they’re swinging it financially. 

That’s why it’s so stressful when things go wrong, like in this recent Reddit story about a nightmare bridesmaid situation. Read up below.