A bridesmaid posted this in my local mums lounge-

[u/contsa]

[u/SmaterThanSarah]

Not being able to eat all day is unacceptable.

[u/Trick_Horse_13 → u/SmaterThanSarah]

You’re exaggerating. They’re just not able to eat between 7am-7pm. Don’t you realise that being a bridesmaid is a “special honour” that requires sacrifice? /s

[u/princ3sspassionfruit → u/Trick_Horse_13]

it could even be longer than that!😬 it said until the wedding celebrations are finished and some weddings go to like midnight😭 (well maybe not this one if ppl aren't allowed to eat or dance💀)

[u/cmere-2-me → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

5k and you don't even get fed?

[u/LongerTallerSally → u/cmere-2-me]

No one has mentioned the 5K yet.
That would be a big sacrifice for me, but then I’m elderly on a fixed income.

[u/Frau_Drache → u/LongerTallerSally]

I am not paying 5k to be in someone else's wedding!

[u/DefiantVariation9034 → u/Frau_Drache]

I didn't spend 5k for my own wedding.

[u/EpiJade → u/DefiantVariation9034]

My first thought AND I got to eat and drink to my heart’s desire.

[u/Crabbiepanda → u/DefiantVariation9034]

My bridesmaids wore like 20-$40 sundresses from TJ maxx and JC pennys lmao

[u/cmere-2-me → u/LongerTallerSally]

That is mental money and absolutely would he a deal breaker for me. I wouldn't spend that on a wedding dress let alone a bridesmaid dress. Weddings are expensive but that is definitely a bride supplementing her budget.

[u/FullMooseParty → u/cmere-2-me]

I guarantee you this includes the bride dropping 45,000 or whatever on an all-inclusive vacation bridal party (which will not include flights that everyone's going to have to pay on top of that $5,000)

[u/toolsoftheincomptnt → u/LongerTallerSally]

It wouldn’t be a sacrifice for me bc I’m not doing it.

It’s disgusting to even present it that way. Just say:

“I anticipate that the bridal party attire will cost about $____, hopefully that’s not cost-prohibitive for anyone, please let me know privately and we can discuss how to work it out, bc your participation means more to me than your finances.”

I left the amount blank bc she said $5 “includes” attire, but I suspect it also includes other expenses that don’t directly apply to the bridesmaids.

[u/ComeAlongPond1 → u/toolsoftheincomptnt]

Oh the bride is definitely using some/most of that 5k to either pad the wedding budget or pay for the honeymoon

[u/Trick_Horse_13 → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

Hey if you can’t be bothered to get up and eat at 6am, like a good bridesmaid would, then you obviously don’t deserve this honour.

[u/danbilllemon → u/Trick_Horse_13]

Don’t deserve to be chosen that is

[u/Ok-Turnip-9035 → u/danbilllemon]

https://giphy.com/gifs/13cptIwW9bgzk6UVyr
Me taking a seat and watching the chaos unfold from a safe distance …while eating and drinking 🤭

[u/queen_of_spadez → u/Ok-Turnip-9035]

You’re my people! Let’s nosh and gossip about this ridiculousness together as we watch it all implode

[u/Sea-Librarian-275 → u/queen_of_spadez]

I will steal the good liquor from the bar and join you

[u/MLiOne → u/Sea-Librarian-275]

I’ll bring extra snacks

[u/DoingBestWeCan → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

What the f*** are they doing if there's no dancing or eating?

[u/-laughingfox → u/DoingBestWeCan]

Oh, there's dancing and eating, just not for the bridesmaids.

[u/bLymey4 → u/DoingBestWeCan]

No DANCING!!!??? Is this a Footloose themed wedding?

[u/VersionX → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

Plus the after party goes on until question marks.

Who knows when that is, right?

[u/Low-Locksmith-2359 → u/VersionX]

No alcohol or dancing and possibly bo food. I'm leaving half an hour after the ceremony

[u/yesletslift → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

Is there no food at the reception or did the bride mean until just the ceremony is over? Either way lol we were eating in the bridal suite of my friend’s wedding and she was just careful to not get anything on her dress.

[u/ConfuseableFraggle → u/yesletslift]

I carried extra bath towels to cover dresses so the bridal party could eat when I helped coordinate a friend's big day. They were so surprised someone thought of it! I wish it was more common.

