Wedding SHOP WORKERS, What’s Your Craziest BRIDEZILLA Story?

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Wedding shop workers, What are your worst Bridezilla stories? Story one.
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I worked at a high end bridle boutique, the kind
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where people drop five figures on a dress without blinking.
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One day, this bride comes in with her mother and bridesmaids,
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and she is immediately a nightmare. She snaps at the staff,
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demands champagne, which we don't serve, and treats her mom
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like a personal assistant. She finds a dress, an absolutely
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stunning custom made gown that takes six months to arrive.
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When she finally comes back for her fitting, she loses
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her mind because the dress is too white. Not ivory,
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not champagne, but white white, the exact color she had
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picked months ago. She has a full on meltdown in
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the middle of the store, sobbing that it's ruined, that
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her wedding is ruined, that we ruined it. Her mom
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is trying to calm her down, but the bride is
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screaming that she can't be seen in something so cheap looking.
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Then she does the unthinkable. She grabs a cup of
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coffee from her friend's hand and throws it onto the dress, saying,
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now it's the color I want. Everyone in the store gasped.
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The mom just stood there in shock. She ended up
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storming out, leaving the ruined dress behind, and tried to
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dispute the charge on her credit card. The best part,
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a year later, her mom came back to buy a
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dress for her next wedding. Story two. I had a
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bride who brought in her maid of honor for a
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final dress fitting. The Moh was seven months pregnant and
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had gained some weight. The bride took one look at
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her and said, you're going to ruin my photos. I
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thought she was joking. She wasn't. She went on a
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full rant about how she had a vision for her
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wedding and it didn't involve lumpy bridesmaids. The Moh was
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near tears, trying to defend herself, saying she'd ordered the
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correct size, but her pregnancy changed things. The bride just
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kept going, saying she should have planned her pregnancy better. Then,
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in the most cold hearted move I've ever seen, she
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uninvited her best friend on the spot, told her she
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wasn't in the wedding anymore because she didn't fit the aesthetic.
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The Moh left in tears. The worst part, the bride
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didn't even care. She just shrugged and said, guess I'll
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have to photoshop her out of the engagement photos too.
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We later heard from a mutual friend that the mo
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o h never spoke to her again and honestly good
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for her story. Three, this bride came in with her
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fiance and future mother in law that was already a
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red flag. Grooms usually stay out of wedding dress shopping.
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She picked a dress that was gorgeous and way out
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of her budget, but her mother in law offered to pay.
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You'd think that would be the end of the drama,
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but nope. The bride started crying, saying she felt like
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her mother in law was trying to control her by
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paying for the dress. Then she accused the groom of
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not loving her enough because he wasn't paying for it himself.
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Mind you, this was a very expensive dress, like three
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months of rent expensive. The groom looked absolutely exhausted, like
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he had been through this before. Then the bride had
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the audacity to rip the dress off, causing a seam
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to tear, and screamed, if you don't buy this for
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me with your own money, you don't deserve to marry me.
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The mi il just calmly said we're leaving and walked
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out with the groom. The bride stood there, stunned as
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her entire wedding and financial safety net walked out the door.
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We never saw her again, but we did see the
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groom a year later, picking out a dress for his
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new fiance. Story four. I had a bride who demanded
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that we redesign an entire dress, not just small alterations.
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She wanted to take a sleeveless dress, add long sleeves,
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change the neckline, and swap out the lace pattern. We
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told her it would basically be making a new dress
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from scratch and would take months. She said, that's fine,
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My wedding isn't for a year. Fast forward six months,
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the dress is finally done. She comes in, tries it
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on and goes, oh, I don't like it. We ask
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her what's wrong, and she just shrugs, I don't know,
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it's just not what I pictured. She then tries to
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demand a full refund on this heavily customized, non refundable dress.
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When we refuse, she throws herself onto the ground, screaming
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like a toddler having a tantrum, saying we were scamming
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her security had to escort her out the kicker. She
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ended up buying the original dress she had picked six
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months ago off the rack. Story five. This bride came
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in with her mom, sisters, and future mother in law.
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She was quiet the whole time, but her mom and
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sisters were loud, demanding, and rude. They picked a dress
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for her. She didn't even get a say and told
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us to ring it up. She looked miserable. I asked
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if she wanted to try on anything else, and her
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mom snapped, she doesn't need to, this is her dress.
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A week later, she came back alone and asked if
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she could return it. She said, I hate it. I
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hate everything about it. We told her all sales were final,
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but she just sighed and said okay. Then she whispered,
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I don't even want to marry him. I told her
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she still had time to change her mind. She gave
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me a sad smile and left. A year later, she
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came back with a friend, engaged to a different guy.
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She told me she had called off the wedding three
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months before the date and had never been happier. She
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picked a new dress that day. One she actually loved.
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Story six. We had a bride who wanted a custom made,
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one of a kind dress. She was super specific, long
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lace sleeves, a plunging back, pearl details, and a dramatic train.
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We worked on it for months, making sure every detail
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was perfect. The day of her final fitting arrives and
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she walks in looking bored. No excitement, no joy, just blank.
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She puts the dress on, stares at herself in the
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mirror for a full minute, and then says, I hate it.
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I ask her what she doesn't like, and she just shrugs.
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It's ugly. This dress was exactly what she had asked for.
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I remind her of that, and she rolls her eyes
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and says, yeah, but I thought I would like it.
