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Hmmm, one bride I knew demanded that her shower be held at Tavern on the Green (super expensive NYC venue). Her MOH told her she was nuts and held it at her apt. The same bride also insisted on top of the line designer dresses, destination wedding, and all the works, without taking into account that all of her friends were still in grad school/working low-paying jobs in NYC (like her out of work FI). The BM's were none too pleased with her by the wedding.
So, your sister is a BM, but is upset she isn't the MOH, or that one of the your two sisters isn't the MOH? Ugh. I am feeling for you (though jealous a little, because I have no sisters and would love to have one in my life right now).
Sadly (? not really), most of the weddings I've been to have had lovely, gracious, wonderful brides. The only think close is a cousin of mine. His bride asked, I think, 8 girls to be BMs for their tiny, sweet wedding. Really, I don't think she had any friends attend who weren't BMs. She didn't, however, ask her FSIL. Those two were really mad at eachother. I am of the opinion that you can ask whomever you want, but don't go overboard in a way that feels exclusive.
BTW, cousin just separated because she asked him to cut off all ties to his family. Eek!
FI called me a bridezilla yesterday. LOL. He was joking (semi). I think with me it stems from wanting things done now. Our save the dates are going out soon, and I need about 160 addresses - of which we have 18. He keeps saying "We will get them." We have not. Grrr....
yeah, my sister called me a bridezilla. Ok, the story is that I booked my reception at a place and I ended up cancelling because the I couldn't afford to supply my guests beer and wine bar at $30 extra per person. (I ended up finding a caterer that allowed us to buy our own beer and liquor.) Any way, I was hoping to get some of my deposit back. I know I wasn't going to but I said to my sister that I was hoping because of the economy that this reception site might give us some money back. Well it didn't happen. (I was just talking to her about and doing a little wishful thinking.) Well my sister got all annoyed that we were taking advantage of the state of the economy. She said people everywhere are stuggling. I understood that but she went on to say that people who can afford to buy things, should not expect to find a good deal.
So basicly what she was saying that if I go out to buy a car, that if the sale price reads XXX amount, that I shouldn't pay for that sale price, I should pay more for it because I'm not affected by the economy. (Who is she to tell me that I'm not affected by the economy? )
WTF? Are you serious? Yeah, so she said I was a bridezilla because I was trying to find the best deals and that I wasn't happy that I couldn't find better deals.
Yeah, she complained about some other things too. Like I asked her to be one of my bridesmaids. Well, she said she couldn't afford it right now so she offered to be wedding help. She said she could be doing things behind the scenes. Well, I started asking her for some favors. She did one or two things like picking up some items for me. (I was an out of state bride.) Then she threw a trantrum about me pissing off craigslist people. Ok, I saw some vases I wanted and I ended up changing my mind about them. She threw a fit that I wasn't considerate of people trying to make a living off of craigslist. Yes, I understand where she is coming from but I was going to get vases that was going to cost me $5 total. That's it! I can see if I was going to buy something big like over $100 but.. really $5?
Anyway, from all of that, I stopped asking her for help. I didn't talk to her at all. We finally apologized to each other like 2 days before the wedding.
hehe sorry.. this is long.
I'm done.
Edit: Yeah, I didn't realize you were asking for bridezilla stories. I wanted to post that my sister, too, called me a bridezilla when I don't think I was.
Oh, to OP, I too have 2 sisters and I couldn't chose between them at the time... so I went with a friend. I don't think my sisters were mad. I know my older sister was understanding on why I didn't choose one of them.
One of my BMs was a BM for a good friend of hers back in college (read: student income, and therefore poor). The bride referred to the period of her engagement as, "The Year of My Wedding" (I swear to God, I'm not making this up) and expected her BMs to behave accordingly. She had some sort of party at least every other month (engagement party, multiple bridal showers, bachelorette party) and expected her BMs (who were not all local) to attend every single one. She also insisted that her bachelorette party be extravagant, and I think her BMs were expected to throw at least two of her showers. The dresses she chose were at least $200, and I don't even know how much the shoes were. Basically, she was absolutely heinous for an entire year. Oh, and her marriage - lasted 8 months. That's right - the year of her wedding was longer than her marriage.
