Relationships and Weddings in the us

Phrases and Terms

When Weddings Go Wrong…

• Bridezilla: a bride who suddenly becomes demanding and unreasonable when planning her ‘big day.’

"So I've known my friend, who I'll refer to as Ella, since I was a child as she's the daughter of family friends but we've only become close in the past 2 or 3 years. She recently became engaged, and I readily accepted her offer to be part of her bridal party.

Yesterday morning I received an email from Ella. It seemed pretty standard but then when she got into the look she wants for her bridesmaids she wrote "Bridehairthrowaway, you'll need to dye your hair for the day, I'll take you to my hairdresser and cover the cost :)". This had never been mentioned to me. I'm a natural ginger, so it's not like I have an outrageous hair colour, although Ella and her other bridesmaids are all brunettes. I texted Ella about it, she told me my hair would clash with the wedding colours and that brides get a veto over pretty much every aspect of her bridesmaids' appearances.

She also mentioned my hair is quite "attention-grabbing" and I'd take away from the cohesiveness of the group. I told her I wasn't comfortable dying my hair. She said she'd get back to me but hoped I'd reconsider.

Am I being reasonable here? I've never been involved in a wedding before so I'm not quite sure what's expected of me. I've gotten some messages from the other bridesmaids who are telling me I should just do it.

Why do you think brides act like “bridezillas”

• Why do you think brides act like “bridezillas”
• Do you think the bride was fair in asking her bridesmaid to dye her hair?
• If you were to be married, would you prefer a more elaborate or a more simple ceremony? Why?

When Marriages Go Wrong…

• To go through a rough patch

Ever since he lost his job we’ve gone through a bit of a rough patch in our marriage.

• To call it a day