This Bridezilla Asked Her Wedding Guests To Wear Expensive Clothes Based On Their Weight
You don’t even need to be the bride or groom to figure out how stressful it can be to get married. There is lots of pressure on the couple to turn their big day into a perfect one! Of course, it is only natural for people to wish that everything will be right on this special day. They have to ensure that everything is in perfect working condition: cake, food, flowers, music, centerpieces, invitations. It can be hard enough to work on a simple wedding, but there are some people who go the extra mile. The bride in this story is a great example of this. She sent out specific dress code requirements for the guests. The catch is that each person needs to wear something according to their weight. Yep, we are not kidding. It did not take long before people online learned about it. As you can imagine, this “bridezilla” received a lot of backlash from Redditors when they learned about this dress code.
Dear Guests
Everything started when this future bride took to Facebook to send a message to her guests. Soon after this, her instructions got posted on Reddit. The bride penned a lengthy message about her destination wedding in Hawaii, which was still a long time away. While it is not unusual for a bride to talk to her guests, her message struck a nerve. After all, she asked a lot of things from the wedding guests. She even specified that they had to spend thousands of dollars on clothes!
A Real Bridezilla
Now, it is common enough for brides to specify a certain color that their bridesmaids will wear. It does not matter if the bridesmaids do not like this color. More often than not, they want to do anything to keep the bride happy.
A Real Bridezilla1
In this story, however, the bride did not limit her demands to a frilly over-the-top dress in a vibrant color. No, this real-life bridezilla that had a very particular dress code in mind. She did not limit it to the wedding party because all the guests had to abide by these rules!
For Visual Purposes
The post started out innocently enough. The bride decided to begin it with a greeting for the wedding guests. She asked them, “Who’s ready for Hawaii 2019?” After that, she told them that she had an important matter to discuss with them even if the wedding was still a year and a half year away. Of course, she wanted to discuss the dress code with them.
For Visual Purposes
She then went on to say that the reason she was talking about it this far in advance was so that they would have sufficient time to “find and pick out something nice.” She also explained that she was giving out such a specific dress code in order to create an “incredible visual effect” for the “synchronized dance” that was happening during the reception after the vows.
Different Categories
Did you think you have already read the weirdest bit of the story? Nope! There was more to it than a picky bride that wanted to tell her guests what to wear. We are here to inform you that it is merely the beginning. Many people took offense to the way she decided to craft the dress code.
Different Categories
In her post, she split up the dress code into five different categories: women 100 to 160 lbs, men 100 to 200 lbs, women over 160 lbs, and men over 200 lbs. That was not all, however. Even the children who were going to be at the wedding did not get a free pass! It was already strange to have such a specific dress code for the wedding guests. However, it was another story to base it on how much they weighed!
Suede & Velvet Only
Let us see, shall we? The ladies who weighed between 100 to 160 lbs were asked to don a velvet green sweater and orange suede pants. As if that was not enough, they needed to sport Louboutin heels that retailed for $700. Of course, the bride then went on to say that it was important for the women under this category to wear a red pair because “the effect will amaze you” when they “spin and lift” their feet. We are not sure what she meant by that, but let’s just roll with it.
Suede Velvet Only
We know that it is hard to believe that someone had this much nerve. To complete the look, she asked the guests to bring a scarf. No ordinary scarf will do because they had to wear a cashmere scarf from Burberry. If you wanted to know how much they cost, they will set you back by a few hundred bucks.
Purple…Or Else
Now let us see what the men were asked to wear. The male guests who weighed from 100 to 200 lbs were asked to wear a completely different outfit. It might not be as expensive, but it is just as strange.
Purple…Or Else
The outfit was made up of a purple fuzzy jacket, all-white sneakers, and a soda hat. In order to complete the look, the bride asked them not to forget to bring “plain glow sticks”. How… interesting.
Decked Out In Black
Now, let us check what she had in mind for the women weighing more than 160 lbs. For the people in this category, she did not ask for anything ostentatious. She only assigned them black pants and a black sweater. In fact, she went so far as to mention that they could choose “any material”.
Decked Out In Black
To cap it off, the ladies were asked to wear a pair of black heels. We do not know if it is more offensive that she created a completely different category for heavier women or that she asked them to stick to a completely black outfit.
Camouflage For You
If you feel worried at this point in time, you should know that the dress code instructions got even weirder. Let us take a look at what she had in mind for the men weighing 200 lbs and more.
Camouflage For You
We do not have any idea why the bride asked these guys to wear a completely camouflage outfit. On their feet, they should have a pair of black sneakers. The only response we have for this is “why?”