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Now I don't. She then demands a full refund on
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a completely custom, non refundable dress. When I say that's
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not possible, she gets this weird smug look and says, oh,
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I'll just dispute the charge with my credit card. Fast
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forward a month. Her dispute is denied because we had
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a signed contract. She then calls the store screaming, saying
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we ruined her wedding and that she's going to make
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sure no one ever shops here again. Two weeks later
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we see pictures from her wedding she's wearing the dress.
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Story seven. A bride came in with her fiance and
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future mother in law, which was already weird because rooms
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rarely come to fitting from the start. The mil was
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way too involved picking out dresses, vetoing options and making
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snide comments like you don't have the body for that one.
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The bride finally picks a dress she loves, but Mill
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says it's too revealing. The dress has cap sleeves, not strapless,
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not backless, just cap sleeves. The bride insists, so Mil
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sighs dramatically and says, fine, but you'll need to wear
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a shawl. The bride doesn't want one, and this turns
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into a full argument in the middle of the store.
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The fiance just stands there, not saying a word. Then
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Mil drops the bomb. If you wear this dress, I'm
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not paying for the wedding. The bride freezes, looks at
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her fiance, waiting for him to defend her. He doesn't.
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He just shrugs and says, maybe you should pick something else.
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Her entire face falls. She turns to me and asks
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if she can have a moment alone. I step out
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When I come back, she's standing there in tears, still
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in the dress, and says I'll take it. Two months later,
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she comes back alone. She returns the dress, says the
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wedding is off, and whispers I finally realized I was
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marrying her and not him. Story eight. We had a
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bride who insisted on ordering a dress three sizes too
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small because she was planning to lose weight. We warned
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her multiple times that wedding dresses don't have much wiggle
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room for alterations. She didn't care. She was convinced she'd
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drop thirty pounds before the wedding. Fast forward to the
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final fitting and surprise, the dress doesn't fit. She hasn't
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lost weight. In fact, she gained a little, which is
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totally normal with wedding stress. She goes into hysterics, crying, screaming,
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full on breakdown. She then turns on us, accusing us
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of giving her the wrong size. We pull out her
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signed order form showing she chose this size. Then she
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does the unthinkable. She demands we just make the dress bigger.
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I explain that we can't magically add fabric where there
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isn't any. She starts hyperventilating, grabs the dress and tries
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to force it on, literally pulling and yanking until we
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hear aloud reap the dress is ruined. She collapses on
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to the floor, sobbing and says, you have to fix this.
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We couldn't. She had to buy a new dress off
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the rack two weeks before her wedding. It wasn't even
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close to what she originally wanted. Story nine. This bride
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was a nightmare from the start. Rude, entitled thought the
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world revolved around her. She made all her bride'smaids order
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custom dresses, then change the color scheme three weeks before
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the wedding, making them buy new ones. But the worst
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her grandmother offered to pay for her dream wedding dress.
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Sweet right. The bride picks the most expensive dress we
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have and Grandma happily pays. The day of the final fitting,
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the bride walks in, looks at the dress and says, ugh,
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this is so last season. I thought she was joking.
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She wasn't. She turns to her grandma and says, you're
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paying for another one. Grandma looks heartbroken and says she
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can't afford another one. The bride laughs and says, guess
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I'll have to wear this ugly thing. Then I will
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never forget the look on that poor woman's face. She
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had saved up for this, and her granddaughter just crushed her.
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We later found out the bride tried to sell the
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dress before the wedding to fund a more expensive one,
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but no one would buy it. She ended up wearing
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it anyway. Story ten, we had a bride come in
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with her entire family, mom, dad, grandma, aunts cousins like
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ten people. She tries on a dress and loves it,
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says it's the one. Her mom says, hmm, I don't know.
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It doesn't scream bride to me. The bride's smile vanishes.
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She immediately starts doubting herself, asking if she should try another.
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Mom nods. The bride tries on twenty more dresses, none
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of them feel right. Then she goes back to the
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first dress and she lights up again. No, this is it,
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she says her mom, deadpan. If you pick that, I'm
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not coming to your wedding. The whole store goes silent.
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The bride looks devastated. She loves this dress, but her
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mom is glaring at her. She takes a deep breath
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and says, then don't come. Her mom gasps, gets up
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and storms out. The rest of the family follows. The
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bride looks shaken but stands tall. I'll take it. Later,
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we heard from a friend that she did go through
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with the wedding and her mom didn't come, but she
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said it was the happiest day of her life. Story eleven.
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We had a bride who came in with her fiance
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and future in laws. She was sweet at first, a
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little indecisive, but polite. Then she put on the dress,
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the one that made her light up, the one that
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made her say this is it. Her future mil without
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missing a beat, says no, it's ugly. The room goes silent.
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The bride looks crushed. Her fiance shifts uncomfortably but says nothing.
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M I L continues, you need something classier. This one
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makes you look cheap. Now, let me be clear. This
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dress was stunning, delicate, lace, elegant cut, definitely not cheap looking.
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The bride stares at herself in the mirror and I
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can see her start doubting. She hesitates, then softly says,
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maybe I should try another one, and that's when her
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mother in law smirks, I can't take it. I step
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in and say, you looked so happy a second ago.
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What changed. The bride looks at me, then at the mirror,
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then at her fiancee, who is still silent. Finally, she
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takes a deep breath and says, nothing changed. I still
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love it. Meal tries again, you'll embarrass myself in that.
