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It finally happened.  I never thought bridezilla was real.  I always thought I'd have to see it to believe it.  Well let me tell you what, I did see it, and it IS real.

I was having my first fitting today (YAY), with my sister, my mom, and two friends.  We were sitting (well I was standing lol) and chatting while she pinned me up, and another bride stood up next to me to get fitted.  I guess she must have asked her mom to go pick out a veil for her, because when her mom came around the corner carrying one the bride started shrieking, "I SAID A PLAIN VEIL, A PLAIN ONE, THAT ONE ISN'T PLAIN AT ALL!  THIS IS MY WEDDING AND I WANT IT DONE MY WAY!"

I honestly have never seen anyone over the age of 6 behave this way in public.  It was embarassing to watch!

Well anyway, just wanted to share my experience.  I'm a little shell-shocked now. Anyone else have any bridezilla experiences?

Wow. In public?? I can get a little witchy with my nearest and dearest when I'm feeling crabby... But never in public... Are you sure there weren't cameras around? ;)

lol I've seen some good ones, but in my experience the mothers and bridal party are the worst. Sorry. I've had to pull a bride into the dressing room and tell her it's her day, it's about what she wants, and if she wants this style of dress/veil/whatever then that's what we'll do. I mean this girl was on the verge of tears because they were just down right mean and nobody would agree on anything.

However, I don't condone scenes.

wow, that's insane! my bff in high school used to do this when shopping with her mom. It was really embarrassing when I came along. One time on vacation (soph. year), she saw a bathing suit she liked and tried it on. It was too big, but she wanted it anyway. Her mom told her to go change and put it back on the shelf, and she just LOST IT. Threw herself on the floor of the fitting room crying and sobbing screaming "she's such a bitch!!" and people in there store were starting to crowd around the dressing room. It was awful, and I felt embarrassed for them both.

Luckily, I've been firm with my mom and she knows once I say "I feel really strongly about this, and I'm adamant about doing it this way" (verbatim) she backs off.

Wow that's terrible O.o Poor mum. I think I had a bridezilla moment on the morning of the wedding, when we were all getting ready and my veil was left at home. I called my mom and asked her to bring it by so we could do our first look (we were cutting it close on time). Mum started yelling about how she didn't want to leave yet and seeing each other before the ceremony was stupid so I started yelling back at how I needed it; even though I didn't start it I'm sure everyone in the room thought I was a huge bridezilla. I also almost started crying when everyone left me in the room alone to go do pictures (my MIL was trying to sabotage us having a first look). I was all alone for about fifteen minutes and quite depressed when my little SIL came in and asked "They all left you in here alone?" She could tell I was on the verge of tears even though I tried to hide it and came and sat on my lap (in my dress, lol it would have made a cute picture if photog was there) and said they were jerks and tried to cheer me up. It worked, she was so sweet.

^ that's such a cute story (not the MIL part, but the SIL - bet that would have been an awesome candid pic!)

@egb:  Yes, I totally agree that there was a lot of background to this.  It seemed to me like the mom and daughter had been fighting for a while about the style of their wedding.  But even so, her reaction was totally insane!

I wonder now whether such scenes could be avoided by both parties just being really civil from the beginning.  But, of course, that can't always happen!