I lied about being the groom at other people’s weddings to get free drinks and food.

In my early twenties my friends and I went out on the weekends to bars and clubs. I was a pretty cheap drinker with a decent buzz on after 3-4 drinks.<br><br>One night we went to a wedding and crashed the bar with everyone else, ordering drinks and snacks. I probably had a few before anyone approached me.<br><br>I ended up talking to a woman, she said she was the groom’s aunt, and I was confused. I asked if she meant bride’s aunt thinking she was just mixed up. She said no, the groom’s aunt. I repeated, “You’re the groom’s aunt?”<br><br>I like to think that she was tipsy, but she said something like, “You must be the groom, I can tell by the tux.” And then I got it. I was the groom at this wedding. So I played it up. I asked her how she liked Miami, because that’s where we got married. We took a photo with her, and I went on my way.<br><br>My friends were impressed, and it was fun.<br><br>So I kept doing it. Any time a wedding was going on at the bar or a venue we were in, I went up to the bar and started ordering drinks. “Two whiskey sours with a light bourbon on me and my beautiful bride.”<br><br>“Congratulations! That’ll be $14 please.”<br><br>“I think you mean that’s on me.”<br><br>They usually got shocked and said there must have been some mistake before giving me the drinks.<br><br>I would wander around and ask people if I had met them at the engagement party.<br><br>I would downplay my skills when asked how I got such a beautiful bride. And I would always remark that the open bar was also a gift to my bride as she loves to make sure her guests are treated well.<br><br>And the best part? Nobody ever tried to figure it out. They just accepted me as the groom.