I heard a rumor my original caterer (who owns a restaurant) was having trouble paying his staff & there was talk about him closing down the restaurant. We were going to host the reception at his restaurant/lounge & I just got sooo upset. I marched over there to "talk it out" before I decided to change my venue/caterer. He was honest with me & said that even if the restaurant went out of business he'd still personally cater my wedding (we've worked together in the past). However, when I brought up the fact that I'd be out a venue he played dumb like that was never the plan & I just lost it! I screamed & screamed... ripped up the contract & told him where to stuff the deposit.
It was an out of body experience. Seriously... not my proudest moment. I apologized, sent him some cupcakes & we're cool now! He's going to cater our rehearsal dinner :)
It seems non-brides (and even former brides, which I really don't get!) throw "Bridezilla" around way too loosely, knowing it will produce a rise, but often meaning it lightheartedly. Meanwhile, all of us brides live in fear of that word and do everything to avoid it...which probably contributes to the rare flashes of emotionally-charged or opinionated behavior. It is such an ooky term, imho.
I wasn't in this wedding, nor did I attend (although, we were invited), but the bride actually told her BMs to get ugly dresses so that she could look the prettiest. But yeah, she was totally serious, and the BM dresses were hideous. This wedding did not take place 20 years ago. It happened last summer. I was appaled when I heard that, and it was a definite "bridezilla" moment.
I'm actually not a fan of the word "bridezilla." I was called that several times during our engagement, and people told me I was easiest bride to work with because I was more concerned about other people than myself. People use that word when I bride wants to stick up for herself, and it ain't right.
@ Recessionista.. heheeheh "It was an out of body experience"..heeheheh bravo woman and nice on apologizing and the cupcakes!
@eloping: I'm not a bridezilla at heart... once I stopped shaking & calmed down I felt like a total cow! I couldn't believe I'd acted that way!
lol and IMO cupcakes can make just about anything better. I'm going through a real rough patch with my FI and I've been noshing on cupcakes for days now. Seriously, I had 6 cupcakes today. And nothing else. Err besides milk & 3L of water. lol it really helped though :)
Wow! These stories are crazy! It really does make me think, if I have a moment of crying or getting mad when I shouldn't, I'm going to forgive myself (after I ask for forgiveness of those who were around me). I think all of us planning a wedding should at least get one free pass right?
I agree with the posters here so far - it's such an "ooky" word! It hurts! The people who haven't been through the experience of planning a wedding don't realize how many different expectations we (brides) have to live up to. Whether it's the media making weddings out to be the biggest most lavish things that we should all spend our entire lives planning and paying for, or it's our friends and our families who think it should be one way or another, or the vendors we work with trying to push us into something we may not necessarily want or need - we're under a lot of pressure! Sometimes it's easy to fall into an "out of body experience" and have a moment!!
So far I'd like to think I've been pretty calm, but it's still early. I'm sure I'll have a moment or two down the road, but so far I've spent more time worrying about how I'm treating everyone involved than I have planning! I've been prefacing everything with "I don't want to come off as Bridezilla-ish, but..." And as long as the next part of that sentence isn't "...I want you all to wear lavender iridescent taffeta gowns with butt bows and crimped hair", I think I'll be OK!