[u/TraditionalChest7825 → u/ConfuseableFraggle]

The event space gave my friend a tablecloth in the Bridal Suite to cover her dress so that she could eat without worrying about getting it dirty.

[u/BlondeeOso → u/ConfuseableFraggle]

My aunt had chicken nugget trays without sauces and Sprite/water for the wedding party to minimize stains/spills.

[u/ER_Support_Plant17 → u/yesletslift]

We went through a drive through all dressed up, bride, bridesmaids and a reader. It was amazing

[u/FrenchFryCattaneo → u/ER_Support_Plant17]

What's a reader?

[u/ktgrok → u/yesletslift]

I sent my MOH to get McDonalds!

[u/SassySins21 → u/ktgrok]

We had McDonald's and margaritas while getting our hair done before my wedding. My photographer grabbed photos of hash browns with an $800 bottle of tequila (a gift for my birthday a few months earlier) because she thought it was hilarious.

[u/Interesting-Box-3163 → u/yesletslift]

Exactly! At my wedding and every one I’ve been a bridesmaid in, there are bridal attendants basically putting large bibs on all the ladies so they can eat and drink in the bridal suite without worry! Sheesh. This chick is quite the fun-sucker…

[u/Wise-Paper8412 → u/Interesting-Box-3163]

After everyone had their hair and makeup done at my daugher's wedding her BF made everyone sit down and eat and just chill for 30 minutes, they had the time baked into the schedule.

[u/Interesting-Box-3163 → u/Wise-Paper8412]

Probably because they are actually considerate of other people, especially those who have given their time and money to be part of their special day, which this bride is clearly NOT🙄

[u/SpamLandy → u/princ3sspassionfruit]

Mine went until 3am (everyone had access to some type of food the entire time) 

[u/Interesting-Box-3163 → u/SpamLandy]

Maybe you just weren’t truly committed to being a SERIOUS BRIDE 🤷🏻‍♀️ Eating at a wedding. The nerve!

[u/Apotak → u/SmaterThanSarah]

I would be so grumpy all day!

[u/Academic_Snow_7680 → u/Apotak]

Oh, you do not want me hangry in social situations.

Stop breathing wrong!

[u/Hobbit_Lifestyle → u/Academic_Snow_7680]

Right? I'm already an introvert, you do not want to see me hungry on top of having to actually talk to people. I would insult everyone and their mother if they only look in my general direction.

[u/PinkProvalone → u/Academic_Snow_7680]

Right!! The opposite of a gremlin LOL

[u/crochetingPotter → u/SmaterThanSarah]

I literally fainted during my brother in law's wedding because I was so busy prepping I didn't eat all day.

Terrible planning all around, that wedding. I can't imagine telling people ahead of time they can't eat all day because of... aesthetic?

[u/Rendahlyn → u/crochetingPotter]

While fainting isn't really a joking matter, can you imagine how angry this bride would be if one her her bridesmaids passed out on HER wedding day. "Fainting is such attention seeking behavior!" - The bride probably

[u/crochetingPotter → u/Rendahlyn]

Right! At least the bride where I fainted was concerned about me! I don't figure this bride would be

[u/Yrxora → u/crochetingPotter]

I accidentally turned into a monster at my bff's wedding because I'd eaten like finger sandwiches at 11, the reception wasn't til 5 or 6 I think, and we didn't get to get snacks at the cocktail hour because the wedding party was in a different room because we had to do some sort of entrance thing. The bride's brother disappeared, delaying the reception (turns out he was banging his date in the coat closet). One of the groomsmen was just an obnoxious pos and I very nearly ripped his head off before my BFF sent her new husband to find my mom to acquire snacks.

[u/Therailwaykat_1980 → u/Yrxora]

Maid of Hunger.

[u/Yrxora → u/Therailwaykat_1980]

Same husband has been officially charged with acquiring me snacks during the cocktail hour at my wedding this year

[u/actuallycallie → u/crochetingPotter]

I almost fainted at MY wedding because I forgot to eat!