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That's when the bride turns to her fiance and asks,
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do you think that? He stammers, looks at his mother,
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then at his fiancee, and says, I think you should
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listen to my mom. The bride just stares at him, Then,
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very calmly, she turns to me and says, I won't
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be needing a dress anymore, and she walks out. Two
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months later, she came back with a new fiance. Story twelve,
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this bride ordered a gorgeous designer gown that took months
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to arrive. It was perfect until she lost way more
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weight than expected before her final fitting. She had been
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crash dieting and when she put the dress on, it
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just hung off her. The alterations we had planned wouldn't
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be enough. She needed an entirely new dress size. She
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immediately blames us. You measured me wrong, She shrieks, we
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pull out the order form, showing we measured her accurately.
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She just scowls and says, well, you should have known
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I was going to lose weight. We explain that we
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can take it in, but it won't fit exactly like before.
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She isn't hearing it. She demands we rush order a
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new dress, impossible on such short notice. Then she makes
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a wild suggestion, can't you just sew the extra fabric
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to my body? I think she's joking, she's not. She
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actually wants us to somehow attach the dress to her
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skins so it doesn't look loose. When we tell her no,
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she stomps out, saying we ruined her wedding. We later
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heard she used duct tape on the day. The photos
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A disaster story thirteen. This bride had a destination wedding
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planned and needed a simple but elegant dress. She picked
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one she loved, paid in full, and left. Two weeks later,
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she came back fuming this dress is wrong. She says,
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I check everything right, size, right, design, write everything. I
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ask what's wrong? She glares and says it doesn't look
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good on me anymore? I tell her alterations could help.
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She shakes her head. No, I want a new dress.
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I remind her that all sales are final, but she
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insists we give her another one for free. I paid
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for a dress that makes me look beautiful and this doesn't.
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That's false advertising. I ask if something changed, weight, loss, stress, anything.
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She snaps, no, I just imagine myself looking better. After
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arguing for an hour, she storms out. Three days later,
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she comes back and buys the exact same dress in
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a slightly different size. She later left us a one
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star review for wasting her time. Story fourteen. We had
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a bride who was obsessed with looking unique. She didn't
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want anything basic, lace, too traditional, satan, too boring, beating,
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too overdone. Finally, she sees this modern high fashion, structured gown,
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dramatic sleeves, asymmetrical neckline, stunning. She gasps and says, this
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is it. She orders it, waits months for it to arrive,
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then tries it on and hates it. It makes me
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look weird, she whinds. I remind her that this is
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exactly what she wanted. She pouts and says, I wanted
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it to be unique, but not like this unique. She
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then asks if we can make it less unique. I
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have no words, she demands we add lace, remove the sleeves,
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and change the neckline, essentially turning it into a basic dress.
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We tell her that's not possible. She storms out, leaves
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a nat usty review, and later gets a plain satin dress.
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So much for being unique. Story fifteen. This bride was
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pure chaos. She changed her mind every five seconds and
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had zero filter. At one point she told a consultant
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I'd rather be naked than wear something this ugly. She
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finally settles on a dress, then calls us the next
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day in a panic cancel the order too late. She
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comes in, tries the dress on and screams, this isn't
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what I picked. We pull up her paperwork. It's exactly
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what she picked. She glares and says, well, I don't
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like it now. We remind her all sales are final.
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She starts bawling, saying we're ruining her dream. Then, out
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of nowhere, she blurts out, can I return it after
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the wedding? I almost laugh, she's serious. We tell her no.
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She sighs and mutters, guess I'll just sell it. She
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ended up wearing it, but a week after the wedding,
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we saw it listed online with a caption that said
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dress was a huge disappointment. Can't make this stuff up?
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Story sixteen. This bride came in with her fiance and
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immediately made it everyone's problem that she was too special
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for normal wedding dresses. She turned her nose up at
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every single dress, calling them too basic, too cheap looking,
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or not good enough for her wedding. Finally, she found
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a gown, an expensive custom design. She loved it, spun
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around in the mirror, gasped at herself, even cried happy tears.
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It was the one she paid in full. We ordered
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it months later. It arrived the day she came for
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her fitting. She put it on, turned to the mirror
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and number, this isn't what I picked. We double checked.
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It was exactly the dress she ordered. She starts sobbing
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it looked better in my head. Then she actually says,
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can't you just make me a different one for free?
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We told her that wasn't possible. She lost it, full tantrum,
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screaming that we were scamming her. She tried to dispute
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the charge, but our ironclad contract shut that down. She
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had to wear the dress. She hated the kicker. We
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later saw her wedding photos. She looked stunning, and she
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captioned them wearing my dream dress. Story seventeen came in
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with her maid of honor, who was newly engaged herself.
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The Moh was super excited, but the bride not so much.
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She found a gorgeous dress, perfect for her body, just
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the right style. She loved it. Then the Moh softly says, oh,
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I was looking at something similar. That's when the mood changed.
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The bride froze, her eye twitched. Then she ripped the
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dress off and threw it onto the fitting room floor.
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I can't wear this, she snapped. She'll think I copied her.
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The Moh was confused, it's not even the same dress.
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Bride wasn't listening. She stormed out, saying she'd find something better.
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She came back weeks later alone. She had bought another dress,
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hated it, and wanted this one again. The best part
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when she tried it back on, she smiled and whispered, yeah,
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it is better. Story eighteen we had a bride who
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was obsessed with everything being one of a kind. She
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didn't want to dress anyone else had ever worn. She
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tried on a gorgeous gown and fell in love. But
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before purchasing, she asked, has anyone else ever worn this?
