Awesome Brother Promises To Keep His Sister's Zoom Wedding Stress-Free And Stops His Cousin From Proposing During The Ceremony
There are cardinal rules when attending a wedding and one of them is not upstaging the bride and groom on their wedding day. A sure way to steal their thunder is by proposing to your significant other without explicit permission from the soon-to-be-wed.
The rules are still in play even with a Zoom wedding which was what OP's sister had because of the pandemic. They were forced to reimagine their dream wedding but the couple was determined not to postpone any longer.
OP's sister asked him to set everything up on Zoom because she would be too stressed if she had to do it herself. OP readily agreed, happy to be of any help.
They invited everyone on their original guest list and it turned out to be a pretty big event. They decided everyone had to be muted during the ceremony to make sure no one overshadows the bride and groom.
There was a certain part of the event where they wanted everyone to freely converse and have a good time even via Zoom. Everything went without a hitch during the muted part of the ceremony.
But what wedding is memorable without a little drama? OP told the guests they can raise their hands if they had something to say to the bride and groom once they were unmuted.
One of their cousins, who attended with his girlfriend, started to wildly wave his arms and started to speak. He said the newlyweds were inspirations to him and gave him the courage to do something.
OP immediately saw him turn to his girlfriend and pull a box that unmistakably contained an engagement ring
u/Additional-Pizza-805OP knew from history that his cousin had no problem stealing the spotlight and booted him off the call with no hesitation
u/Additional-Pizza-805He announced to everyone else that his cousin had a technical difficulty and would no longer join the rest of the event
u/Additional-Pizza-805The guests accepted this and resumed their conversations including the newly wed
u/Additional-Pizza-805The rest of the event went smoothly except OP was bombarded with messages from his cousin and his parents about ruining his plans to propose to his girlfriend in front of their family
u/Additional-Pizza-805Even though OP kicked his cousin out of the call without a warning, OP still wouldn't be an a**hole
fairandjust777OP accomplished two things: saved his sister's wedding from being ruined and he didn't spoil his cousin's proposal to everybody else — it's a job well done
mbe0027
Only a self-centered person would think proposing at another person's wedding is okay especially without asking the bride and groom
drseussgrandchild, katecrime
The cousin has to learn about etiquette before worrying about marriage
cultqueennn
The bar really is in hell if OP's cousin thinks it's okay to propose that way
Smol_Daddy, sam_witch
We would pay good money to see the cousin being tackled on the floor but our imaginations should suffice for now
poodle_kitten
Never heard anyone call it a social felony before but it rolls off the tongue quite easily
tallclaimswizard, notasandpiper
OP did what any good moderator should do — ban the nuisance
unsurehowtoreddit
OP's cousin is just mad his low-effort proposal didn't go as planned, although we doubt this involved any extensive planning on his part
BillFox86
The ink on the marriage certificate isn't dry yet before this guy butted in with his own agenda
DaBaileys
Not that it's necessary but OP can spin this as him saving his cousin from the embarrassment of proposing on someone else's big day. Imagine the bashing he would have gotten if OP didn't cut him off? No one in the family would ever speak to them.
HauntedDreamer78
It's them who should be apologizing. OP or his parents can help make them realize the faux pas they almost committed.
1000livesofmagic
Keep the message short and sweet to drive the point home
[deleted]
OP should be really proud for reacting so quickly
Hellopitty1
He really was the best brother his sister needed in that moment
maddr_lurker
OP did his cousin a favor. He now has to come up with a better plan to propose to his girlfriend because a Zoom proposal during someone else's Zoom wedding isn't going to cut it.
There is no scenario where OP should apologize to his cousin for what happened. OP only did what any brother should do which is to stop anyone from ruining his sister's special moment.
