Corona wedding: Couple sends out invitation with guest ranking

Well, where are you standing? The main conversation at a corona wedding in Great Britain should have looked like this or something similar. And no, it wasn't about one of the crazy marriage games that are played during boisterous parties. Rather, the entire wedding was like a sort of ranking show from the start. But back to the beginning.

Planning a wedding is always a challenge. If there is also a pandemic, a small virus called Corona throws all preparations upside down. This is what happened to many couples this year. One thing has now gained internet fame with his handling of the corona crisis – and not in a positive sense.

Corona wedding invitation goes viral

It was journalist Mary von Aue who published a photo of a friend's wedding invitation on Twitter at the end of July. Meanwhile, the little piece of cardboard is hotly debated on the Internet. The reason for this: the bride and groom had divided the guests into several classes.

"As much as we wish to have each of you with us on our big day, we are forced to divide our guests into groups so that we do not exceed our capacity limits," reads the declaration on the invitation. This makes sense. However, the type of division is unpleasant: There are groups A, B and C.

Whoever belongs to A has drawn the jackpot: The group members have a secure place. But it will be more difficult for the guests in B and C: "Please watch our wedding website carefully to see whether we still have space," it says. So this is where the battle among the guests begins – who is quick enough to get a seat? This part should cause some rivalry among the visitors. If you want to be there, you have to hope that others will reject you – and register quickly enough. In addition, guests are asked to leave children and partners (Plus1) at home. At the end of the invitation, the recipient is informed which ranking he belongs to.

What exactly is it that makes the recipients of the invitation so indignant? A heated discussion quickly sparked under the Twitter post. "I suspect Groups B and C will not appear even if there are vacancies. Nobody wants to be the sloppy second or third choice," commented one user. Somebody else agrees: "Just invite group A and don't hurt the others," it says in the comments.

Nevertheless, everyone agrees on one thing: It is not easy to organize a wedding under Corona rules. And they understand that. But it is the tone that leaves a bitter aftertaste: Doesn't it hurt to be divided into a less popular group by the bridal couple? And wouldn't it help not to learn about the higher categories at all if one is not part of them?

We don't know how the wedding ended. Ultimately, the day of marriage is all about two people: the bride and groom. We hope that the guests of this couple saw it too …