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I told her it was a popular style and had
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been sold before. She looked horrified. So other brides have
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touched it? I told her that's normal. She gasped like
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I had insulted her, then stormed out. She came back
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weeks later and demanded a custom made version. We warned
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her it would be expensive. She didn't care. Months pass,
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the dress arrives, she tries it on, and suddenly I
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don't like it anymore. She then asked if we could
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make another one. I lost brain cells that day. Story nineteen,
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this bride wanted the perfect Cinderella style dress, ball gown, sparkles,
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dramatic train. She tried one on and immediately started sobbing
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happy tears. Her mom, however, didn't approve it's too princessy.
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The bride started second guessing is it too much? Mom
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pushed her to try a plain fitted dress instead. She
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put it on, stared at herself, and quietly said, I
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guess this is okay. She bought the Plaine dress. A
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week later, she came back alone, bought the Cinderella dress,
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and said, I don't care what my mom thinks. Anymore.
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She returned the first dress and left with the one
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she actually loved. On her wedding day, she looked like
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a queen. Story twenty This had everything planned down to
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the minute. She booked her first dress appointment a year
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in advance, arrived ten minutes early, and had a PowerPoint
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presentation for what she wanted. She found a dress that
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matched her vision exactly and ordered it right away. Everything
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seemed fine until she came back six months later for
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her fitting. She put it on, smiled and said, this
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is perfect. Then she pulled out a ruler. She measured
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the hem, the lace placement, the spacing between the buttons.
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Then her face fell. This lace, she whispered, it's half
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an inch higher than the sample dress. I told her
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that minor variations happen. She panicked, my wedding photos will
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be ruined. She demanded a new dress. We told her
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that wasn't possible. She stormed out, called corporate, and even
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tried to sue. She lost. She wore the dress, the
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wedding photos flawless. Story twenty one. This bride came in
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with her entire bridal party, eight bridesmaids, her mom, and
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her future mother in law. From the start. She had
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a power trip attitude, snapping her fingers at consultants and
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treating her friends like personal assistance. She picked a dress
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she loved, but decided it wasn't dramatic enough. She wanted
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extra beating, a longer train, more embellishments. We told her
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those alterations would take time and cost extra. She rolled
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her eyes. That's your problem, figure it out. Weeks later,
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the dress arrives, fully customized to her demands. She puts
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it on and freezes, Oh, this is too much. She
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tells us she hates it and wants all the customizations removed.
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We remind her that she paid for the changes and
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that reversing them would cost even more. She has a
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full breakdown, crying that she trusted us to know what
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she wanted. Girl, you literally designed this dress. She ended
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up buying a completely different dress off the rack. Story
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twenty two. This bride came in with her mom and sister.
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She found a dress that made her light up. It
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was elegant, simple, and fitter perfectly. Then her mom says, hmm,
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it's not sexy enough. The bride looks confused, I don't
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want sexy, I want elegant. Her Mom scoffs, your fiance
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is going to be bored. Seeing in that, the poor
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bride deflates. She hesitates, then asks to try something tighter, sexier.
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She puts it on and just stands there. Mom claps,
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now that's a wife dress. Bride looks miserable, but she
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buys it anyway. A month later, she comes back alone.
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She quietly asks if she can return the dress. I
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hate it, she admits, I should have stuck with what
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I loved. She ended up buying the first dress again.
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She later sent us her wedding photos. She looked so happy.
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Story twenty three. This bride walked in with so much confidence.
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She knew exactly what she wanted, a sleek, modern gown
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with minimal details. She found the dress and was ready
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to buy it on the spot. Then her bride'smaid, clearly jealous,
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says that doesn't really flatter your body type. The bride
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visibly shrank. She second guessed everything, kept asking does it
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really not look good on me? Her other friends reassured her,
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but the damage was done. She left without buying the dress.
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Two weeks later, she came back alone. I let someone
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else's in security ruin my decision. She admitted she bought
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the dress she originally loved and didn't invite that bride'smaid
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to the wedding. Story twenty four. This bride was the
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definition of a perfectionist. She tried on over fifty dresses,
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complaining about every little detail. This neck line is too round,
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this beating is too much, the fabric doesn't feel expensive enough. Finally,
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she picked a dress, an expensive, custom designed gown. We
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warned her that customizations are final. She nodded, I know
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what I want. Months later, the dress arrives, she tries
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it on and gasps, this is wrong. It wasn't It
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was exactly what she ordered. She demanded we redo the
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entire dress for free. We refused. She had a meltdown,
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screaming that we tricked her. She left furious. A month later,
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we saw wedding photos. She wore the exact dress. Guess
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it wasn't so bad after all. Story twenty five. This
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bride came in with her future husband. Normally grooms don't
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come to fittings, but he insisted on helping her choose.
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She tried on a beautiful lace dress, twirled in front
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of the mirror and said, I love this one. Her
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fiance dead pan. I don't know, it's not really my taste.
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Her face fell. But I love it, he shrugged. I
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think you should pick something sexier. She hesitated. But this
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is my dress, he laughed. Yeah, but I have to
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look at it all night silence. The whole store was watching. Finally,
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she turned to the consultant and said, I'll take it.
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Her fiance looked shocked. Wait what. She smiled sweetly and said,
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if you don't like it, you don't have to look
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at me. Then she turned to him and added, in fact,
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maybe we should rethink this whole wedding. He tried to backtrack,
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but it was too late. She paid for the dress
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and walked out alone. Two months later, she came back
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to pick up the gown. She looked so much happier.
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The wedding canceled, but she kept the dress story. Twenty six,
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We had a bride come in who was obsessed with
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making sure she looked better than her bride'smaids. She kept saying,
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I need to be the star, and they can't upstage me.