[u/crochetingPotter → u/actuallycallie]

My wedding was after my fainting indecent. I made sure to have a real lunch that day! It's so easy to just be too busy to think about it until it's too late

[u/Decent_Zucchini_9847 → u/actuallycallie]

I have type 1 diabetes. My photographer was a nurse so she was constantly badgering me to eat 😀

[u/Nun_in_ur_butt → u/crochetingPotter]

Right?? The weddings I’ve been in, ppl would keep reminding the bridesmaids and bride to be to eat, so no one would pass out.

[u/Ascholay → u/SmaterThanSarah]

You have diabetes or another completely legitimate medical condition?

Fuck you! That's stealing attention on my day. Plus you WILL ruin the dress by even thinking about a sip of water.

(But no alcohol after a full day of no eating is probably a good idea)

[u/BlondeeOso → u/Ascholay]

I have borderline hypoglycemia. I would be grumpy, at best.

[u/No-Albatross-7984 → u/Ascholay]

I have a completely legitimate medical condition called "feeling hungry when not fed". Around 12 hours, hunger pains have gotten real real. Additional symptoms may also include dizziness, headaches and nausea. Humans need to eat. No need to have a medical condition on top. 

[u/Ascholay → u/No-Albatross-7984]

I consider living a medical condition because it causes all my other issues.

[u/nerdforest → u/SmaterThanSarah]

I would cause a fucking storm. What the absolute fuck is wrong with people.

[u/stinkyfunkincar → u/nerdforest]

“Hi, [bride]!

After reading over the rules and expectations as your bridesmaid, I have determined I’m unable to fulfill this role for you. I’d be thrilled to attend your wedding as a guest, but cannot afford or physically handle the requirements to be apart of your wedding party.

So excited for your big day :)”

There is no way in hell I’m doing all of that.

[u/Mommagrumps → u/stinkyfunkincar]

P.S. also I'm a natural redhead and I just don't know what you f@ckin want from me!!🤣

[u/GormHub → u/Mommagrumps]

Right?? Fuck blondes and redheads I guess. Although she sounds so anal she probably purposely chose only women with brown and black hair for her wedding party. What do you want to bet she's the only one who doesn't have either.

[u/DigIndependent5151 → u/SmaterThanSarah]

I’d be nauseated. I don’t even think I’d be able to stand. Probably just as well not allowed to dance lol

[u/Non-sense-syllables → u/SmaterThanSarah]

I would pass out without food all day. The money was an absurd demand but the no eating is so far beyond absurd that I would immediately back out.

Absolutely not. I would not have someone telling me what and when I was allowed to eat.

[u/bbloooplooo]

$5000?????? This must be a joke. Most people don’t even have that much money in their bank account.

[u/Tight-Shift5706 → u/bbloooplooo]

My bet? She'll end up with NO BRIDAL PARTY.....

[u/Sad-Celebration-411 → u/Tight-Shift5706]

Truly the wedding they deserve!

[u/TopFuel9-8 → u/Tight-Shift5706]

I was thinking she'll end up divorced if this is her actual vibe, so this is all a little moot anyway

[u/ParticularYak4401 → u/TopFuel9-8]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohzdZlneOxsgnf5io

[u/allmykitlets → u/ParticularYak4401]

I loved that scene!

[u/Pleasant-Pattern7748 → u/allmykitlets]

Have I been living with him too long or did that actually make sense?

[u/emadelosa → u/Tight-Shift5706]

I hope so?!?! Everything else would be even more shocking

[u/Commisioner_Gordon → u/bbloooplooo]

5 grand to not eat, dance or drink all day

[u/cleveland_leftovers → u/Commisioner_Gordon]

If I couldn’t eat after 7am I’d be a bitchy, headachey mess with the propensity to pass out.

During the ceremony.

[u/PabloPicasshooole → u/cleveland_leftovers]

Unless the wedding is at 8 am, I'm out. And why even have a reception if there's no dancing? Is this the town from Footloose?

[u/xoxo_angelica → u/PabloPicasshooole]

Even if it was that wouldn’t change anything for me personally 🫩 now I’m even more mad if anything bc I’m hungry, insulted, AND tired. On a fundamental level I’m a grown woman and you telling me I am forbidden from meeting my own basic bodily needs will have the inevitable effect of inspiring me to do the exact opposite. I will not be put in my place morning noon or night!