Loving Red
It makes sense that she included every single member of the guest list. The kids who plan to attend the destination wedding were asked to wear a completely red outfit. She asked the children to don “red from head to toe.”
Loving Red
To ensure that they perfectly understood the instructions, she reminded the guests that the children will be the one assigned to “form the shape of a heart” for the synchronized dance. This is why the outfits they wear “need to be true red, not blood orange.”
Formal Attire
The bride did not get her fix from assigning these very specific dress codes. She also felt the need to clarify that the “required” outfits were for the mysterious synchronized dance. On top of that, the guests had to bring a change of clothes considered “formal attire”.
Formal Attire
Even though the bride did not specify any instructions for that bit, she did mention that the wedding venue will be “extremely upscale”. This is the reason they had to be at their “absolute best”.
$1,000 USD
If we did not know any better, we would have assumed that this was nothing more than a joke. However, you might do well to know that the bride was serious about the entire thing.
1000 USD
She opted to give everyone a polite warning to cap it off: “if you look like trash, so will we”. After this, she went on to list the amount of money that the guests needed to spend on their clothes. It would set them back by “at least $1,000.” She also said, “This wedding is 24k themed for a reason.”
No Whining
It was surprising that the bride realized that her dress code might be overwhelming for the wedding guests. We are sure that it was only natural for people to feel overwhelmed after seeing the budget!
No Whining
This was the reason that she made it clear that the guests had no excuse to disobey the dress code guidelines she left them. After all, they had a “year and a half to get working”. Do you think she considered the idea that the wedding would have no guests left by the time they finished reading it?
Viral
We should probably thank the brave guest who decided to leak this dress code in a Reddit post. We bet the bride wrote it exclusively for the eyes of her wedding guests. The post was leaked anyway. Soon enough, the outrageous post went viral!
Viral
It did not take a long time before the post received 10,000 shares and thousands of Reddit comments. Everyone appeared appalled by what she said. A number of commenters bashed her for “body shaming” the guests. They also called her “self-centered”. A couple of people also pointed out just how weird the colors she picked out were.
Friend Reactions
In a way, it makes sense that her friends would have plenty of things to say about her guidelines for the dress code. Assuming the destination wedding was still going to happen, one user was kind enough to show everyone what one of the outfits would look like. No one was thrilled about it.
Friend Reactions
We cannot really blame them, can we? The colors did not only seem expensive, but the clothing was also very weird. There was also the fact that the wedding was going to be in Hawaii. We all know that the tropical paradise is normally very warm. It would be a nightmare to wear corduroy pants and a velvet sweater there!
A Sort Of Follow-Up
Soon enough, the bride learned that a guest leaked the message she posted on Facebook. She then returned to the social media platform to post yet another message for the guests. Eventually, the post also went up on Reddit too!
A Sort Of Follow Up
She was clearly upset with the turn of events. She said, “I could not be more crushed, betrayed, or saddened…knowing someone went behind my back and made fun of me is one of the worst feelings”. She also said the “snitch” was not going to get away with this. She said, “Boy, will you be paying”.
A Polygraph Party?
After everything that went down, she made an announcement about another event she was holding. She planned to have a “polygraph party”! It involved the use of a “real polygraph test”, which she got for “$99 on Amazon”. She was very determined to find out the person who posted the message on Reddit.
A Polygraph Party
Aside from that, but she also said that the guests who would not be there would be “presumed guilty” right away.
The Polygraph
We bet you are interested in the type of machine that she bought! Are you on the market for one of those as well? If so, you might want to follow in her footsteps and buy this one. She wanted only the best for such a serious matter. She did not want to buy the most affordable one she could find.
The Polygraph
However, it seems pertinent to mention that the polygraphs have not been proven to be effective. Make sure you keep this in mind if you want to host a polygraph party for one reason or another.
Anything Goes
In a different post, the bride went on to say that she did not mind if there were certain people who did not agree with the dress code she drew up.
Anything Goes
They did not have to make a fuss if they would rather stay out of the synchronized dance. There were other things they could do to help. Among the suggestions she made was to “clean up after dinner” and “contribute to the honeymoon”. The bride also tried to reassure them by saying, “Anything counts”.
Not Having It
When the bride went online to post it, some of the guests simply were not having it. One of them even made this long comment about how they felt about the whole fiasco. They then proceeded to decline her wedding invitation upon hearing about the ridiculous dress code.
Not Having It
We would probably feel the same way they did! Who wouldn’t, right? There was more to it than the unbelievable dress code and exorbitant prices she was asking them to follow and spend. On top of everything, she also wanted the guests to help out with the cleanup. Who would ask people for such a thing?!
