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Megan
Savvy September 2022

Bridesmaid Stormed Out of the Batchlorette Party After i Called Her Out For Treating Me Like Crap

Megan, on August 8, 2022 at 11:51 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 1 7
My name is Megan and this past weekend we all (4 bridesmaids, 1 MoB) went to Breckenridge Colorado from Denver for my batchlorette party.


One of my bridemaids Elle (my fiancé cousin) had booked the airbnb we stayed at because she is very well off and can pay up front for the place. The bridesmaids all went on a zoom call and booked this beautiful cabin that sleeps 12. Because of this I was able to invite my grandma and aunts to join us and I was so excited about that. (My grandma and aunts didn't end up being able to make it, thank god).
As we all drove from Denver to Breckenridge Elle wouldn't give us the address and really wanted us to all follow her. As we pulled up everyone but Elle was surprised that it wasn't the cabin they had discussed and booked over zoom but it was a condo that slept 6 (good thing my grandma and aunt didn't show up). There were two rooms one the slept 2 in a queen bed and the other room slept 4 in a full bed and bunck beds. My MoH said this isn't the place we booked and Elle snapped at her and this is when I could feel Elle wasn't acting right.
Everyone but Elle said I could sleep in the master bed with my MoH and that made me feel special. We moved our stuff into that room and started getting settled. Elle was clearly uncomfortable and started saying "guys we need to figure out the sleeping arrangements" but everyone agreed as the bride I could have the master. Elle went up to me and told me she needed the master so in the morning she could do her homework and that the mater had an outlet for her (weird excuse as all rooms had outlets)...I was so caught off guard and under pressure I just said okay. I know I should have stuck up for myself but I was so taken back. So awkwardly while Elle was happily moving her stuff to the master room and and started getting ready I moved my stuff out. It felt so wrong, I was sad and did not feel special.
After that Elle was happy but throughout the night she was mocking me saying "whatever YOU want" "It's all about the BRIDE" but in the same breath Elle was so set on doing what she wanted to do and set on going to this restaurant she wanted to go to but no one else wanted to. I compromised and said okay let's just order it here and stay in and she got so upset and started complaining that the delivery fee would be too expensive and not worth it and that we had to go into the restaurant. We all just compiled and went out but luckily the restaurant she wanted was closed so we all chose one that we liked and it turned out great.
We could all tell that Elle didn't want to be there. She was talking about leaving early and taking my out of town bridesmaid with her (when my out of town bridesmaid told me she didn't want to leave early). Elle complained about her homework and how she had to use the master room it do her homework in the mornings and she wouldn't be able to do other activities in the day time with us because if this homework issue. (She's been talking about this same homework since the bridal shower 2 weeks ago and thats why Elle couldn't participate in the shower) two weeks is long enough to write an 8 page paper...but whatever..
The next morning she didn't do her homework and she left to go get coffee and go to the art festival with us. It made me mad that she was being so dramatic about needing the master to do her homework and that's why she couldn't hangout but never ended up doing her homework. I called her out and told her how the girls and I were feeling. How it seemed she didn't want to be there. How she kicked me out of the master room and it didn't make me feel special, mocking me wasn't nice, and how the place she booked wasn't even the place talked about and how thank God my other family didn't go. She mentioned that no one paid her for the place but I corrected her because some of the girls did and my mom paid. She stormed off called her mom (my FH's aunt) and talked bad about me. We could hear her on the balcony saying "wouldn't it be funny if I went to the Batchelor party instead! Hahaha".
She left called my fiancé and went to his batchlor party that was in Denver..I was pissed that she involved him at all and that she went to his party!! Later my fiancé told me that if I called him and told him the full story he wouldn't have allowed her to go.
She is now asking all the girls to pay her double what was agree upon and they originally calculated the cost of it being the cabin that fit 12 ppl and not the condo. We tried to reach out to the airbnb owner and she won't send us the receipt as we aren't the ones that booked it. We looked up the going price, fees, and taxes and its hundreds of dollars cheaper then what she is saying but we have no way of fully confirming the real price.
At this point I need to talk to her as she is my fiancé cousin and we have some family events coming up involving her. What should I do and what do I say to her? I don't believe I need to say sorry for anything. We all agree when I brought it up to her she was gaslighting me. I'm so hurt and shocked she even acted like this as it wasn't like her. I know she talked bad about me to my fiancé family so it will be awkward seeing them going forward because I don't know what truths she told them.

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Latest activity by Megan, on August 9, 2022 at 11:41 AM
  • C
    Devoted September 2022
    Carissa ·
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    Idk, I'm of the opinion that you don't "need" to talk to basically anyone. No one is obligated to another person's time or energy. If she cares to have a relationship going forward, she can reach out. But otherwise why extend your energy to someone who would probably just continue treating you poorly in the future?


