10 Brides Who Thought the Universe Revolved Around Them

Weddings can bring out the best in people—but sometimes, they bring out the worst. As the pressure mounts, brides can get lost in the chaos.

• My childhood friend was getting married, and I was supposed to be one of her bridesmaids. A few weeks before the ceremony, I decided to cut off all my hair because the heat was unbearable. When she saw it, she lost it and told me I should go and buy a wig that matched what my hair “used to look like,” because I was “ruining the aesthetic” of her wedding photos.

• She had us go to the dress fitting and then demanded each of us pay $2000 for our dresses. Apparently she had a specific style she wanted. I can afford it, but I won't buy a 2k dress for one event. Some of the girls in the bridal party don't have that flexibility with money. @lrhun / Reddit

• My best friend's coworker is getting married later this year, and oh, man, this girl's got some problems. She's very “pure,” which, if that's your thing, is fine. Whatever.
  However, she told my friend last week that she doesn't want anyone at her wedding who was born out of wedlock. Which includes my friend, who is the daughter of a teen mom. @soundlife / Reddit

• A friend was mad because a few days before her wedding there was a terrible flood in a South American country which somehow ruined her chances of being able to get just the right color flower for the centerpieces. @Unknown Author / Reddit

• I was a bridesmaid for a friend's wedding. She was actually really calm about the whole thing. Everything was easy.
  Then the day of the wedding when she was about to put on her dress is when she freaked. She said there was a stain on the front of her dress. There wasn't. @d***beatbaby / Reddit

• Last year, I cut off 11 inches and dyed my hair bright red (formerly dirty blonde/strawberry blondish). The wedding was a year out and the bride threw a fit. How could I so selfishly ruin her wedding by having short red hair when all the other bridesmaids had long blonde hair (like I used to have). @86753ohnien / Reddit

• We weren’t allowed to talk directly to the bride. Her mom and maid of honor were the only ones allowed to. @SpecialEndeavor / Reddit

• When my best friend from high school married his first wife, he asked that my then four-year-old daughter, and his goddaughter, be a flower girl. His fiancée, Bridezilla, chose a dress for my daughter that cost $600. I gently explained that we didn’t have $600 to spend on a dress.
  She blew up. Cried, yelled, etc. Finally calmed her down and found a dress at Macy’s for $80. @mrscake76 / Reddit

• My brother's brother-in-law was getting married. He had a daughter from a previous
  relationship and a second child with this new soon-to-be wife. The new wife wouldn't allow the older daughter to be at the wedding because, “She's not mine, and I don't want her distracting people.” @wildescrawl / Reddit

• My step-sister flipped out at me and then my mom, then her mom, then her dad, and then all the other bridesmaids, and then back to me because I wanted to wear my diamond stud earrings, and she wanted me to buy golden hoops. I have very sensitive ears, so I can't just buy cheap earrings unless I want to have burning itching ears, and I have long hair anyway no one could even see my ears. @men***lpancakes / Reddit

Weddings are supposed to be about love, joy, and celebrating a couple’s future together. But the pressure from outside can make it hard for brides to stay true to themselves.