A woman was poised to marry the man she loved more than anything. In the hours leading up to the wedding, she got several X-rated texts that proved her fiance had been seeing another woman for months. This distraught young woman thought of canceling the wedding but soon thought of a better idea. She would take advantage of the situation and use his infidelity to her advantage. She would get the best revenge…at the alter!
Bride Gets The Best Revenge On Her Fiance When She Finds Out He’s Been Unfaithful
The Start
Let’s go back to the beginning of the story. Before she got the messages, Casey (names were changed) was enjoying the countdown to her wedding day with some of her closest friends. Their pre-wedding bash included a lot of champagne, of course.
The Start
Fairy-tale Ending
The Australian bride had been with her fiance Alex for six years. She spoke about how she knew instantly that he was The One. Casey truly believed everything was turning out perfectly. Even their families became close. It was the making of a fairytale ending. Or was it?
Fairy-tale Ending
So Many Calls
When Casey’s phone buzzed with a new text message, she thought nothing of it. She thought it would be another person congratulating her and wishing her well for the wedding. With a glass in her hand, Casey walked across the room to read the new message, just as a bridesmaid commented on how busy the phone had been that night.
So Many Calls
Heartbreak & Horror
The message Casey got broke her heart and brought her to tears. She was horrified. As it turned out, Alex hadn’t been the honest and committed fiance Casey believed he was. The text revealed that Alex had been with another woman for months, and Casey now had copies of the X-rated messages exchanged between him and the woman. All the proof was there in unpleasant detail.
Heartbreak & Horror
Betrayed
Alongside screenshots of the messages, there was one question: “I wouldn’t marry him. Will you?” Reading the texts, Casey became painfully aware of Alex’s serious betrayal. The texts had ranged for months back, and even just a few days before the wedding.
Betrayed
The Tears Came
That was the moment when Casey realized that the messages were real. They displayed the ugly truth about what had been happening. As she read them, tears began to fall. “Every word was like a dagger in my heart,” Casey said.
The Tears Came
Infidelity
Speaking in a video named The Psychology of Cheating, Dr. Rowan Burckhardt said there are two main reasons for infidelity. The first being that the cheater probably sees a problem with the relationship. The second is the straying party not having romantic feelings for their partner.
Infidelity
Doctor’s Words
At the beginning of the video, Dr. Burckhardt explains that a person can react to a problem by stepping “out of the relationship” into someone else’s arms. On the other hand, the cheater has to find this “romantic connection” somewhere else. That’s when “attraction for a person outside the relationship becomes all the greater”.
Doctor’s Words
Payback
Casey most likely hadn’t thought about these things at the time it was happening. After a sleepless night, she decided that since the wedding expenses were already spent and people had arrived by then, that she wouldn’t cancel it. Instead, she wanted to pay back Alex for what he had done to her.
Payback
Revenge
On the day of the wedding, Casey was trembling with nerves, just as any other bride would. However, instead of focusing on a blissful life together, Casey was thinking of revenge. She said in an interview, “This was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. Instead, I knew it was the end of my dream relationship, and everyone was going to witness it.”
Revenge
A Beautiful Day
As the sun rose higher in the morning, it seemed to promise an absolutely beautiful day ahead. Casey couldn’t get past her anger and sadness. Neither could her friends, but she asked them to go along with the day as if nothing was wrong. She wanted things to seem normal to the guests, and more importantly, Alex.
A Beautiful Day
Smooth Sailing
As the day progressed, each and every minute felt like a full hour to Casey. She did her best to keep up appearances for the sake of the guests and felt thankful that Alex was only due to arrive closer to the reception. Aside from that, the day would have been lovely, as Casey was surrounded by friends and family enjoying themselves with nice food and plenty of laughter. However, just beneath the surface, Casey knew things were going to take a turn, and soon.
Smooth Sailing
A Costume
Later, Casey said that her dress felt more like a “costume” as she walked down the aisle, anticipating the dramatic scene that would soon unfold. She reached her waiting groom when she had no intention of reciting vows. She put down her bouquet, took her phone out, and prepared to read out the text messages.
A Costume
No Wedding Today
“I stood at the front of the room in my wedding dress and looked out at the excited faces of our friends and family,” Casey said. “My hands were shaking, but not nearly as much as my insides quivered.” She then kicked off her shocking speech, announcing that there would be “no wedding today.”
No Wedding Today
Embarrassing Details
She then covered all the embarrassing details about Alex and his mystery woman. A lot of messages had sexual references and went into a lot of detail. One said “Your body is f****** incredible. And s*** do you know how to use it. I wish my GF had half the skills you do”.
