A bride has recalled the devastating moment she made a grand entrance to her wedding, only to discover almost no guests had turned up.

Kalina Marie shared the heartbreaking video on TikTok of the moment she and new husband Shane entered the lavishly decorated venue with their son, as they tried to come to terms with the fact that only a handful of people had come to celebrate. with them.

“This is our entrance to our masked ball,” Ms Marie, from Oregon in the US, wrote in the caption of her clip, which has since garnered more than seven million views.

“The masked ball that I have been talking about EXCESSIVELY for 10 months. The same ball to which I not only digitally invited more than 75 people. But ALSO spent money to send out 25 beautiful invitations.

“FIVE PEOPLE ARE PRESENTED!!!!!!! Like, are you kidding me!?!? As you see in the video, we enter the room. And no one is there. The invitation said 1 p.m. My mother texted me at 1:15 p.m. that no one was there. My husband and I finally arrived at 2 p.m., in front of five people, in a room designed for 40 people.

She said she ‘dreamed’ she would come across a group of people ‘hooting and shouting’ at them, but ended up having to ‘stand’ because she had ‘no idea’ of how to deal with the fact that his place is almost completely closed. empty.

“All the food and drink wasted,” Ms. Marie continued. “All the tables and chairs empty. Every moment of my reception changed to accommodate.

“It just makes me think, why? What have we done? Am I that bad of a person? What did my husband do to deserve all this? she questioned. “Why couldn’t we count enough for people to show up? »

She revealed it makes her “sick” to still have “friends” who haven’t even messaged her to congratulate her or tell her why they didn’t come, adding: “I honestly can’t yet to understand this. .”

The heartbreaking video quickly generated millions of views and comments, including many sympathizing with the new bride, with one person writing: “This makes my heart ache for you.”

Thousands of others tried to lighten the mood, praising Ms. Marie on her beauty and promising to attend another wedding.

“NAH, DO THIS AGAIN.” AFFECT WE ALL,” read one top comment, while another wrote: “Let’s do it again. This time, invite me and all of us. We will introduce ourselves and exit. I love you my darling and congratulations!!”

Image credits: TikTok