This Redditor’s Mom Snuck Pet Pig Into Her Wedding, And What Ensued Can Only Be Described As Chaos
When planning her wedding, a Redditor faced an unexpected—and unusual—challenge: her mom’s pet pig. The pig, a rescued potbelly, was seven years old and clearly the center of her mother’s world.
Back when she was mapping out her big day, her mom kept trying to sneak the pig into wedding plans. From insisting he have his own buffet to suggesting other elaborate accommodations, the Redditor quickly shut down every idea.
She explained firmly that her mother’s pig would not be attending the wedding. Even after making her stance clear, her mom continued to push, claiming the pig was her “support animal” and insisting he needed to be there.
The Redditor knew the pig wasn’t a registered support animal, and in her husband’s culture, pigs are considered unclean. Including him at the wedding would have been deeply disrespectful to her husband’s family, making the situation even more delicate.
Despite being told no, the mom showed up late to the wedding—with the pig in tow. The Redditor noticed her husband was visibly upset but hesitated to intervene, not wanting to cause tension with his new mother-in-law.
Chaos quickly followed. The pig got spooked after rubbing against the sister-in-law, knocking over expensive glass decorations and shattering them. Furious, the Redditor yelled at her mom to leave, blaming her for bringing the pig against instructions.
Her mother fought back, sending a long message claiming the Redditor had humiliated her in front of the in-laws. She insisted the disaster could have been avoided if the wedding had been “pet-friendly,” leaving the Redditor questioning whether she had done the right thing.
Despite being told no, the mom showed up late to the wedding—with the pig in tow.
Here's the original post by Reddit user 'MadLadyBug8'.
My mom has a huge potbelly pig as a pet, she rescued him from a farm, he's 7 years old I believe. Back when I was planning my wedding my kept on trying to add things to my wedding specifically for the pig for example she wanted him to have his own buffet, i turned all her ideas down and told her her pig will not be attending my wedding.
Even after I told her I didn't want him at my wedding she continued to try to get me to plan my wedding around him. She told me that she needs him to be there because it's her support animal. He isn't a registered support animal even though he does bring her a big deal of comfort.
In my husband's culture pigs are seen as dirty animals and it would absolutely be unfitting for me to have a pig at our wedding especially because it would be disrespectful to his family. Well my mom decides to bring her pet pig to my wedding anyway even after I told her not too and she showed up late, I could tell my husband was highly upset with it but stop me when I went to confront because he didn't want his new mother in law to hate him.
My sister in law ended up getting scared because the pig rubbed up against her which cause the pig to get scared and ran off and bump into some expensive glass decorations which ended up falling and breaking into pieces. I was beyond angry at my mom, this would have never happened if she didn't bring her pig to my wedding so I yelled at her to leave.
She tried to blame it on me for not making my wedding pet friendly, like why would I change up my wedding for a pig guest that wasn't even supposed to attend. My mom send me a long message telling me how I humiliated her In front of my in laws and that now's she's embarrassed to show her face around them and that if I would've just set up the wedding the way she suggested to me none of this would've happened. Am I the asshole?
Here’s how the Reddit community reacted.
She’s making it all about her.
Bruh!
That’s some audacity.
“I’d have been a lot less patient.”
“She ignored you.”
Really??
Are we sure her motives weren’t political?
May as well invite all the pigs.
“She should have listened to you.”
She was disrespectful to your husband and his culture.
You’ll laugh about this one day.
It’s her “pig to bear.”
“Your mum needs professional help.”
In the end, what was supposed to be a joyful celebration turned into a lesson in boundaries—especially when a very stubborn—and very piggy—guest is involved. Sometimes, even love for a pet can’t excuse crashing someone else’s wedding.
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