Embarrassing Details
TMI
Another one read, “I miss you so much. I can’t stop thinking about L, S, F’ing you. I’ve never had this kind of connection before.” Even though a lot of the messages were too descriptive, Casey thought reading them out to the guests would be an effective way of humiliating Alex in the way he had humiliated her.
TMI
Revelation
Now that his secret was out, Alex didn’t hang around for long. He left the church in a hurry, disregarding the shocked faces of his family and leaving them all behind. It seemed fitting that Casey would have the final word. She then announced to the guests that the remainder of the wedding would instead be a party for all to celebrate.
Revelation
Broken Heart
Casey said, “I love all of you and as horrible as this is, I’m glad you all are here. There will not be a wedding reception today, but instead, there will be a celebration of honesty, finding true love and following your heart even when it hurts.” Despite her broken heart, Casey apparently had “one hell of a party”.
Broken Heart
Viral
Once the story came out and got more attention, it gained popularity and went viral online. Even Elle magazine had a digital poll for the readers to vote if they would have also exposed a cheating partner at the altar. Around 60% of them said they would do just what Casey did. But what did everyone else have to say?
Viral
How Brave
Meanwhile, a lot of respondents on IrishCentral praised Casey for her actions. Graham Houghton said, “A very brave woman who deserves and will certainly find someone better. I wish her luck and happiness.” Will Agee said something similar, “Wow! Very strong and forward thinking of her! Honesty is the best policy with self and others! Blessing all!”.
How Brave
Celebrities
“Intolerant Liberal” even went so far as suggesting that this story could be made for the silver screen. He said, “Hollywood will no doubt be making a version, a rom-com, set in Boston, starring Brad Pitt as the baddie, Jennifer Aniston as the wronged, and a plethora of other B-list stars. There won’t be a dry eye in the house.”
Celebrities
Comments
Naturally, once the story was all over the internet, people had a lot to say about it. Many expressed their own opinions and what they would have done had they been in Casey’s place. A lot wished the bride well and praised her for her strength.
Comments
What’s Next?
One question remains after this whole ordeal: what will Casey do next? What about Alex? Will Casey decide to go on the honeymoon herself to unwind and adjust to this new reality? Will Alex attempt to apologize and call Casey back? Who knows what the future holds for these two… Even though she didn’t get the happy ending she hoped for, we can only wish Casey all the best for her future.
What’s Next?
Lesson Learned
While this was a difficult ordeal to go through, we can’t help but think about the lesson Casey must have learned in the process: make sure to take care of yourself first before others. It sounds somewhat self-centered, we know. Let us explain. There is a saying on the matter, “You can’t pour from an empty cup”. It applies to self-care as well. If someone puts themselves last and only focuses on helping others, who will be there to help them?
Lesson Learned
Next Time
The one and only thing we hope for Casey in her future is finding the right person for her. And by that, we mean the correct man for her. Next time around, surely she’ll be with the perfect one for her and finally get the happy ending she wanted so badly.
Next Time
Bridezilla
Even though here the bride stopped the wedding, it isn’t such an unusual thing for the groom to do the same. One bride, who shall remain nameless, had a worse situation believe it or not. While planning her wedding, her sister revealed she was expecting. If it were you, wouldn’t you be overjoyed? Well, in this case, the bride was not happy about the matter. In fact, she was so angry, that she took her sister out of the wedding so she wouldn’t ’cause problems’ with her pregnancy due to dress alterations. To top it off, the bride went on to say how this pregnancy was so poorly timed.
Bridezilla
Sad News
The worst part of this bride’s terrible attitude was that her pregnant sister had been trying for a baby for several years before this pregnancy occurred. And yet, all the bride had to say was how inconvenient the pregnancy was. Fast forward a few months later, and the bride is with her mother and the wedding planner. In the middle of their meeting, the bride’s mother receives a phone call she needs to take. The call lasts the entire meeting, and when the mother of the bride returns, she looks as if she was crying. As it turns out, the bride’s sister lost the baby.
Sad News
Turn Of Events
Without any hesitation, the bride then says her sister can be in the wedding since she was no longer pregnant. Her mother froze. In a deadly soft voice, she says to the bride she will no longer pay for the wedding. Naturally, the bride immediately panics, looking horrified. She begins shrieking and waving her arms, screeching questions at her now silent mother. The bride’s mother left, her back straight as a pole, with her screaming daughter trailing behind her.
