A Reddit user who was removed from a wedding for ordering pizza after the reception ran out of food learned he should have acted with more discretion, according to an etiquette expert from Fox News Digital; however, the story does conclude on a positive note.
“AITA for ordering pizza at my friend’s wedding because there was no food?” asked the user “Adorable_Distance_15” in a post on the “Am I the A–hole” subreddit, which is an advice forum.
The user recounted that he and his wife attended their friend’s wedding, which had around 70 attendees, primarily comprising family.
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“Upon arrival, we were seated at a table with some other guests. They were pleasant, and we enjoyed conversing together,” he noted.
“The wedding was lovely, and both my friend and his new spouse appeared very joyful,” Adorable_Distance_15 shared.
The drinks were plentiful at the reception (not shown), but the Reddit user quickly discovered there was little food left for many tables. (iStock)
Following the ceremony, each table was provided with two bottles of wine, bread, and butter, with the bar also open for guests, he stated.
“Then the food was served — it looked really appetizing,” he acknowledged, specifying that the wedding reception utilized a buffet style.
“I was feeling a bit buzzed and eager to fill my stomach,” he mentioned.
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When dinner began, tables were summoned to the buffet in small groups, he explained. “The initial tables called were understandably those of the families on both sides,” Adorable_Distance_15 shared.
This was where the issues began.
“To my astonishment, by the time we were called, there was nothing remaining.”
“I don’t judge individuals for how much they eat, but I observed the portions taken by others while I was patiently waiting for our turn,” he remarked. “I also noticed they returned for seconds before all tables had been called, and nobody intervened.”
During that time, Adorable_Distance_15 mentioned that while he considered that behavior discourteous, he “assumed there was sufficient food for everyone.”
He added, “To my surprise, by the time we were called, there was nothing left.”
After retrieving the “leftovers,” “we were still quite hungry and a bit [frustrated],” he expressed. “So we kind of chatted negatively about how the first few tables finished all the food.”
The wedding’s food was served buffet-style (not depicted) and was quickly consumed by the bride’s relatives, according to the Reddit user. (iStock)
After someone suggested ordering pizza, Adorable_Distance_15 “had the inebriated idea of placing an order.”
So “we all contributed and ordered four large pizzas along with some chicken wings from a pizza place nearby, ensuring quick delivery,” he explained.
“I met the delivery guy outside and brought the food to our table, and we started eating.”
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Other hungry tables noticed the pizza — “so we decided to share with them,” Adorable_Distance_15 recounted.
“This caused quite a stir,” it seemed, and guests began inquiring with the wedding party if additional pizzas were on the way.
“My friend approached me to discuss why we had ordered the food. His bride was not pleased about it,” the Redditor noted. “So I explained that we hadn’t eaten and that the food had run out before our table was called, and we were truly hungry.”
“What were we supposed to do, go hungry?”
“What were we supposed to do, go hungry?” he reasoned.
However, the drama escalated when the bride’s father spotted the remaining pizzas.
“This is where I maybe acted like the [a–hole],” Adorable_Distance_15 admitted. “Only two slices remained, and I could tell he was eyeing them.”
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“I asked the others at my table if they wanted one. Everyone turned it down. Then this man said he’d like to have one,” he detailed.
“I then took the two slices, placed them on my plate, started eating, and told him something along the lines of, ‘No, you and everyone at your tables took more than your fair share of the buffet and consumed everything. This is why we ordered food in the first place. And now you dare to ask us to share?'”
At that moment, he was unaware that he was addressing the bride’s father.
The bride (not depicted) was thoroughly upset after realizing her wedding guests were consuming pizza they had ordered during the reception. (iStock)
The man’s “face turned red, and he went back to his table,” where “there was quite a bit of discussion going on,” he noted.
“The bride looked even more furious with us. A heated exchange happened between her and my friend. Ultimately, he returned to inform us that we had to leave,” he stated.
“I had no intention of causing trouble, so my wife and I summoned a cab and departed.”
A few days post-wedding, Adorable_Distance_15 received a call from his friend who shared his perspective.
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“He agreed that his in-laws were very impolite for consuming all the food and leaving many guests with virtually nothing,” he recalled — noting that nearly half the attendees left the event once food ran out.
“He was disappointed in his in-laws, as he had informed them about the number of guests expected and insisted on ordering sufficient food,” Adorable_Distance_15 recounted.
The Reddit user persisted, “He mentioned that his wife felt that since the in-laws paid for the alcohol and food, they assumed they could eat on their terms. She was angry with them and chastised them for ruining her special day.”
“He mentioned that she wanted to apologize for kicking me out.”
In a follow-up to the post, Adorable_Distance_15 shared that his friend’s wife “was more disturbed than he originally expressed,” but not with him. She was upset with her family.
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“He also indicated that she wanted to extend an apology for ejecting me,” Adorable_Distance_15 wrote.
To compensate for the reception scenario, the father-in-law planned to host an “after-wedding celebration” for everyone who attended the original wedding, in addition to other guests.
A post-wedding celebration is set to feature “50 large pizzas,” the user detailed on Reddit. (iStock)
“[The father-in-law] also assured me there would be a variety of food,” he continued. “He expressed a desire to inform me personally that there will be 50 large pizzas from the same place I ordered from, as a humorous remedy,” he said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Adorable_Distance_15 for updates.
Lisa Gaché, founder and CEO of Beverly Hills Manners, shared with Fox News Digital that “this was not the appropriate action” and that Adorable_Distance_15 should have been more prepared.
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“Regardless of how you slice it (pun intended), ordering pizza to be eaten at a friend’s wedding is clearly disrespecting the bride, groom, and their families,” she stated.
Ordering pizza after the bride’s family consumed all the buffet food was “not the right course of action,” according to manners expert Lisa Gaché, as reported by Fox News Digital. (iStock)
Instead of ordering food, there was a more considerate alternative: Adorable_Distance_15 could have approached a member of the waitstaff and requested to visit the buffet when he noticed others returning for second helpings, Gaché advised.
“Exercising good manners doesn’t mean you can’t express your needs.”
“Exercising good manners doesn’t mean you can’t express your needs,” Gaché told. “It could have been an unintentional oversight by the hosts, and if the friends had spoken up earlier, they might have found ample food at the buffet.”
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Gaché recommended that in the future, Adorable_Distance_15 “should eat a well-rounded meal beforehand” and carry a protein bar in case of food shortages.
“Attending a friend’s wedding necessitates embracing whatever circumstances may arise,” she concluded.
