Groom Wears Pink to His Intimate Wedding, Gets Verbally Attacked by Homophobic Family

A happy groom found out exactly why he and his wife chose to elope after he posted their intimate wedding photos online.

The 27-year-old groom wore a pink shirt to match his 25-year-old bride’s lavender and pink dress. They looked fabulous and were perfectly happy. But their happiness was overshadowed by an immediate wave of toxic masculinity and homophobia from the groom’s family.

Within minutes of posting a sneak peek, the groom’s phone exploded with insults, confirming that their choice to exclude their families was absolutely justified.

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The audacity of this family is astounding. The groom made a choice that honored his wife and celebrated their personal happiness. Instead of receiving congratulations, he received an immediate, toxic interrogation regarding his masculinity, all based on the color of his shirt.

This entire situation perfectly justifies the couple’s decision to elope. Clearly, the wedding was never about the couple’s union for this family; it was about control, performance, and adherence to outdated, sexist norms. The family’s vitriol over a color is truly shocking.

The idea that pink is a “feminine” color and therefore inappropriate for men is a relatively modern and entirely arbitrary concept. In fact, throughout history, the opposite was often true.

Before World War II, many retailers marketed pink as a strong, masculine color, a pale shade of red associated with blood and military strength. Blue, conversely, was often associated with the Virgin Mary and was considered softer or more feminine.

This shift began post-WWII, solidified by marketing in the 1950s that sought to rigidly define gender roles. Today, this arbitrary divide is often weaponized by those adhering to strict, brittle standards of masculinity. As certified psychologist Dr. Robert Weiss explains in a post for Psychology Today: “Toxic masculinity refers to the societal pressures that condition boys and men to be emotionally distant and aggressively dominant.”  

The family’s reaction—immediately jumping to homophobic slurs simply because the groom wore pink—is a perfect example of how fragile and controlling toxic masculinity can be. They view any deviation from hyper-masculine norms (like wearing a “soft” color) as a direct threat to their identity and proof of “degeneracy.”

The groom’s decision to hang up and ignore the torrent of abusive messages is the only appropriate response. His family is mourning their inability to control him, and they are using homophobic slurs as tools to shame him back into compliance.

Check out how the community responded:

The entire community was firmly on the groom’s side, validating his choice of attire and his decision to hang up on his father.

Many users pointed out the irony and sheer absurdity of the family’s homophobia and hyper-fixation on gendered colors.

Redditors also pointed out that the family’s frantic reaction likely stemmed from their exclusion from the intimate ceremony.

A few commenters offered humorous historical facts about the color pink to further debunk the family’s misogynistic views.

The groom is definitely NTA. He and his wife made a beautiful, personalized choice for their wedding day, and the family’s extreme, abusive reaction served as a perfect confirmation that the elopement was the right decision. This isn’t about a shirt; it’s about control.

Congratulations to the happy, well-dressed couple!

What kind of outdated, strange rules has your family tried to enforce on your wedding day? Tell us in the comments!