Am i wrong?

my friend Coral announced she was going to have a “free wedding.” The idea was that all of her friends would volunteer—someone would provide a venue, someone else would handle food, photography, a band, even the cake (that was supposed to be me). At first it sounded cute, but as she kept explaining it, the expectations got… really over-the-top. I told her it wasn’t realistic. Maybe I was too blunt. She got upset.

After thinking about it, I started feeling bad. Coral’s not a bridezilla—she’s genuinely sweet. I apologized and said I’d still make the cake. She never replied, which made me anxious, but I figured that was it.

Then I got a message from her fiancé, Basil, asking to meet up. I assumed he’d be mad at me for hurting Coral’s feelings. I was ready to apologize again and show him some cake planning I had done. But it wasn’t like that at all.

Turns out, the “free wedding” was actually his idea. At first he didn’t explain why, but eventually he said it was so he and Coral could spend their wedding savings on a sailboat—a Catalina 27. Apparently it’s practical for city living and he thinks he can help Coral get over her seasickness (we’d done a river cruise once and she had a horrible time).

After my outburst, Coral started having second thoughts about the whole free-wedding plan. Basil asked me to talk to her, apologize again, and tell her it was actually a good idea. He basically said I “owe it to him” to help fix the mess I caused.

I don’t feel right doing that. I don’t want to lie to Coral or push her into a plan I think is unrealistic—or that seems like it benefits Basil more than her. But I also don’t want to drive a wedge between them.

So now I’m stuck. Do I do what Basil asked? Do I tell Coral the truth? Or just stay out of it and hope it all works out?#AskLemon8 #letschat