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She picked a gorgeous gown with intricate beating, but then
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she turned to her bridesmaids and said, you all need
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to wear something plain, no sequence, no lace, nothing that
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draws attention. One of the bride'smaids hesitated and asked, can
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we at least pick the dress shape we feel comfortable in.
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The bride laugh absolutely not. I need you to look
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uniform like background extras. Her moh tried to reason with her,
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saying they all wanted to feel good too. The bride's snap,
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it's not your day. If you care so much about
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what you're wearing, maybe you shouldn't be in the wedding.
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The bride'smaids exchanged looks. I could feel the tension. A
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week later, I found out four out of five bridesmaids
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dropped out. She had to replace them with distant cousins.
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Story twenty seven. This bride wanted a fairy tale dress,
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but her budget was not fairytale level. She fell in
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love with a gown that was way over what she
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could afford. She tried negotiating, but the price was firm.
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She sighed dramatically and said, fine, I'll just manifest the money.
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We thought she was joking. She wasn't. She kept coming
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in to visit the dress, sitting in front of it
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like it was a sacred relic. She even whispered to
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it once. Then the wildest part, she called us and
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asked if she could take the dress home before paying
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for it, because she was one hundred percent sure the
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money was coming soon. We obviously said no. She ended
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up buying a completely different dress, but we later saw
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her wedding photos and she photoshopped herself into the original dress.
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Story twenty eight. A bride and her fiance came in together,
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which already set off alarms. He was way too involved
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shooting down every dress she liked. She found a gown
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that made her light up. She twirled, smiled, said this
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is it. Her fiance sighed, A, I don't like it.
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Her face fell. Why it doesn't show enough skin? She
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looked crushed. I don't want a revealing dress. He shrugged, yeah,
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but I have to look at you all night. I
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held my breath, waiting for her reaction. She took a
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deep breath, looked in the mirror, and whispered, I love
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this dress. Then she turned to him and said, and
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if you don't love me in it, maybe we shouldn't
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get married. He was stunned, tried to backtrack, but she
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just nodded, turned to me and said I'll take it.
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The wedding didn't happen, but she kept the dress for herself.
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Story twenty nine. This bride brought her entire family, mom, aunts, cousins,
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even grandma. She found a dress she loved, but her
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family hated it. It's not traditional enough, they said, it
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doesn't look bridle. Her grandma even said, your sister's dress
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was much prettier. She looked crushed. She put on dress
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after dress, trying to please them, but nothing felt right. Finally,
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I asked which dress made you feel the best. She hesitated,
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then softly she said the first one. Her family groaned,
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but she took a deep breath and said, I'm getting
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that one. The room went silent, then her mom sighed, fine,
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if that's what you want. It was, and she looked
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stunning on her wedding day. Story thirty. This bride came
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in so excited, bouncing, giggling, ready to find the dress.
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She picked one, tried it on, and glowed, oh my god,
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this is the one. Then her phone rang. It was
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her fiance. She answered and said, I found my dress.
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He asked to see it. She laughed, you can't see
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it before the wedding. He got weirdly quiet. Then he said,
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you better not be picking something ugly. The smile vanished
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from her face. It's not ugly, he scoffed. Well, I'm
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the one who has to look at you all night,
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so I should at least approve it. She just stood there,
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staring at herself in the mirror. Then she took a
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deep breath and hung up. I'll take the dress, she said.
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A month later, she came back for her final fitting
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with no engagement ring. The wedding was off, but she
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still wanted the dress. I might not be getting married,
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she said, but I deserve to feel beautiful. Story thirty one.
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This bride came in with her mom and stepmom, which
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was already a bad sign from the moment they walked in.
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It was a tug of war. Mom wanted her in
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something classic and timeless, while stepmom pushed for modern and sexy.
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The bride looked exhausted. She found a dress she loved,
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a beautiful, flowy gown with delicate lace. She twirled in
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the mirror, eyes shining, and whispered, this is it. Then
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her stepmom sneered, that's so boring. Your fiance will fall
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asleep looking at you. Her mom scoffed, you look cheap.
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The poor bride just froze. You could see her happiness
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draane away. She ended up leaving without a dress, but
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she came back two weeks later alone. She put on
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her dress again, took a deep breath, and said, I'm
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buying this for me. The best part her mom and
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stepmom weren't invited to the wedding Story thirty two. A
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bride walked in and made it very clear that her
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wedding was about one thing, looking richer than her sister's wedding.
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She didn't care about style or fit, only about price.
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What's the most expensive dress you have, she asked. We
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showed her a stunning, high end gown. She smirked, that's perfect.
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She didn't even try it on. When we suggested she
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pick something that actually suited her, she rolled her eyes.
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As long as it's pricier than my sister's, I don't care.
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A few months later we saw her wedding photos. The
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dress gorgeous. Her sister showed up in a customed couture
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gown twice the price. The bride's face in the pictures
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Priceless Story thirty three. This bride was obsessed with having
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a dress no one else had ever worn. She refused
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to try on anything from the showroom. I don't want
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some random girl's sweat on me. We told her that's
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how bridal boutiques work. Dresses are samples, and she'd be
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getting a brand new one. She gasped, so other people
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have tried on my dress before I get it. We
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assured her that her dress would be fresh from the designer, untouched.
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She nodded, then suddenly her face darkened. But what if
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another bride gets the same dress? I was confused, She clarified,
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I want a contract that says I'm the only bride
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allowed to buy this dress. We told her that was impossible.
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She left in a rage. She later found a seamstress
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to create a one of a kind dress for her.
