TikTok users were shocked by the controversial wedding rules a bride and groom enforced during their ceremony.

Event planner Ivy Miller revealed that a couple required their guests to follow several rules if they wanted to attend their wedding – no ifs, ands or buts.

The bride and groom married earlier this year in a lavish ceremony that, according to Miller, cost just $15,000.

Miller’s post has been viewed more than 3.5 million times and counting, and several commenters have since criticized the couple for their “draconian” rules.

Whether due to personal preference or to save money, these wedding rules caused an uproar and hardly a TikToker had anything nice to say.

An event planner shocked TikTok users when she described a couple’s “draconian” rules for their wedding and reception. (Pictured: A stock photo of newlyweds leaving their wedding ceremony)

The event planner’s post has been viewed over 3.5 million times and counting, and since then several commenters have criticised the couple for their “draconian” rules. (Pictured: A stock photo of a wedding planner)

No song requests

DJ Ben Boylan revealed in a blog post that couples don’t want their wedding guests to request songs because they have a “certain vision” of their celebration. Pictured: An archive photo of newlyweds

Miller revealed that the happy couple’s wedding DJ did not take song requests from ceremony guests.

Although DJs often take music requests, couples occasionally decline the practice, partly because they have a “certain vision” for their reception, according to DJ Ben Boylan.

“It’s very important to them that certain songs are played, and probably even more important that certain songs aren’t played,” Boylan wrote on his blog.

“Virtually every couple I work with gives me a list of pieces I’m not allowed to play, and I’ve received every genre you can imagine on that list. Every couple is different.”

Boylan added that couples should do what they feel comfortable with when it comes to music, and Miller said the bride and groom suggested their guests “go to the club” if they wanted to make song requests.

Do not ask a wedding photographer to take a photo of you

The bride and groom created a shared wedding album using the Dots Memory app. This app allowed guests to take photos with their phones and share them with all guests. Pictured: Stock Photo

The couple insisted that their guests not ask the wedding photographer to take photos of them during the ceremony or reception.

Wedding photographers typically cost between $1,000 and $5,000, but some may charge more than $10,000.

Whether it’s a big or small event, no couple should expect to have photos of all of their wedding guests, says photographer Zoe Larkin.

“One request I heard was, ‘I want to take a photo of every guest at my wedding,'” Zoe wrote.

“Although I fully understand the feelings behind it, this task is often more difficult than it seems.”

One TikTok user wrote: “The photographer rule is kind of sad. I mean, you invite the people you love to your big day. Don’t you want them to be seen?”

Instead of making photo requests, the couple decided to create a joint wedding album using the Dots Memories app, according to Miller.

No accompaniment

Experts consider it appropriate etiquette for couples to offer a companion to their guests who are engaged, married or have been in a relationship for over a year.

One of the main rules that TikTokers criticized the couple for was that they did not allow their guests to bring their companions.

It is common for a potential wedding guest to ask the bride and groom for permission to bring a companion or even accompany them to the event without informing the couple beforehand.

Miller revealed that the couple did not want “strangers” at their wedding, but this rule could have been introduced for cost reasons.

For weddings, venues and suppliers take into account the number of participants in the ceremony and reception when calculating the total cost of the celebration.

However, experts believe it is proper etiquette for couples to offer a companion to their guests who are engaged, married or have been in a relationship for more than a year.

NO alcohol

TikTok users couldn’t stop commenting on the controversial no-alcohol rule the couple enforced at their wedding. Pictured: Stock Photo

Another important rule that was constantly commented on by TikTokers was the couple’s decision not to allow alcohol at their wedding.

“I want my guests to truly remember this day,” Miller wrote in her TikTok slideshow.

Because of this rule, the couple held what guests call a “dry wedding” – one where no alcohol is served at the reception or throughout the day.

Dry weddings can help guests, the bride or groom avoid chaotic situations and ensure that guests return home safely.

However, it could affect the energy in the room, especially if guests aren’t expecting an alcohol-free wedding.

“I once went to a non-alcoholic wedding. It was the most boring wedding I’ve ever been to,” wrote one TikTok user.

“Everyone went home at 8 p.m. and no guests came for most of the evening.”

TikTokers insulted the couple over their controversial rules and several commenters insisted they would never go to their wedding

Thousands of TikTok users who commented on Miller’s video engaged in heated debates among themselves, with some of them claiming to be wedding photographers.

Some commenters supported and agreed with the couple’s rules, while others insisted they would never have gone to the couple’s wedding.