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She ditched the wedding — but still wants the vacation.

A disgruntled bridesmaid is getting roasted online after revealing how she plans to skip her bestie’s destination nuptials — but keep the comped flights and hotel to turn the trip into a romantic getaway with her boyfriend.

The 27-year-old woman aired her drama in Reddit’s fiery “Am I The A–h—e” forum, admitting in her July 9 post that she backed out of the bridal party over a dustup with the groom’s sister during a girls’ getaway gone wrong.

According to the would-be bridesmaid, the chaos kicked off during a bachelorette trip with five other ladies, including the groom’s sister Mia — who was added to the bridal party at his request.

The Redditor claimed Mia “accused” her of “taking her earrings” after she was the last one to leave the Airbnb bathroom.

Despite finding the earrings later, Mia allegedly kept making “digs” — and never apologized.

The 27-year-old spilled the tea in Reddit’s blazing “Am I The A–h—e” forum — but probably didn’t expect the response she got. Make_story Studio – stock.adobe.com

What really steamed the bridesmaid? The bride, Ava’s silence.

“I was super upset that Ava didn’t say anything to Mia, but told me that she believed me, and Ava’s other friends were on my side,” the woman fumed.

“After the trip, I sent Ava a message saying I was super upset she didn’t stand up for me or say anything after Mia had found her earrings.”

But instead of an apology, she got radio silence from her friend.

So the original poster dropped a bombshell of her own: “I was going to drop out of the bridal party.”

According to the scorned bridesmaid, the drama began on a bachelorette getaway with five other gals — including the groom’s sister Mia, who joined the bridal crew at his request. kireewongfoto – stock.adobe.com

The bride wasn’t thrilled, pointing out her decision would leave the groomsmen uneven and that it was “too close to the wedding to make a drastic change.”

Still, the bridesmaid bowed out — but didn’t want to bow out of the trip.

She noted the bride and groom had already “covered flights and a hotel” — and her boyfriend “bought his ticket,” too.

So, she reasoned, why waste a good vacation?

Her boyfriend suggested they “make it a holiday,” especially since they’d “already taken the time off work and can’t change it.”

The woman didn’t feel the need to skip out on the vacation that was already paid for. Deidre – stock.adobe.com

Cue the internet backlash. Commenters slammed her for turning a wedding into a selfish staycation.

“You’re literally planning on stealing from your ‘friend.’ She bought your flights and hotel so you could attend her wedding, not f–k around with your boyfriend,” one seethed.

Another said, “You want to punish your friend over a misunderstanding with the groom’s sister, and she’s paying for you to be there? You sound like a lousy friend.”

An additional user didn’t mince words: “Put yourself in her shoes. You are threatening to throw a wrench into her entire wedding plan because she didn’t derail her own bachelorette party to defend your honor from someone she has already told you she wasn’t a fan of and was difficult. It’s just self-centered tbh.”

Someone else chimed in, “If I was the bride, I would cancel the hotel room.”

And she’s not the only one turning a wedding into a personal getaway — another pair packed their bags and crossed continents for “I do’s” they weren’t even invited to.

As The Post previously reported, one stunned couple flew 14 hours and forked over thousands — only to find out they weren’t even invited to the destination “I do’s.”

People are getting sneaky with how they’re handling being invited to destination weddings. Yevhenii – stock.adobe.com

“We flew across the world for a wedding we technically weren’t even part of,” Yasemin Sarli explained to People in a recent interview.

Despite getting an early save-the-date text, the couple never got a formal invite — but that didn’t stop her ex from going full steam ahead. 

Convinced they made the guest list, he “booked everything,” shelling out $1,500 on flights and $3,000 for a swanky five-night stay where other guests were reportedly bunking, per the magazine.

Whether it’s skipping the vows or crashing them entirely, these travelers prove one thing: wedding season may be for love — but some folks are just in it for the perks.

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