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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
42 Horrifically Self-Obsessed Brides Who Thought The Entire World Revolved Around Their Wedding
bride clearly only cared about getting gifts. did this bride. bride was definitely the type to expect bridesmaids to shell out thousands on a bachelorette party. greedy couple asked for a wedding gift from their PHOTOGRAPHER. bride made it clear to everyone it was HER day, not her fiance's. Related: bride was terrified a bridesmaid's boobs wood take attention away from her on her special day. bride feared the same thing after a friend's weight loss. bride was also worried a guest would take attention away from her because she's pretty. couple wanted guests to pay $150 to attend their wedding. couple clearly just decided last-minute they wanted more gifts. couple made guests pay for the rehearsal dinner. couple expected donations for their wedding and got pissy when they didn't receive many. selfish couple defaced public property for their wedding. greedy bride not only wanted to do a money dance, but they wanted to time people so they could squeeze as many in as possible. Related: bride thought her SIL should've waited to get engaged, because she was stealing her thunder. couple wanted guests to pay for their meal. this couple wanted guests to pay for their plus ones. couple wanted to use food trucks — where guests paid for their own food — instead of providing dinner. entitled couple expected people who weren't even invited to donate to their honeymoon fund. selfish bride clearly didn't care about her guests. with this bride. Related: couple was planning on charging bridesmaids and groomsmen to stay in the groom and bridal suites in order to "recuperate some of the cost of the venue rental." bride made her bridesmaids buy $550 dresses, which they had to have payment plans for (and she wonders why they're dropping out?). couple was tacky, tacky, tackyyyyy. couple expected the wedding gifts to cover HALF the cost of their wedding. couple asked for money for their honeymoon fund after their wedding was over, and people had already given gifts. cheap bride returned her worn wedding shoes to save money. cheap couple refused to allow a family member with muscular dystrophy to bring their aide unless they shared a plate. couple who left these behind clearly didn't care about the environment. couple expected strangers to send money to them. with this couple. Related: couple could afford to feed their guests — they just didn't want to. bride was just delulu. bride wanted people to pay to watch their wedding online. did this couple. bride went on a long rant that ended with a reminder to shell out is super classy. bride heard of another bride's cheap behavior and was filled with inspiration. bride wanted bridesmaids to pay for a spa day instead of throwing an actual bachelorette party. entitled bride was upset that her fiancé's parents weren't helping pay for the wedding. tacky couple expected gifts, but couldn't be bothered to write personalized thank-you cards. bride wanted to force her bridesmaids to get professional hair and makeup done and pay for it themselves. finally, this fake bride was just so, so greedy. Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Solve the daily Crossword
The Independent
17-07-2025
- General
- The Independent
My friends don't make any effort with me now they have kids
I've come to the realisation that I value my friends more than they value me. It struck me when they started getting married. People I consider to be so close they are practically family not only chose others to be their bridesmaids – but one didn't even invite me to her wedding. She said it was just family at the ceremony and that it was really intimate, but I later found out there were other friends in attendance, and it was a bigger affair than she first led me to believe. To me, it's nothing to do with wearing a nice dress or even what it outwardly says to other people about our relationships – it's the really weighty and terrifying idea that I don't matter to them. At all. I already feel isolated because I am the last remaining single one and don't have kids. Our conversations have changed, I mould around their plans and responsibilities – and I am the glue, constantly bringing everyone together, desperately trying to cling onto the threads of our group. If I don't make the effort, nobody will. And yet, these very concrete decisions to exclude me (and to constantly talk about their children when we do get together, without even asking how I am) make me feel like my loyalty and kindness are taken for granted. I always try to be the friend I want to have myself – but should I just throw in the towel and give less? It seems to work for everyone else… Never the Bride – or the Bridesmaid Dear Never the Bride, I feel for you. I've often noticed that in friendship groups – particularly long-standing ones which span many years, even decades – the roles we 'fit' into early on tend to last. There's not much movement within established social groupings, even when the people within them do change. And it can sometimes feel like a burden. If you're the one who's always geeing everybody up: suggesting dates to meet, booking restaurants or starting one of those dreaded 'polls' on WhatsApp where you're fighting against everybody's diaries, simply to get a date in, some six months in the future – only to witness one friend flake, another transparently decide she got a better offer and someone else realise they've accidentally double-booked – then it can be tempting to give up trying to get everyone together to begin with. You're doing all the hard work, why aren't they? And why can't someone else take over the unpaid job of 'social