PW Guide Article: How Bridezilla is Born

Am I supposed to have the three triggers all at the same time. Because I feel like your talking about me ! :-)

lol i'm trying to step back and take deep, non firey breaths right now!! can we add to the list of triggers,
realizing after choosing your colors that you want tangerine when the rest of the world seems to revolve around burnt orange, and even the "tangerine" looks a bit more "salmon" to you and you refuse to have a fishy wedding.
lol... i'm laughing about it now because i still have 4 months. but i feel a melt down coming on! :|

Hi I'm Ashley and I'm sometimes a Bridezilla.

Ha. I have a Groomzilla. Anyone else with me?

solution . . . tivo Bridezillas on WE network, grab a couple bottles of wine, invite your bridesmaids over and enjoy!  nothing will make you feel more ridiculous than watching other people melt down over such "trivial" things :-)  plus, it should keep you in check!

i am finding it hard not to be a bridzilla it hasent happaned yet but im been pushed in that direction  my brides maids have been very helpful except for one she wasent there when we chose the dresses so i hade to wait weeks so she could try it on but thats done now then came the shoes two chose the same shoes that would go with the dress but the 3rd one wasent there again for this so they never got the shoes we made other arrangments to go back when she was free but she found other shoes and now the place doesent have the size for my maid of houner because my brides maid took to long my brides maid is geting anoyed at my other brides maid for not being there when we choose something and not helping with anything

Frankly, I find it demeaning/patronizing to define a person a Bridezilla just because she is not satisfied with a service a vendor provides. Because weddings are often big productions, averaging $30,000 or more, it's only normal for a bride to want not just value for her wedding but exactly what she wants.

I also find it extremely unprofessional for wedding pros to say "don't focus on details, something WILL go wrong". Try to go to a surgeon and see how you like it when he says "don't worry, it won't be perfect! For sure, something will go wrong". Alternatively, try buying a car, not getting the color or interiors or accessories you wanted for that price and see if the salesman dares calling you a client-zilla. They do not. And they do not because they are professionals.

As a wedding planner and a bride-to-be I can attest that it is extremely hard to find a wedding pro who doesn't try to railroad your wedding into something you don't want. It's also extremely hard to find a wedding planner who knows how to properly deliver what the bride asked for. That's why they usually are underpaid and poorly regarded.

As wedding pros, we can either blame it on the bride OR take responsibility and improve the profession. I side with the latter, what you about YOU?

Thanks, @missylove! Your suggestion REALLY helped me! I had started to show those "signs" because the date was coming up FAST and I really felt like I had nothing done! Mostly it's just because you can't decorate a reception hall 3 months before your wedding! I guess I was reverting back to my nesting days during pregnancy. lol :) Thanks a ton! I hope you have the wedding of your dreams!

not a bridezella, but yes I always like to control... i think went planning starts to get"crazy" dh is going to become groomzilla

As a wedding photographer, I can state for a fact that "Bridezillas" photos are not as beautiful as they should be.  The personality shows through in images more than they know.

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