to wonder when Bridezilla Fever will end?

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I know there a few threads on this at the moment, it really does seem like n epidemic! Just from my own experience, in the last 2 weeks:

1. A woman at my work is no longer speaking to me because I announced my pregnancy on the same day she was giving out her wedding invitations

2. My so-called best friend of 10 years has argued with me and made me feel guilty non-stop for the last 2 months because my due date is the week of her wedding

3. Another friend of a friend demanded asked if several people could take the day off work before her engagement party to do decorations- she'll be too busy at the hairdressers to help you see

4. Another friend of friend posts on facebook several times PER DAY about her wedding plans (ideas for flowers, table centres, dresses, etc) and if no-one comments she comments herself: "No one cares about my wedding then? Fine! Guess that will make the guest list shorter!"

These are just in the last fortnight that I am aware of. These women are all in their late twenties but seem to lose all sense of perspective when it comes to their wedding. I got married 5 years ago and it was nothing like the circus that some weddings seem to be now- all that mattered to me was marrying DH.

AIBU to be worried where it will end?

YANBU

I know of 2 people who have set up websites with details of their wedding. All the guests must register!!

YABU, tales of bridezilladom are hilarious and I would be sad if they stopped.

YABU. A certain amount of people have always been, and will always be, irrational, rude, egocentric, etc. This happens in all aspects of life, not just when it comes to weddings. The examples you gave demonstrate how utterly ridiculous people can be, but that doesn't mean that everyone getting married is like that, or that it will be like that in the future!

YABU, I love the bridezilla threads. Your stories of wedding madness are particularly amusing.

Maybe you just know more bridezillas than the average person! I like them for one because they usually induce consensus in an otherwise fractious board It's not a new thing, I remember a website from a good 7/8 years ago about this called (I think) "Etiquette Hell". It was an American site and people would write about their own experiences with bridezillas like they do here; some of the stories were unbelievable. To be fair to the brides though, there was also a section about unreasonable guests which made for equally amusing reading

I have a friend who's gone bridezilla - totally unexpectedly, I always had her down as a party-in-the-pub type. DP and I aren't married and are not really into traditional style weddings. Friend is always trying to talk to us about flowers and details and we stare blankly! We are also mainly concerned with the fact that it's child-free and we have to work out how to manage it.

I don't know why people do it to themselves because the more worked up you get about it, the less likely it is that the day will meet your expectations.

Etiquette Hell is still going! Although they dont seem to update it much, but it still takes your breath away!

I take it back, they have totally updated the site! I warn you though, reading that site is the perfect way to lose and entire day :o

www.etiquettehell.com/

lose an entire day, even!

You mean I actually remembered the name right?! That's my afternoon sorted

I'm getting married this year. I love the bridezilla threads

Confession though: I have made a wedding website.

In my defence there's no requirement for guests to register or do anything; it's because too lazy and disorganised to try and collate all the travel type information in time to send it out with the invitations, so the invitations will just be 'when, where, who, RSVP to...' and I'm going to put all the other info on the website instead because then I can keep tinkering with it

I know someone who is a bridezilla and not even engaged! She's created a job for herself at her work so she can call herself a wedding planner - all the suppliers are companies she wants to use 'when' she gets married herself!

Craic, its my guilty pleasure for wasting time when I am supposed to be working :o

Love the name btw :o

nini I think she may be waiting a while for the big question don't you?!

Why thank you, Bogey I devoured that site when I was doing my GCSE's, don't know how I even came across it!

Nini, I think your friend is playing a very, very clever game. When she eventually finds someone to marry her she'll be able to go to all these suppliers and say, "think of all the work I've passed your way...[not so subtle hint]", probably getting herself a nice wee discount. I almost admire her!

I get married a week today and I feel slightly disappointed that I haven't been a Bridezilla

I do love reading a good Bridezilla thread

YANBU!

Although I do think 'announcing' a pregnancy is a little bit overblown and pregzilla.

Depends what you meant by that though - took boss aside for a quiet word, not pregzilla. But announcing to a big group of people, a bit more so.

I love a good bridezilla thread. I'm alternately and at them.

Bogeyface I've just spent the last hour on that site. I can see me getting lost on there

I thought the term 'bridezilla' was just a mumsnet made up thing until I saw the TV programme - it's hilarious .

So glad I am so old that few of my friends are even getting married for the second time now.

Just been sniggering over the wedding pictures/advertising in a magazine - who really cares about all that expense stuff???

Oh she has a boyfriend, this whole bridezilla business has been going on since they got together 3 years ago. He's resisting the engagement question though! craic you nailed it on the head - she's tempting him with 'look at all the discounts we'll get'. It's fascinating to watch, a bit like car crash TV

I am having a wedding next summer..

No website though and I'm bored of planning it already.

Two other friends getting married this and next year too and get-togethers are now hell as a result. I feel your pain!

Kayzr, there is still time!

What you need for something inconsequential to happen, like roadworks 15 miles away in the opposite direction to your wedding venue, or the neighbours buying a new car, or Tescos running out of your favourite bread. Then you have to throw the mother of all tantrums, scream, cry and threaten to call the whole thing off because "IT HAS COMPLETELY RUINED MY WEDDING!!!!!!!" The important things to remember are a totally disproportionate reaction to anything and everything, a complete inability to understand why no one cares and MY wedding. It isnt OUR wedding but MY wedding, MY day, bascially ME ME ME! :o

Or,....one I saw on the Simpsons, when your OH says or does something to annoy you "You have completely RUINED the second to last Thursday before the wedding!" before running off in flood of tears/screaming the house down and ripping up the table plan :o

Although I did get a bit worried (honestly) the other day that one of the couples will have the same idea as us for centrepieces. I thought we were being original. Mentioned it to DF who just stared hard at me and put his head in his hands. He thinks I might be catching it...

YABU - I'm a Bridezilla fan (but only because my contact with them is purely by MN).

Keep em coming I say!

Your number one & two above had me in stitches!! How very dare you have a baby - most inconsiderate!!