Im actually trying my best to avoid being called that, after watching the show 'bridezilla', I definately dont want to be remembered that way. Im just taking it as smoothly as I can
I went to a platinum wedding when I was younger and the bride yelled at her parents so much on "her" day that they LEFT the reception (mind you they dropped like 100K on this place--it was black tie and UBER formal and fancy) and flew home that day. The bride and groom are divorced now. But even as a kid i remember the drama and my parents reminded me of it a couple months before i got married. i can't just imagine being so terribly ungracious and uncouth at my own wedding as to act that way towards my parents
When I was in college I knew several girls who very openly admitted that they would 1. not pick any 'maids who were thinner/prettier than themselves, and 2. put their 'maids in heinous dresses to make themselves look better. I was appalled, but ... not too surprised - it wasn't the weirdest or most self involved thing I saw in my 5 years living in southern california, not even close. :)
Wow I would never want my girls to look ugly! They are standing up in support of you making the most important commitment of your life! They deserve respect for that! You're right, daydreamwanderer, that is TOTALLY bridezilla!
All your bridezilla stories are funny, ladies!
Redherring...hilarious how her marriage was less than her "year of her wedding".
One of my friends "demoted" her bride's maid to "attendant" because said person did not contact her right away when they were planning re: BM dresses.
She apologized after her wedding, though. That's when you know you're real friends. You take their mood swings during their wedding, they realize what they did, they apologize....and you're back to your normal friendship again. That's what friends are for! Good times, bad times, and bridezilla moments. =)
It really makes me laugh that people might even consider caring about being called a bridezilla!
For one, I'm very fond of the term. It's a bride to be who refuses to be jerked around by parents, bridal party, future inlaws, guests and vendors -- I like it! For two, consider this... when you go and choose a car to buy, you choose model, color, seats, everything. If the car comes to the dealer and it isn't what you've signed up for, you are entitled to throw a fit till you get what you are paying for. How come that a bride is supposed to put up with people telling her how to dress, what to order and how to behave when she is paying for it, and with her money???? It makes ZERO sense.
I'm going to have my wedding my way, whoever doesn't like it is out. Does it make me a bridezilla? GOOD. I don't take cr@p from people, nor in life nor at my wedding, and why should I?
However, differently from many actual bridezillas, when a person tells me "I'm not comfortable wearing that gown" I say "fine, you're out of my bridal party" BUT have no hard feelings about it.
And, my BMs are going to have the prettiest gowns and jewelry... they are the prettiest girls I know. I want pretty people in my pictures ;;)
Wow. One of my bridesmaids told me she didn't feel comfortable in the gown I liked, and I immediately found another gown. These girls are doing a lot for me over the next year, and I am not going to re-pay them by making them feel uncomfortable. Maybe that's just me though.
I haven't "thrown a fit" since I was about 5. Maybe it's because I am a mature adult. If I don't like the way something is going, I can correct in a calm, mature way.
Uh, wow. I'm with you, Lindsay. As a professional that works in the field of solving problems (otherwise known as the law), I have found calm insistence and a copy of the contract go a long way.
I'm picking BM dresses that will look as good as possible on my maids, and I chose slate colored because it is like a modern version of the black dress, but matches my colors. If someone is dropping over $100 on a dress for me, I want them to look good and wear it again.
@gionetto - Out of curiosity - what is your definition of a bridezilla?
I have a feeling that true bridezillas (I don't really like that word!) are not-so-nice people outside of wedding planning, too. Most likely, if you are concerned about being a bridezilla, then you are probably doing just fine!
I knew a bride that asked her bridesmaids to wear gold lame pantsuits.... although I believe that was a case of poor fashion sense, rather than meanness. Still! (shivers)
I don't think I was a bridezilla at all. The dress I asked my BM's to buy was a little expensive, but they all loved it, and I paid for the rush ordering so we could get them in time. They were told to wear whatever black shoe they wanted. And jewlery was to be kept simple, no chandelier earrings or necklaces (except my sister/MOH swears up and down I never told her that). But the morning of the wedding while we were getting my hair done, I swear my sister/MOH called me a bridezilla about 6 dozen times! I know she was just joking around, but I really was a little hurt by it. I hadn't thought I was being bridezilla-y at all!
