--- title: Why 'You Were At My Wedding Denise' Meme Became description: Meghan McCain of 'The View' replied to Denise McAllister's tweet criticizing 'The View' ladies by reminding her she went to her wedding. canonical: https://time.com/5559150/you-were-at-my-wedding-denise/ author: Elaine Selna article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-26T21:01:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T00:14:13.000Z og:title: Why 'You Were At My Wedding Denise' Became the New Catchphrase og:description: People are really into this one og:url: https://time.com/5559150/you-were-at-my-wedding-denise/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0e502f487e36ed3/6989475386f68e898d6eb93b/meghan-mccain-denise-mcallister-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: meghan-mccain-denise-mcallister-tweets og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why 'You Were At My Wedding Denise' Became the New Catchphrase twitter:description: People are really into this one twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0e502f487e36ed3/6989475386f68e898d6eb93b/meghan-mccain-denise-mcallister-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why 'You Were At My Wedding Denise' Became the Internet's Catchphrase > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=2aa38bb1-0d30-4fd3-a226-bebf1ff590d6&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) by [Elaine Selna](https://time.com/author/elaine-selna/) ## Elaine Selna Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:14 AM UTCPublished: Mar 26, 2019 9:01 PM UTC  You were at my wedding Denise is the internet's new favorite catchphrase. You were at my wedding Denise is the internet's new favorite catchphrase. Heidi Gutman—ABC/Getty Images by [Elaine Selna](https://time.com/author/elaine-selna/) ## Elaine Selna Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:14 AM UTCPublished: Mar 26, 2019 9:01 PM UTC Meghan McCain is a not one to shy away from defending herself and her fellow ladies on _The View_ when someone tries to comment. On Tuesday, March 26, Denise McAllister tweeted out a comment on an article about McCain and her coworkers about their show asking, ‘Can someone please explain to me the purpose of The View?’ She went on to call the women ‘delusional mental midgets ricocheting ignorance.’ > [](https://twitter.com/McAllisterDen/status/1110343368280887302) After seeing this tweet McCain was swiftly replied to the comments with a now infamous tweet saying ‘you were at my wedding Denise….’ to remind her of their shared history. > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1110362826533732353) McAllister tried to clarify her comments with a follow-up tweet saying she didn’t mean for the comments to be directed exclusively to McCain but ‘The View’ itself saying, ‘I don’t even know how you do it daily and my hat is off to you for standing strong in the midst of crazy.’ > [](https://twitter.com/McAllisterDen/status/1110477755790045184) It didn’t matter that McAllister followed up because the internet was already so captured by McCain’s defense it inspired a whole new hashtag and trend that has taken Twitter by storm. Even McCain loved how the internet has been inspired by the catchphrase and has encouraged others to use it for themselves. She has even posed it as a possible _Real Housewives_ tagline. > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1110611814876880896) > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1110627857783492608) Here are some of the best reactions to ‘you were at my wedding Denise….’: McCain’s catchphrase has now become legendary. > [](https://twitter.com/NewsNSoaps/status/1110604268871008256) In need of a new comeback? McCain has got you covered. > [](https://twitter.com/HeyBuckHey/status/1110377072730357760) Someone even suggested she use this opportunity to create some good for the world. > [](https://twitter.com/TGingerlad/status/1110629366948601856) Do not get on the other end of apple fritter doughnuts with this person. > [](https://twitter.com/chadofalltrades/status/1110621041963880448) Maybe even use the catchphrase for people who flake on plans. > [](https://twitter.com/JasonBretWells/status/1110382270995546112) Hopefully the catchphrase can others as happy as it did for this person. > [](https://twitter.com/1followernodad/status/1110419243739156481) Sequel anyone? > [](https://twitter.com/Will%5FKellogg/status/1110540028860682240) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5559150/you-were-at-my-wedding-denise/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5559150/you-were-at-my-wedding-denise/"},"headline":"Why 'You Were At My Wedding Denise' Became the Internet's Catchphrase","datePublished":"2019-03-26T21:01:16.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T00:14:13.000Z","description":"Will 'you were at my wedding Denise' be the new 'Bye Felicia'?","url":"https://time.com/5559150/you-were-at-my-wedding-denise/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0e502f487e36ed3/6989475386f68e898d6eb93b/meghan-mccain-denise-mcallister-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elaine Selna","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/elaine-selna/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0e502f487e36ed3/6989475386f68e898d6eb93b/meghan-mccain-denise-mcallister-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"meghan-mccain-denise-mcallister-tweets","caption":"You were at my wedding Denise is the new catchphrase","creditText":"Heidi Gutman—ABC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5559150/you-were-at-my-wedding-denise/","name":"Why 'You Were At My Wedding Denise' Became the Internet's Catchphrase"}}]}] ```