Weddings are beautiful occasions - a chance to bring together your nearest and dearest, both those who've supported you over the years, and those who've been there from the very start.
So it's not uncommon for the happy couple to ask loved ones to walk them down the aisle.
But one groom has found himself with a difficult decision to make after upsetting his father when he invited his step-dad to join in with the special task.
Enraged, his father, who'd previously agreed to foot the bill for the big day, gave his son an ultimatum, and he refused to pay for the wedding if the son does not change his mind - in a move that's been critiqued online.
Explaining his side of the story in a post to Reddit, the father wrote: "I was still serving in the army when my oldest son 'Karter' 23M was 5 - 10. Me and his mom were divorced by then but, I always made every effort to be a good dad and spend time with him while on leave.
"When I left the Army I spent every moment I could with my boy. We still have a good relationship. Now my ex remarried pretty quick to a nice guy 'Steven' which of course he did treat Karter well and I'm not knocking that even though we don't get along but, I'm his actual dad."
He continued: "Karter's getting married to his fiancé "Clark" 25M at the end of next month. My ex and Steven are kinda strapped for cash and Clark's family isn't exactly wealthy so they asked me if I'd foot the bill. I agreed cause of course I'd do anything for my boy."
However, the father quickly changed his mind about his offer when he learned his son wants to include both men in the ceremony. "Come to find out yesterday that Karter wants both me and Steven to walk him down the aisle. That honestly really p****d me off you know cause I'm Karter's actual dad and I'm paying for everything and I've always been there for him. It hurt a lot that he'd want some step-parent to walk him down the aisle."
Resultingly, the father and son ended up in a "huge fight". The furious parent explained: "I told him that I wouldn't pay for the wedding if Steven walks him down the aisle. My ex is p****d and thinks I'm being selfish but, my dad thinks I should push harder," before asking if he's in the wrong.
In response, commenters overwhelmingly took the son's side and urged his dad to rethink. One person replied: "If Karter said ONLY the step-dad will be walking him down the aisle that's another thing. But he wants BOTH his father figures to walk him down the aisle and that’s perfectly reasonable."
A second agreed: "It's not about you. It's about your kid. Who loves BOTH his dads who have been there the majority of his life." Someone else commented: "'Look, I will lay down my life for this kid, walk through fire, jump into a vat of lemon juice after 1000 paper cuts, but another man walking on his other side? Unreasonable'."
But another thought: "Right or wrong I can certainly empathize with original poster feeling some kind of way about this whole thing."
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