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Friday Dilemma: Do brides get to be dictators?

06 Jan 12:00pm

Filed under: Brides, Friday Dilemma, Marriage, Moral Dilemma, Weddings

Welcome to our regular Friday moral dilemma. This week: How much power do brides have over their bridesmaids? Is it OK to boot someone out of the wedding party because they rudely got preggo?

I can't BELIEVE she's making me wear this. Pic: AP

We all know the Bridezilla stereotype… and that it exists because there really are women who turn into heavy-breathing tantrum-throwing monsters in the lead up to the happiest day of their lives.

Brides obviously deserve some sort of say. The good Christian bride might say ‘no’ to her sister’s Antichrist-themed ra-ra skirt, for example. There may be a colour theme, or the bride could be afraid of the colour purple. These things happen.

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Babe in the Woods says:

02:18pm | 09/01/12

Our wedding was very nice. We had 22 of our closest friends, catered by a company a friend owns. Car by a friend who owns a merc (don’t know how we know him!) and flowers from our local. We had a fantastic day with all our friends, and it cost… Read more »
Sazzajane says:

12:44pm | 09/01/12

I was forced to have a spray tan when I was bridesmaid for a friend’s wedding. Her mother kindly referred to me as a white blob that would ruin the wedding photos…charming huh? If you ask someone to be a bridesmaid you know what they look like already and should… Read more »

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