Online Frenzy
It makes perfect sense that the Redditors had lots of things to say about the entire thing. No one had any kind words for her. There was an unbelievable number of comments about the original post. Some people could not believe how silly the bride was being.
Online Frenzy
Some wondered how something so far-fetched could actually be true. If you still had doubts, we promise you that it was real. Doubts aside, a lot of commenters were angry that she used weight as the basis for the dress code. They did not let her accusatory behavior towards the ‘snitch’ pass either.
Visual Depiction
Redditors clearly had a lot of time on their hands. One of the users tried to show everyone just what the wedding would look like when they used her brilliant color scheme. This mock-up truly delivers the point the Redditor was trying to make.
Visual Depiction
If you ask us, there is no need to talk about the diagram some more. After all, it can speak for itself! The “Pepsi” hat made a lot of people laugh out loud. Of course, no one forgot about the ridiculous way she split up the guests according to their weight.
‘Spiritual Healer’
It was only natural that the bride had a lot of things to say. She did not appreciate how people made of her post. When she learned that her post became viral, she started to go on a rant filled with all caps and swear words.
Spiritual Healer
Are you interested to hear how she tried to justify the decision she made? She said it was because she and the groom were “certified spiritual healers.” Interesting… We are sure that she would have handled the situation better if she were a true spiritual healer!
The Devil
In the long rant, she also made an attempt to explain what the color scheme was for. You might think that it had an ounce of logic, but that might be too much to ask for. Do you know why she decided to go with those specific colors? Apparently, the “black and camouflage outfits” were meant to symbolize the devil and the guests will then “shoo away”.
The Devil
Even though it sounds fascinating, it does not excuse how rude it was of her to request the heavier guests to don those colors. Of course, people had more to say about her unbelievable explanation.
Comments
It seemed like the bride was only trying to dig a bigger hole for herself. As the story went on, she only found herself in more hot water. Clearly, she was not satisfied by merely splitting the guests according to weight. She needed a ‘logical’ reason for this.
Comments
The bride is like the gift that keeps on giving! We can safely say that she did not disappoint whatsoever. People on the internet wanted to hear more about the wedding. Everyone was full of both outrage and disbelief, so everyone wanted to hear what the future had in store for this wedding.
Offensive
The fact that she went as far as to divide the guests according to their weight was definitely an insensitive move on her end. This alienated the wedding guests a year and a half before the actual wedding. When she compared the “overweight guests” to the devil, it was the last straw.
Offensive
We do not know if she was purposely trying to demean them. However, it sure came off that way. It felt like the bride could not do anything correctly! At the same time, it was clear that she was not yet done. There was something else about her that made people wonder if she was alright.
Psychics Desensitization Chamber
She thought it was a good idea to mention that she and her groom first met at a psychic desensitization chamber. What did it mean? Well, the bride was clearly not a traditional person, that is for sure.
Psychics Desensitization Chamber
She went on to add that the experience was what led her to incorporate certain “traditions and beliefs” into the wedding. We think this is understandable, but she should have done this differently! Of course, there is no way we would not talk about the money thing. She said there was a reason for this as well.
Future Riches
Aside from the pretty… unorthodox costumes that she wanted them to wear, the bride wanted the wedding guests to shell out $1,000 on their “regular” clothes. You must be wondering how she could possibly justify such a thing. The good thing is that she decided to put this in her rant as well.
Future Riches
The expensive clothing was meant to “represent the riches” that the groom and bride hoped to enjoy in the future. We do not blame her for this. It was only natural for couples to include some kind of symbolism into the wedding. However, it sounds wrong to force it on the guest list too.
Unaware
The truth is that this was nothing more than a matter of awareness. It was great because the bride only wanted to make sure that the wedding was going to be perfect. She wants love and happiness, which are things every single one of us desires. However, she forgot that the world doesn’t revolve around her.
Unaware
Money does not simply grow on trees! It was simply too much to demand that the guests spend so much money on her wedding. On top of the $1,000 costume cost, the guests needed to pay for their roundtrip tickets as well.
Waiting
We are sure you want to find out what the wedding was actually like after all this mess. The only thing to do now was to wait and see on the big day itself. We really hope they enjoy a life of happiness together. However, we hope they also stop putting down other people and live a little.
Waiting
Aside from that, we hope the bride will let go of her reins and let the wedding guests do as they please within limits. How else should we say this? If she wanted to make the wedding a great event, she should have opted for a smaller wedding. Was all the trouble worth going through for her “perfect wedding”?
