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Cat
Just Said Yes May 2019

Maid of Honor drama

Cat, on April 7, 2019 at 2:18 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 8
My maid of honor removed herself from my bridal party a month before my wedding. This wedding has been particularly difficult to plan. I’ve had a lot of difficult decisions to make with my family and a lot of issues come up I’ve had to work through. I made the decision to give my current best friend the title of Maid of Honor and the speech. And I gave my other best friend since high school the bridal shower planning duties. It was important to me to honor both my friends since I don’t let a lot of people in my life. Now this wedding also represents a lot for me. It not only a union of two people, but it’s a celebration of how far we’ve come as a family. We’ve all been working hard and have made sacrifices to make this wedding a reality.
My maid of honor started expressing (very angrily) that she wasn’t being included in on any of the planning. I understood where she was coming from because I had withdrawn from a lot people but it wasn’t something I could change. I told her I would try to include her more, but it rubbed me the wrong way. This is my wedding and my time to plan in the way I need to. So I continued to plan everything with my mother. My bridesmaid was given full control of the bridal planning because at that point I had too much to think about. I was in overdrive mode trying to get things done. The most say I had in the bridal shower was approving things.
So when I sent out the invites to the bridal shower my Maid of Honor freaked out. She said that I had broken promises to include her, she claimed that I didn’t want her in my wedding, and that I didn’t talk to her about things anymore. She was upset that I had been planning more with my Bridesmaid than her. I told her I was sorry that it turned out the way it did. I tried explaining that I was going through a lot and planning the bridal shower was the last thing on my mind. I was upfront with her and told her that I wasn’t in a place to deal with conflict or drama.
She got even more upset and said that I didn’t understand what stress was because someone close to her had just tragically passed away. Which I’ve also had a death in the family recently that if she bothered to reach out to me she might’ve known about. I never closed the door on her completely. I never said “I don’t want you to be apart of this.” My bridesmaid even reached out to her to ask for some money to pitch in for the bridal shower. My maid of honor couldn’t because of her circumstances (which I completely understood) but she could’ve asked if she could pitch in some other way. She blocked me on all her social media and hasn’t talked to me since. It makes me sad. It makes me angry. I really don’t know what to think about it anymore. I know I could’ve done better, but honestly she wasn’t on my priority list. Spending time with my parents is what I’ve been needing.
Anyways I just needed to rant about it somewhere. And maybe I could get some outside opinions. Thank you for reading this.

8 Comments

Latest activity by Nicole, on April 9, 2019 at 12:43 PM
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    Super September 2019
    Anna ·
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    I’m sorry you’re going through this. It sounds like there’s a lot more than just MOH vs Bride vs Bridesmaid. Honestly you shouldn’t have dictated who planned what. It’s their call not yours, and sounds like your MOH was too nice to bluntly tell you. I truly hope things work out for you and that your day is beautiful.
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  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
    Sarah ·
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    I’m sorry you’re going through this. I will say that everyone handles life differently, but if someone wasn’t on my priority list of people to involve in my life/wedding, I don’t think I’d bother asking them to be my maid of honor. If she isn’t actually a priority for you, she probably felt that and is reacting because of that.
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  • Formerbride
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    I agree with PP. In one breath you say she wasn't a priority in your life, but also she should have been reaching out to you and if she had been she would have known of your loss. That's too much. Sounds like the friendship dissolved. Time to move on. Good luck.
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  • M
    Dedicated May 2019
    Maybride2019 ·
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    U dont involve her in any planning for the shower but she was asked to provide money? Wow yea I see why shes pissed.
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  • CDickman
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    CDickman ·
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    I think it sounds like you MOH is going though depression. It is the BM job to decide who to plane your shower. But that does not seem to be the core of what is hurting her.

    I get you are planning a wedding and have been though some things. However I think your MOH needs some help. She needs a friend and not about the wedding. Maybe reach out to her as a friend.

    She said you already with dru from her. Wich made the friendship less to her. Then her not helping plan the shower was another hit on the friendship scale.
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  • Danielle
    Master June 2019
    Danielle ·
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    I am sorry you are going through this. I have to agree with the first PP, it sound like there is more to this story. And, it almost seems as if you prioritized your wedding over your friendship. You mentioned that she didn't reach out to you over the loss of a good friend, but you didn't reach out to her either...soooo, she isn't totally at fault. Wedding planning stress doesn't give brides an excuse to be a lousy friend, even if it wasn't intentional. I hope everything works out for you though, and you have the wedding of your dreams!

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  • CDickman
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    Yes what I said but way shorter.
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  • Nicole
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    Nicole ·
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    Sounds to me like the MOH didn't express her feelings clearly. She also handled this in a very immature way. She's bowing out because she wasn't allowed to input enough? Its your wedding. You chose what tasks she should/shouldnt be a part of. I'm sorry you're dealing with this, but she has her own issues she needs to work through. DOn't sweat it and have a beautiful wedding day Smiley heart

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