'My parents are raging over my wedding food choice – they had agreed to pay for it'

If you're planning a wedding meal, you'll want to ensure there's something for everyone.

However, one woman and her future husband decided to keep their wedding menu entirely vegetarian, as neither of them consume meat - but this decision sparked outrage from her parents, who labelled it "disrespectful" towards "people who aren't in the vegetarian culture".

The parents accused their daughter of "forcing" her "ethics" onto others. They argued that their daughter should aim for guests to "have a nice time" at the wedding - which, in their view, includes serving meat.

Sharing her story on Reddit, the bride-to-be wrote: "In general, we are pretty relaxed vegetarians. If we go out, we totally don't mind if our friends/family choose meat or fish to eat, same if we visit family. As long as there is a veggie option, then great. Now back to the wedding. On looking at the choices, and given it's our day, we thought it would be nice to have a fully vegetarian menu."

However, her parents were not pleased with this decision, expressing they were "absolutely stunned" that she'd even considered it.

"They say it's disrespectful to people who aren't in the vegetarian culture, and also disrespectful to our own values in terms of ensuring our friends have a nice time. They say it's forcing our ethics on other people," the woman shared.

Her parents argued that weddings are different because guests "expect luxury food". The woman added: "Apparently this needs to include meat."

She's now "torn" about the situation, explaining: "Personally I don't mind that much if our guests eat meat but it is inconsistent with our own life choices and it is our day, so that could make it feel inauthentic."

She went on to say her parents had "very kindly"