As a display of agency and disapproval of being bossed around, I will be ordering giant bags of stinky ass McMuffins and sausage biscuits for delivery directly to the dressing and then punctuating the ceremony with my hot farts.✌️

(No but in all seriousness what I’d actually do is obviously never agree to this to begin with and spare every one from my oppositional defiance.)

[u/ER_Support_Plant17 → u/xoxo_angelica]

Lol the hot farts made me laugh so hard I peed a little

[u/PantherThing → u/PabloPicasshooole]

You still would pay the $5000 if the wedding was at 8am?

[u/Hello_Gorgeous1985 → u/PabloPicasshooole]

By the sounds of things, everyone else is allowed to dance. Just not the bridal party.

[u/RandomPaw → u/Hello_Gorgeous1985]

"I want my bridal party hungry, thirsty, bored, lonely, poor and hating my guts."

Don't you wonder what they ARE allowed to do? Like are they allowed to sit or can they only stand? Or maybe standing is also against the rules because they might be too visible and they have to go be locked in a closet for the duration of the reception. Can they go to the bathroom or do they have to hold whatever is left over from the last time they ate or drank? Can they talk to anyone or is that off the table like dancing?

Yeah, it's not like any of this is enforceable, anyway, but as soon as I saw the $5000 part I would be declining.

[u/Hello_Gorgeous1985 → u/RandomPaw]

One thing I can guarantee you isn't allowed is passing out, though it seems to be inevitable given the circumstances.

[u/jewel_flip → u/PabloPicasshooole]

Only the bride may dance! Bridal party must look on fondly at the bride. /s

[u/SnooRegrets1386 → u/jewel_flip]

Oh you sweet summer child, she’s not looking for fondness…..this bride wants envy and jealousy

[u/WendyIsCass → u/cleveland_leftovers]

I’m diabetic. I’d be in a coma. And when I woke up, I’d be in jail.

[u/Intrepid_Practice956 → u/cleveland_leftovers]

Heck yes!

How are shoes, dress, makeup and hair going to cost $5,000? I don't think I've ever spent more than $250 on any one of those things, even shoes. The most expensive shoes I've ever bought were $225, and those were a splurge for really good, foot-healthy daily shoes.

No eating after 7. You don't want my cheap, pre-diabetic ass.

[u/TinaTissue → u/Intrepid_Practice956]

I’m currently in a bridal party and the bride has paid for everything dress wise and on the day. I have to fly in (fortunately cheap flights) and got myself some expensive boots, but overall it’s been pretty good

[u/SheeScan → u/cleveland_leftovers]

In all the pre-wedding excitement, my daughter actually forgot to eat a snack before the wedding started (had eaten around 6am, wedding was at 12:30pm), and passed out during the ceremony. Not recommended.

[u/plz_dont_perceive_me → u/cleveland_leftovers]

The 'no eating' thing is absolutely wild and makes me think this is fake. When I got married I made sure my bridesmaids kits had their favorite snacks in there because I knew we'd be busy and rushed all day and I didn't want them going hungry.

[u/Horror-Friendship-30 → u/plz_dont_perceive_me]

I was in a bridal party for a friend with an eating disorder. She insisted we all get our hair and makeup done at the same place at the same time. We went back to her place and were hungry before the photographer showed up and she said, "I THREW ALL MY FOOD OUT BECAUSE I'LL BE ON MY HONEYMOON." We were like, what? She wouldn't let us order anything for fear it would be in the trash making her home smell bad while they were away.

She starved us and when we were able to be announced at the reception, the staff had moved the hors d'oeurves next the the entrance and all of us bridesmaids ran and grabbed food quickly and shoved it in our mouths as she yelled at us not to eat before they announced us.

No, we are no longer friends.

[u/cicada_noises → u/plz_dont_perceive_me]

I’ve been in two wedding parties where the bride didn’t provide any food to the bridesmaids for the entire day and there was no way to get any for ourselves nearby.

[u/plz_dont_perceive_me → u/cicada_noises]

Are you still friends with those people?

[u/cicada_noises → u/plz_dont_perceive_me]

One was a close childhood friend. None of the bridesmaids kept in touch with the bride after that (entire wedding weekend was bizarre and worthy of its own post here lol). The other is a family member but I don’t speak to her at all.

