I am a Bridezilla and my confession is....

leithia29_2

That dress is beautiful, get it if its the one you want, have no regrets about what you wear on the day.

I'm a Bridezilla and my confession is I want to grab my guests and shake some sense into them. I'm getting married in the lake district on a bank holiday weekend and key members of the family (grandparents and aunts mainly - who keep saying how much they are looking forward to coming) have not booked anywhere to stay despite the save the dates going out 8 months ago with specific instructions to book early if they were coming :eek:

The grandparents excuse is she isn't invited till the invitations go out, despite the save the date card, the only purpose of which was to make sure people had time to find somewhere to stay. :mad::mad:

Brightside

the joys of getting wed in a beautiful area

you have done your best to let them know and plan ahead

sugarwalsh

Week, leitha, that is a nightmare. I was brought up in the lakes and so many people make that mistake. Also, lots of places insist you book 2 nights or more over bank holiday. Best of luck!

johannalf88

I think it is actually polite to wait until you are formally invited, in fact I am convinced some of our guests are waiting, (we have a couple coming from Malta). I am just going to try and get the invites to them sooner. Saying that it's not a bank holiday weekend though!! And we haven't been on at them to book...
Good luck!

joanneinwonderland

I am a bridezilla and have had some moments:

Yes our no kids rule will apply to your newborn baby...he/she is a child.

Yes we are having a gift list at John Lewis and no not everything is super expensive.

Your hair appointment is not my issue...I will not be at the venue on the day to get my hair done so you will have to sort it yourself!!

No sweetie favours, sweet jar buffet, choccie fountain and choc cake is NOT sweetie overload!!!

There have been many many others...and I'm sure more to come!!! So good to vent about them though at the end of the day as long as we all marry our betrothed that's all that matters. I just wish people would RESPECT THE BRIDE!!!!

LisaJane

joanneinwonderland wrote: »

I am a bridezilla and have had some moments:

Yes our no kids rule will apply to your newborn baby...he/she is a child.

Yes we are having a gift list at John Lewis and no not everything is super expensive.

Your hair appointment is not my issue...I will not be at the venue on the day to get my hair done so you will have to sort it yourself!!

No sweetie favours, sweet jar buffet, choccie fountain and choc cake is NOT sweetie overload!!!

There have been many many others...and I'm sure more to come!!! So good to vent about them though at the end of the day as long as we all marry our betrothed that's all that matters. I just wish people would RESPECT THE BRIDE!!!!

lol! you made me laugh!

Brightside

respect the bride!

if only.......

and as for the no children rule, we are having the opposite problem. We have made it clear to our friends with kids that they are welcome to bring them if they want, and other guests have complained that they don't want kids at OUR wedding!

No matter what you decide someone will moan, stick with what you want!

double_mummy

sorry another children rant lol

i do not care if your child is precious and cannot be left with someone other than you from 2pm until the next morning you do it happily enough to go out and get drunk but you are unable to do it for my wedding

just bleurgh to you

edit: just to add this child is not a new born baby or anything they will be 3 when we get married

Em88

Brightside wrote: »

No matter what you decide someone will moan, stick with what you want!

I completely agree with this!! I have given up trying to keep everyone else happy. Just doing what we want to now

RashelA

Also need to vent! Sent some early invites to people abroad and people I know will book summer holidays early.
One of my best friends (who lives in Eastern Europe) moaned a hell of a lot with the fact that I had not sent her an invite yet. This was in February. I'm getting married in August. To make this even worse, my fiance and I booked flights to attend her wedding, which she cancelled!!! How she can complain about wanting to book a holiday and needing to know my date 6 months before the wedding, and before I've even put down the deposit is beyond me.
Another friend, I sent her a save the date in February, to which she replied that she was excited to attend. She lives in the UK but I wanted to let her know of the date early, as she goes on holiday every summer, and I needed to get in there before she booked it. Sent her an actual invite a few weeks later, to which she did not RSVP, which is fine as it had only been a couple of weeks. Messaged her again to ask her if she would like me to book her accommodation (as other people were asking me about this) if she was able to come, at which point she tells me that she "had to book a holiday early"!! Great friends........Bridezilla is creeping into my bloodstream..