Kalina Marie’s wedding reception turned into a heartbreaking experience when only five family members showed up out of 75 invited guests.
Despite the venue being beautifully decorated and the couple’s private ceremony being joyful, the couple was forced to walk down the aisle in silence, with no guests to cheer them on.
Kalina’s mother messaged her at 1:15pm to say no one had arrived, and when the bride and groom arrived 45 minutes later, the venue remained empty, despite multiple RSVPs.
Kalina shared the sad reality on TikTok, where her video of the empty venue went viral, gathering nearly nine million views.
In the emotional post, she expressed her disappointment and confusion, questioning why people didn’t show up and why no one reached out to apologize.
Despite the empty chairs and wasted food, Kalina and her husband Shane made the best of the situation, dancing with their family and embracing each other with love.
Many TikTok users voiced their support, offering sympathy and admiration for how the couple handled the heartbreaking situation.
In the end, Kalina found comfort in her close family and the love she shares with her husband and child.
@kalina_marie_23 This is our entrance to our Masqurade ball. The Masqurade ball that I have talked EXCESSIVELY about for the last 10 months. The same ball that I not only digitally invited over 75 people to. But ALSO spent money to send 25 beautiful invitations out to. FIVE PEOPLE SHOWED UP!!!!!!! Like, are you kidding me!?!? As you see in the video, we enter the venue. And no one is there. The invite said 1pm. My mom messaged me at 1:15 that no one was there. My husband and I finally showed up at 2oclock, to 5 people. In a venue planned for 40. I dreamed that I would walk in to a bunch of people cheering us on. Hooting and hollering for us in celebration……but all you see is a woman trying to hold herself together because she had NO idea how to deal with her venue being almost completely empty. All the wasted food and drinks. All the empty tables and chairs. Every moment of my reception changed to adapt. Did we still make the most of it?? You bet your SWEET @$$ we did. But did this video just take all the good moments and shoot them out of the water for a second, F$&K yea it did 😔 It just makes me think, like, why? What did we do? Am I that bad of a person? What did my husband ever do to deserve any of this? Why couldn’t we matter enough for people to show up? I still have “friends” that haven’t even messaged me to congratulate me or tell me why they didn’t come. It truly makes me sick. I honestly can’t wrap my head around this yet. But all I know is, I have my man. My baby. And family that shows up when I need them. And for that, I will be thankful ❤️ #FAIL #fyp #whereisthelove
