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Jessi
Super October 2022

Am i Crazy??

Jessi, on August 17, 2021 at 1:47 PM Posted in Parties and Events 1 9

Okay some backstory, so I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding for a childhood friend of mine and so far everything involving actually needing the bridesmaids to get along has been a disaster. We've essentially split into two groups of similar-minded people and neither group gets along. It's been super fun lol.

The bachelorette party is this weekend, and the MOH didn't end up planning it so I planned it with the bride because I had time. Now, the MOH has decided because she's the MOH that she's in charge of the entire thing when she had no part in it. Whatever, I'm not dealing with that so I'm letting it slide. Suddenly, the girls in the other "group" texted our entire bridesmaid group chat telling the rest of us what we will be doing for the weekend without asking any of the people who have actually made plans for the weekend to figure out what we've planned. Arguing and fighting ensued and things are looking great for this weekend away!

But! There's more! So the place we are staying at is in my name, so I need to be there at check-in. We picked this location because it's closer to the bride even though it's a multiple hour drive for the rest of us. MOH starts mentioning that someone needs to pick up the bride & bring her to the place we're staying. The bride lives closer than anyone else who will be there and it's out of anyone's way to pick her up. I told MOH that it makes no sense, she can drive herself because she lives close, and that's when she tells me that the bride believes she shouldn't have to use her car and put miles on it for her own bachelorette party!! What?!

Guys, I cannot wait for this to be over. I'm definitely mostly just venting here, but am I crazy for thinking that the bride's request is insane? I am counting down the days until my "service" is up and I don't have to deal with this anymore.

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Latest activity by Heather, on August 18, 2021 at 1:08 PM
  • devotedlydavis
    Expert March 2022
    devotedlydavis ·
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    Sounds like you're in for a fun (or not so fun) weekend. I'm sorry to hear that it has been such a headache for you. I don't think your thought is off base at all - if she lives close and out of the way, she should drive herself. I do wonder, if she planned the party with you, if that's her actual thought or if the MOH is the one that told her that though. Regardless, I wouldn't offer to pick her up and would do your best to grin and bear it. Hopefully the wedding date is in site and you're close to being out of the sticky situation.

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  • Jessi
    Super October 2022
    Jessi ·
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    Since I have to be there early to check I do have an excuse to get out of picking her up! Apparently the bride's opinion on driving herself came up at another girl's bachelorette party where the girl I know was only a bridesmaid and she believed that it was terrible of them to make that bride drive 🤷🏻‍♀️ Only a few more months left before this will be over, so I'm just trying to make it through at this point.

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    Super December 2020
    Anais ·
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    Bride is out of line. You don’t get to have people that are already spending money on a party for you to go way out of their way to pick you up, just because you’re a bride. IMO it’s very important to still be a good friend even if you’re a bride.
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    Becky ·
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    I mean, I can see not having her be the designated driver - because that would kinda put a damper on things - but she can drive to the location at which you're staying. To insist she cannot is super bridezilla-y.

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  • Jessi
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    I completely agree

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  • Jessi
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    Jessi ·
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    I could understand not being the DD too! And I don't really drink so I've been planning on being the DD because it'll just make me feel better. But to not want to drive to the actual place we're staying just seems ridiculous.

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  • Heather
    Super November 2021
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    Jessi,
    First of all that is super sweet of you to step in to help plan for the bachelorette when the MOH didn't. Second, it is so rude for the MOH to take charge because it was like you did the work, but now she's there to take control now everything is planned out. Honestly, I would've told her that I do not appreciate her stepping in when it was convenient for her to only take over after you had worked hard to set it up for THEM. And where the heck is the bride in all of this? Has she no say? Has she not tried to resolve this tension??? Just saying Smiley ups I'm sorry if that came off rude, but I personally feel as if the bride should step in to do something about this.. Because it is clearly affecting the entire bachelorette party. Also, if the MOH is so concerned about how the bride should not have to drive to one location (which happens to be close) then she should be the one to pick her up lol. Put your foot down because it just seems like she is trying to get HER way. I'm wishing you the best of luck!

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  • Jessi
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    The MOH is the bride's sister and has a strong personality, so I'm not dealing with going back and forth with her. If she wants to take it over I don't care, at the very least she considers some input from me. The bride knows we've essentially split up, but she's also over how the other group is acting, so it's just been a mess. The other girls haven't communicated anything but complaints. One refuses to get her dress hemmed, both keep complaining about costs when originally they pushed for us to go with an expensive dress because dropping a few hundred dollars on a bridesmaid dress wasn't too much, but now are complaining that spending more than $10 to decorate the place we're staying at is asking for too much. Everyone is so sick of each other so I'm sure when they all get some alcohol in them this weekend sh.t is going to completely hit the fan lol.

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  • Heather
    Super November 2021
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    Oh, man! This situation is so messy! Smiley sad I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this.. At this point I would just focus on what YOU need to do. If the bride (and ONLY the bride) requests for something from you then just do it. But if another girl asks for you to do something just simply say no. Good luck!!!

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