Bride gives emotional response to why guests failed to show up to wedding in viral video

The bride that walked out to a near-empty venue on her wedding day has addressed comments from those online, answering why people didn't show up to her special day.

TikTok user Kalina Marie went viral for all the wrong reasons last week, as she shared the video of her walking out at her masquerade-themed wedding.

Only three people could be seen in the venue, a far cry from the expected turnout.

Kalina explained on social media that after nine years together and being engaged for four of those years, their wedding had been delayed by the pandemic.

However, in January this year, they finally set a date for October and started dishing out invites.

She explained that she had invited 75 people online, and sent 25 physical invites out to elders and those without social media,

In the end, Kalina said that she received 40 RSVPs, meaning that she expected that many people at her ceremony - but it wasn't to be, as just five made it.

Voicing her frustration in the caption of the original video, which has over six and a half million views, she wrote: “FIVE PEOPLE SHOWED UP!!!!!!! Like, are you kidding me!?!? As you see in the video, we enter the venue. And no one is there.”

To add insult to injury, they delayed the event by an hour to see if anyone else would show up, but sadly, after she 'dreamed' of walking out to a full room, she was ultimately let down.

However, she finished off saying: “Did we still make the most of it?? You bet your SWEET a** we did...

“But all I know is, I have my man. My baby. And family that shows up when I need them. And for that, I will be thankful.”

After questioning why nobody turned up, Kalina eventually made a full response video, four days after the infamous wedding, answering a comment that said: "So what was the reasoning behind it, all those people just didn't show, no explanation?"

She first spoke about the process she went through with invitations, revealing that she created a Facebook event, and explained that her mother made food for 40 people, that would now go to waste.

"I checked in with everyone the week of, and at least 20 people had gotten back to me saying that they had an outfit and that they were coming," she admitted.

Kalina went on: "And the biggest question is why? And I don't know if I could answer that.

"I would tell you, but no, I haven't really received a lot of messages explaining why people weren't there or giving me excuses. And I'm kind of thankful for that," she claimed.

Concluding, the newly-wed said: "For the most part, we've done a lot of deleting and re-evaluating our lives and just spending a lot of time appreciating what We have and what we had."