Guy steals bride's bouquet so he can propose to her bridesmaid: 'A good 5-10 seconds of absolute silence as everyone is trying to comprehend the sheer audacity'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Apr 3, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

Proposing at someone else's wedding is the biggest indicator of that person's absolute lack of taste. In this day and age, people aren't asking for that much sophistication out of their significant others, but having an iota of self-awareness is one of the things people in relationships have come to expect from one another. At the very least, one should have enough self-awareness to know when it's not their place to make something about themselves. 

If you're not one of the people getting married during a wedding weekend, then that event is one of those instances in which you are expected to suppress any selfish, "main character energy" impulses. Keep scrolling below for this story of one wedding guest's total lack of judgment!

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  • Imagine attending a traditional wedding in which the bride was planning on throwing the bouquet to a group of single women, only for the moment to be ruined by another guest. This dude managed to grab the bouquet from the bride just before she was about to throw it. He then used the bride's bouquet to propose to one of her bridesmaids. 

    The awkward choice caused total silence in the ballroom. Somehow, the bridesmaid made the wrong choice of saying yes to this buffoon, and everything slowly went back to normal… mostly because all the other guests were trying to pretend that what just happened didn't occur.

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    So this happened over 12 years ago. My boyfriend and the time (now husband) brought me to a wedding as a plus one. The bride and groom both went to our very small college. They were fresh out of college so most of the guests were all in their 20s.
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    During the reception the bride and all the single ladies gather up so the bride can toss the bouquet. Then seemingly of no where, a guy comes up behind the bride, who is holding the bouquet up over her head, poised
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    to launch it into a crowd of hopeful women, and grabs the bouquet from the bride. Then he gets on one knee in front of a bridesmaid, offers her the bouquet and proposes.
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    No one knows how to react. A good 5-10 seconds of absolute silence as everyone is trying to comprehend the sheer audacity. The bridesmaid says yes and everyone goes back to their table.
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    To this day, I still find myself wondering if the bride knew and approved this proposal. From what I remember the bride seems surprised, but not upset. Either way, we left shortly after.
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    DogsandCatsWorl... For her sake, I hope the bride knew and approved of it. If not that guy was a complete a
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    Icy_Cardiologist8... If the bride didn't approve that, that guy's actions are even worse than just proposing at the wedding. Taking the bouquet out of the hands of the bride during the bouquet toss is beyond a j move.
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    Also, I have always had the feeling that people who get engaged like that have marriages that don't last.
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    VivelaVendetta I saw something similar, except someone caught the bouquet, and a family member of the couple pressured her into giving it
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    to him so he could propose with it. You could see she didn't want to, but he pretty much demanded it. I also think about it sometimes.
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    Lynxiebrat If I wanted a bunch of people staring at me during a proposal, then I'd rather it be at my own party. Like a birthday party or something...not on a day where it's supposed to be about other people.
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    emr830. If I was the bride and I hadn't approved this, my congratulations to the newly betrothed couple would be to throw them out, and possibly launch a piece of cake at the guy's head. Hopefully that'll give them a engagement memory.
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    Pottski. It's not your day. Stop trying to steal the spotlight from the newlyweds. Enjoy your day and propose somewhere else.
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    Absinthe_gaze If I was the bride, I would've grabbed it back and launched it to the ladies, but not allow that bridesmaid to catch or keep it. They'd be escorted out.
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    Overall-Name-680. So the girl who was proposed to (who was probably going to be the next to be married) didn't have to catch the bouquet.
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    Well, that made it easier for everybody. But I sure hope the bride knew about this.
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    bobhand17123 Well, inquiring shamers must know - did the thief marry the bridesmaid, and are they still together?!?!?!?
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    geekisdead I don't know if it's schadenfreude or cringe, but this story is consuming. my soul
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