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It cost triple the price and looked exactly like one
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of our off the rack gowns. Story thirty four. This
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bride came in with her fiance right away. He was
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way too involved rejecting dresses before she even had a
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chance to react. She tried on a gown, an elegant,
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vintage inspired lace dress. She lit up, this is it?
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Her fiance scowled, number. It makes you look old. Her
559
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smile faded. I love it, though, he crossed his arms.
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00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:43.079
Well I don't, she hesitated. But I'm the one wearing it,
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he shrugged. Yeah, but I have to see it all night.
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I watched her face shift from confusion to realization. Then
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she turned to me and said, I'll take it. Her
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fiance laughed, no, you won't. She ignored him, signed the paperwork,
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and smiled at me. She left the shop without him.
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Three months later, she sent us a wedding photo. She
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wore that dress. The groom wasn't him. Story thirty five,
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A bride came in with her future mother in law.
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Mill was way too opinionated, vetoing everything too much cleavage,
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too simple, too flashy. The bride finally found a gown
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she adored, flowy, soft, absolutely her mil frowned, that's not
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what I pictured for my son's wife. The bride blinked,
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I don't think that matters. Mil smiled sweetly. Well, since
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I'm paying for the dress, it kind of does. Bride froze. Then,
575
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very calmly, she said, actually, I'll be paying for it myself.
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Mill's jaw drop. That's not the agreement, bride shrugged, then
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I'll pay for my own dress and my own wedding,
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And just like that, Mil lost all control. We later
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heard the bride changed venues too, so m Il had
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zero say in anything. Bride one Mil zero, Story thirty six.
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This bride was a nightmare from the moment she walked in.
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She was demanding, rude, and treated the staff like personal servants.
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She kept making snide comments like are you even qualified
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to help me? She finally found a dress she loved,
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but it was slightly over her budget. She huffed and
586
00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:11.440
said I deserve a discount. We explained that bridal boutiques
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don't do price negotiations. She rolled her eyes and said
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I'll just tell my dad to call and sort it out.
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Her dad never called. Instead, she came back two days
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later and said, okay, my back up plan is that
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I get this one and then return it after my
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wedding for a full refund. We reminded her that all
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sales were final. She actually pouted and said, then I'll
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just fake a problem with the dress. At that point,
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we refused to sell to her. She screamed that we
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were ruining her wedding and stormed out the best part
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she ended up renting a dress from another store and
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spilled red wine on it at the reception. Story thirty seven,
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This bride was sweet until her influencer best friend got involved.
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She picked a beautiful dress, something classic and timeless, and
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was absolutely glowing in it. Then her best friend, who
602
00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:58.519
had way too many opinions, said, ugh, that's so basic.
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You need something that will get likes. The bride hesitated,
604
00:31:02.640 --> 00:31:04.880
but I love this one. Her friend rolled her eyes.
605
00:31:05.400 --> 00:31:07.720
It's your wedding, but do you really want to look
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00:31:07.799 --> 00:31:10.759
like everyone else? The bride visibly deflated. She tried on
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00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:13.400
more dramatic dresses, but nothing made her as happy as
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00:31:13.440 --> 00:31:16.240
the first one. Finally, she said, I think I want
609
00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:19.319
the first dress. Her friend sighed loudly, Well, if you
610
00:31:19.359 --> 00:31:22.039
want to be boring, I guess that's your choice. The
611
00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:24.720
bride actually changed her mind and picked something she didn't
612
00:31:24.759 --> 00:31:28.039
even like. A month later, she came back alone, looking miserable.
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She quietly asked if she could exchange the dress. I
614
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let someone else's Instagram feed make my decision, she admitted.
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00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:36.960
She got the original dress the best part. She later
616
00:31:37.039 --> 00:31:40.000
unfollowed her friend and didn't even invite her to the wedding.
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Story thirty eight. This bride came in with her fiance,
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00:31:43.559 --> 00:31:46.799
which was already a red flag. He immediately took control,
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saying she wants something simple, none of that poofy princess stuff.
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The bride just nodded, looking defeated. She tried on a
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stunning ball gown. She lit up like a kid on Christmas.
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I love this, she whispered. Her fiance Absolutely not, You'll
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00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:04.400
look ridiculous, she hesitated, But I I feel amazing. He laughed, Yeah,
624
00:32:04.400 --> 00:32:07.559
well you look ridiculous. She took a deep breath, turned
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00:32:07.559 --> 00:32:10.480
to the consultant and said, I'll take it. Her fiance
626
00:32:10.599 --> 00:32:13.720
froze what she smiled. If you don't like it, you
627
00:32:13.759 --> 00:32:15.759
don't have to come to the wedding. Then she walked
628
00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:18.680
out without him. We saw her wedding photos later. She
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wore the ball gown. The groom not the same guy.
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Story thirty nine. This bride came in with her mom,
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who was clearly living vicariously through her daughter. Every time
632
00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:32.680
the bride found something she liked, the mom would frown
633
00:32:32.799 --> 00:32:35.119
and say, that's not what I would have picked. The
634
00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:38.440
bride found her dress, a gorgeous off the shoulder gown
635
00:32:38.559 --> 00:32:41.200
with intricate beating. She lit up. This is the one.
636
00:32:41.279 --> 00:32:45.759
Her mom deadpan, I hate it. The bride's excitement crushed instantly.
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00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:48.880
Oh maybe I should try something else. I couldn't take it.
