So..we got kicked out of a wedding reception...I think?!

Sounds like either none of his friends and family were invited (red flag) or none of them chose to attend (red flag).

Wow..bizarre! It's really on your friend for not telling you!

This is truly the strangest wedding story I've ever heard. Wow. That's like something out of the Twilight Zone!

This is truly the strangest wedding story I've ever heard. Wow. That's like something out of the Twilight Zone!

I don't have any advise for you at all-how bizarre! However, I have had a few interactions with older Amish men and they come across as a bit blunt and kind-of-rude, but I don't think they mean to-the lady telling you you best be making your way home might have been telling you, in her own awkward way, that the celebration was almost over.

Oh, and they could have stared me into the ground and I never would have covered myself!

Ah, the Amana colonies... should have figured. Yeah I would assume they are Amish rather than Mennonite too then.

Still so bizarre. I would probably say something because I would be so curious as to what the hell was going on.

Wow. That's so weird. H and I would have probably been so mad that we would have left. Since you were planning on a night out I would have just gone out to eat somewhere nice and maybe gone dancing somewhere. I know they were different religions but damn you changed your outfit. Maybe she didn't approve of you wearing pants?

This is a new one. What gets me is that there was no info on the invite as how to dress. I would of assumed the Groom knew what was up. I would of also told the lady to stuff it.

WTF? You are an angel for running out to change clothes. I would have told her to leave me the hell alone. Rude!!!

No way would i have gotten a new outfit, especially since it wasn't displayed on the invitation. I would have left and gone out on my own.

I can't believe that woman straight up asked you to leave. Especially after you'd clearly made an effort to dress more appropriately. Even your original dress seems like it shouldn't have been offensive. I bet she was the only one there who had a problem with it.

You're amazing for buying a new outfit and returning. I'm not sure how I would react in that situation, if I would leave and not come back or if I would just stay put in my very classy-sounding dress.

She probably wanted all the pig cookies to herself so she kicked you out haha.

The Groom was completely at fault in this scenario. He should have informed you about the dress code. He knew that there was no way you would have known to dress based on Amish standards, as he was not Amish at the time you were friends with him. It's almost like he set you up to be an outcast and humiliated. I'm not saying he did it on purpose, but it was wrong that you were left in the dark. You should never have been kicked out or made to feel badly about your dress. The Groom should have told you what to expect.

I cant help but feel that there was something else going on other than your clothing.

I know its just a general and maybe incorrect assumption but i go to the farmers market near me and there is a mennonite family that sells their goods there. the girls are in their traditional dress and everything, they are nothing but polite. i realize that they want me to buy things from them so its probably a generalization but it would think that if it was a religious matter on the clothing/ not being accepting of other cultures, then the mennonites wouldn't interact with non mennonite people at all. ( again a realize that this is a gross generalization)

Something about it just seems like the brides family/ friends didn't want anyone associated with the groom there.

@Athena - you are so right! I wish I had some of those damn pig cookies right now. YUM YUM.

Kudos to you for handling this the way you did. I would have not been as nice and wouldn't have went to buy another outfit. This all just sounds so strange.

I read that whole thing just waiting for the end for you to say it was a joke...... sooo weird

Agree, so weird. Wait, was there alcohol at all? Because that would have made it even odder. I'm sorry this happened to you!

Wow, strangest wedding related story I've ever heard. Maybe the groom thought you were Amish?? Sorry that happened to you, but you were the bigger person for not slapping that rude woman.

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It was NOT a dry wedding. There was an actual bar. People were drinking. I'm not sure if it was an open bar or a cash bar (Because I was seriously afraid to get a drink, god forbid the girl who showed her elbows be caught with wine in her hands!) haha We were sitting towards the back, so I couldn't see if people were paying, or not.

I'm positive the Groom knew I'm not Amish. We were great friends, and he, nor I had ever even had a discussion involving the Amish community, or anything. Ever.