Moving On
Did you think this was a terrible story? Well, just you wait until we tell you about these bridezillas. As you will learn, some people will not let anything get in the way of the wedding of their dreams. It feels like there are women who would kill to make their wedding as picturesque as they want it to be.
Moving On
Take a load of this bridezilla who was looking for the perfect flowers for her wedding. She discussed the matter with a florist and asked for approximately 80 hours of work. This would have been fine if she did not ask to get it done for free! The bride seemed clueless about how it worked. It seems like this is a pattern among brides.
Initial Contact
The story began innocently enough. The bride in this story got the contact details of a specific florist. As you can imagine, the florist then gave her a quote for the arrangements that she wanted.
Initial Contact
The bride even attached a photo of the flowers that she wanted for the wedding. She specified the style that she had been looking for. As a professional, the florist had no qualms with making the centerpieces to her liking. This was how it normally went. So far, so good.
Problems
However, things started to go off the rails not long after this. This bride seemed to be armed with unconventional ideas about the way wedding planning went. As soon as they started to discuss the matter of pricing for the work she wanted, the bride started to behave as if she was in some kind of danger. She then asked the florist why the flowers would cost this much money.
Problems
The florist was a true professional. She then went on to explain how she arrived at the price she did. She didn’t have to do this, but she had enough decency to do so. Overall, they were looking into 80 hours of work for the arrangements she wanted.
Hope
There might be nothing more fascinating than an entitled person. The bride had the nerve to look like she was surprised that the florist was charging her! We thought that people started to get the hang of paying for services when they enter adulthood. However, some brides did not catch on to this. To be fair, it seems like the problem was specific to this lady.
Hope
At any rate, the cheapskate bride decided to give it a shot. She offered to pay the florist in “nice pictures” and “exposure” instead! It was almost like she did not understand the concept of people working to make a living. The florist was shocked that someone was essentially asking for services without paying for them. However, she wanted free flowers that would take 80 hours of labor. This was unheard of! The previous bride thought it was reasonable to ask her wedding guests to wear prohibitively expensive clothes. This one wanted floral arrangement services for free.
Shop Around
No one in their right mind would accept the offer the bride made. Instead, the florist decided to take it upon herself to recommend other florists in their area. It is doubtful that any of them would take the bride up on her offer. We are blown away by how gracefully the florist dealt with the situation.
Shop Around
It comes as no surprise that the bride did not feel flattered by the rejection. Apparently, she did not want to spend more money because she already paid $10,000 for the other aspects of the wedding. This is the reason she thought to ask for free stuff. You would think that she did not know that things cost money.
Bridezilla
There have been many instances where brides throw a tantrum or even call off the wedding. Sometimes, the groom is the one to get fed up. Let us talk about another bride who earned the title of bridezilla. The wedding planning kept going when her sister informed her that she was expecting a child. Under most circumstances, one would be overjoyed to hear such great news.
Bridezilla
However, this was no ordinary bride. She did not feel thrilled that a niece or nephew was on the way. In fact, she got angry enough to remove her own sister from the wedding party. Apparently, this recent development would ‘cause problems’ thanks to dress alterations! There was more. The bride even went as far as to complain about the terrible timing of the pregnancy.
Sad News
However, this was not yet the worst part of the story. The sister in question had been trying for a baby for a couple of years before this happened at last. Even though the bride knew this, the only thing she got out of the news was that it was going to inconvenience her.
Sad News
A couple of months after this, the bride and her mother paid the wedding planner a visit. In the middle of the meeting, the mom got a phone call. She ended up staying on the phone for the entirety of the meeting. When she finally hung up, they found her all teary-eyed. It turns out that the pregnant sister just went through a miscarriage.
Turn Of Events
The bride did not even hesitate when she said that her sister can now be in the wedding party once more. When the words tumbled out of her mouth, their mother only froze in shock. In a deadly but soft voice, she informed this bride that she no longer planned to shoulder the cost of the wedding.
Turn Of Events
Well, it is not surprising to hear that the bride was both horrified and hysterical. She began to shriek and wave her arms around. Her mother was silent as she asked questions. The mother turned her back on her desperate daughter. She completely ignored the way her daughter screamed.
Canceled By The Groom
After the entire episode, they decided to fire the wedding planner. This does not seem like the worst news ever. In fact, the planner was fine with this. She was no longer interested in helping with the wedding planning. As a matter of fact, she agreed with the mom!
Canceled By The Groom
Less than a full day after this, the entire wedding got called off. Do you want to know what the most interesting about this is? It was actually the groom who decided to cancel the wedding. We cannot say that we are surprised to hear such a thing.
