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AIBU?

To be mildly disappointed that all of the brides I know have been rather reasonable?

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nenevomito · 29/07/2013 21:17

Just that really.

I've met a few who've got stressed before the day. I've been there myself, waking up at 3am because of cake boxes, but none of them have been even remotely cunty. Not one.

Am I alone in never having been abused by people who are having their special day or are the Bridezilla threads on here the state of play now?

Have I just been rather lucky in having friends and family that aren't arseholes, or should I feel disappointed by missing the excitement and drama?

Anyone else out there managed to just have rather nice times at weddings like me?

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LilacPeony · 29/07/2013 21:27

I think if you regularly read Mumsnet talk boards you do get a slightly exaggerated view of things, because obviously people tend to post about more extreme stuff. I went to many a soft play place and park for example when my kids were small, but didn't get into any confrontations with people, but from reading the talk boards, you might think confrontations happened at soft play places all the time. Same as bridezilla/groomzilla behaviour. It probably happens sometimes because people do get stressed, but most brides and grooms are probably ok.

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Justforlaughs · 29/07/2013 21:31
Grin
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SantanaLopez · 29/07/2013 21:33

YANBU. I live for wedding threads.

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NumTumDeDum · 29/07/2013 21:37

I am currently Bridezilla if that helps. I have 6 weeks to get it all sorted. Not sure if I'm being cunty enough about it though. What would help?

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SmiteYouWithThunderbolts · 29/07/2013 21:47

I have met one cunty bridezilla, but she only morphed into such the day before the wedding when she started barking orders at unsuspecting family members to finish bits of wedding prep, tantrumming when we they got it wrong and then never saying thank you to those who had given up an entire day to faff around with bloody ribbons.

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BOF · 29/07/2013 21:47

Are you able to disinvite a few guests, Num?

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nenevomito · 29/07/2013 21:50

I have one friend at the moment due to get married soon, having perfectly reasonable worries about having made too many wedding favours and wondering what to do with them.

However she's not invited extra people to go with the number of favours.

She's missing a trick Grin

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NumTumDeDum · 29/07/2013 22:00

Hmn. I could randomly disinvite a few BOF. Given the recession, I think maybe anyone with more than two children?

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NumTumDeDum · 29/07/2013 22:01

Perhaps by way of a limmerick?

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SantanaLopez · 29/07/2013 22:02

You should make them all perform a choreographed dance at the reception Num.

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ArtexMonkey · 29/07/2013 22:07

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NumTumDeDum · 29/07/2013 22:16

A choreographed dance you say? It has potential.

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SantanaLopez · 29/07/2013 22:20
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nenevomito · 29/07/2013 22:42

I've been invited to a number of weddings where my ex's were also invited. This is what happens if you are liberal with your loving at Uni.

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NumTumDeDum · 29/07/2013 22:45

I have two of dp's ex girlfriends coming to our wedding. They're both very nice.

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NumTumDeDum · 29/07/2013 22:45

None of my exs though. They're not very nice. Grin

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deleted203 · 29/07/2013 22:49

I've decided all my friends are clearly dull. None of them stressed over their wedding days. None of them made ridiculous demands. Most of them couldn't give a shit what colour their napkins were.

Perhaps I need to wait for their offspring to get married...

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nenevomito · 30/07/2013 07:52

When I had a young baby, I was allowed to take it to my friend's child-free wedding as well. The bitch. There was a whole thread in that and she let me down by being rather nice and reasonable about it all.

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purplewithred · 30/07/2013 08:06

I am getting married next year and am a bit concerned that I'm going to fail at the Bridezilla bit. However I have plenty of time and will keep on top of the threads. Will start with the Save the Date thing, which I'd never heard of before, so that will be very useful. Don't actually know the date yet so I can not just send them out to people who won't get invited but I can send out several dates too. Wasn't going to have a wedding list but am working on my poem asking for money (which we don't need) - may sing it and make it into a youtube link or something. Will also work on an appalling colour theme and insist everyone adheres to it.

Honestly don't know where I'd be without Mumsnet.

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ChunkyPickle · 30/07/2013 08:16

Same here, my cousin was particularly nice and invited me/dp/ds literally at the last minute when we moved back to the country at short notice - no fuss (well, except the good kind), wedding was lovely, she was lovely, all was fantastic.

Every other wedding I've been to, whether more or less formal has also been very comfortable and nice with no drama. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

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EagleRiderDirk · 30/07/2013 08:25

yanbu.

i never went bridezilla for the first one, mainly because my mil was having it as her perfect day and flung tantrums when she didn't get her way. my upcoming is what I want, small and informal. hard to get bridezilla about that. though if oh doesn't set some time aside soon so we can talk through some of the basic arrangements I may kill him. or maybe I should go cunty bridezilla on his arse until he realises... Grin

all my friends are obviously boring too...

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TheMagicKeyCanFuckOff · 30/07/2013 08:56

YANBU. I have a large family and friends are very accommodating and don't ask for a repeat of the Hungef Games to decide who goes. They might get a bit crabby, but in a reasonable way, and laugh at themselves at the same time and are never cunty, and always polite. They send well thought out, sensible and simple invitations, and happily allow babies to come along. Angry

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Flobbadobs · 30/07/2013 09:31

YANBU, it's all very unreasonable!
The only person who got a bit that way was me in the run up over flowers of all things, half of the people didn't want to wear the buttonholes for a variety of really rather crap reasons so I cancelled the order after having a bit of a strop at the IL's after some 'helpful' suggestions... Flowers ffs...
I gave myself a slap when I'd calmed down Grin

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nenevomito · 30/07/2013 13:21

How have you all managed to come to terms with the disappointment of not knowing anyone who is an that arse-like?

I'm almost tempted to do a 'renewing of my vows' ceremony, just so I can snub people in rhyme.

Please send me some money, honey
But don't expect an invite cos I'm tight.

That kind of thing.

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Bullygirl · 30/07/2013 15:36

I was a woeful Bridezilla. My sister is getting married next year and was asking me all sorts of "what did you do" type questions and my two main answers were "I don't know mum did that bit" and "I don't know mil did that". I remember showing up and having a great time. I got a bit tipsy, did the Macarena then went to a lovely hotel for the night. That was 16 years ago. Got a feeling my baby sister might make a pretty decent impression of a Bridezilla though. We'll see. ;)

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