organiser', for a change? The problem with this logic is that, while it's entirely right and justified for you to feel aggrieved, the most obvious reaction – to just stop making any effort, hoping your friends will notice or get the memo and then do the hard work of self-reflection to realise they've been taking advantage of your energy and social battery all this time – isn't likely to work, I'm afraid. I've seen it, time and time again... when we get fed up of putting ourselves out there and suddenly stop, without warning, the most likely outcome is that our friends will feel affronted because they haven't heard from you. Or (ironically), they'll wonder why you aren't making any effort anymore. I know. It's unfair. But it's usually what happens. Unless – and this takes bravery – you do something we don't often do, for fear of sparking conflict: tell them how you are feeling. I think this would be particularly pertinent to you when talking about how hurt you were not to be invited to your friend's wedding. That's such an obvious hurt that I have to admit I'm shocked your friend wasn't brave enough to raise it with you herself. But, crucially, you're going to need to go in soft. Using 'you did this' accusatory statements always backfire – no matter how justified. It puts the person you're dealing with on the defensive; they'll want to attack back. I would always suggest using 'I feel' statements – and centring the impact on you (because nobody can argue with how you feel!) 'I felt really hurt when I realised you hadn't invited me to your wedding, but other friends were there,' would be a totally reasonable thing to present her with. Resist the temptation to expand – I'd want to place the information about your feelings in front of her and see how she handled it. The constant mentioning (and prioritising) of people's kids is slightly trickier to handle, as I know (and I know you know) that your friends are always going to put their children first. But it shouldn't mean they can't set aside one evening, child-free, every couple of months. And it definitely shouldn't mean that when they're not with their kid, that's all they talk about – at the expense of finding out how you are. Again, I would try to frame it positively and from a place of introspection, as that's likely to get the most sympathetic result. If you're happy to show some vulnerability, you could say something like: ' I love hearing about your kids, but it can feel a bit overwhelming when we're together, because I feel I don't have anything to say. Can we try talking about us all as adults for the evening?' Good luck. I hope it works – though I'm also reminded that some friends only 'fit' into certain seasons of your life. It may be that, sadly, you've outgrown each other. If you have, that's not necessarily a terrible thing; it just means that it's time to let go of some of your old bonds and focus on making new ones – with people who are more similar to you. I wrote about some tips for that here.
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bride breaks down in tears after wedding dress rips just moments before she walks down the aisle
A bride has shared the the horrendous moment her dress ripped just minutes before she was due to walk down the aisle. Bianca Ross, 29, from Greater Manchester, was getting ready to tie the knot earlier this month when two of her bridesmaids helped her do up her corseted dress. As the trio were struggling to get into the dress, they heard a sudden rip, with the back of the dress opening. The trio, jaws dropped, stood in shocked silence for a moment while the bride started crying. However, the crisis was quickly averted when one of her friends revealed that she had brought her sewing kit and was able to mend the tear. In a video posted to TikTok, Bianca was all laughs and smiles as she was being helped into her fitted embellished gown by her bridesmaids. She was tossing up whether to use the detachable straps or not as her friends were tugging and pulling at the top of the dress, trying to do up the clasps. 'I look like a princess,' Bianca said. One of the bridesmaids then pulled slightly too hard on the back of the dress which let out a big ripping sound. Bride Bianca was brought to tears when her dress ripped just moments before she was due to walk down the aisle The women gasped before Bianca burst into tears. 'Oh my god, it's f***ing broke,' one panicked bridesmaid said. 'How many times have we squeezed into this f***ing dress? How many times have we fought with this dress?' Viewers were unable to see the damage but the bridesmaid who caused the rip was quick on the case. 'I brought it for a reason! I've got my sewing kit,' she shouted as she ran out of the room. One viewer said the tear was 'every bride's nightmare and asked if Bianca went on to get married which she confirmed she did - not letting the mishap stop her from enjoying her and her new husband's big day. The internet is never short of a wedding drama and, previously, a groom raised eyebrows after he said he wanted to divorce his new wife just days after saying 'I do'. The married man, who is 44 years old, took to Reddit to complain about his 42-year-old wife shortly after their wedding and explained the big day had been riddled with issues - including one incident that completely broke his trust. On the thread, the new husband said a black cloud hung over his wedding day thanks to his wife's egregious actions. He lamented he now feels like he 'married someone else' after his wife changed her hair colour two days before the big day. He complained that she had abandoned her 'regular girl next door style' and along with her new hair colour she had also worn a 'revealing' dress that left him stunned. But it was a request she made of her guests behind the groom's back that really left him reeling. The Reddit-poster complained that his bride's dress showed off her legs and cleavage and was too sexy to be walking down the aisle in. He even thought that some of the male guests avoided her all night out of embarrassment. He wrote: 'On the wedding day, she showed up wearing a sheer lace dress that was too revealing and no flesh coloured lining. 