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00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:51.480
I pulled the bride aside and gently said, you were
639
00:32:51.519 --> 00:32:53.640
so happy in that dress. Are you sure you want
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00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:56.359
to change it? She blinked like she hadn't even considered
641
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her own feelings. Then she squared her shoulders, turned to
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00:32:59.440 --> 00:33:02.640
her mom and said, I love this dress. I'm buying it.
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Her mom gasp, but no, the bride smiled, This is
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my day. She paid in full, walked out happy, and
645
00:33:09.839 --> 00:33:12.799
later sent us a wedding picture. Her mom she still
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00:33:12.799 --> 00:33:15.359
complained about the dress, but the bride did not care.
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Story forty this bride was determined to have a dress
648
00:33:18.160 --> 00:33:21.680
nobody else had. She refused to try on anything popular
649
00:33:21.720 --> 00:33:24.559
and kept saying, I want something so unique that no
650
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one has ever worn anything like it. We showed her
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00:33:26.839 --> 00:33:29.839
some unique designs. She shook her head, Nope, seen it before.
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00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:33.319
She rejected everything. Finally, she threw up her hands and said, fine,
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00:33:33.559 --> 00:33:35.880
I'll just design it myself. She drew a dress right there,
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a wild mix of mermaid ball gown and jumpsuit. It
655
00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:42.000
looked like something out of a fever dream. We politely
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00:33:42.079 --> 00:33:44.839
told her that making a custom gown like that would
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cost a fortune. She scoffed, I'll manifest the money. She
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left without a dress. Two months later, she came back
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and bought a basic a line gown. I realized I
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don't actually want to look weird on my wedding day,
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she admitted. Good call. Story forty one. This bride came
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in radiator excitement. She had her dream wedding all planned out,
663
00:34:03.160 --> 00:34:06.920
an elegant theme, soft florals, and a perfect classic gown.
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She found her dress within an hour, an absolutely stunning
665
00:34:10.000 --> 00:34:12.920
a line with lace sleeves. She twirled in front of
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the mirror, eyes sparkling, and said, this is it. Then
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00:34:16.039 --> 00:34:18.760
her future mother in law spoke up, hmm, I don't know.
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I always pictured my son's wife in something sexier. The
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room went silent. The bride turned slowly excuse me. Future
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mil nodded, I mean, it's your wedding, but don't you
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want him to be excited when he sees you. The
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bride blink Then, without breaking eye contact, she turned to
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the consultant and said, I'll take it. Mill huff, well,
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I hope you're at least planning to lose a little
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weight before the big day. The consultant and I both
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froze the bride she laughed. Then she looked her mil
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dead in the eye and said, guess what, You're uninvited.
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She bought the dress. Mil did not attend the wedding
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bride Ie Monster in Law zero Story forty two. This
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bride walked in, perfectly composed, carrying a color coded binder
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labeled Operation Best Wedding Ever. She had spreadsheets, fabric samples,
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even a power point of dresses ranked by elegant score.
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She tried on a sleek satin gown and stood in
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front of the mirror totally still. Hmm, she muttered, flipping
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through her binder. This one ranks at eight point three.
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We asked if she liked it. She shrugged. It fits
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my mathematical formula for the ideal wedding aesthetic, but I
688
00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:27.719
feel nothing. She went through twenty dresses, analyzing each one
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00:35:27.760 --> 00:35:30.920
like a science experiment. Finally, she tried on a flowy,
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whimsical dress, completely different from what her calculations recommended. She gasped,
691
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looked at herself in the mirror and for the first time, smiled.
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But it doesn't match the esthetic, she whispered, We said,
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but does it make you happy? She was quiet for
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a long moment. Then she closed her binder, exhaled, and said,
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screw the spreadsheet. This is my dress. Story forty three.
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This bride was perfectly nice until she started talking about
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her bridesmaids. She picked out a gorgeous, extravagant gown for herself.
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Then she turned to her bride'smaids and said, now for
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your dresses, I want you in muted tones, nothing too flattering.
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The bride'smaids exchanged looks. One asked, can we at least
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have different cuts to match our body types? The bride laughed, no,
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you all need to look uniform but not too good.
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Then she added, oh, and no makeup or styled hair.
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I don't want anyone accidentally looking prettier than me. The
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room went silent. One bride'smaid, completely deadpan, asked, can we
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also wear name tags that say ugly back up friend?
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The bride didn't get the sarcasm. She just nodded, great
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IDEA half the bride'smaids dropped out before the wedding. The
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best part her remaining bridesmaids ignored her dress code and
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showed up looking absolutely stunning. Story forty four. This bride
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walked in with her fiance, which is always a risk.
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She found a dress that made her glow, a dreamy,
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fairy tale style ball gown. She turned to her fiance, beaming,
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what do you think? He barely glanced at it. Mh,
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I don't like big dresses. Try something sexier, her smile dimmed.
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But I love this one, he sighed dramatically. Uugh, just
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try something tighter. You want me to be excited to
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see you, right, She hesitated the consultant, and I just waited.
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Then she took a deep breath, looked in the mirror
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and said, I'll take it. Fiance blink, Wait what? She
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smiled sweetly. You don't like it? That's okay. I don't
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need you to. Then she walked out without him. A
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month later, she came in for her final fitting, no
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engagement ring. Story forty five. This bride was a perfectionist.
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She had every detail planned months in advance, down to
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the angle she'd hold her bouquet for photos. She ordered
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a custom gown designed exactly to her specification. It took
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six months to create. The day of her fitting, she
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put it on, stared in the mirror, and whispered, it's perfect.
