Bride under fire for picking ‘ugly' bridesmaids: ‘You don't want people who'll outshine you'

Yahoo

09-05-2025

She said yes to the dress — and no to any bridesmaids who might upstage her in it.
A bride-to-be is catching major flak online after being accused of choosing 'awkward' and 'not photogenic' bridesmaid dresses just so she could look hotter in her wedding photos.
The eyebrow-raising revelation came via Reddit's infamous AITA forum, where the almost bride's sister shared the story.
She shared how she initially felt 'excited' to be asked to stand by her 27-year-old sibling's side — until she met the rest of the bridal party.
'Every single one of them is someone she's either not that close to or has made fun of before for being 'awkward' or 'not photogenic,'' the poster wrote, noting that her sister's actual besties didn't even make the cut.
When she confronted the bride about the bizarre lineup, the woman confessed to the unflattering motive behind the picks.
'She kind of laughed and said, 'You'll understand when it's your wedding. You don't want people who'll outshine you in your own pictures,'' the sister shared.
Cue the jaw drop.
'So you picked them because you think they'll make you look better?' she asked.
That earned nothing more than an eye roll and a casually cruel defense: 'It's not that deep. I just want to feel confident that day, and I'm allowed to be a little selfish for my wedding.'
The bride's vision of being the fairest of them all didn't fly with her sibling — who's now ditching the whole celebration.
'I feel like going along with it makes me complicit,' the woman wrote, adding that the wedding seems 'built on tearing other people down.'
But the bride — and their mom — weren't exactly moved by her moral stand. The woman says her sister is calling her 'judgmental and sensitive,' while their mother accused her of being 'too idealistic' and urged her to just go with it.
Reddit, however, backed the sister in spades.
'It is mean girl / catty behavior,' one user snapped. 'Yes, she deserves to feel beautiful on her special day, but she's ugly on the inside for doing this, even if no one else knows.'
'NTA — tell the other bridesmaids then post an update,' another cheered, popcorn in hand.
And that she did. The sister revealed that after spilling the tea to the rest of the bridal party, at least three bridesmaids bowed out.
'I was very upfront about it. I made a group and dropped the text describing the whole situation. I don't think anyone deserves this,' she said.