There’s no doubt that planning your wedding as a bride can be incredibly stressful. So, sure, you might be able to get away with acting like a little bit of a bridezilla when it comes to nailing down the details of the event.
But there are some brides out there who give new meaning to the word. And honestly, when you’re on the sidelines, it’s pretty amusing to watch.
Take this recent incident as an example. A bride came up with rules for her wedding guests that are so insane, they almost seem like a joke. But they aren’t! They’re real life!
The rules, like so many other ridiculous things on the internet, were originally found on Reddit. A wedding coordinator sent out an email on behalf of the bride, an email which was then posted on the Reddit thread /r/ChoosingBeggars, and quickly went viral (for obvious reasons).
The email from the wedding coordinator started off a little weird:
Good morning. My name is [censored]. I am the wedding coordinator for [censored] and [censored] Sanders. I am reaching out to all confirmed guests to do a finally head count and go over some rules and regulations of the wedding day. First of all, are you still attending with a plus one?
Let’s just pause right there. Is it weird for a wedding coordinator to do a final headcount?
Yeah, kind of. One could say it’s for organizational purposes, in which case, okay. But is it weird for a wedding coordinator to put in place a list of rules and regulations to attend a wedding? Um, yes. Yes it is.
The rules were stated as follows:
1. Please arrive 15-30 minutes early.
We understand.
The bride didn’t want people to show up late on her big day.
Honestly, who would?
But it is a bit far-fetched to ask people to come this early.
Maybe, instead…
She should have changed the wedding’s start time to give people a bit of a buffer for tardiness.
2. Please DO NOT wear white, cream or ivory.
Well, okay…
This is completely reasonable. Some people do have the audacity to wear white when attending a wedding. And you have to let those kinds of guests know what isn’t acceptable.
3. Please do not wear anything other than a basic bob or ponytail.
Things are truly escalating now.
Apparently, brides can regulate guests’ hairstyles. It’s one thing to expect the bridesmaids to style their hair in a certain, but every single person in attendance?
That’s not okay.
Moreover, what if the guests simply couldn’t style their hair in a “basic bob or ponytail?”
4. Please do not fave a full face of makeup.
So we have a theory.
Maybe instead of thinking about wedded bliss, this bride was consumed with thoughts that she’d be overshadowed.
The real question is, “Why didn’t her partner tell her to calm down?”
5. Do not record during the “seramony.”
Spell check?
Obviously, she hadn’t heard of it. And the so-called wedding coordinator didn’t seem to have her back either.
6. Do not check in on FB until instructed.
Um, no.
And now she’s policing their social media, too? Do we know how many people even attended this wedding? The guest list probably got a little scarce after this.
7. Use #[censored] when posting all pictures.
This isn’t so bad.
She just wants to see all of the pictures after her event. But we think the hashtag could have simply been on the invite and didn’t need a strict rule for guests to follow.
We get, we get it.
But how will those poor guests know when to post with the wedding hashtag? Oh right, they’ll have to wait until instructed.
8. DO NOT TALK TO THE BRIDE AT ALL.
Can they even look at her?
We’ll just leave this here because, obviously, it’s a bonkers rule. Isn’t the whole point of going to someone’s wedding is because you are there to celebrate their love, and you know, congratulate them face-to-face?
9. Everyone will toast with Rèmy. No acceptance.
Spell check would’ve come in handy here, too.
But then again, maybe the bride did mean “acceptance” and not “exception.” If someone dared to toast with water instead of Rèmy (who cares about sobriety or the legal drinking age, right?), perhaps the wedding acceptance would be revoked.
That doesn’t sound like the worst thing to us, though.
10. Lastly must come with gift $75 or more or you “want” be admitted in.
And this just takes the cake.
Of course, we’re talking about wedding cake. This bride even put a price tag on gifts.
We’ll see what ridiculous rules she comes up with for her next marriage (because we’re not sure how long this first one will even last). Hopefully, her next rules make it online, too.
Here’s a screenshot of the message:
We feel for anyone who had to be at this wedding.
But hey — bridezillas, keep being you. And guests, keep calling them out on it on the internet. (Just make sure your post is anon. No need to add to the chaos.)
Unfortunately, awkward wedding stories are somewhat common.
Like when this woman’s future mother-in-law wore a wedding dress to her son’s wedding. Yes, the mother of the groom wore a wedding dress to a wedding that was not her own. But it turns out the bride wasn’t even upset — read the whole story here.
