Organizing a wedding is a hectic and stressful time, not just for the bride and groom but also for the wedding party. From dealing with bridal dramas to planning Bachelorette and Bachelor parties, the work seems endless with little to no reward. Well, apart from being a good friend or family member.
And while it is completely normal, if not expected to deal with overbearing brides who seem to want to micro-manage the entire wedding, it is a completely another thing to ask your wedding guests to do what this one bride decided to do. Let’s just say, her dress code went viral and for all the wrong reasons.
Insulting Theme
Most people would not take kindly to being instructed on how to dress based on their body shape. Our next tale commences with a bride posting a message to her wedding guests on Facebook.
A message this ridiculous often gets shared on Reddit! The woman typed out a lengthy list structuring her approaching wedding plans, which would take place in Hawaii. And Oh boy, what a dress code this was!
Not Like Most Brides!
Most brides will insist that their guests follow their selected theme and general procedure. Most brides will not, however, insist that their guests should spend a crazy amount of money just to satisfy their desired dress code!
A bride will usually have her bridesmaids’ outfits and their colours sorted out. While these special guests may disagree with their bride’s fashion sense, they generally undertake possibly dazzling choices to please their friend on her special day.
Aesthetically Pleasing
The bride-to-be’s post started off completely harmlessly. It all began with a courteous greeting, which quickly flowed into a shocking revelation: “Who’s ready for Hawaii 2019?” Following this announcement, she proceeded by mentioning that although the event still had eighteen months to go., she insisted on delivering some essential instructions to her guests.
Not surprisingly, this issue was related to the dress code. This finicky woman justified her over-top-requirements and their early delivery to ensure that her attendees could, “find and pick out something nice.” The Bridezilla also clarified that the particular clothing planning was arranged because she needed her guests to produce an “incredible visual effect” throughout the “synchronized dance” section of her reception.
Questionable Variety
As stories like these generally go, a demandingly expensive wardrobe is just the tip of this particular iceberg. Our next bridal epic is just starting to unfold! The expected backlash to her demands, however, came from the way she executed them.
Her lengthy Facebook post detailed her desired dress code into five separate categories. The guests were divided as follows: females whose weight ranged from 100 to 160 pounds; men whose weight ranged from 100 to 200 pounds; women whose weight exceeded 160 pounds; men whose weight exceeded 200 pounds and finally, children!
Getting Worse!
As if such strict clothing rules weren’t invasive enough, she was also discriminating against her guests regarding their body sizes! No one could have expected such tyranny when they confirmed their attendance!
This kind of fanatical dress code begs for further investigation. Females whose weight ranged between 100 to 160 pounds were expected to don orange suede pants or velvet green sweaters. Further, Louboutin heels were mandatory, which cost a steep $700 a pair!
“Foot Shaping Effect”
This lady made a point of emphasizing the importance of red heels, due to their incredible “foot shaping effect”. Let’s leave her footwear obsession there for now…You might not believe it, but the detailed list didn’t stop there.
To finish things off, the attendees were expected to wrap scarves around their necks! Obviously, no run of the mill scarf would satisfy her. It had to be strictly Burberry-branded cashmere. It goes without saying that these accessories would greatly inflate the already lofty wardrobe costs!
Purple Or Die
As for the men, those whose weight ranged between 100 and 200 pounds were required to put a completely different outfit together. Despite their costumes being more affordable, they were just as weird!
Get a load of this outfit: furry purple jackets, those helmets with beer can holders attached and plain white sneakers! Just to complete this bizarre appearance, the bride further requested that the men in this section bring glowsticks! This was all entering a whole new level of weird.
Paint It Black
Moving on, let’s describe what women who weighed over 160 pounds had gotten themselves into. Strangely, the women in this category just had to dress up in black. Yes, black at a wedding! They had to don black sweaters and pants, in a material that didn’t have to be fuzzy but could be of any design.
Just to complete this grim look, the women were expected to arrive with black heels. You will have to decide what is more insulting, the fact that these women were being arranged according to their heavier weight, or that they had to be clad head to toe in black!
Blending In
The craziness doesn’t stop there, as the men whose weight exceeded 200 pounds would have the most ridiculous dress code section in the store for them. The bride would have the kind of clothing instructions better suited to hunting than a wedding!
She outlined an almost entirely camouflage getup for the heavier males! Everything would have this completely inappropriate pattern, save for their black sneakers. How could she expect them to follow these orders?
Rouge Rogue
The bride’s word was the law and there was nothing that her guests could do about it! Children would also be attending the wedding and they, of course, had their own dress code too. For the kids, a completely red outfit was necessary.
