This bride’s commitment to keeping her big day childless is childish.
Banning babies at a formal fête is fair.
However, barring your 19-year-old sibling from your alcohol-free nuptials, simply because she’s not over the age of 21, but demanding the excluded Gen Z fork over a wedding present, is foul — so says incensed social media savages.
“My older half-sister [didn’t] invite me to her childfree wedding as I am nineteen, expects a gift,” an enraged, anonymous Redditor titled a post in the platform’s “Family Drama” forum.
The offended youngster shared screenshots of the bride-to-be’s rude request for a goodie from the wedding registry, despite her refusal to extend an invitation.
“It’s super common for people who can’t make it to send a small gift,” argued the future newlywed, to which the teen responded, “Can’t make it [is not the same as] not invited.”
Talk about unbridled audacity.
Hosting a child-free matrimonial ceremony is a rising movement among couples heading towards the altar. In fact, a staggering 46% of pairs are keeping kiddos off of their guest lists while tying the knot this year, according to a 2025 wedding trends report via Zola.
Still, a few sweethearts are taking the ban a bit too far.
Some lovebirds hire wedding nannies to ensure little ones stay out of sight and earshot during their hitching, while others disinvite people with children, rendering their extremely exclusive ceremonies totally tot-less.
But when it comes to the bride snubbing her legal-aged little sis, the internet is not on the engaged diva’s side.
“Your sister is delusional,” a commenter assured the 19-year-old.
“This is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen,” said a separate supporter. “Older teens aren’t children regarding being invited to a wedding — and mine was child-free.”
“It’s not that she doesn’t want anyone under drinking age,” another suggested. “She’s just cheap and doesn’t want to pay for the extra plate for someone she doesn’t care about having there.”
One helpful spectator even offered the Zoomer a sweet response to the bridezilla’s petition for a present.
“‘I consulted Reddit. The general consensus was that it is wholly unreasonable to expect children to purchase wedding gifts. That is their parents’ responsibility. As a child who is not invited to your wedding, I can’t imagine any circumstance where it is my responsibility to buy a wedding gift.’”
