tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post1952296464492191521..comments2024-03-27T09:05:25.928+00:00Comments on Disaffected Scanner Jockey: Have You Hugged a Bridezilla Today?Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-68690251742008396402010-07-15T14:16:07.106+01:002010-07-15T14:16:07.106+01:00Oh - Carla - I like Wedding Wire. The spelling is ...Oh - Carla - I like Wedding Wire. The spelling is bad, but the advice is good.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-19628769248044847962010-07-15T14:11:53.839+01:002010-07-15T14:11:53.839+01:00Carla - Wow. It's not even that the sister ste...Carla - Wow. It's not even that the sister stepped on her dress (some wedding gowns have trains that could take you down the Eastern Seaboard) it's that the sister chose to snipe at the bride, instead of comfort her. I'd probably be pretty upset if someone damaged an outfit I'd spent money and months of searching on, too.<br /><br />Mr. J - Are you implying that alphabetizing my flowers won't be immediately obvious? Let me tell you, if the daisies come BEFORE the peonies, I will lose my mind.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-64237965932125360402010-07-15T13:48:29.706+01:002010-07-15T13:48:29.706+01:00Brides roll with the punches, as well they have to...Brides roll with the punches, as well they have to. Bridezillas will focus on the small, inconsequential details that don't go right that no one else remembers and perseverate on them ad infinitum. To avoid becoming the latter, remember that you're a bride for a day, but you'll be a wife (hopefully) for a lifetime.Mr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643318682121963754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-2939446552457469532010-07-15T04:05:33.945+01:002010-07-15T04:05:33.945+01:00I was seeing an episode of "bridezilla" ...I was seeing an episode of "bridezilla" (which annoys me to no end, most of those girls are crazy), and as the bride is about to walk to the aisle, her sister steps on her dress and rips it. The bride freaks out and cries. The bridesmaids safety pin it back so it's not as noticeable, while her sister mutters "bridezilla!" -- is it me, or is this perfectly acceptable behavior? You rip my dress, the most expensive item of clothing that I will ever own, right as I'm about to get married and I'm the bridezilla?<br /><br />By the way, which wedding forum? I found that the knot = really rude opinionated people, while weddingbee.com = really nice people, but with good tips.Carla @ I Run, You Runhttp://irunyourun.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-22662400249691227532010-07-14T21:44:29.411+01:002010-07-14T21:44:29.411+01:00Foggy - You can't really tell the difference u...Foggy - You can't really tell the difference until you're over 30. Then you can tell the difference via the hangover.<br /><br />Lacochran - But what if I got married in a Kohl's? Eh, to hell with that, there aren't any Metro-accessible ones.<br /><br />Gooseberried - Oh, I feel you on public meltdowns! Emotions do run high, but it's better to step away and collect yourself instead of unfurling a big mess of angry raging fondant fury on everyone.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-57316080874730970322010-07-14T21:36:45.315+01:002010-07-14T21:36:45.315+01:00I don't know. I generally think that one is s...I don't know. I generally think that one is slipping into the bridezilla category when she starts demanding unreasonable things from anyone that may be involved in the wedding. And that's not just bridesmaids. Parents, in-laws, planners, florists, etc. <br /><br />Also, I see a bridezilla when a woman has an emotional breakdown in front of a crowd of people. I'm the type of person who think that no matter how pent up and strong your emotions might be, there's always time to retreat to the bathroom to have your meltdown and then return to the crowd once it has passed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-25256026480106341012010-07-14T20:47:17.079+01:002010-07-14T20:47:17.079+01:00I just heard on the radio that people are now gett...I just heard on the radio that people are now getting married in retail stores. We're talking TJ Maxx. I'm not kidding. <br /><br />Apparently the stores provide the space for free because they love the publicity. <br /><br />To which I say: It's a TJ MAXX! *shudder*lacochran's evil twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830374402474261699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-92177774860147484982010-07-14T20:03:10.399+01:002010-07-14T20:03:10.399+01:00What we should start doing is saving the bottles f...What we should start doing is saving the bottles from the good booze we drink...then refill them with rail liquor. It's not like anyone could actually tell the difference anyway.FoggyDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934197854661226301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-21881425032331308332010-07-14T19:25:22.408+01:002010-07-14T19:25:22.408+01:00Foggy - Thanks! Which is why I've appointed yo...Foggy - Thanks! Which is why I've appointed you the Complaint Bouncer - you are officially allowed to bounce anyone who complains about something stupid. Such as the rail liquor. Hrm. OK, maybe that won't be my best idea.