to cry over hotel bridal policy?

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Getting married in 4 weeks v cheaply. Registry office, two guests as witnesses, no flowers, haïr dressers, cars or any of that stuff. £200 cream L K Bennett dress.

The only 'treat element' of the day was booking a night at a 5 star hotel, with dinner for our two guests.

That's all we can afford, and I didn't want to have to wait years saving to get married.

Only problem now is that I can't wear my dress to the hotel. They have a bridal policy of only one bride (their wedding package) at the hotel. So despite my not having anything ostensibly bridal, as my sheath dress is cream I can't wear it incase I offend a bride who can afford a massive wedding package.

AIBU to think this sucks??

OP, I couldn't agree with you more about what really matters. I had a register office wedding followed by lunch at a lovely country restaurant with our two witnesses. My husband and I couldn't have been happier with that. It was just lovely. Over 23 years later we're still very happy together indeed.

Gosh what a saga and yet another reason for me to loathe the wedding industry and Thr entitlement that's built up around it.

Op you have a fabulous day, what you are doing sounds wonderful.

Really - you should explain to your Aunt that DS would settle much better if he had 2 nights there :)

I hope you have a wonderful wonderful time, a great wedding and a fabulous marriage x

Nice one, OP. Have a wonderful time!

LaGuardia, your post is outrageous. How dare you?

YANBU. Wear the dress - you'll be performing a public service.

The hotel shouldn't be pandering to a stuck-up bridezilla who thinks she can pay for the right to pretend she's the only bride in the whole wide world.

The more people who act to puncture the Princess Amazing, it's MY day that's all about ME myths, that fuel the staggering sense of entitlement some brides have, the better weddings will become for everybody.

What an entertaining thread.

What a gorgeous dress.

What a moronic hotel policy.

What a chic wedding you're planning.

Enjoy our day!

HA! That should say 'enjoy YOUR day'. I'm not planning on crashing it.

Sqoosh that made me proper giggle, would you have worn cream too?!

I will be wearing would have worn an 80's-tastic Princess Diana type dress and insist the hotel staff fluff it up every few minutes!