Bride Wants to Sue Mexican Resort Spa After Ruining Her Wedding Ring Doing an ‘Ancient Purification Ritual’

A bride is furious after her wedding ring was destroyed during her honeymoon in Mexico.

The woman shared on Reddit’s “Bridezillas” forum that she and her husband participated in an “ancient purification ritual” at their resort spa in Tulum. What she expected to be an unforgettable experience quickly turned into a nightmare when her brand-new wedding ring was returned in ruins.

According to the Reddit poster, she was instructed to remove all jewelry before being ushered into a cave-like room “where a shaman burned plants that filled the room with smoke.”

The bride, who had just been married nine days prior, placed her expensive wedding band in a wooden ball and was covered in gray clay for an hour. “When I went to put my ring back on, it looked like it had been attacked by acid,” she wrote.

The woman said the white gold band was “completely blackened and pitted,” and both diamonds were entirely gone. After complaining to a spa worker, she was told that the “traditional clay” used was mixed with plants containing minerals that can eat through metal.

The worker added that this process was normal and claimed the clay “revealed impurities” in her ring.

The upset honeymooner expressed her disbelief, writing, “it’s a $5,500 wedding band I’ve owned for 8 days! Now it looks like a broken piece.” She was then informed by the spa manager that she had signed a waiver acknowledging exposure to “natural earth elements.”

To compensate for the incident, the woman was offered a free tequila, which only fueled her frustration. She said she is now considering contacting officials and potentially suing the resort. “My husband thinks I’m overreacting, but I’m ready to file charges with Tulum police, while everyone says it’s just jewelry—but this ring represents our entire marriage,” the bride wrote.

People in the comments had mixed reactions, with many cautioning the newlywed against involving the police. “It’s Mexico and you signed a waiver, you’re getting nothing besides the tequila,” wrote one commenter.

Another added that gold “doesn’t corrode and pit,” suggesting the husband’s advice to leave it alone was practical because “the ring he got for $5 on Temu will be easy for him to replace.”

Some commenters expressed empathy but still blamed the bride for the mishap. “Look, I feel bad for you, but I can’t believe you just took it off and left it with complete strangers,” one wrote.

“Seems strange that you would even bring your rings to this kind of spa ritual. I wouldn’t want all the stuff they use to dirty the ring even if it was safe. I would have locked my jewelry in the room safe then gone to the spa,” another advised.

Others suggested the incident could have been an act of theft. “The diamonds were gone? Diamonds are the hardest substance on the planet. I think the diamonds are gone in someone’s pocket,” one commenter speculated.