The children weren’t just expected to wear red; they would also have to synchronize into the shape of a heart with a peculiar dance. It was made clear that their outfits had to pure red and no other shade.
Dressed To The Nines
If you were under the impression that this bizarre costume assortment would be all that the unfortunate guests would be forced to wear, well, we’ve got news for you! The bride to be maintained that beyond the silly dress code, a properly formal one was needed too. Following their bizarre performances, the guests would change into more wedding appropriate clothing.
The formal section of the dress code was free of the stringent requirements, but the bride still reinforced just how upscale this venue was. The guests would need to dress to impress for the more normal part of the wedding.
One Grand
It is only too easy to decide that this entire dress code ordeal was simply a joke, however, by reading the rest of her comment, you might be convinced otherwise. This woman deadly serious.
This bride didn’t mince words when she outlined just how important it was that each individual conforms to her guidelines unless they wanted everyone to look like rubbish. She also did her homework when it came to the expected costs, which came to a minimum of one thousand dollars!
Zero Tolerance
With such mindless expectations of her guests, we were quite surprised to learn that she had an inkling that her post might have come across as rather over the top. There aren’t many people who would be willing to spend so much on a one-night occasion.
As if this made things any easier, she believed that an eighteen-month preparation period was consolation! Surely everyone could appease her wishes at this time. Somehow, we don’t think many people ended up attending her very special day.
Widespread Weirdness
It definitely took some courage to break this bride’s privacy by sharing it with the Reddit community. This was the kind of post that was meant for her guests’ eyes only. Disregarding her wishes, the wild post went viral quickly as it was shared throughout the web.
This post would quickly get shared well over ten-thousand times! Beyond its massive spread was a large amount of commenting it received from Redditors. It was clear to them that her dress code was completely body shaming in nature, revealing the bride to be very narcissistic. The more astute Redditors, however, scrutinized the colour codes she had specified.
Intimate Revelations
Her friends were entitled to express their opinions on the ghastly clothing arrangement the bride had dropped on them. One individual even decided to go through the effort of illustrating just how weird they would all look if her dream came true! What you’re about to see is quite unflattering. Let’s be honest here, this look is worth shaming.
The colour coding is just completely arbitrary and even infuriating considering the hefty price tags attached. Further, the venue was in Hawaii! Considering the island country’s hot weather, corduroy pants and velvet sweaters were a recipe for much sweating.
The Bride Response
Our Bridezilla quickly discovered that her private dress code post had gone viral. She then decided that reprimanding her friends was the best response. Of course, her fiery tirade was shared with Reddit too!
She was completely livid, expressing her feelings of betrayal in detail. She could not believe that a trusted friend would break her trust to ridicule her in front of thousands of people! She promised that the snitch would be paid back in kind!
The Expensive Truth
The bride was prepared to go to extreme lengths to expose the snitch, going so far as to host a “polygraph party” in her home. She had apparently purchased an authentic polygraph test from Amazon at a pricey $99.
She was assured that she would rat out the snitch with this scheme! She emphasized that any person who failed to attend would automatically be deemed as guilty! We aren’t even sure if we should laugh at this bride-to-be’s tactics or get worried!
The Necessary Equipment
So, what exactly did the bridal detective purchase? If you also need someone to tell you the truth, you might be interested in following up on her order! A cheaper and possibly ineffective polygraph test wouldn’t do, so she decided to buy the most advanced lie-detecting technology available. She needed answers, at any cost.
Ironically, polygraph tests are not considered infallible. Despite this, you cannot deny that a polygraph party is a great idea for some harmless entertainment. Whatever truths are revealed are guaranteed to make the evening unforgettable!
No Holding Back
In her final post, the bride admitted that she didn’t really care if anyone didn’t share her enthusiasm for her wacky outfits. If they did have concerns, she would have preferred it if they approached her.
She had plenty of other activities in store for those who were unwilling to join in on the synchronized dance! These included joining the staff in clearing up tables following dinner or donating money to their honeymoon. Ultimately, any service would help.
Enough Is Enough
Following this newly patronizing post, a few attendees had reached their limit. One individual went out of their way to write out a long criticism regarding their opinions on the matter. Not surprisingly, they turned down their wedding invitation when confronted with the ridiculous dress code.
We’re not going to disagree with this person’s opinion, quite frankly. If you had been in the same position, you might have commented on something similar. The costly dress code and further charges attached were just too much.
