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Alicia
Savvy June 2025

Bridemaidzilla? What’s your opinion?

Alicia, on April 22, 2024 at 11:25 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 61

Hello Everyone, Please share your input and what would you do. I’m pretty irritated and ready to fully call off all bridesmaids and replace them with a bridesman (one of my very good guy friends).Our wedding is set on June 11 2025.I have this one bridesmaid who complained about hair and makeup costs...
Hello Everyone,
Please share your input and what would you do.
I’m pretty irritated and ready to fully call off all bridesmaids and replace them with a bridesman (one of my very good guy friends).Our wedding is set on June 11 2025.I have this one bridesmaid who complained about hair and makeup costs which was priced at $108/hair, $108/makeup and $30/lashes with gratuity covered under this fee. So after she complained I offered and agreed to pay for the hair of all bridal party members, but require them to pay for their own dress priced between $75-150. I’m asking each bridesmaid to pick their own dress in forest green but it must be more conservative (AKA NO DEEP V CUT NECKS OR BOOBS FALLING OUT)…So after offering that this one bridesmaid in particular made a statement/question of “Is it okay with you if I thrift shop my dress if i can find it in a similar shade? (forest green was selected)”
Do you think this is ridiculous of her to ask or am i asking too much? I’m only asking the bridal party to cover $200-$250 in fees with the inclusion of shoes with their dresses.
I’m not receiving an engagement party or bachelorette party etc that i’m not paying for in full….so i really don’t know if this is something i should just kick her out of…i don’t feel like i should have to tell her this is ridiculous you need to stop dictating, as i hate confrontation. Another thing she made a statement today when i made bridesmaid hair request from each member she wants a dramatic and exquisite intricate hairdo with lots of braids etc….I wanted a viking style and wanted my bridesmaid to keep theirs simple and classy with a tucked low bun or braided low bun nearly done…she commented ew too Amish…and proceeded to send me very intricate bridal style hair….What do you all think? should i just ditch her fully from the wedding party? any alternative solutions…this girls whole family will be there, i even included her grandma in the bridal party as my matron of honor ( which she also tried taking the title of and named herself!)WTH DO I DO 🤭

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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Agree completely with this. So many people look for excuses to be inhospitable and rude and don’t want to take accountability for their actions. Have also seen a few of these military “parties” backfire badly where friends and family of the couples don’t accept the excuses made to be rude and dishonest, and rifts are irreparable as a result. People want validation to be unkind and dishonest and throw innocent loved ones under the bus.
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