Quote From: gwarrior6
I think the pressure to have the perfect day is bred from the bride herself. Bridezillas need to remember that the wedding is for people who attend and participate, not an excuse for egocentricsism. All these temper tantrums and extravagance for ONE day out of your life. That's it.
It's a privilege, not a right to have people in and at your wedding. You have to be yourself and treat people the way you would want to be treated. If you act like a 3 year-old, no one is going to want to babysit you- or come to your wedding. Remember Stephanie, on the Rules of Engagement? She's driving him off by being demanding- "I wanted cheese fries, and he got me Mozzerella sticks"- please! She also put off everyone around her. You're wedding is going to be empty if you're not careful....
Perhaps the bridal "expectations" (as promoted SHAMELESSLY in magazines -- "It's YOUR day") merely accentuate narcissistic tendencies that these young ladies already have?? After all, how many brides turn into "bridezilla" to the degree that is being presented on the show? Obviously more than in the "horse and buggy" era of the 1980s (LOL), as I don't recall a SINGLE "bridezilla" among my associates!
I guess I don't "get" the whole "bridezilla" phenomenon. As you say, if you treat people shabbily, you stand a good chance of putting everyone off to a point that they don't want to be associated with you. It just doesn't seem worth it.
Sigh.
Prof