The Web Heats Up
Understandably, plenty of individuals had many criticisms in the store. There were obviously very few praising comments attached. The initial post attracted an incredible level of discussion! A large percentage of the comments were made purely to emphasize just how crazy this tale was.
Various individuals began pondering on whether such a wild tale was real, due to its unbelievable nature. We promise that this all really did happen. Sceptics aside, plenty of critics were enraged at the bride for her body-shaming antics and her attempts to bully the snitch into confessing.
Physical Descriptions
Redditors are infamous for having plenty of spare time to make the most out of sensational posts. One Redditor went so far as to demonstrate how the dress code would look like. This incredible illustration was provided just to prove their point.
There really isn’t much more we can say about this, other than the fact that certain significant details are worth mentioning. A lot of people found the “Pepsi hat” hilarious. You can’t help laughing at the fact that she tried to segregate her guests based on their weight.
Divine Intervention
The bride was truly on the warpath, with so much more to express. She also set her targets on those who had ridiculed her. She became infuriated upon discovering that her post was making the rounds online, sparking an emotional tirade.
For some reason, the bride maintained that she was justified in her decisions due to her position as a “certified spiritual healer”, along with her husband. If she was indeed a spiritual healer, you would have thought that she would practice a bit more kindness and understanding when dealing with this ordeal.
Fallen Angel
She went on to rationalize her colour scheme choices throughout her lengthy tirade. You would have thought that she had a truly meaningful rationale attached to this bizarre wardrobe. Not so, as she revealed that the all-black and camouflaged choices were intended to symbolize Satan, who would then be kicked out!
While some of the more religious folk might have sympathized with her reasoning, associating the heavier guests with the devil was completely dehumanizing. So, how did the public react to this demonic association?
Criticisms Abound
The bride seemed to just be fueling the fires into an eventual blazing inferno while trying to put them out. She simply couldn’t be satisfied, especially considering her segregation of her guests according to their weight. Unsurprisingly, she could justify this dividing up of guests. If you were worried that the next event wouldn’t be crazy, don’t be, as there were plenty of international witnesses begging to learn more.
Considering the flood of online shaming revolving around the bride and her outlandish wedding plans, it was more than likely that it would all be called off, right? Well, let’s take a closer look.
Inflammatory Comments
Many Redditors were already hysterical when they read the bride’s post about weight-based discrimination. Such divisions were very alienating, to begin with. When they learned about the whole devil exorcism metaphor which heavier guests were expected to participate in, however, these online users reached new levels of astonishment.
While it was unclear as to whether this degrading procedure was intentionally hurtful, many took it to be so. This ditzy bride just couldn’t get anything right. Things didn’t end there, however, as new details would make many reconsider their opinion of her.
Paranormal Encounters
The bride in question believed that she could gain some support by describing how she had met her future husband at a “psychic desensitization chamber”. How does this detail enlighten anyone? For starters, we then knew that she wasn’t “the girl next door”.
Further, she revealed that such an experience prompted her to include her culture on her special day. While we’d never want to deny anyone their traditions, perhaps they could have been expressed a bit better? Returning to the financial qualms, there is more than meets the eye here…
Covering The Costs
Beyond covering their already costly dress code requirements, the bride also expected her potential guests to fork out a minimum of a thousand dollars for their ordinary dresses and suits. Of course, our Bridezilla had the perfectly thought out justification at hand.
Strangely enough, the opulent outfits were supposed to symbolize the prosperity which the crazy couple wished to come into in time. While bringing heartfelt meaning into a wedding’s design is common practice, these kinds of outlandish metaphors are far too demanding.
Oblivious
In truth, this entire ordeal reveals a severe lack of awareness. Such a shocking dedication to perfecting every little detail makes for worthy reading. While everyone is entitled to joy and love, they cannot do it at the expense of others.
Money isn’t some magically infinite resource. Demanding that other people cough up unreasonable amounts of cash for someone’s wedding is just selfish. Beyond the limit of one-thousand dollars that she demanded from her friends, there were also the travel charges attached to visiting Hawaii.
Hesitation
With this sensational story has reached its conclusion, one may be wondering just how the wedding turned out, if at all. We as the invested readers can only wait and find out. Of course, we would never want their relationship to fall on hard times, but we also would like this odd couple to take the feelings and finances of their friends and families into consideration.
Ultimately, this bride needs to take a good, hard look at herself and reconsider her actions. No one should ever be bullied into going out of their way, even for a wedding. If she keeps up this childish behaviour, she can expect to get married in front of very few people. Maybe she will one day get her ideal wedding day!