Turn Of Events
Canceled By The Groom
After the whole meltdown, the wedding planner was let go. Don’t worry, she was completely fine about the whole arrangement since she had no interest in planning this bridezilla’s wedding. No less than twenty-four hours later, the entire wedding was canceled. By whom? The groom himself.
Canceled By The Groom
No One Wears White
Another person took to the internet to unload their frustrations about a bride they didn’t get along with. This bride was marrying this Reddit user’s brother-in-law, and from the get-go, these two didn’t get along very well. However, things started deteriorating once the wedding planning began.
No One Wears White
Brother-In-Law
This person was very close to her soon-to-be-married brother-in-law. In fact, he was one of her closest friends. Well, maybe the future bride was jealous of the user, or perhaps she simply didn’t like her. Who knows where the animosity stems from?
Brother In Law
Groomsmen
The groom asked his sister-in-law to be one of his groomsmen, despite it being not so traditional. All the same, the rest of the groomsmen didn’t mind in the least. From there, things started to go south between the bride and the sister-in-law. Even more than before.
Groomsmen
The Fiance
The future bride was somewhat problematic. A couple of weeks after the groomsmen were chosen, this person got a call from the groom saying his fiance wasn’t comfortable with the arrangement. Especially the stag night. We should mention that this person’s husband was going to be there as well. In any case, the fiance worried that a woman being there would cause problems. And so, this person just let it slide rather than cause drama of any kind.
The Fiance
The Wedding
The wedding started smoothly, just as one would expect. However, at the reception, the groom walks up to his sister-in-law, looking mortified. Then, she sees the bride glaring at her just as the groom asks if she has another dress to change into. As it turns out, the bride thought the original poster’s dress was too white – despite being a floral dress with a little white showing through. So much so that she insisted she either change her clothes or leave. Naturally, this person simply left.
The Wedding
Maid Of Honor
We all know that some brides look forward to their bachelorette parties almost as much as they do their wedding. One bride, however, took the party much too seriously. The maid of honor was having a hard time with this bride.
Maid Of Honor
Bachelorette Party
As maid of honor, it was her responsibility to take care of several wedding-related matters. One of them being, of course, the bachelorette party. Unfortunately, things came up around that time that prevented her from doing what she had to.
Bachelorette Party
Unfortunate Circumstances
One of the MOH’s family members was sick in the hospital and had taken a turn for the worse around the time of the party. The relative was given only days to live according to the doctors. And so, the MOH took to Reddit to rant about her difficult situation. She spoke to the bride about the situation, but the bride seemed to not realize that her bridesmaid might not make her party.
Unfortunate Circumstances
Tragedy
Sadly, said relative passed away a day or so before the party. That same night, the bride called up this bridesmaid. The bride proceeded to speak about herself and her wedding struggles for ten minutes. She continued by telling the bridesmaid she needed to get back to ‘normality’. As in, go to the bachelorette party, as they didn’t know how much longer the relative would suffer in any case.
Tragedy
Bad Friend
Things didn’t end well. The bridesmaid posted an update. She said the bride turned out to be a bad friend. As a result, this poster simply couldn’t bring herself to care about her anymore. She simply warned others that even the nicest people might turn out different than we think.
Bad Friend
The Weight
While we’re on the topic of insensitive brides, this one is nearly as bad. This bride had a very clear vision for her wedding in mind. She posted a question online, asking if it would be so bad for her to fire her MOH. Why? Well, it’s tough to explain.
The Weight
Three Weeks
Actually, it’s really not. The reason the bride wanted to kick her MOH out of the wedding party was because she hadn’t lost the weight from her pregnancy. We should mention that this was three weeks after the MOH gave birth. Yes. Three weeks. The bride raged that the MOH still looked pregnant and she wasn’t confident she’d lose the weight by the wedding which was three weeks away.
Three Weeks
Alteration
The bride was most worried about the MOH fitting into her dress. Or rather, being unable to fit in it. She wanted to replace her with someone who would be able to the dress as it was. The dress had been altered several times, and the bride refused to get it altered again.
Alteration
Backup Dress
The story doesn’t end there. The MOH actually had a backup dress. However, the bride wouldn’t agree with her wearing it. She point-blank refused. Not only that, but the bride felt the need to clarify that she wasn’t ‘fat shaming’ the MOH.
Backup Dress
Backlash
As one would expect, the internet had plenty to say on the matter and none of it good. People from all across the web had their two-cents about this story. The rage could practically be felt through the computer screen if you ask us.
Backlash