If you’re planning a wedding meal, you’ll want to ensure there’s something for everyone.
However, one woman and her future husband decided to keep their wedding menu entirely vegetarian, as neither of them consume meat – but this decision sparked outrage from her parents, who labelled it “disrespectful” towards “people who aren’t in the vegetarian culture”.
The parents accused their daughter of “forcing” her “ethics” onto others. They argued that their daughter should aim for guests to “have a nice time” at the wedding – which, in their view, includes serving meat.
Sharing her story on Reddit, the bride-to-be wrote: “In general, we are pretty relaxed vegetarians. If we go out, we totally don’t mind if our friends/family choose meat or fish to eat, same if we visit family. As long as there is a veggie option, then great. Now back to the wedding. On looking at the choices, and given it’s our day, we thought it would be nice to have a fully vegetarian menu.”
However, her parents were not pleased with this decision, expressing they were “absolutely stunned” that she’d even considered it.
“They say it’s disrespectful to people who aren’t in the vegetarian culture, and also disrespectful to our own values in terms of ensuring our friends have a nice time. They say it’s forcing our ethics on other people,” the woman shared.
Her parents argued that weddings are different because guests “expect luxury food”. The woman added: “Apparently this needs to include meat.”
She’s now “torn” about the situation, explaining: “Personally I don’t mind that much if our guests eat meat but it is inconsistent with our own life choices and it is our day, so that could make it feel inauthentic.”
She went on to say her parents had “very kindly” initially agreed to pay for the food at their wedding, before questioning whether she would be an “a**hole” for serving only vegetarian dishes.
In the comments, people reassured her that she was not in the wrong. One person commented: “Omnivores have all eaten plenty of vegetarian and even vegan meals without intending to. Had a bowl of cereal for breakfast? Bam – vegetarian meal. It does not seem like it’s pushing anything on anyone, any more than ANY other food choice would be.
“Your parents may decide not to pay for the meal and that’s their prerogative (though I’d consider it kind of s***ty to withdraw financial support over this choice). But it’s your day and this is a very reasonable choice to make.”
Another chimed in: “I’m guessing I eat an average amount of meat, but almost never have it for breakfast during the week. Probably have a veggie dinner 1-2 times per week. Anybody who recoils at only veggie options for ONE MEAL is overreacting because of some stupid pride hangup.”
Yet, another commenter posed the question: “You mention that you are easy going about your vegetarianism, so why make this a hill to die on?”
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