The 6 Signs of Bridezilla

Is your wedding driving you so crazy that you’re exhibiting signs of a Bridezilla? Here's how to tell. (community article)

With all of the reservation dates, cake tastings, and photographer interviews, a gal can really lose her cool during the planning of her wedding. While a little bit of stress release, whining, and random outbursts are to be expected, some women reach the point of no return and are officially classified as a Bridezilla. So, is this infamous creature just a myth? I'm sure many husbands-to-be, best friends, and mothers wished it was, but the Bridezilla is a very real threat. Do you know the warning signs?

What is a Bridezilla?

First, let's get the introductions out of the way. A Bridezilla is a bride-to-be who concentrates on planning the perfect wedding day to the point that she becomes highly unreasonable. Just like the mythic character, Godzilla (for which the Bridezilla is so aptly named after), she may have the tendency to cause destruction wherever she goes, tearing down loved ones, strangers, and businesses in her path. Her demanding attitude is enough to have people running for the hills.

The 6 Signs of a Bridezilla

Before your wedding planning even gets off of the ground, I suggest you designate someone to monitor you throughout the process. Instruct them to alert you when you start to go off the deep end, as you will most likely never feel it coming on. It is quite easy to get completely wrapped up in the planning of a wedding, so much so that – Bridezilla inevitably emerges as your alter ego.

Signs of Bridezilla include:

1. Ungratefulness: There comes a point when a Bridezilla simply doesn’t express her gratitude for the things that friends and family are doing to help her. Her impatience and bossiness starts to take on new levels.

2. Micro-Management: Even though she has a wedding planner, Bridezilla insists on micro-managing every detail.

3. Addicted to Online Wedding Registries: The amount of hours that Bridezilla spends on her online gift registry increases to insane numbers. She's constantly looking to see what has been purchased and what is still left on her list.

4. Losing Friends: Bridezilla's friends are purposefully ignoring her phone calls and dodging her at every turn. They don’t want to be around a person who eats, sleeps, drinks, and breathes buttercream frosting and honeymoon package deals. She may have even lost a member of her wedding party, who simply cannot take the pressure and abuse of being around a Bridezilla.

5. Argumentative: Bridezilla will argue at the drop off a dime – from her Aunt Delilah to her hairdresser to her poor ol' fiancé.

6. Never Satisfied: From dress alterations to her wedding day manicure, Bridezilla is never satisfied.

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par228

01/05/2010 at 12:28 am

whew..not a bridezilla

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gregsfuturew..

01/04/2010 at 10:23 pm

Yeah I think I am ok... for now ;)

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heatherfine

11/30/2009 at 08:49 am

Does it count if the only person you have gone MAJOR BRIDEZILLA ON, is your future Mother-In-Law? Because I have so had it with her and have told her how I feel, and yet she considers this HER wedding. I told her, once she starts paying for it, she can have as much input as she wants. We are paying for it ourselves, and everyone wants to give advice as to what we are doing wrong, or not doing at all, depending on the situation. She told me "I think WE bought enough centerpieces", and I kindly informed her that WE, did not buy enough centerpieces, I bought enough centerpieces. And if she wants to pay me for the centerpieces that she obviously believes are hers, as well, I have no problem with that. She met me at Davids Bridal the day my girls were trying on the gowns in the colors I picked. When she showed up (without my knowledge), she wanted to add her input, "those colors don't look good". "I think you should go with these colors". The ladies at Davids had to make her leave the dressing area, so I can have my say in the colors. And if I may say so myself, my girls are going to be beautiful. Oh, another thing about dresses. I bought my dress. It is hanging up in its bag, by my door. Get this. When my girls and I left Davids, we went out to eat and talk about the dresses, and what they thought of them. They all agreed they were very comfortable in them, and being that they are satin, they feel really good. Well, wouldnt you know it, future mother-in-law, showed up at the resturant, and had herself seated with us. And in front of my girls, said, "you shouldnt eat too much, you'll never fit into your dress. It already fits just right, and you dont want to gain too much weight". "If you get too fat, they wont be able to let the dress out".

I am ready to wrap my decorative garland around her neck and hang her!! I have talked to my future husband, and he said he would talk to her, since she is his mother. He did, and yet she is still giving her opinion, unwanted. She has been at me since I started planning. So, I took a break from it. And now I am regretting that I took that break, because I think it put me behind. So, if my wedding is ruined, I am blaming it on her!! She is driving me insane, and there is nothing I can do about it, short of hanging her. Am I supposed to be this stressed out by her?

Any ideas what I can do? Because what I would like to do, is illegal, lol. I am a very sweet-natured person, and very rarely get upset by anything. I am usually a go with the flow kinda girl. But I believe she has me at the end of my rope, and I still have 9 months to go until the day of the wedding.