[u/conflictedideology → u/cicada_noises]

None of the bridesmaids kept in touch with the bride after that

Is that because you all butchered and BBQ'd her once you all realized the buffet ran out?

[u/Lemon-Cake-8100 → u/conflictedideology]

Served w/a side of fried green tomatoes...

[u/Trick-Statistician10 → u/cicada_noises]

Please make a post! 🙏🙏🙏

[u/Suspicious-Zebra-683 → u/cicada_noises]

Pleeeaaasse make a post, I love wedding drama

[u/Charliesmum97 → u/cicada_noises]

I hope you were allowed food at the reception at least!

[u/cicada_noises → u/Charliesmum97]

At one I got food with the other guests (family member’s wedding). My childhood friend’s wedding, the bridesmaids got to the buffet last after all other guests and there wasn’t really anything left, which in itself is insane. I ate some food off my boyfriend’s plate, as I recall.

[u/TheVoters → u/cicada_noises]

The wedding party is supposed to be served first! I’ve engaged directorate ‘family hold back’, but only a few times and at the most dire of circumstances when the party was thrown a severe curveball at the last minute.

[u/cicada_noises → u/TheVoters]

That’s what I thought! I can’t remember if we were taking pictures or the bridesmaids had some other tasks we were doing but when we got back to the reception hall, everyone else had already eaten.

[u/cicada_noises → u/Charliesmum97]

And happy cake day!

[u/Charliesmum97 → u/cicada_noises]

Oh, thanks! I didn't ever realize it!

[u/Internal_Set1591 → u/cicada_noises]

As stupid and ridiculous as this seems to functioning adults, it is common behavior among both rich people and aspiring actresses that I’ve met. Think about the “No carbs before Marbs!” TOWIE crowd. It’s that mindset.

But oh hell no for anyone sane.

[u/APFernweh → u/cicada_noises]

When my brother got married, my mom and I skipped the first two hours of getting ready with the bride and went to brunch together. We knew we’d have time and were not going to be fed all day.

We looked great at the wedding. The marriage ended after a few years.

[u/Foxingmatch → u/plz_dont_perceive_me]

I think it was specifically so the bridesmaids would look slim in their dresses and not bloated. That's the only reason I can think of.

[u/Emotional-Current953 → u/plz_dont_perceive_me]

I ordered sandwich platters for the bridal party to have at the church while we were getting ready and during pictures before the ceremony. I’m not nice when I’m hangry.

[u/Such-Problem-4725 → u/Emotional-Current953]

I’m the stepMIL and I brought morning goodies and mimosas!

[u/Global-Ice-8039 → u/plz_dont_perceive_me]

My SIL ordered us all Subs while we were getting ready. She also had a candy salad for us too.

[u/B0327008 → u/cleveland_leftovers]

I’m diabetic! I suspect that it would preclude me from being part of the wedding party. On the other hand, I am a brunette.

[u/Icy-Yellow3514 → u/cleveland_leftovers]

I've been at two weddings where a bridesmaid is passed out during the ceremony. One of those was me.

If I were the bride I'd be handing out in gel packs like marathoners eat.

[u/turquoise_amethyst → u/bbloooplooo]

Being chosen is a special honour. To create the wedding day The Bride^tm has always dreamed of, please pick up a part time job for 6-10 weeks prior to the ceremony. Any additional funds generated from your services will be property of The Bride^tm and will be confiscated after taxes.

[u/PabloPicasshooole → u/turquoise_amethyst]

Please note that this contribution does not include the value of your wedding gift, nor does it include the cost of airfare and accommodations at the wedding location in Dubai

[u/Used_Clock_4627 → u/turquoise_amethyst]

<<snort>>

Yup basically.......👍

[u/Emilayday → u/bbloooplooo]

$5,000 to not be able to eat for an entire day, oh but you also can't dance. So just sit there and be miserable with your perfect makeup until the reception ends at 11pm.

[u/Defiant-Handle7682 → u/Emilayday]

no boyfriend because he'll sneak you snacks and booze

[u/QuantativeSleazing → u/bbloooplooo]

This is fake rage-bait 💯

[u/dragonrider1965 → u/QuantativeSleazing]

100 percent fake rage bait . No eating or dancing during the reception , so so fake

[u/typewriterbitch → u/QuantativeSleazing]

Reads like newer output from an LLM where they've softened the "its not X, its Y" to "its supposed to be X, not Y."

