'Selfish and inconsiderate': Groom kicks best man out of wedding for proposing to his girlfriend during his speech
A groom kicked his best man out of his wedding for upstaging him and his partner with a marriage proposal during his speech.
Detailing the incident on the Am I the A**h*le (AITA) forum on Reddit, the 30-year-old groom said that John, his best friend, ruined what was supposed to be one of the most memorable days of his life.
"It turned out perfect—almost," he said, "The ceremony was beautiful, and the reception was even better. Everything was going smoothly until the speeches. John got up to give his best man speech."
"At first, it was full of the usual jokes and heartfelt stories, which everyone enjoyed," he continued.
"But then, out of nowhere, he turned to his girlfriend and started talking about their relationship. Before I knew it, he was down on one knee, proposing to her right there in the middle of my reception!"
What happened made him and his wife "furious," and he felt that his friend had completely upstaged him and the love of his life.
"I felt like my special day had been hijacked. Instead of celebrating our marriage, everyone was now focused on John and his fiancée."
After popping the question, the groom confronted John and told the latter that "he was out of line."
"He said he thought it would be a great surprise and assumed I would be happy for him. I told him he was selfish and inconsiderate, and I ended up kicking him out of the reception," the groom shared.
Some of their mutual friends said he "overreacted" and that he "should have let it slide for the sake of our friendship."
Her wife fully supported his decision, but he later started wondering if he became too tough on his best man.
"My wife fully supports my decision, but I'm starting to wonder if I was too harsh. AITA for firing my best man and kicking him out of my wedding for proposing during my reception?" he ended.
While Reddit users told him that what he did to his best man was fair, there were some who noted it wasn't John's intention to hurt him in any way.
"You have every right to be mad but now it’s your obligation to forgive. Not sweep things under the rug like nothing happened but to choose to forgive John and set what he did aside for the sake of the years you’ve been friends," a social media user said. "I hope he apologizes to you and your new wife for his bad taste. But try to forgive him even if he doesn’t."