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PUBLISHED: 15:02 EST, 3 March 2023 | UPDATED: 15:15 EST, 3 March 2023
A newlywed has told of how they lost upwards of $27,000 and were left 'heartbroken' after more than half of their guests who RSVP'd didn't show up for their big day.
Gray Narvaez-Dragion, an 18-year-old who is transgender and uses they/them pronouns, uploaded a video to TikTok showing multiple tables with no guests sitting at them.
An overlaid caption on the clip, which had more than 5.2 million views at the time of writing, explains: '88 people said yes... not even 40 showed up.'
The video quickly gained traction online, with thousands of commenters expressing their disbelief at Gray's empty wedding scene.
Many viewers slammed the guests for being rude, with one person writing: 'If you can't make it to a wedding TELL THE HOSTS - it's ok! They will save money with their caterer if you give notice! Don't lie!'
Other commenters sympathized with Gray, from the US, and shared similar horror stories from their big days.
Another person said the same thing happened to him and after estimating 100 people would show up for his wedding day, only about 30 were in attendance.
While a third social media user revealed: 'Happened to my sister. We set the room for 80 and not even 30 came. We made the best of it but damn. I would never do that to someone.'
Gray explained in the comment section that because so few people showed up for their nuptials, they were forced to cancel their 'sparkler send off, private dance, [the] dinner [and] cut the entire reception short.'
The DJ also 'felt so bad [that] he made us use the photobooth I hadn't touched and took pics together.'
Gray added: 'Our ceremony made me so happy, but when I looked into the chairs we had set up I realized they were empty. I didn't realize until after... Been in tears for hours over this... I was so heartbroken.'
To make matters worse, they said they fell over during the first dance and their mom 'didn't say a single word until my dad made her.'
After their wedding was cut short, Gray said they sat with their new husband, Nyx, 'in the empty ceremony room together and cried.'
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'I was so heartbroken... I was in tears for hours': Newlyweds lose more than $27,000 on their wedding after more than HALF of the RSVP'd guests didn't show up
- Gray Narvaez-Dragion, 18, uploaded a TikTok showing tables with no guests
- The newlywed explained: '88 people said yes... not even 40 showed up'
- Commenters have expressed their sympathy and started sending funds
PUBLISHED: 15:02 EST, 3 March 2023 | UPDATED: 15:15 EST, 3 March 2023
A newlywed has told of how they lost upwards of $27,000 and were left 'heartbroken' after more than half of their guests who RSVP'd didn't show up for their big day.
Gray Narvaez-Dragion, an 18-year-old who is transgender and uses they/them pronouns, uploaded a video to TikTok showing multiple tables with no guests sitting at them.
An overlaid caption on the clip, which had more than 5.2 million views at the time of writing, explains: '88 people said yes... not even 40 showed up.'
The video quickly gained traction online, with thousands of commenters expressing their disbelief at Gray's empty wedding scene.
Many viewers slammed the guests for being rude, with one person writing: 'If you can't make it to a wedding TELL THE HOSTS - it's ok! They will save money with their caterer if you give notice! Don't lie!'
Other commenters sympathized with Gray, from the US, and shared similar horror stories from their big days.
Another person said the same thing happened to him and after estimating 100 people would show up for his wedding day, only about 30 were in attendance.
While a third social media user revealed: 'Happened to my sister. We set the room for 80 and not even 30 came. We made the best of it but damn. I would never do that to someone.'
Gray explained in the comment section that because so few people showed up for their nuptials, they were forced to cancel their 'sparkler send off, private dance, [the] dinner [and] cut the entire reception short.'
The DJ also 'felt so bad [that] he made us use the photobooth I hadn't touched and took pics together.'
Gray added: 'Our ceremony made me so happy, but when I looked into the chairs we had set up I realized they were empty. I didn't realize until after... Been in tears for hours over this... I was so heartbroken.'
To make matters worse, they said they fell over during the first dance and their mom 'didn't say a single word until my dad made her.'
After their wedding was cut short, Gray said they sat with their new husband, Nyx, 'in the empty ceremony room together and cried.'
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