ETA: I think I had two bridezilla moments the entire time through my engagement. One was the day before the wedding when the centerpieces weren't working out like I planned, and my mom just kept repeating herself over and over again. I just turned around and said, "Mom, shut up! I know it's not f*ing working!". I said this right in front of the event planner at the hotel... ouch. The second time was the day of the wedding when we thought for a minute we a) weren't going to have a DJ and b) if we did have a DJ it was going to cost us $1000's of cash which we didn't have and I was crying in the limo. Again, my mom kept telling me to stop crying, so I turned to her and said, "Mom, shut up! I know, I'm trying to stop f*ing crying!"
I feel really bad about both episodes, and the reason it was my mom I went bridezilla on is because we are so alike. She just says aloud the things I was thinking and I just couldn't handle it at that moment. I have apologized to her, and she def understood, but I think it's funny that the two times I was bridezilla were within 24 hours of each other and the wedding!
My bridezilla weddings have been crazy.
Wedding 1. The bride had us buy one dress and then a few months later hated it and had us buy a second one. You can't return or exchange these mind you. She also didn't care about shoes. Then the week of picked out a dyed shoe which cost extra $$ to rush in a week's time. She also demanded we all get fake finger nails, which I didn't have so I had to spend a lot to get the full set. The bride quit talking to all of us bridesmaids within a month after her wedding. Hadn't heard from her in years. Thanks!
Wedding 2. The mom and the bride faught all the time. During the dress shopping visits was the worse. We started calling the mom momzilla. It was so bad that I had to walk out of the store when the bride stood there in the middle of the store in this beautiful dress crying! That same wedding I was the MOH. I went above and beyond the call of the duty. In fact I pretty much did most of the planning and DIY projects. The bride told me that it was tacky to rent a van for the bachelorette night instead of a limo. Mind you two BMs didn't have jobs at the time and I had already spent 1,000 on the party (food/drinks/decos/invites). So to drop another grand on a limo just wasn't in the cards for me or the other BMs. My mom ended up gifting us a limo because I was so upset and didn't know what to do to make things right with the bride. Thanks mom! As it turns out the week of the wedding she demoted me and made another girl MOH. I didn't find out till the RD when the other girl gave the toast. I sat there holding back tears. I hadn't done anything wrong but do every little thing that was asked of me.
I've been in 10 weddings and for the most part the brides have been great. Only one or two of them had minor breakdowns but nothing like the others.
vintage -- OMG she didn't even tell you that you'd been demoted after you did all that for her! I have to wonder if it was a momzilla or the mom just couldn't handle the bride!
I try to avoid being called a bridezilla. While I certainly approve of brides standing up for themselves against vendors, parents, or generally being jerked around, there is a difference between being assertive and being a b!tch, basically. I called my sister a bridezilla. My mom doesn't drive, but she was very excited when my sister got engaged. Since she had difficulty making the 2.5 hr trip to my sister's place, she wanted to throw her a bridal shower back home. I realize that this is a huge faux pas, seems like gift grabbing in many circles, but we are from a pretty rural area that just does not care about that sort of thing. It was the one thing my mom could have done for my sister. Sister begged off saying that she didn't want a shower at all and it would be too tacky for mom to throw it. Yeah, then she let her FMIL and one of her BM's throw two separate showers down there for her. I mean, I am not on good terms with my mom these days, either, but the two-facedness was just so obvious. If my mom wanted to do that for me, I would let her just to make her happy.
@amaryllis- I think you might be right that the mom couldn't handle the bride. But I didn't learn that until the ungratefulness was turned on me. Oh btw.. the bride married my brother! What a way to welcome yourself into the family piss off the sister! My parents were not too pleased by the behavior either. It has been almost a year and I'm still not over it. If you couldn't tell!
FSIL wasn't really a Bridezilla until the last two or three months before the wedding. She then started planning last minute - she was graduating around the same time. Well, she and FMIL got into it because FMIL wanted a lot of family friends there. She offered to pay for the reception if they moved into from one country club to a bigger one. FSIL accepted, and also accepted help with a few other things (favors, etc.)
