Brooklyn Beckham Breaks Silence on Wedding Drama & Family Feud

A dress disappointment. A first dance gone awry. In a viral social media post on Jan. 19, Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, broke his silence on family feud rumors and alleged that his famous parents have tried to ruin his marriage with wife Nicola Peltz Beckham. Via Instagram Stories, Beckham shared the couple's April 2022 wedding fueled his split from his family, saying the day left bad memories for him and his wife after his family allegedly derailed it. Whether you want an opulent purple castle wedding (à la David and Victoria) or a simple city hall ceremony, nuptials divide families because they exacerbate existing issues, according to Lia Seremetis, founder of Cakewalk, an elopement and micro-wedding service based in New York City. "Weddings don't create family conflict, they concentrate family conflict," she says. "Any unresolved tension, power struggle or boundary issue tends to surface when the stakes are feeling very public and very permanent ... Weddings activate old family roles and expectations. That's where the tension comes from." Pressure to appease family is common for couples Beckham shared he and his wife struggled to have the wedding of their dreams while also meeting family expectations. "My mum cancelled making Nicola's dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress," Beckham, 26, wrote. The seating chart was also a pain point, he said: "During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me 'evil' because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola's Naunni at our table, because they both didn't have their husbands. Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours." The icing on the cake was the couple's first dance, which Beckham also said on Instagram that his mother "hijacked" by dancing with him before the newlyweds twirled together. The pressure to appease family is common for couples, Seremetis says. Because weddings are billed as once-in-a-lifetime events, couples feel extra pressure to have the day be something bigger than themselves, she says. Guest lists grow, the destination becomes more exotic, the wedding gown more unique – despite the couple's original desires. This leaves the bride and groom feeling disappointed no matter how splendid the day appeared to be. "It becomes this declaration of family ties. It feels like the last time to make a moment count. It becomes so beyond what the intentions were," Seremetis says. "They're caught in familial tug-of-war." Beckham and his wife held an intimate vow renewal in August 2025, marking what he described in the Jan. 19 post as "new memories of our wedding that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment." Most couples just want to feel calm and joy on their special day, Seremetis says. And despite the invitation count, family demands can creep in for weddings. Diamonds are forever. Family damage doesn't have to be. While Beckham says he won't reconcile with his family, Seremetis says you can prevent forever damage. "The smoothest weddings are where couples decide early on whose opinions matter, whose feelings they're not responsible for managing and how they want to walk away from the day feeling," she says. If you are struggling to say "no" to a loved one, go do something that makes you feel aligned with your wedding, like revisiting a visual vision board or making a list of "must-haves" with your fiancé. When you say "no," let family feel heard by saying "I see where you're coming from," and then clearly deliver your desires. "Weddings are not repair tools for family relationships, it's a spotlight," she says. If you must tell someone "no," couple that with an alternative way for them to be involved in your special day so they feel respected and loved, Seremetis says. Giving them a specific, defined role, big or small, may be the greatest gift for all.