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Then she froze. Wait, she stepped closer. This lace pattern
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is two millimeters higher than the sample dress. We told
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her that's a normal variation in handmade gowns. She panicked,
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this ruins everything. We reassured her that no one would notice.
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She whispered, i'll notice. She actually tried to sue the
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designer for emotional distress. She lost, and she still wore
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the dress. Story forty six. This bride came in with
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her entire bridle party, mom, future mil, six bridesmaids, and
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a cousin who seemed to just be there for the drama.
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She found a breath taking mermaid gown with delicate lace
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and beating. The moment she saw herself in the mirror,
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she gasped, oh my god, this is it. Then her
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moh standing behind her, muttered, hmmm, I don't know. It
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kind of makes your hips look wide. The bride's face
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fell really. Her future mil chimed in, yeah, and the
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neckline kind of inappropriate for a wedding. The cousin, who
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had been quiet until now, snorted I mean you could
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pull it off if you lost a little weight before
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the wedding. The whole room went silent. The bride just
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stood there, staring at herself, her confidence crumbling. Then something
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amazing happened. She turned, looked at all of them and said,
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you know what, I love this dress, and if any
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of you think I don't look good in it, you're
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welcome not to come to my wedding. Then she turned
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to the consultant, I'll take it. The mo h stammered, well,
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we were just trying to help. The bride smiled sweetly,
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then help by shutting up. Iconic story forty seven. A
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bride came in with her fiancee, which is always a gambol.
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She tried on a stunning gown, classic elegant, absolutely perfect
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for her. She twirled in front of the mirror, grinning
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her fiancee arms crossed, barely looking at her. Eh. He muttered,
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it's all right. The smile disappeared from her face. Just
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all right, he shrugged. I donno, I pictured something tighter.
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The consultant and I both froze. The bride turned back
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to the mirror, smoothing her hands over the lace. She
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was clearly in love with the dress, but he kept
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pushing maybe something shorter, like do they even make white
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mini dresses? She took a deep breath, stared at herself
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and said, I love this dress. He rolled his eyes,
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but I don't. That's when she turned, looked him dead
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in the eye and said, then I guess we have
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a problem. She bought the dress the fiancee. He was
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gone by the time she came back for her final
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thing fit Story forty eight. This bride was actually really
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sweet until her mother got involved. She found a stunning
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satin gown with a dramatic train and delicate beating. She
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lit up the second she saw herself in it. This
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is perfect, her mom, arms crossed, lips pursed. Hmmm, I
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don't know. It's not very modest, is it. The bride hesitated.
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It's it's not too revealing, her mom sniff. A real
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bride would wear sleeves. Bride's face fell, But I love
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this dress, Mom gave a fake little smile. Well, sweetheart,
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it's your wedding, but just know I'd be so disappointed
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if you wore this. The consultant and I both held
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our breath. Then the bride straightened her shoulders and said, well, Mom,
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you might be disappointed because I am wearing this dress.
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Her mom gasped, you wouldn't. She absolutely did, and guess what.
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Mom still showed up to the wedding and the bride
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she looked flawless. Story forty nine. This bride came in
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looking for a dress that was timeless, elegant, and unique.
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She tried on a beautiful, high fashioned gown with a
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sleek silhouette and modern embellishments. She loved it. This is
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exactly what I pictured. Then she pulled out her phone
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and started scrolling. Let me just check. I need to
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make sure no one else has worn this exact dress.
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She spent twenty minutes searching Instagram, Pinterest, and bridal forums.
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Then she gasped, oh no, some random influencer wore this
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last year. We assured her that many brides wear similar dresses,
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but she just shook her head. I can't people will
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think I copied. She left without buying the dress. A
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month later, she came back, sighing deeply and said, fine,
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I'll take it. I asked, what changed, she muttered, I
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realized I don't actually care what strangers on the internet think.
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Story fifty This bride was determined to outshine her cousin's wedding.
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She came in saying her dress was nice, but mine
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needs to be legendary. She tried on a stunning ball gown,
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huge skirt, intricate, beating, dramatic train. It was gorgeous. She
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nodded approvingly. This is it. This will destroy her wedding photos.
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I hesitated. You mean compliment your theme, she laughed. No,
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I mean everyone will forget about her wedding after they
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see me in this. The consultant and I exchanged looks.
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She bought the dress, spent extra for custom embellishments, and
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left smirking. The best part her cousin got married in Paris,
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and the bride she complained for weeks that no one
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cared about her dress because her cousin had Eiffel Tower
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wedding photos. Brides who treat weddings like a competition never win.
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Story fifty one. This bride came in with her mom
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and future mother in law, and from the moment she
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walked in she was on edge. She was polite, but anxious,
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clearly overwhelmed. She tried on a delicate lace gown and
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immediately teared up. Oh my god, this is the dress.
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Her mom sighed dramatically. Mmmm, it's okay, but don't you
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think it makes your arms look big? The bride froze,
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future mil nodded, yeah. And the lace, it's kind of
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old fashioned. You don't want to look like grandma's tablecloth,
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do you. The bride visibly shrank, turning back to the mirror,
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tugging at the sleeves. Maybe I should try something else.
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That's when I stepped in. I asked, how did you
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feel when you saw yourself in this dress? She hesitated,
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then whispered, I loved it. Her mom opened her mouth,
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but before she could speak, the bride straightened her shoulders
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number I love it. I don't care what anyone else thinks.
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She bought the dress at her final fitting. She told
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me her mom kept making comments about it, but she
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didn't care any more. On her wedding day, she looked stunning.