Come time for the wedding, she starts telling everyone about how she & her husband paid for the whole thing, and could have had it nicer if they had had someone else to pay for it, etc. She also started sewing her veil the night before the wedding, and her grandmother ended up having to finish it for her the day of.
That night, FBIL and FMIL also got into a fight... it was just a whole mess!
I have been a bridesmaid at 8 weddings... (alot of my friends seem to be getting married lately) and some of them have been a costly experience. Out of all that time there has only 1 who i would call with that might fit the label "bridezilla" I hate that word I would rather say she was just really narky and mean.. for about 6 months of her wedding planning.
She is fine now and I knew it wasnt in her nature to be like this all the time so thats why I stuck by her and we have a laugh about it now. But the whole time.. it was painful.
There were a few instances:
She made us pay $300 dollars for our bridesmaid dresses and one of the BMs (student) couldnt afford it so I payed for her out of generosity so she wouldnt be embarrased but then we had to get a particular brand (thats right brand) of shoe... 150 frikken dollars each!!! (us BMs pulled together and sourced the same brand on ebay and bought each pair for $30 dollars each) she never knew the wiser.
She went off at the florist because the flowers she wanted were not in season, and the lady suggested silk. (silk flowers were obviously taboo!)
She asked if I would do the invitations, I did them for her but recieved no thank you at the time and she was just constantly narky at her mum and she was just trying to help.
the whole engagement altered her personality alot, but a month before the wedding she actually seemed to calm down and the day was enjoyable and I recieved a very lovely diamond bracelet to wear on the day and keep.
The lesson learnt is; to be flexible, even tho there are some things you are set on, sometimes it better to re-evaluate.
So her experience taught me to be extremely grateful for my BMs and never to control the temper with my mum and not snap. If i have a problem I discuss it with my dad first and we try to find the best way to talk about it with my mum.
My MOH calls me a bridezilla constantly. She says it about me to mutual friends, her family, me, basically anyone who will listen.
Personally, I don't think I have really done anything to deserve being called that; yes I'll admit that I've had a few touchy moments, but in those isolated circumstances, I strive to be respectful and calm to those who have to deal with me and I have certainly never told anyone what they can or cannot do [will/will not do], I have not yelled, screamed or cried about anything or at anyone and have actually been as budget friendly as possible [the girls get to pick whatever they want to wear, and I don't expect/want any showers/parties and they certainly aren't expected to do anything but show up].
I think a lot of people use this term far too liberally, especially when they disagree with someone. I also think a lot of people think it is reeeeally hilarious to tell an emotional woman that she is basically being a demanding b... well you know what.
Personally, I really don't find it amusing at all. If I was being absolutely ridiculous, yeah maybe it would be appropriate, but other wise it is generally just hurtful and disrespectful imo.
At this point, we are all going to get called THE B WORD lol... no matter if were just in a crabby mood. I was pmsing the other day and had to redo ALL twelve of my centerpieces.... my mom thought she was "helping"
I don't think I was being a bridezilla, I was just irked that I had to redo all that stuff!
My sister (who is now not in the in wedding) called me a Bridezilla all the time, the reasons:
1- she didnt like the colour i picked out....she actually said "its the sea foam of the 80's" (it was teal....i was so hurt i changed the colour to green)
2- we are not inviting significant others to the wedding unless they have been together for a year or are engaged, or living together (we cant afford every tom dick and harry to come) I invited her bf of four months to come since she was no longer in the wedding and i didnt want her to feel alone. Now she wont come to the "moms and sistaers" sleepover before the wedding as i have "put her in an akward sitation sinc eher BF is coming now"
3- I want all the girls dress sizes before the end of the month, she said she would give them to me what she was good an ready and when i got mad she called me a bridezilla :(
4- I was super excited when i first got engaged and could only talk wedding!! I was so giddy...when choosing the venue i was super stressed and FFIL and FMIL were getting way to involved....when i was upset my sister called me a Bridezilla
ohh i could go on...but basically the only person who has called me that was the sisterzilla (that should be a word!!)...needless to say she is out of the party now and I have no longer been called that :)
I agree with alot of the posts here...the word is used more to get a rise out of the brides...its very hurtful and i dont like it...especially since i feel i have been pretty good (I do have my moments though!)
