Wedding planner slams fussy guests who demand ‘dietary restrictions’ for menu: ‘Sit down’
The bride and groom want you to have their cake — and eat it, too.
Although thin is in, thanks to diets trends and the ever-viral Ozempic craze, likening your new healthier eating habits to a medical issue at a couple’s wedding is out, says this outraged professional.
“If you get invited to a wedding, and when you’re RSVP’ing you put ‘dietary restrictions,’ if you put ‘sugar and carbs’ — I’m sorry, but you can just go eat with the rabbits,” scolded a planner from The Wedding Swap in a buzzy bulletin.
“The bride and groom are not asking if you are on a diet,” continued the nuptials know-it-all in the closed-captions of her public service announcement, which garnered over one million TikTok views.
“They are making sure you don’t go into anaphylactic shock,” she added. “Sit down.”
It’s holy matrimony beef with a side of shade.
Wedding reception food — whether it’s waistline-friendly, budget-friendly or served in an unfriendly manner — often rises as a bone of contention between newlyweds and their hungry invitees.
Sam Cutler, a fitness influencer, was virtually roasted by social media savages who bashed her for only offering gluten-, dairy- and sugar-free grub at her recent “I Do’s.”
French sweeties Ophélie and Thomas Billaudeau were deemed “cheapskates” for serving McDonald’s French fries and burgers at their vow exchange in Beauvais, France.
And an unnamed pair was digitally spanked on Reddit for allegedly treating their wealthier well-wishers to choice chops and fine wine, while their less fortunate loved ones were forced to suck down slop.
But, it seems, that no matter the calories or cost of the chow, folks who are tying the knot — which is already a stressful process — don’t want to be bothered with the non-life threatening menu alterations requested by their guests.
“Like what are your RESTRICTIONS, not your PREFERENCES,” a peeved commenter wrote beneath the Wedding Swap’s post.
“For our wedding,” another remarked, “someone actually put down, ‘Please have mac n cheese or grilled cheese available as it’s all [their plus one] will eat.’ OH!.”
An equally annoyed onlooker said: “My cousin asked to make sure her child’s plate didn’t have french fries on it, I’m sorry this isn’t a restaurant, it’s a WEDDING.”
“The only valid responses to that are allergies, medical conditions, or religious food laws,” another agreed.
“My aunt (who wasn’t actually invited to my wedding, just added her own name to her sons RSVP) put, ‘I don’t want a chocolate cake’ as the dietary restrictions,” said a stunned spectator.
“First of all, you’re not coming,” said the soon-to-wed. “Secondly it’s not your cake, you don’t get a say.”
