Bridesmaid shamed for not sharing £5,000 Lottery winnings with bride and groom
A pair of newlyweds inadvertently ended up causing a rift within their friendship group after handing out Lottery scratch cards as fun favours at their destination wedding reception in Cyprus. To their great joy, one of their bridesmaids, whose name is Sarah, discovered she and her partner Paul had won a cool £5,000, causing the party to "erupt with applause".
Naturally thrilled with her unexpected windfall, Sarah could be seen jumping up and down with excitement, while the bride and groom rushed over to congratulate the delighted couple. Initially, the mood was that of complete and utter jubilation, with the happy occasion made even merrier thanks to Sarah's lucky card. Unfortunately, the atmosphere became much chillier the following morning, when the friendship group of 10 sat down to breakfast together in their shared holiday villa.
A fellow bridesmaid, who says she had an otherwise "wonderful" time at the wedding, took it upon herself to ask Sarah and Paul how much they'd be gifting to the bride and groom, and apparently didn't think they'd take offence. Claiming she had "no agenda" when she posed her question, the bridesmaid has since shared her side of the story.
Taking to Reddit, she wrote: "The next day, we all sat down to breakfast in the villa and were chatting about the wedding and Paul and Sarah's win. They were saying what they planned to do with the winnings and everyone was asking questions and I casually asked how much of it they were going to give to the bride and groom.
"There was no agenda behind my question - I didn't ask because I was trying to hint that they should do this, it just never occurred to me as a possibility that they wouldn't give at least a small amount as a belated wedding gift to the bride and groom, given they wouldn't have had the ticket without them. Sarah and Paul both went very quiet, and Paul said they weren't going to give them anything. We sat in awkward silence for a bit, and Sarah got up and walked out."
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Reaching out to fellow Reddit users for their thoughts on the matter, the somewhat regretful bridesmaid continued: "Later by the pool it was clear Sarah had been crying and Paul said I was an ***hole for making them feel awkward and implying they were cheap. I apologise and said that's not what I meant: I just said it because that's what I would do in their situation, but it is their money and their decision so they should do what they want with the money (I forget exactly how I worded it - but that was the jist).
"Paul walked off and neither of them spoke to me for the rest of the holiday or since. Speaking with the rest of our friend group and my partner they have said they agree, they should give something to the bride and groom as a thank you, but also said that while it wasn't my intention my question did make the situation awkward."
Unfortunately for this conflicted Reddit poster, many people fell squarely on Sarah and Paul's side, and felt it just hadn't been fair of her to put them on the spot in front of everyone. One critical person advised: "The scratch card was a gift to them. There was a lot of presumption and implied judgment in your question and your subsequent conversation with them (which made you look even worse), whether you meant it or not. Mind your own business in the future."
Another agreed: "£5000 is a great win but it's not so much they can share it without making their windfall pretty meaningless to them in the end and because of the way you phrased the question you stopped them from making a kind gesture themselves and turned it into an obligation where the amount they decided to share would then be an issue for people to question if it was 'enough' or not. It's such a shame you turned something nice for them into something that made them sad."
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