I have a friend who was told not to wear her engagement ring to the wedding or any pre-wedding events because it was bigger than the bride's.
@sailor OH thats awsome!! (and by awsome i mean awsomely unbelievable)
My future Cousin in law is in a wedding and the bride asked her to grow out her hair and dye it back to her natural colour (her colour right now is bleached blonde and she wants her back to a dirty blonde and shoulder length....)
@Miss Belle:Yes, my sister's a bridezilla. She's really out there. The minute she got engaged, she went dress shopping and BM dress shopping. I told her she has time to do all this, especially the BM dresses, but no...she wanted to do it on her time. I didn't go to an appt she made in the city because I was feeling sick the morning of, and she totally lost it. Screaming at me because I didn't go with her to the BM dress place. I mean seriously...really?
I was a bridesmaid at SIL's wedding. She originally sounded super cool- she sent out an email saying where she was getting her hair and makeup done and the info (most of us were from out of town) but making it very clear that it was totally optional, and that we were all gorgeous women with great style and she trusted us to look good. I HATE beauty salons, and look AWFUL iwith an updo, and SIL knows this, so I was very happy. She also told us to pick out our own shoes, and all she asked is that they be "comfortable and affordable." We were also told that since the hotel was expensive, they would take care of all hotel arrangements and paying for it. Awesome! If only that were true.
Two weeks before the wedding, I received a call that I hadn't reserved a hotel room. I said I thought that they were taking care of it as we were told, but was then told that they couldn't afford it, and they had to sacrifice so many things due to cost including getting a "ridiculously cheap venue" that was "about what my reception venue cost." (mine cost $500). Since this was several hundred bucks I hadn't budgeted, I asked it I could have contact info to see about sharing with another bridesmaid, and was told that all the rest of the wedding party had already had their rooms or lived in town and I was on my own.
I received several texts and phone calls on the same day, less than a week before the wedding freaking out that I hadn't made a hair appointment. I called a family member who told me all 11 other bridesmaids were getting their hair done. I then called SIL who was very passive aggressive and wouldn't say I had to but kept pushing that everyone else was. I did my own because at this point, I couldn't afford it in addition to the hotel room I hadn't planned on. On the wedding day, I found out that only 2 bridesmaids of the 12 got their hair done.
Ten minutes before the wedding started, she had someone come up to me and tell me my shoes were unacceptable. They were strappy black heels that I always get lots of compliments on. She insisted that I change. This was after spending 4 hours with the bride prior to the wedding and not once did she mention this. Also, the bride had arranged that we carpooled to the ceremony, so she knew full well that I didn't have a car at the ceremony site, and the hotel was 20 minutes away (each way). After the wedding, she sent someone back to the hotel who got me "acceptable shoes" that were 4 sizes too small and insisted I wear those for the pictures. FYI- my shoes didn't make one picture!
My bridesmaid gift was a platter I found a month after their wedding at TJMax for either $4 or $5.
Then recently, someone posted about needing a cheap wedding venue in the place this wedding was- I suggested the venue, which someone else pointed out, was $4000 for the place itself, plus you had to use them for everything and is extremely expensive.
After this, I never want to be a BM again!
At my cousins wedding, I went outside to have a smoke (yes, terrible habit I kicked over two years ago. Go me!) and the whole bridal party along with some guests were out smoking. The bride asked that I move ten feet from her because she didn't want to smell like MY cigarette smoke (even though she had a cig in her hand at that moment). I said "Okay, whatever,,," Then I finished up, went back inside and found my aunt, so we chatted in the foyer for a moment. The bridal party started lining up for the grand entrance (which involved coming down these massive stairs). I told me aunt we better take the back way into the reception hall (through the coat check and it came out on the dining room floor and on the opposite side of the room as the stairs). We started walking away and she screams "WTF ARE YOU DOING?! GET YOUR FING ASSES BACK HERE!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WANT TO RUIN OUR MOMENT!!!!" I said "Uh, we were going the back way so we could see your entrance and she said "I don't give a f- if you see OUR entrance. Stay the f here until we are done or I'm throwing you out!!" So, we stayed and then after she left went the back way and saw the rest of the entrance. My aunt and I had flown halfway across the country, so we were both peeved to say the least.
