A newlywed has told of how they lost upwards of $27,000 and were left 'heartbroken' after more than half of their guests who RSVP'd didn't show up for their big day.
Gray Narvaez-Dragion, an 18-year-old who is transgender and uses they/them pronouns, uploaded a video to TikTok showing multiple tables with no guests sitting at them.
An overlaid caption on the clip, which had more than 5.2 million views at the time of writing, explains: '88 people said yes... not even 40 showed up.'
The video quickly gained traction online, with thousands of commenters expressing their disbelief at Gray's empty wedding scene.
Many viewers slammed the guests for being rude, with one person writing: 'If you can't make it to a wedding TELL THE HOSTS - it's ok! They will save money with their caterer if you give notice! Don't lie!'
Other commenters sympathized with Gray, from the US, and shared similar horror stories from their big days.
Another person said the same thing happened to him and after estimating 100 people would show up for his wedding day, only about 30 were in attendance.
While a third social media user revealed: 'Happened to my sister. We set the room for 80 and not even 30 came. We made the best of it but darn. I would never do that to someone.'
Gray explained in the comment section that because so few people showed up for their nuptials, they were forced to cancel their 'sparkler send off, private dance, [the] dinner [and] cut the entire reception short.'
The DJ also 'felt so bad [that] he made us use the photobooth I hadn't touched and took pics together.'
Gray added: 'Our ceremony made me so happy, but when I looked into the chairs we had set up I realized they were empty. I didn't realize until after... Been in tears for hours over this... I was so heartbroken.'
To make matters worse, they said they fell over during the first dance and their mom 'didn't say a single word until my dad made her.'
After their wedding was cut short, Gray said they sat with their new husband, Nyx, 'in the empty ceremony room together and cried.'
Gray told commenters that the wedding cost more than $27,000 and they were left financially broken after the February 27 event.
They explained: 'I can't afford our own food after I got fired and not even half attended. I'm devastated.'
Another TikTok shows how Gray had invested in wedding favors for their guests, with the keepsakes including bars of soap and sparkly magnets.
In a bid to help the newlywed out, commenters have asked if they can purchase the items and Gray has since shared their Venmo details.
Some viewers have also offered to buy the married couple wedding gifts to make up for those they didn't receive.
Gray thanked commenters for all of their words of support, writing: 'I'm getting flooded with so much love. I'm so thankful for every one of you.'
In reaction to some people who questioned if the story was true, Gray shared a screenshot of their wedding invite spreadsheet showing all of the guests who had RSVP'd and then didn't show.
After viewing the clip, one TikTok user wrote: 'I hope you cut those ppl from your life. Don't accept any excuse. If they didn't show up for your best day, they won't show up in your worst day.'
While another advised: 'Keep that spreadsheet, adjust your energy, effort and attention accordingly for anyone who flaked.'
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27k for 88 people?? did each table come with a designated hooker sucking your peepee under the table? Also, whoever has to write these articles on tiktok videos has to have the worst life by far, imagine having to seriously quote tiktok comments lmao, literal pond scum of society.
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Yeah my brother got married last year with like 400 guests at the reception and the catering for that many people was no where close to 27 grand.
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sounds like a good grift idea
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Nevermind how creepy it is its a 18 year old gender confused getting married. 27k for 88 people is r-slurred.
Got married at Hershey Hotel and it cost less for 150 people during COVID.
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super quick with that Venmo link. I'm betting there's more to the story.
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Me thinks this 18 year old has been fricking this man for at least 3 years or at most 3 months hence no one showing up in support
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Anyhow, I am guessing they invited every single person they have ever met and harassed anyone who responded no. The narcisistic train probably fricking flipped out and sent the story to the closest thing to a hall monitor - the media.
Cue Media:
"TRANSPHOBIC BAD ACTORS GASLAMP FOR INVITE ONLY TO NO SHOW, RUINING WEDDING FOR A MAN-IN-A-DRESS"
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Why didn't their families come?
Don't they have a good relationship?
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教科书式
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must have all got genocided
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Snapshots:
https://web.archive.org/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11817109/Newlyweds-lose-27-000-wedding-RSVPd-guests-dont-up.html
https://ghostarchive.org/search?term=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11817109/Newlyweds-lose-27-000-wedding-RSVPd-guests-dont-up.html
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https://web.archive.org/https://i.rdrama.net/images/16841934320570736.webp
https://ghostarchive.org/search?term=https://pomf2.lain.la/f/ekcvw418.webp
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https://web.archive.org/https://i.rdrama.net/images/16841295480094275.webp
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transgender:
https://web.archive.org/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/transgender-issues/index.html
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TikTok:
https://web.archive.org/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/tiktok/index.html
https://ghostarchive.org/search?term=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/tiktok/index.html
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