Wedding guest recalls ‘disaster’ groom prank
- The groom’s best friend took to Reddit to share the details of the prank
- He revealed the bride was able to join in the laughter
- However, many people on the internet called it ‘tacky’
A wedding guest recalls the “fun” but “disastrous” prank a friend of the bride played on her that left people in the crowd cringing.
The groom’s best friend — who did not share his name — took to Reddit to describe the awkward moment when the bride’s friend pranked the bride by joking that the groom had dated numerous women.
He accepted Reddit to share the incident that went off without a hitch thanks to the bride’s “sense of humor.”
The groom’s friend explained that the bride’s friend handed out the keys to the female attendees and called them all back toward the end of the evening to “return.” [the groom’s] house keys’ since he was now married.
Although the blushing bride joined in the laughs, people on the internet struggled to find the humor as they called the situation “tacky.”
A wedding guest recalls the ‘fun’ but ‘disastrous’ prank a groom pulled on his wife that left people in the crowd cringing (stock image)
The post was captioned: ‘A fun joke…but it could be a disaster if someone doesn’t have a sense of humor.’
The best friend’s groom explained: ‘At my best friend’s wedding, a friend of the bride, whom we didn’t know, came up to my wife and handed her a key – an uncut new house key and said, ‘Hold Just fix this, you’ll know what to do with it later.”
‘Later, as the bride’s friend concluded his speech, he announced that the groom, because he was getting married, had declared “Key Amnesty”, and that all the women who had keys to the groom’s house could now use them without fear could give back.
‘Suddenly dozens of women, including my wife, of all ages and all races, went to the groom to give back the keys.
‘At first the bride was shocked, but eventually she laughed while her groom blushed.
‘A good joke, but it can be a disaster if the bride is not intelligent, open-minded and with a good sense of humor.’
People across the internet flocked to the comments section to share their thoughts on the cringe-worthy moment.
Many people found the humor in the joke and laughed along.
The groom’s best friend shared the incident on Reddit, sparking a flurry of controversial opinions about the prank
One person said, “Okay, am I the only one who laughed out loud?”
Someone else wrote: ‘I’ve seen this happen at weddings before. The funniest part was when the group going up included some men and grandma.”
Another user added: ‘Seems like a harmless joke to me.’
“I would just find it funny if 90 year old great aunt Phoebe went up first,” said one user.
However, others claimed the joke was ‘tacky’ and slammed the friend for pulling a prank on the couple’s special day.
One person said: ‘That gives me the creeps. I would feel very uncomfortable as a guest… The joke that the groom cheats, but stops now that he is married?’
Someone else wrote: ‘What a tacky thing to do at a wedding!’
Someone else wrote: ‘This is weird.’
Another person commented: ‘This is for complete idiots. There’s nothing ‘intelligent’ or ‘open-minded’ about it. On the contrary.’