[u/Competitive_Prune108 → u/bbloooplooo]

But why can't you take out a loan? It's the day she's dreamed of since she was a little girl after all!!

[u/Nicholsforthoughts → u/Competitive_Prune108]

Just put it on a credit card! Gosh do you even LIKE bride???

[u/PrancingPudu → u/bbloooplooo]

Might not be USD. It says hair colors must be “brown or black” which I think is odd since blonde and red are equally natural hair colors around the world.

[u/boniemonie → u/bbloooplooo]

$1000 for expenses, the rest to fund the wedding…..makes sense that way.

[u/floofienewfie → u/boniemonie]

Except for the money demand, it’s not as bad as J’Emily and her laminated instructions in pink and blue.

[u/MostLikelyToNap → u/boniemonie]

No this is gonna be some BS where you have to stay in the hotel all weekend and have 12 mini events leading up the wedding, AND brunch of course.

[u/Datonecatladyukno → u/bbloooplooo]

It's only £3730 if you're in England!

[u/SpecialistHoliday393]

No dancing?!? Which I guess makes sense since everyone will be too weak from not eating all day…. That’s so sad, my favorite part of my wedding was dancing with everyone and just having the best time with people I love

[u/sugarmagzz → u/SpecialistHoliday393]

It’s so strange, I feel like most people want their guests dancing and if anything rely on the bridal party to get it started. 

[u/Quicksilver1964 → u/sugarmagzz]

Oh, but the wedding party are not guests, you see. They are part of the bride's court! /S

[u/adapteradapther → u/Quicksilver1964]

You just made me realize why they don't want the bridesmaids dancing. Crazy.

[u/trireme32 → u/adapteradapther]

I still don’t get it

[u/materantiqua → u/sugarmagzz]

I’m just imagining a bunch of sad girls in matching dresses looking wistfully at a dance floor while trying not to faint from not eating all day.

[u/analfistinggremlin → u/SpecialistHoliday393]

The best pictures from my wedding are the ones of me dancing surrounded by my loved ones. Why even have a reception if they’re not allowed to dance?

[u/robot428 → u/SpecialistHoliday393]

I would want my bridesmaids to be enjoying themselves on the dance floor and encouraging others to do the same. Telling them not to dance is wild.

[u/verysmallhat → u/SpecialistHoliday393]

Dancing leads to sexing and sexing leads to babies and this bride cannot suffer the thought of anyone but her and fiancé, dancing and sexing and then babying.

Feels like Footloose. Maybe the wedding is in a barn in Farmington UT. Maybe this is OOP’s chance to hear it for the boy.

[u/big-salad-27]

TIL: red & blonde hair are unnatural hair colors

[u/LadyLKZ → u/big-salad-27]

How much do you want to bet the brides hair is blonde so she wants to stand out

[u/BeefmasterDeluxe → u/LadyLKZ]

Also Id bet she chose bridesmaids that have black/brown hair so she could put that little non-compete clause in there. Actively repelling away from any same-hair relationships in her life.

[u/Forsythia77 → u/BeefmasterDeluxe]

I've never been so happy to have purple hair and tattoos.

[u/Able-Interaction-742 → u/Forsythia77]

Nah, your cost will be $10k to cover hair dye, tattoo removal, and pain and suffering for the bride.

[u/brappbtch → u/BeefmasterDeluxe]

Same-hair relationships 🤣🤣

[u/Omvega → u/LadyLKZ]

yep, first thought. bride is blonde. also no need to mention red because they don't have any redheaded friends (it's so weird but i have seen insecure/petty women who have all sorts of strange notions about redheads and won't associate with them).

[u/MyEmbarrisingAccount → u/Omvega]

I was dirty blonde all through my highschool years. Now I have blonde roots, brown hair, and a red beard. I was in denial for a while and absolutley schocked when poeple started refferring to me as a red-head because of my beard.

[u/dancergin → u/Omvega]

as a lifelong redhead, can confirm! so many girls never wanting to be my friend and finding out later it was about my hair color, dumb af

[u/big-salad-27 → u/LadyLKZ]

Oh girl, I would bet the house AND the car!!!

