Bridesmaid dumped via email causes online outrage

Courtney had booked a plane ticket and had her outfit ready to go when she received one very brutal email. Photo / Getty Images

Courtney Duffy was looking forward to her role as bridesmaid before being unceremoniously dumped via an email from the bride to be.

The MBA student, who goes to the elite Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, in the United States, was asked to relinquish her bridesmaid duties after booking a cross-country flight and shared her story in a bid to recoup the cost of her fare, begging the airline for a refund.

In her post, Duffy shared an email the bride, Alexandra, sent her.

"I'm so glad to hear you booked your flights!" it starts off before breaking the bad news.

"I have a massive favour to ask you, though — and this is one of the hardest things I've ever had to ask anyone — but I need to ask you to relinquish your duties as a bridesmaid."

The bride-to-be's reasoning for asking Duffy to step down was because she was hoping Duffy would be "a part of this whole thing".

"Please don't feel you're letting me down, I am asking you to do this. I am asking you to do this," the email said.

A stunned Duffy was then asked to return bridesmaid outfit — a jumpsuit — "so another girl could fill in and wear it", Duffy said in her tweet to airline.

The airline, JetBlue immediately jumped on board to help out, offering a "future girls' weekend" on them.

Hey Courtney, we’ve been thinking. The jumpsuit may have been borrowed, but we’ll bring the (Jet)Blue. When you’re ready to patch things up, we’d like to help make your old friendship feel like new. A future girls’ weekend is on us!

— JetBlue (@JetBlue) July 28, 2018

Yikes! Send us your confirmation code via DM. We're happy to go over option with you. https://t.co/xSmyP7Lfyg

— JetBlue (@JetBlue) July 27, 2018

Duffy was overwhelmed by the response, tweeting on Saturday:

"Wow, did not expect this response — clearly the situation resonated. Thanks @jetblue for providing the refund I was hoping for, and thanks to everyone for chiming in with well wishes, humour, and even devil's advocacy."

Duffy's story prompted others to share their own stories of brutal bridal dumpings.

At least she is going to pay you for the dress. I was asked to be MOH in my bffs wedding about 12 years ago and then when I lost my job I was kicked out of it because me losing my job was adding too much stress to the bridezilla. Paid 180 for dress and couldn't return! 😂😂😂

— Brittany Jean Louise (@TripwithBrit) July 27, 2018

Once got uninvited to a wedding because the couple had picked lavender for the flowers and I informed the couple I was incredibly allergic to lavender.

They wanted the flowers more than me.

The disinvite was framed as them “looking out for my health.” 😒

— Erika with a K (@imaginaryerika) July 27, 2018

But some people didn't understand why Duffy was upset and thought the email was a reasonable request.