Bridezilla 'fires' best friend from bridesmaid duties because she's 'too skinny'

10 December 2023 , 07:00

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The bride was fuming when she found out what her ex-bridesmaid had done (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images)

A woman has shared her tale of wedding woe, revealing how her best friend sacked her from bridesmaid duties because she was too slim. The bride-to-be didn't want her standing next to her at the altar.

The jilted bridesmaid, still fuming, decided to get her own back by cancelling something that would really irk her mate. She took to social media to share her story and explain why the situation had left her so angry. She explained: "I am a full-time student so I am currently living off loans and what little hours I can work outside of school."

"I have spent around £800 ($1K) on my best friend's wedding so far, £280 ($350) on the bridesmaid's dress, £280 ($350) on the flight home to attend the wedding as I'm away for school, and about £80 ($100) on the gift I sent for her bridal shower."

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The woman, who was thrilled to help organise her best friend's hen do, said: "The maid of honour is currently very pregnant and having a rough time. She asked me to plan the bachelorette party. I agreed. I planned it perfectly and had it as a surprise."

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She added: "I messaged the other girls the plan. When they all agreed I went ahead and booked my idea. I spent, this is on top of the £800 ($1K) I spent earlier, £318 ($400) on a limo to go bar hopping as the bride loves bar hopping and I booked us a £560 ($700) AirBnB to crash in afterward. As of right now the other bridesmaids did not chip in, this was out of pocket, but they said they would pay me back later."

However, things took a turn for the worse when she and two other girls were suddenly removed from the bridal party group chat. The bride accused them of not "honoring her wishes", leading to a scramble to make amends. Soon after, the bride apologised, blaming her actions on stress.

But the drama didn't end there. The woman explained: "She adds us back to the chat and apologises saying she's just stressed, we all talk about it and made up." But then she was once again removed from the chat, this time with a rant from the bride expressing regret for inviting her to the wedding.

She went on: "Today she messages me apologising, saying she's sorry for lashing out and that she'd like me there but not as a bridesmaid as it would make her 'uncomfortable', and that I'm not allowed to wear the dress I had already bought as it's a bridesmaid's dress."

"I told her I respectfully declined as I couldn't afford another dress as I've already spent too much on this wedding and that I didn't want to make her uncomfortable on her big day. She then lashes out telling me I should just take more from my student loans to buy a second dress."

The ex-bridesmaid, feeling angry and upset, decided to cancel the bachelorette party. She shared: "I told the other bridesmaids what had happened and they agreed it was fair. One of them must have told the bride about the secret bachelorette party as she messaged me telling me I'm an a**hole and I've ruined her entire wedding as she now doesn't have time to book a new bachelorette party in time and she nor any of the other bridesmaids have the money or savings to book anything."

Confused by the whole situation, the woman spoke to the maid of honour about everything, who told her: "She has said that bride told her she just didn't know how she felt about a 'skinny' girl next to her at the altar."

People reading the Reddit post were quick to reassure the woman that she was not in the wrong and the bride sounded "bat s**t" crazy. One person wrote: "Not the a**hole, if your $ is good enough but then suddenly you aren't; you dodged a bullet. Enjoy whatever new friends you go on a vacation with instead of spending ridiculous cash on this wedding from hell."

Another reader joked: "By the time her second wedding roles around, she won't have any skinny friends so that problem will be solved." A third user offered: "My guess, the bride was upset there was no bachelorette party (because it was a surprise), and was too embarrassed to say it was an important part of her 'vision'. Then she learns of the party and feels like a complete ass, and now everything is ruined." A fourth simply stated: "You dodged a bullet. Bride sounds bat s**t crazy."

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