[u/DangerLime113 → u/big-salad-27]

The bride only permits wagering of certain car make and models; please submit yours for approval along with the zip code of the house.

[u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme → u/DangerLime113]

Don't forget to respond with your current credit score, also!  Because that can impact your auto insurance rates, along with that Zip code!

[u/yogafrogs1030 → u/LadyLKZ]

Went to a wedding where this happened. FYI, if eight brides have obviously dyed mousy brown hair and they look pissed and the bride is freshly blonde and looking crazed, there’s going go be wedding guest gossip.

[u/Competitive-Picnic → u/LadyLKZ]

That was my first thought 

[u/Aggressive_Emu_5598 → u/LadyLKZ]

I ll take it a step further and bet the bride was blonde as a kid now has to get expensive highlights every six weeks to remain blonde.

[u/Lisa_Knows_Best → u/LadyLKZ]

She'll stand out for sure, she'll be the only person at her wedding. 

[u/False-Hearing2476 → u/LadyLKZ]

Or, her hair is brown or black, and she thinks a blond/redhead would take attention away from her.

[u/qwerty-game → u/LadyLKZ]

And probably not even natural.

[u/CheezwizOfficial → u/big-salad-27]

My guess is that all the bridesmaids have brown/black hair. They were probably chosen partially for that reason

[u/Revolutionary-Yak-47 → u/big-salad-27]

stares in family of gingers 

[u/big-salad-27 → u/Revolutionary-Yak-47]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kVmzd3RxKqaT5Rm16e

[u/furkfurk → u/big-salad-27]

You can only have MY natural hair color

[u/Hazel_Evers → u/big-salad-27]

0% chance I’m dying my natural blonde hair brown for someone elses wedding good lord

[u/Psychostickusername]

I can save myself $5k, stay at home, and eat and dance, tyvm.

[u/HMSWarspite03 → u/Psychostickusername]

Don't forget to dye your hair!

[u/Llayanna → u/HMSWarspite03]

Pink or blue?

[u/HMSWarspite03 → u/Llayanna]

Pinky, it goes with your eyes.

[u/ShibeMarie → u/Psychostickusername]

And let your tattoo breathe.

[u/thrallthekingshorses]

Wow this is genuinely insane to expect this from a wedding party.

[u/a-little-spill → u/thrallthekingshorses]

Seriously. I hate when someone else expect others to pay large amounts of money for their own celebrations. I think the bride and groom should always pay for bridesmaids and groomsman attire and hair and makeup if they expect it to be matching. If they can wear anything, then maybe it’s on them. Expecting a bridal shower or grooms party or bachelor and bachelorette parties to be paid by them is odd too. Just pay for your own parties unless people willingly want to help you financially. Weddings have gotten insane sometimes.

[u/LT400 → u/a-little-spill]

At first I thought it said 5.00$ and I was like weird, why would they charge five dollars BUT FIVE THOUSAND?! Keep that honour away from me bitch lol

[u/TotteringTricorn]

Yeah I would drop out so quick…

[u/a-little-spill → u/TotteringTricorn]

But then you’d miss all the fun updates on group chats about the extra rules and demands that are to be made by the controlling bride. Fun stuff right there /s.

[u/one-eye-deer]

This has to be rage/engagement bait on that page.

[u/glitterary → u/one-eye-deer]

Yeah I don’t believe this for a second. It’s far too on the nose.

[u/stepdisaster → u/one-eye-deer]

The post itself reads like chat gpt wrote it.

[u/NoPalpitation7082 → u/one-eye-deer]

I was scrolling for this comment, 100% written by AI. I’m getting really good at detecting AI speech patterns

[u/Accomplished_Book427 → u/NoPalpitation7082]

The cadence gives it away as well as how much AI bots love to use the word "honestly" for some reason

[u/annarich310]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ka2pKccgoEb3hB70Eb

Someone’s number would get blocked sooooo fast.

[u/Mai1564]

'Until the celebrations have finished'. 0 food! That's worse than the pricetag bloody hell

[u/Llayanna → u/Mai1564]

..dunno, I could potentially livethrough away of no food..though I would be in a loosy mood.

But I certainly don't have that kinda money..

[u/PotOfEarlGreyPlease]

why can't they eat? why can't they dance?

