WEDDINGS are arguably the biggest day in a person’s life, so it isn’t surprising that things can become a little tense before the ceremony.
One woman has revealed that her step-mother called her an ‘obnoxious bridezilla’ and sent her a ‘cruel’ letter because of her wedding rules.
The letter has gone viral on Facebook, with many in shock over the step-mum’s comments[/caption]
It seems that she and the bride couldn’t agree on the ‘semi-formal’ dress code[/caption]
Ironically, the bride-to-be’s rules weren’t that unusual.
Having had enough of the constant comments, the frustrated woman took to Facebook and vented about her step-mum online.
According to the bride, the trouble began when she started building her wedding website and included a Q&A section with a few rules.
As it was a special occasion, the Facebook user had asked guest to dress in semi-formal attire with no jeans or sneakers – a fairly standard request.
However, things soon escalated from there.
Sharing photos of her wedding website and the ‘cruel’ letter from her step-mother, the newlywed told the ‘That’s it, I’m wedding shaming’ group: “I noted that the event is semi formal so please no jeans and sneakers.
“I also listed some examples of what semi-formal consists of (I’m always googling the difference between semi-formal/formal/cocktail so I thought it would be helpful, not demanding).”
When asking her step-mother’s opinion on this, the older woman couldn’t help but give her brutally honest thoughts.
Continuing, the bride explained: “She didn’t like it so I removed the examples and kept it as semi formal, no jeans or sneakers please.
“She still didn’t like it and then started nit picking other things on my website such as when to arrive, we would prefer monetary gifts over a registry, etc.”
Despite most of her requests being fairly common, the argument ending with her step-mum calling her a ‘bridezilla’ in lengthy letter and screaming down the phone when she was asked for an apology.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, the older woman also spoke about the bride’s strained relationship with her biological mother in the letter.
“For some reason she thinks I owe her an apology??” complained the original poster.
She added: “It has now resulted in this letter, followed by both my [step] mom and dad screaming at me through the phone and cussing me out, as well as my fiancé when he told my dad to stop talking to me like that.”
Though the older woman did apologise for some of her bad behaviour, the anonymous bride felt it was too little too late.
“To me that’s not a sincere apology. Your own daughter should be worth more effort than a text especially after calling me a and an egotistical b***h,” she explained.
After uploading the ‘cruel’ texts and letters alongside her wedding Q&A, the bride has been praised in the comments for how she handled the situation.
One shocked commenter wrote: “These are all standard asks for a wedding, the fact that she things you’re ‘going on and on’ is WILD to me.”
The A4 letter was later shared on Facebook and has left others stunned[/caption]
Despite the wedding request being fairly common, the step mum couldn’t get onboard[/caption]
Another agreed: “I could never imagine talking to my daughter this way. Ever. Calling her an egotistical b****? “
They added: “There’s no way you guys actually think this is a proportionate reaction, right? Is this really how you would treat your children?”
A third argued: “Literally it was just semiformal no tennis shoes/jeans and then it’s an important day being on time/early is expected.
“The preference for cash is just that a preference guests don’t have to follow they could go for a gift.”
However, others sided with the step-mum.
“Whatever happened to trusting people use common sense when going to a wedding? Put the dress code on the invite,” a fourth bluntly stated.
Meanwhile a fifth said: “I am so on the fence here, I think long winded demands from brides about their wedding and dress code is obnoxious, and wonder if maybe you were being a bit of a bridezilla.”
We wonder is the bride and her step-mother ever made up.
The older woman also claimed that the bride had ‘insulted’ her guests[/caption]
5 ways to save £10k on your wedding
Josie Griffiths, Deputy Digital Fabulous editor and bride-to-be shares her tips to cut the cost on your big day.
“There’s no getting around it, weddings are expensive, but there’s some easy ways to strip back the cost without your guests noticing.”
Ditch pricey invites
We made our designs for free on Canva, and then sent them out on email or WhatsApp. If you want to post invites to important people, VistaPrint is brilliant and cost us less than 30p per guest to sort. SAVING: £600
Cut back on flowers
I was pretty stunned that lots of wedding florists quote £3k-£5k as a MINIMUM spend. Your wedding flowers will be dead within days, save your cash and invest it in pics and video instead, as these actually last. Keep shopping round until you find someone reasonably priced, or speak to your local florist two months out to arrange bouquets. SAVING: £4.5k
Ditch wedding favours
They don’t fit in people’s handbags and were cleared away by catering staff at half the weddings I’ve been to as a guest. The best way to save cash here is just not to bother. SAVING: £300-£700
Be ruthless with your guest list
No one’s ‘entitled’ to a plus one and the groom’s second cousin doesn’t need to come. Your true friends won’t kick off and if anyone chooses not to come over guest list dramas, that just means you’ve saved twice. SAVING: £150 PER HEAD
Do your own booze
Make finding a venue where you can do your own bar a priority, ideally with no corkage or a £500 max cost. Aldi’s £22 Champagne beat Veuve Clicquot in a Which? blind taste test and they have tasty wines for less than a fiver, you won’t do better on a paid bar. SAVING: £2k
