Save the Date brides tend to be a pretty laid-back bunch: You understand that wedding planning can be majorly stressful, but you try (try!) not to let that stress turn you into raving lunatics. Sadly, not all brides manage to keep a level head—in fact, we’ve seen plenty teeter over the edge into full-on Batsh*t Crazy Town. And while I’m glad you ladies aren’t these brides, I think it’s occasionally fun to revisit their brand of crazy as a subtle reminder to keep yourselves in check. Or just because it’s Tuesday and you need a laugh. With that in mind, here are my best-ever (or worst-ever) examples of brides behaving badly.
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- This was the bridezilla who kicked off our Batsh*t Crazy series: The bride who told her bridesmaids, “If you can’t afford to pay for and attend my Vegas bachelorette, you’re dismissed from the wedding party.”
- And then we had the bride who told her bridesmaids she wanted cash wedding gifts—and she wanted them before the wedding, so she could use the cash to pay for the party.
- Possibly related to the previous chica, the bride who doesn’t want guests attending her wedding “for free.” (Don’t forget your checkbook!)
- And her next-door neighbor: My own, personal engaged (now married) friend—let’s downgrade her to an acquaintance—who said she wanted a “cash” bridal shower.
- On a different street in Crazy Town lives the bride who wanted all of her bridesmaids to lose weight—but “no one can be skinnier than the bride.”
And, lest we forget, brides aren’t the only ones who go bonkers: 11 Batsh*t-Crazy Mothers-in-Law Who Will Make Your Skin Crawl
You guys are still appalled by all of these bananas brides, right? Does anyone have any new tales of brides gone crazy?