Family Sues Over Ugly Bride

We at Wedding Heckler don't pass judgment on how people get together. Whether it's a chat room romance or a drunken night in Vegas, a wedding is a wedding. For an Indian family, an arranged marriage wasn't what they had anticipated. The Pandeys family, who reside in Massachusetts, arranged for an Indian bride for their son, until it came time for the couple to meet. The potential bride-to-be was judged too ugly for the groom to marry. Instead of the 'it's not you it's me' line they chose to take the other family to court for damages.

Vijai B. Pandey, 60, filed a lawsuit last month against friends who tried to arrange a marriage between his son Pranjul K. and their niece. The Pandeys spent lots of money on long-distance calls and airfare to New Delhi. She is described as being completely frightening "extremely shocked to find ... she was ugly ... with protruded bad teeth, and couldn't speak English to hold a conversation," as stated in the lawsuit. Wow Anna Nicole Smith is really desperate for a husband!

This civil suit is seeking $200,00 in damages and also charges their former friends with fraud conspiracy and violation of civil rights, among other claims resulting in emotional distress. If only we could sue our friends for every ugly blind date they set us up on...they'd owe us 12 beers and a rabbits foot...you don't wanna know.