This is also a wedding were they said they would have no receiving line, but instead go around and thank everyone personally. They got to table four (of 40) and the bride decided she would much rather go have shots. Oh and I never got a thank you, but she called me cheap because I only gave them $20 (I was 18 and my parent's gave them $300). She hasn't been any better over the years.
I don't like saying this, but thank gawd my cousin divorced her fat ass. :-D
@sailor - my story's similar but on a much grander scale!
@ seravictoria - i would have tripped her down those stairs if she'd treated me like that!
OK, my bridezilla was from waaaaaaaaay back in the early 2000s. A bit of background - there was a big group of friends from university. Groom, Bride, Best Man, 2 bridesmaids (i was one) were from this uni group, there were a couple more bridesmaids, relatives of the bride and a childhood friend. The wedding was happening a year after we all graduated. Bride and Groom had been together since halfway thru their first year at uni. Before they had got together, Groom and Bridemaid 1 had been on a couple of dates, realised they weren't attracted to each other, and gone to being freinds. BM1 was also good friends with Bride, so it was all cool for 3 years, and Bride wanted BM1 and I in her wedding party. Yay!
About a month after Bride asked us to be bridesmaids, she came out for lunch with us. She suggested that i grow my hair out (i had a rad pixie cut at the time, which looked excellent and really suited me) because she didn't want people to think i was a man (I'm 5'3, slim but curvy, and dress very femininely) and "maybe" i should dye it blonde too because my natural auburn-ish brown would clash with the pink dresses. I resisted the urge to punch her and told her i'd figure something out.
Now BM1 was blessed with VERY big boobs. She hated them, kept saying that she needed a reduction, etc. So Bride, nice as pie, suggested that she might want to take the opportunity now to get it done, so that she wouldn't get all the attention at the wedding - and yes, she actually said that - and outshine the bride. BM1 was astonished, went into a rant about cost and pain and surgical complications etc, told Bride where to stick her wedding, and left.
Bride later apologised and everyone was happy again. Until about 2 months before the wedding. Bride repeated the reduction surgery idea to BM1, who just laughed it off and said "no way!"
So what did Bridezilla do? She went out and had a boob job. She was fairly slim naturally and had been dieting like a demon to be super-thin, and went for the most ridiculous set of implants they made. Basketballs strapped to a broom-handle, was the way my dad described her. And all without telling Groom.
The wedding still went ahead, with Bride falling out of a dress that had been made for her original size, telling everyone who could listen how much they'd cost.
Strangely, that marriage didn't last either.
My next experience was much better - BM1 was the bride this time, i was her Best Woman, and we had fantastic short 50's circle-skirt dresses, hers in blue and mine in yellow, because she wanted us to each wear our favourite colurs!
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Now, this word has taken on a whole new seriousness since I got engaged. My older sister and I have been fighting, its total crap. She's mad because I chose my BFF and FSIL as my MOH, and didn't choose between my 2 biological sisters. She lives 4 hours away from me, hasn't looked at a single bridal magazine with me, the ONLY thing she's done wedding related was being asked to be a BM. So, when she dropped the bridezilla bomb, I seriously laughed out loud. Bridezilla because I didn't do what she wanted? whatever.
The point is, I have heard other girls mention here and there bad weddings they attended or were in where the bride was a Zilla, and I am just DYING to hear some real bridezilla stories! My wedding is the first I'm going to be in. I want to know what a bride could do that makes her wedding party miserable, intentional or not.