We've all seen some bridezillas in our time, but this latest story might just take the biscuit.
A bridesmaid has shared the ridiculous list of rules that were handed to her before the wedding ceremony she was supposed to be attending, which included losing weight, not getting pregnant and delaying any future engagements. Yep, really.
Shared on Reddit's Wedding Shaming thread, user @justasianenough said that she had been invited to be bridesmaid at her best friend's sister's bash, where her BFF was serving as Maid Of Honour.
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She had never been particularly close to her friend's sister, which made the outlandish requests that came with her bridesmaid duties all the more ridiculous, she explained.
Here's a snippet of her post below:
"When [the bride] asked me to be a bridesmaid ([my friend] as her only sister is MOH) I was VERY surprised.
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"I've never been part of a wedding party and didn't really know what was expected of me, [the bride] now lives in Texas (I'm in NY) and when she asked me to be bridesmaid I said 'I'd love to, but I probably can't do much to help/be at most of the things before the wedding.'
"She said it wouldn't be a problem, she only needed me because her fiancé has 6 brothers and his best friend is best man, so there's 7 groomsmen and 'you're pretty, but not enough that anyone will look at you.' Rude, but not surprising to hear from her.
"I said okay, keep me in the loop, I'll try to be at as many things as possible. This wedding is May 2022, so I'm not worried about getting time off for things since I have plenty of notice.
"Cut to two days ago, [my friend] texts me "expect a list of things [the bride] wants from you/other bridesmaids, I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure it's psycho."
Check out the list below:
- No tattoos. ALL tattoos MUST be COVERED. No exceptions.
- Nails must be short...and MUST be Essie Ballet Slipper pink. I WILL KNOW IF IT IS NOT BALLET SLIPPER.
- No glasses. If you wear them you MUST get contacts or you can just do without for the day.
- No tanning/spray tanning. I should be the only sun kissed goddess on my big day.
- No long hair. If you have long hair you must cut it shorter than mine. I expect everyone to wear their hair down for the wedding and want a uniform look. If your hair looks like mine I expect you to color it a different shade for the wedding. Send pictures for approval before cutting/dying.
- Everyone needs to buy their own dress. This is the one you need to buy. It's affordable, so don't act like I'm crazy for saying you have to pay for it. Also, you MUST wear a strapless bra. I don't want to see any nipples or the weird lumps from nipple covers.
- I expect everyone to lose weight and actually LOOK GOOD for my day. For some of you that means 20-30lbs, this isn't mean, it's true.
- DO NOT GET PREGNANT. IF YOU ARE PREGNANT YOU WILL BE UNINVITED. This is the ultimate betrayal. You should want everyone to focus on me for my day and we all know pregnant people steal all the attention.
- If you are planning to get engaged you must wait until AFTER the wedding. We all know engagements still attention too!
- Mandatory events you must attend: bachelorette week, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, hair/makeup test run, wedding dress shopping, and morning after brunch. You'll be paying for bachelorette weekend, hair/makeup test run, and hair/makeup for day of.
- I expect everyone to buy bride squad swimsuits and robes
- Bachelorette week will be sometime in March 2022. Start saving now, we're going to be going to a resort in Mexico! If you don't have a passport you have to figure that out ASAP. What's the point in having bridesmaids if they won't hold my hair when I'm sick in Mexico?!
- If you have issues with anything on my list you can suck it up or you can drop out now. I can replace you no problem, so don't worry, I won't be too mad. Just don't expect an invitation to my wedding! If you can't be there for me with all of this, you shouldn't be there on my special day!
We're honestly speechless.
Naturally, after seeing the list of demands, the Reddit poster said: "I promptly sent a text saying I wouldn't be able to be a bridesmaid because I won't be able to make it to all the appointments.
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"She left me on read".
Reacting in the comments, people had a lot of thoughts and feelings.
"Wow! Good for you for not giving in to this lunacy. I feel sorry for her sister though," one person said.
Meanwhile, another penned: "How on Earth does a woman like that have any friends at all? Good. Golly. Miss. Molly."
As a third mused: "God I can't stand when brides have such an insanely long, nit-picky list of requirements for how they expect their bridesmaids to look.
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"At that point you're not a person that they care about being with them for their wedding, you're just a prop to stand there and make the ceremony look good".
"Wow, that is fifty shades of cray," said another poster. "A lot of these things could be reasonable if they were private conversations.
"Like 'Stacy, your tattoo depicting a Satanic human sacrifice ritual might give my Catholic grandma a stroke, is there some way to cover it up?' or 'hey guys, you all look great as you are right now, but please give me a heads-up if you're planning a drastic change to your appearance between now and the wedding.'"
Mocking the bride, a fellow Redditor said: "Buy a fake pregnancy belly, fake diamond ring that you can see from space as a faux engagement announcement and then sit in the front row with bejewelled nipple tassels over the top of whatever outfit you wear.
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"Then, get a fake tan so you're the same colour as an Oompa Loompa and a couple of fake tattoo sleeves. And sit down all night where she can't fail to miss you."
Now this we'd love to see.
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