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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/mrawesomesword on 2024-10-23 23:59:02+00:00.

My brother got married recently, and I served as both best man and DJ in a small, backyard wedding. I did my part to make their special day special, and I didn’t do too badly, but I did have one FU that made things rather awkward for the bride for a moment.

So, for reference, my brother and his now wife both have a very crude, raunchy sense of humor that does not acknowledge any sort of politeness or social boundaries. This is an important detail that plays an important part in my thinking.

The groomsmen were getting their little boutonnieres ready and pinned for the ceremony. They were all labeled with our names, and we all picked the one that matched. However, there was one labeled “Ex.” This label threw me for a loop, because one of the groomsmen actually was her ex, from her teenage years. The relationship didn’t work out, but they remained friends after breaking up, and my brother became good friends with him too. (He’s now dating her sister, which is rather weird, but he’s a good guy and everyone is okay with it, so it’s not my place to judge.)

Reading “Ex” in the label, I actually thought the boutonniere was for her ex, with a rather cheeky label. She was helping get them on the groomsmen, and I thought I’d be helpful and bring it to both of them since they were in the same area, getting stuff ready. However, when I brought it to them, he already had his on. I asked “Wait, so the one with ‘Ex’ is not for him”?

She said “No, I meant extra, not ex! ACHGGHGG! I used to date him! NOOO!”

I just apologized and removed myself from the situation. Luckily she forgot about it by the time the ceremony and reception happened, and I know for a fact I have more good karma than bad karma from her for playing the Cha Cha Slide and getting my usually sober self drunk at her wedding (she explicitly wanted me to). Still a bit of an awkward mistake on my part.

TL;DR: Thought “Ex” on a boutonniere meant ex-boyfriend and tried giving it to the bride’s ex-boyfriend, but it actually meant extra. Bride retches at being reminded they used to date.