No One Wears White
Did you have any idea that there were so many bridezillas out there? Even though we cannot stop rolling our eyes at the way they behave, we will admit that they are entertaining. With that out of the way, let us take a look at this next bridezilla.
No One Wears White
Yet another person took to the internet to rant about the frustrations they had with a bride. The bride in question was marrying the brother-in-law of the poster. From the start, they had a hard time getting along. As the wedding planning continued, things simply got worse.
Brother-In-Law
The poster was very close to her brother-in-law, the groom. As a matter of fact, she considered him to be one of her best friends. Maybe the future bride got jealous of her. It is also possible that there was no reason for her to get jealous at the poster whatsoever.
Brother In Law
We have no idea how their relationship got to this state. However, we do know that it did not get any better before the day of the wedding. As a matter of fact, things started to get worse.
Groomsmen
During the wedding planning process, the groom asked the poster to be one of the groomsmen at the wedding! It might not be traditional, but no one minded it. Well, this is true except for one person.
Groomsmen
You can probably imagine how it impacted the relationship the poster had with the bride. We do not have to explain that things started to get worse between them.
The Fiance
Perhaps you have already guessed that the future wife had a number of problems. Around two weeks after they picked out the groomsmen, the poster received a call from her brother-in-law. The groom then informed her that his fiancé did not like the arrangement. In particular, she did not like their plans for stag night.
The Fiance
It might be a good time to mention that the husband of the poster would be present during the stag night too. Despite this, the bride was worried that it was going to be problematic because a woman would be there. The poster let it slide because she wanted to help make the wedding perfect.
The Wedding
Let us fast forward in time and see what happened during the wedding. It went smoothly enough in the beginning. However, the groom went up to his sister-in-law during the reception. Much to her puzzlement, her brother-in-law looked mortified. It was then that she realized that the bride was glaring at her! The groom then asked her if she happened to have a change of clothes with her.
The Wedding
Apparently, the bride found the dress she was wearing to be too white. If you wanted to know, the dress was a floral piece that had some white peeking through the spaces. The bride got angry enough to insist that she change into something else or go home to look for a new dress. The poster decided to simply leave and not return.
The Weight
Are you ready to hear about a bride who was even more insensitive than the ones that came before her? This one had a very clear vision for the wedding. She planned down everything about the ceremony. However, she did not anticipate one thing.
The Weight
The bride wanted to hear the opinions of internet users. She had a dilemma and did not know how to proceed. She wanted to hear what others thought of her desire to fire the maid of honor. Now, why would anyone want to do such a thing?
Three Weeks
Get ready because this one is a bit of a roller coaster ride. This is all thanks to the fact that the bride did not seem to be aware of her insensitivity. She wanted to fire the MOH from the wedding party because she had not yet dropped the baby weight even though it had been three weeks since she gave birth.
Three Weeks
Yup, you cannot make this stuff up! The bride was upset that her MOH still seemed pregnant. She did not think it was possible to lose all the extra pounds in time for the wedding. How long did she have? Apparently, she still had three weeks at the time.
Alteration
The top concern of the bride was that her maid of honor was not going to fit into the dress as it were. She wanted to replace her friend with a person who could slip into it without any need for alterations.
Alteration
By then, the dress already got altered a couple of times already. For this bride, it was unthinkable to alter the dress some more. Most people cared a lot about their maid of honor, right? It seems like this was not the case for this bride. The story does not end there either.
Backup Dress
It turns out that the maid of honor already had a backup dress on hand. They planned this in advance just in case she could not fit into the original dress. The bride, however, wanted the original dress regardless of what it takes.
Backup Dress
She did not want the maid of honor to wear the backup dress instead. The bride even made the effort to clarify that she was not ‘fat shaming’ her maid of honor even though she clearly was. Besides, why did they even get a backup dress if she did not want it no matter what?
Someone Else
If you thought this was the end of the rant, you are wrong! The bride went on to say that there was already ‘someone else’ she was considering to be her maid of honor. She also felt the need to tack on the fact that her maid of honor promised she would fit into the dress by the wedding day.
Someone Else
It was clear that the bride did not want to have the dress altered some more. This was too much to ask of her, apparently. Who would have thought that she would rather pick the dress than the person she originally chose to be her maid of honor?
Backlash
The internet did not disappoint with the backlash they gave the ridiculous story. None of the comments were supportive. People from different parts of the world gave their two cents.
Backlash
If you go through all the comments and responses, you might feel somewhat better about the state of the world. It sure is nice to see that everyone defended the new mother instead of the demanding bride. You can certainly see the outrage of the readers from the way they replied to this bridezilla.