A bride has shared her heartbreaking experience after walking down the aisle to find her wedding reception completely empty. The incident shocked social media users from all walks of life.
Kalina Marie, who documented the emotional and depressing experience on TikTok, explained that she had sent out digital invitations to 75 people for the masquerade-themed event, but nobody came. As a result, she and her new husband, along with their son, entered the celebration to an eerie silence, which was a deeply depressing moment for them.
@kalina_marie_23 This is our entrance to our Masqurade ball. The Masqurade ball that I have talked EXCESSIVELY about for the last 10 months. The same ball that I not only digitally invited over 75 people to. But ALSO spent money to send 25 beautiful invitations out to. FIVE PEOPLE SHOWED UP!!!!!!! Like, are you kidding me!?!? As you see in the video, we enter the venue. And no one is there. The invite said 1pm. My mom messaged me at 1:15 that no one was there. My husband and I finally showed up at 2oclock, to 5 people. In a venue planned for 40. I dreamed that I would walk in to a bunch of people cheering us on. Hooting and hollering for us in celebration……but all you see is a woman trying to hold herself together because she had NO idea how to deal with her venue being almost completely empty. All the wasted food and drinks. All the empty tables and chairs. Every moment of my reception changed to adapt. Did we still make the most of it?? You bet your SWEET @$$ we did. But did this video just take all the good moments and shoot them out of the water for a second, F$&K yea it did ???? It just makes me think, like, why? What did we do? Am I that bad of a person? What did my husband ever do to deserve any of this? Why couldn’t we matter enough for people to show up? I still have “friends” that haven’t even messaged me to congratulate me or tell me why they didn’t come. It truly makes me sick. I honestly can’t wrap my head around this yet. But all I know is, I have my man. My baby. And family that shows up when I need them. And for that, I will be thankful ❤️ #FAIL #fyp #whereisthelove
The couple, who had been together for the past nine years and engaged for four, saw their wedding delayed due to the pandemic. After finally being able to celebrate, they were devastated by the poor turnout. Some social media users have claimed that the invitation method did not work for them.
In the video, two people can be seen opening the doors for the newlyweds, while another individual sits alone in a red T-shirt on a folded chair. One person is taking photos, and another is working on a laptop, but the rest of the scene features empty chairs and tables set up for the event, causing distress.
On her social media account, expressing a lot of anger, distress, and hopelessness, Kalina stated, “This is our entrance to our masquerade ball.” She added, “The masquerade ball I’ve been talking about NON-STOP for the past 10 months.”
“The same one I not only digitally invited 75 people to, but also spent money on sending out 25 beautiful invitations.” She said, adding, “ONLY FIVE PEOPLE SHOWED UP!!!!!! Are you serious!?!” As you can see in the video, we enter the venue, and no one is there.”
She revealed that she had hoped to delay her entrance, thinking guests might be running late. But at 1:15 p.m., just 15 minutes after the event’s scheduled start time, her mother messaged her with the heartbreaking news that no one had arrived.
