What turns a bride into a bridezilla? Is it anxiety or something else? Every woman wants a perfect wedding, but when stress takes over, some brides lose their cool. Here are five wild bridezilla stories from Reddit.
- My Best Friend’s Wedding u/ajlawford: My best friend of 15 years became a silent bridezilla. She didn’t involve me much in planning, even ignoring me on the wedding day, telling me to focus on my own hair and makeup. After the wedding, her sister criticized me over Facebook and called me out for not doing enough. The bride even demanded I buy expensive makeup on short notice, then criticized me for not giving a gift despite saying being a bridesmaid was gift enough. After months of mistreatment, I cut her out of my life.
- She Was Mean as Hell u/sojadedblond: A friend took out a $7500 loan for her wedding, then pressured her fiancé to take out $25,000, threatening to leave him if he didn’t. She lied to both families about wedding costs, demanded everything her way, and got upset when I suggested she be more reasonable. After a heated phone call, she cried and ended our friendship. They divorced 14 months after the wedding.
- The Bridezilla Tried to Scam the Bridesmaids u/ShamedShamingShamer: A bride picked $400 dresses for the bridesmaids, and the maid of honor offered to pay with her credit card, expecting us to pay her back in installments. When I went to pick up my dress, I found out the price was actually $200. The bride and MOH had planned to charge us double to cover the bride’s dress. I told the other bridesmaids, and four of us dropped out.
- The Last-Minute Floral Fiasco u/Haceldama: A bride came to our flower shop three hours before her noon wedding, wanting expensive flowers that required a week’s notice. When we couldn’t fulfill her order, she became hysterical. My boss calmly told her to go to another shop, and when the bride returned, we completed the order with a rush fee.
- The Bridezilla Meets Karma u/[deleted]: A friend asked me to be her maid of honor, but then demanded I dye my hair blonde, lose weight, and pay $1000 for her bachelorette. I was shocked, and karma intervened when her bank froze her account for suspicious activity just before the wedding. She called me for help, but I refused to assist.
Each story shows how stress, high expectations, and entitlement can turn a bride into a bridezilla.