“Absolute monster”: Bridezilla slammed for unreasonable bridesmaid rules
A woman has shared the reason she quit her best friend’s bridal party, after she was presented with a 14-page contract to be a bridesmaid.
The woman was excited to celebrate her friend Laura’s wedding to the love of her life James, and shared how Laura was a very regimented bride.
“We began planning everything, having multiple meetings to make sure we all are up to date on all plans,” the bridesmaid said in a Reddit thread.
“She is a bit of a neat person and very organised. She made all five bridesmaids and her maid of honour a binder of our duties... We keep track of appointments, vendors — pretty standard stuff.”
“But that’s not all that’s in there.”
The bridesmaid then shared an extensive list of rules the bridal party had to follow for the big day in relation to their physical appearance.
The list included 12 bizarre rules about how they were to look on the big day, saying everyone must wear size-eight dresses, tattoos must be covered or removed and brown eyes are banned.
“No visible tattoos. Must be removed or covered with makeup. No jackets or long sleeves to cover them,” the bride began in the extensive list.
“Full head of hair. No shaved sides or back. Must have a professional wig on if a haircut is not acceptable.”
“Hair can not be too short. It must be able to be braided. Also if your hair is too long like to your waist, it will need to be cut. Hair must be blonde or black. I will tell you what colour is best for you.
“You must fit into a size eight dress. I don’t want to see tents (too big) or rolls (too tight). Dresses have been ordered at size eight only.”
“No brown eyes. That’s James’ and my eye colour so you will need to get contacts. Blue is required.”
Other things banned in the bridal party are “harsh tans”, visible scars and eyeglasses.
“Get contacts or go without for the day,” the bride added.
The bridesmaid felt the rules were directed at her, as she was furious with her friend and decided to leave the bridal party.
“Here is where I started to backpedal and want to walk away,” she said.
“I have very thick but fine hair. I keep the sides shaved down and the top and back long like halfway down my back which helps my migraines.”
“I also have an Eeyore tattoo and a bear paw print tattoo that shows. I also just had bariatric (gastric sleeve) surgery so I’m working on losing weight. I also have glasses.”
Upon looking through the contract, she was mortified to see what the bride expected of her bridesmaids.
“The final kick in the pants was the contract — 14 pages front and back of everything we are required to do. Like not getting pregnant, attend meetings and events, as well as constantly communicate,” the bridesmaid said.
Along with the demands, the bridesmaids were each required to gift the bride and groom a minimum of $150 and “some type of expensive alcohol”, along with a $400 fee to be a bridesmaid.
“I tried to explain I can’t afford this and she told me I had to figure it out. I figured she lost a bridesmaid, me.”
In a follow-up post, the bridesmaid confirmed she was no longer in the bridal party after she quit.
“I am not doing the wedding. The bride is mad but I don’t care,” she said.
Her post has been met with more than 640 comments, with many describing the bride as an “absolute monster”, “cruel” and a “bully” over her outrageous demands.
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