<br /><br />OBG - It's less the dollar dance and the announcement of the pregnancy (or the thunder stealing)...but the SLIDE SHOW? Man, I am just not a fan of those!<br /><br />LG - The in-laws-to-be have been a dream, and, honestly, so far I haven't gotten all that much blowback. Maybe a riot will break out when I refuse to have a bouquet toss, and I'll feel vindicated?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-1072238834508032732010-07-14T19:21:06.474+01:002010-07-14T19:21:06.474+01:00I think you and Dagny have the line pretty well de...I think you and Dagny have the line pretty well defined.<br /><br />I am very much in the "it's your day, do what you want" camp - with the recognition that you have to be delicate with other people's feelings as well, because so many family and friends get so invested in YOUR wedding. I think wear what you want, get the food you want, get the cake or no cake you want, serve whatever alcohol (or, yikes, none if it's your preference (not YOU YOUR - I know you that well), although that just seems cruel) etc etc.<br /><br />I think the hardest thing for me was not being a tremendous bitch to my in-laws-to-be who were pissing me off left and right.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-80533421714523976202010-07-14T19:17:52.921+01:002010-07-14T19:17:52.921+01:00Huh. Back in the mountains, the Dollar Dance invol...Huh. Back in the mountains, the Dollar Dance involved waiting in a long line to shove $1 bills into the newlyweds' clothing and then dance with them for about 15 seconds.<br /><br />I knew a bride who had her life so orchestrated that she was able to be <i>exactly</i> 3 months pregnant at her wedding just so she could announce at the end of the couple's slide show that she was preggers 'cause she thought it would be so adorable. She was FURIOUS when she learned before the wedding that her sister was pregnant too because she thought sister dear would steal her thunder.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429718256691772971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-54261067445311199952010-07-14T17:55:44.492+01:002010-07-14T17:55:44.492+01:00Dagny - Indeed!
Kate.d - I saw that article as we...Dagny - Indeed!<br /><br />Kate.d - I saw that article as well, and it honestly just sounded like the author had an ax to grind because his friends and family obviously didn't think much of his girlfriend. Otherwise, they probably would have invited her to weddings!<br /><br />My view on the plus one thing is that if you have a steady, I am happy to include them. I just can't afford/have room for everyone who wants to bring a date for the sake of bringing one. (Also, the very idea of getting married in front of random strangers gives me stage fright!)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-71822636930869569952010-07-14T17:43:18.943+01:002010-07-14T17:43:18.943+01:00funny that you mention the +1 conundrum, as i just...funny that you mention the +1 conundrum, as i just read this interesting defense of +1s in slate yesterday. he makes some good points, i think...but then again i eloped to vegas, so i honestly can't speak much to it!<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/browbeat/archive/2010/06/24/in-defense-of-1.aspxkate.d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-77539114919816776562010-07-14T16:20:42.404+01:002010-07-14T16:20:42.404+01:00That is, I think, very nearly exactly it. Excelle...That is, I think, very nearly exactly it. Excellent phrase!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838430978051872591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-47342267924901481582010-07-14T16:04:52.143+01:002010-07-14T16:04:52.143+01:00Brando - Fair enough.
Dagny - I've heard it d...Brando - Fair enough.<br /><br />Dagny - I've heard it described as "a bride wants a wedding, a bridezilla wants a coronation." Is that about right?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-13983991842656893202010-07-14T15:55:13.553+01:002010-07-14T15:55:13.553+01:00I would add to Brando's description that a bri...I would add to Brando's description that a bridezilla generally feels entitled to excessive deference, as though they were titled members of an aristocracy, albeit temporarily.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838430978051872591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056861.post-1142310164398505792010-07-14T15:29:49.814+01:002010-07-14T15:29:49.814+01:00The real fine line is the same difference between ...The real fine line is the same difference between "focused" and "psycho" or between "assertive" and "obnoxious". It's all a question of degree, and an ability to know what you want without being rigidly nasty about it. A bridezilla simply makes everything unpleasant for everyone, including herself, while a bride simply wants things to go a certain way and can accept when such things aren't feasible.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219319435229314554noreply@blogger.com