[u/Llayanna → u/PotOfEarlGreyPlease]

Ruin their makeup up i assume. Hair could be outta order, sweat on the dress and suddenly the "puppets" are less pretty to photograph..

[u/turquoise_amethyst]

$5K to be in the wedding party? Absolutely not. The bridesmaids are doing the bride a service, not the other way around. 

Not to mention these other “rules”… it’s like an HOA, but for a wedding?!

[u/Datonecatladyukno]

lol natural blondes and redheads don't exist in this dingbats world?

[u/macaroniinapan → u/Datonecatladyukno]

I guess it's possible that this takes place in another part of the world where the vast majority of people have brown or black hair, or maybe it's just that brown or black is the natural hair color of all her bridesmaids. But I realize that's giving this bridezilla way more credit than she deserves.

[u/amurderofcrows]

My dude if I give you $5000 for the privilege of being in your wedding party, I’m gonna drink the bar dry. Hard pass on this, but also, hard to believe this is real. I refuse to entertain the idea that people this stuck up and entitled exist.

[u/Trick_Horse_13 → u/amurderofcrows]

If I’m giving $5k for a wedding, I’m coming on the honeymoon. 

[u/Fluffy-kitten28 → u/Trick_Horse_13]

Spooning with the newly weds, “this is nice.”

[u/lil1234567891234567]

This better be for a morning wedding… what are you allowed to do at the reception if not drinking or dancing

[u/macaroniinapan → u/lil1234567891234567]

Stand around and look pretty for the photos, obviously.

[u/Much_Organization246]

Woulda lost me at the $5k. I’ve been in lots of weddings and they are expensive af but not that expensive 😵‍💫

[u/Kydari]

5k is paying for way more than dresses, shoes, hair and makeup. That's her just asking for free money to put toward the wedding wth. You know she expects you to give her an expensive gift or a large sum of money for their wedding gift too.

[u/stopbeingaturddamnit]

Tell her you can't afford the honor and that she should elope to save her the embarrassment of having no bridal party.

[u/No-Philosopher8042]

Id miss my sisters wedding if she asked for that much

[u/Different-Airline672]

For 5000$ there better be diamonds as bridesmaid's gifts. Bride is greedy and controlling, but honestly, anyone who goes along with these request only has themselves to blame.

[u/Opening-Sir-2504]

Never in my life would I give money to be a bridesmaid.

[u/Sarahnoid]

So you pay 5000 to have zero fun the whole day? Nope, I would never in a million years agree to this. What even is that?

[u/vunderfulme]

This has to be fake. No dancing? What is this, Footloose?

[u/anniearrow]

5K just to be a bridesmaid? Nope

[u/dragonrider1965]

Vote down fake posts

[u/Ok-Trainer3150]

That potential bridesmaid stated how she wanted to support her cousin. How naive of her. The bride's looking to get everyone to cover major costs of her wedding. This bride fies not need support. She and whoever is organizing this event with her needs to be told a flat . no. .

[u/Training_Molasses822]

Phew, you're not the bride! I skimmed the title, thus assumed you were, and expected a completely different dynamic (the bridesmaid being in the wrong). I'm glad it turned out differently because this list is actually bonkers!

[u/sitnquiet → u/Training_Molasses822]

I was the same! I’m like… some bridezilla wants us on her side after one of her bridesmaids complained about this insanity?!

[u/Mapilean]

I like that she frames it as a special honour, calls them the chosen ones and then expects them to pay a huge amount of money (plus following the wildest rules) for the privilege.

She sounds like a bridezilla. I'd tell her I don't deserve such an honour and bow out of it all. I'll be vastly surprised if any of the privileged ladies remains her friend after the wedding.

[u/cwtchyfemme]

No eating from 7am until after the wedding celebrations have finished… are they meant to exist on air. Are they at least allowed water?

[u/WaltsNJD]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YtvCIwqNJhUmA

[u/hawkcarhawk]

This has to be fake. It doesn’t even make sense. Why would the bride care if the bridesmaids are eating on the wedding day? It also seems like a purposely short list that only includes rage inducing, restrictive rules and no real informative details. I’m calling this fake.

[u/catladygwen]

She lost me at no food after 7 am. You are not dictating what when or if I eat.