    As far as the air bnb cost goes, I would say "everyone will pay an agreed upon amount determined by the price of the air bnb. If the price you ended up paying is different from the originally agreed upon amount, please send us a receipt so we can account for the difference. Otherwise we'll assume the amount we already paid covers everything." Puts the responsibility on her to either show the receipts or suck it up.
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  • Bailey
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    Bailey ·
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    That is...I'm not sure what to say. I see you said that this "wasn't like her" which really stuns me, because this behavior is...crazy. Like, literally crazy. She manipulated you and your friends into giving her money, the best room, and who knows what else. How close are you to her, considering she's your FH cousin? Is it a possibility that maybe you didn't know she normally has control issues like this? Her going to your FH bachelor party is incredibly, wildly inappropriate and a slap in your face. I would not allow her to continue being in my circle of friends, nor would I allow her to attend any other bridal activities.

    If you have already invited her, I would let her know due to her lack of respect for you, you have decided to put some space between the two of you and have decided to rescind her invitation to x, y, z.

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  • Orianna
    Devoted December 2022
    Orianna ·
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    I agree with Bailey - the entire scenario is not normal behavior and reeks of trying to manipulate the situation to somehow gain from it on her end (Like the double charge? Is she trying to make money off a weekend that she essentially tried to ruin with her bad behavior?).

    If it were me, I would have a conversation with my fiancé about the actuality of her a) being a bridesmaid and b) being at your wedding at all. The only reason I say this needs to be a combo conversation is that it's his family. If she were just one of your friends it would be up to you. But as it involves family, removing her from the bridal party or from the wedding in general may cause more problems than it's worth. But given that she is your fiancé's family, I would talk to him. Make sure he has your back (and that his immediate family has your back, as I assume her immediate family will have hers) and come to a conclusion that works best for both of you.

    Whatever you do, do not let her control anything else as you lead up to your wedding. Her behavior makes me suspect she will not think twice about lashing out at your actual wedding, or attempting to gaslight you there in some way. Her leaving to go to your fiancé's bachelor party is beyond me. I would assume since you asked her to be a bridesmaid that she is fairly close with your fiancé, but that was inappropriate. Especially after she made you and all of the other women uncomfortable during your trip.

    Personally, I would be highly suspicious as to whether or not she had school work to do at all - its an easy excuse to use because people tend not to question you when you say you can't do something due to school.

    I think its less important to have a conversation with her than it is to have one with your fiancé. Yes she's your bridesmaid, but she's his cousin. Regardless of whatever decision you two make about her involvement, maybe have him step in and get the bill for the place so you can confirm costs.

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  • Paige
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    Paige ·
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    Oof that's a lot. I'd say have your other bridesmaids pay whatever the original price they agreed on for the cabin and whatever other costs they planned to be included when the original plan was made. If she's going to change the plans without asking anyone, that should be on her, especially if she's not being upfront about the cost of the new place. Her behavior was also way out of line, and I'd be hesitant to want to have her around on my wedding day. Since she's your FH's cousin, I'd ask him to have a conversation with her. You said the behavior was out of character, so maybe there's something going on that caused the behavior? Maybe asking her mom/ FH's aunt if there's something going on would help as well since the cousin called her during the whole debacle? If she was just acting like that for no reason, your FH needs to tell her that she can't be in the bridal party (the petty side of me would be tempted to add "because it's for adults only and you're acting like a child" lol). She is family, so you probably can't just exile her without causing some issues, and you'll definitely see her again at other family functions.

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  • Jacks
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    Jacks ·
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    As much as all that sucks, she's a part of your FH's family. What does he have to say about all of it? If he wants her still in the wedding she can stand on his side, I suppose.

    I don't know that much is to be gained by involving anyone else other than your FH in this.

    From what you describe her behaviour was strange at the very least, but more likely designed to be manipulative. I have no idea why she felt it necessary to behave that way, but it doesn't really matter now (other than the &dollarSmiley winking. Moving forward, limit her interaction with you.

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  • Kristen
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    I don’t know…that’s a lot of drama. You can’t control what she says to her family about you. If they treat you any differently bc of what she has said, then do you even want to waste your time caring? People like that will bring you down if you engage with them…so just be polite and civil. As for as Elle goes, maybe just talk with her 1:1. Go out to coffee, bury the hatchet, even if it’s awkward. You are going to be family, it’s worth trying to fix sometimes.
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  • Megan
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    I agree with you I will have to resolve this at some point and I better do it before the wedding. I have a bridal dinner the week of the wedding and I'll still invite her to that (even though I do fancy the idea of telling her she cannot go) because it's not worth the drama. I had my MoH talk to Elle and resolve the airbnb payment issue and we were able to get a recept from her for the exact amlunts. Going forward she will not be apart of my friend group and we won't hangout with her outside of family events. It's not worth the possibility she will treat me bad again. I found out her college finals were a week before the party (just googled the schedule) so she really had no homework. Still mad she went to the Batchelor party...I tried to reach out to her to resolve the issue and she said she still needed time to process (so dramatic if anyone needs the time it's me) but I'm on a time crunch the wedding is only 2-3 weeks away and I don't have time to hold of this resolution.. thanks everyone for your great advice!
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