A newlywed couple experienced a real-life Wedding Crashers moment at their recent nuptials.
According to a post shared on Reddit by the bride’s brother, the newlyweds had “a random couple” show up uninvited to their wedding — and leave an unexpected gift for them.
The post featured a photo of a greeting card opened to display a handwritten message inside, along with a $1 and $10 bill and a small pile of coins, which the OP explained totaled $11.54.
The message read: “Cheers to a life filled with many special memories. We feel so blessed to have been witness to your beautiful wedding. We wish you all the best in life!”
The card was signed, “Love, Uncle David and Aunt Nancy.”
The only problem? The newlyweds have no relatives with those names, according to the bride’s brother, Ben Carroll, who spoke to Newsweek about the strange incident.
Carroll told the outlet that he first noticed the crashers when he observed two “drunk” people “being thrown out” of his sister’s wedding reception in Virginia.
“As I saw them being escorted from the bar to the door, I realized that I didn't recognize them,” he recalled. “Nobody had any conversations with them that I know of at the wedding.”
He said the pair had been talking to other guests at the hotel venue earlier in the day, asking questions about his sister’s wedding.
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When the newlyweds later discovered the crashers’ gift, “they instantly knew who it was," Carroll told Newsweek. "They sent the photo of the card and money that I eventually posted to our combined (bride and groom side) group chat,” he explained. “After some disbelief and extra confirmation that there's no David or Nancy, the whole (newl -
y joined) family was beside themselves with laughter."
He said his sister wasn't at all upset by the situation. "By the time she heard about the crashers, they'd already been removed, and she was laughing at the situation... mostly amused that she was throwing a wedding worth crashing," he explained.
Carroll’s Reddit post garnered more than 33,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments, with many people speculating that the couple might have a habit of crashing strangers’ weddings.
“I wonder if they go around to weddings all over the place, slipping into receptions,” one person wrote.
Another commented, “The fact they HAD a wedding-themed card on them insinuates they planned this &/or do this regularly 😂.”
Yet another person hinted that the couple may have been after the free food and drinks at the reception. “Dinner for two for less than $12. Not bad. They scored,” they wrote, prompting someone else to chime in: “Not to mention the open bar…”
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Others gave the crashers credit for at least acknowledging the newlyweds’ hospitality by leaving them a small gift in return.
“Random guests show up, AND they brought a card? Ngl not gonna lie, this is one of the more wholesome wedding crasher stories I've read! Hope that nutty couple is well wherever they are!” one Redditor wrote.
As for Carroll’s sister and her family, it seems they have no hard feelings toward their “uncle” and “aunt” for crashing the wedding.
In a comment on his Reddit post, Carroll wrote, “David and Nancy, wherever you are, you provided us with a lifelong story and a core memory. Sorry you got kicked out. From the looks of it, you thoroughly enjoyed yourselves!”
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