'I could see her whole legs and her undies (they were lace and not sheer). I would have preferred that she didn't wear her cleavage bursting out. It wasn't necessary. 'I thought sexiness was reserved for the wedding night, not for our guests to see. I would have been okay with it had I been used to this being her style, but I don't know what happened. 'Our friends and families (males) kept a bit distant trying to avoid her and I think it's because they were trying to be respectful. The top of the dress wasn't sheer, but her breasts were almost popping out and she couldn't dance as happily and carefree as she always does because of it. The groom explained that he knew it was a minor detail and just an 'aesthetic dispute' that he would forget about eventually but he said it went against their traditional family's values. While the dress and hair colour were a shock, the new husband revealed what really upset him was the discovery that his wife had been asking for money from guests without his knowledge. The Reddit poster explained that they had previously agreed not to ask their guests for money - although he clarified they did get 'cash gifts and physical presents' - but was shocked to find out his wife had tired to establish a minimum fee. He revealed he only discovered the betrayal after her best friend dropped out of the wedding due to pressure to give extra cash. The groom confessed he had been left disappointed because 'the church was missing a chunk of guests' and he felt a 'black cloud' hanging over them all day. He went on to say that the trust between him and his new wife is completely broken because he lost friends and people he cared about. He added: 'I don't see how therapy can fix this. It's not just about my trust, but about how this person is a whole human being apart from the woman that I thought I knew.' On the Reddit thread, the recently married man asked whether it was reasonable to ask for a divorce even though he knew it would 'destroy her' and said he wanted to at least file for a legal separation. He added he felt he could no longer go on 'sleeping next to someone who was willing to take from others' and said he felt too betrayed. And other Reddit users rushed to his defence with one writing: 'I would run if I realised my fiancé's idea about a wedding was about filing up her bank account. A wedding should be a celebration of love. I don't have an opinion about her dress.' Another said: 'Divorce or annulment. If she does things like this behind your back before marriage, think of the things she will do behind your back now that she has you locked in. 'A good foundation for any relationship is built on trust, respect and clear communication at the bare minimum and she violated all three. Run for the hills.' And one commented: 'The clothing thing is not important, but lying and pressuring loved ones for money behind your back is an early indicator of how your life will be going. Is this someone you can spend the rest of your life with? I think the answer is no.' But others were on the wife's side and criticised the groom for slating his new bride's wedding dress, encouraging her to run for the hills. One person said: 'The money hustling is tacky and worth divorcing over. Hating her hair/dress is tacky and worth her divorcing you over. 'So maybe you two flawed people should talk about all this, apologize to each other, and do better moving forward.' Another user wrote: 'This poor woman has married a complete monster.'
Daily Mail
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Delta Goodrem's longtime makeup artist shares behind-the-scenes details from singer's Malta wedding - and reveals the beauty products she used on the big day
Delta Goodrem 's makeup artist of eight years has given fans a behind-the-scenes look at the Aussie star's wedding. Mia Hawkswell, who is currently dating Nine star Richard Wilkins, has been behind some of Delta's biggest looks, including her Innocent Eyes 20th Anniversary Tour shows in Sydney and Melbourne, a Revlon campaign and a number of public appearances. Now, she has opened up about Delta's biggest event of all - her wedding to Matthew Copley in Malta - sharing a glimpse of what went down at the singer's nuptials after after doing makeup for the seven bridesmaids. 'Her whole squad was there, and it was the most beautiful energy, full of love and support,' she told Nine Honey, adding that the wedding was a 'dream' to be a part of. 'The entire week was everything you'd want, an intimate celebration of love,' she said of the nuptials. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'The energy was pure love and happiness, and so fun, so much fun! I want to relive each event. They've set the bar very high!' She added that Delta's makeup brief for the bridesmaids was straightforward: 'What the girls want' and 'make them feel like themselves'. The process required 'teamwork', she said, with the bridesmaids doing their own lips or mascara to save a few minutes between each person, which they were very understanding and helpful about. Due to the warm weather conditions in Malta, Mia relied on hydrating skin preparation and a heavy duty setting spray to keep the makeup in place all day. Name-dropping a few products, Mia said she used the Terry Hyaluronic Glow Setting Mist, Sisley Nutritive Lip Balm and Ilia Eye Stylus & Makeup Forever Cream Shadow Sticks on the big day. She also combined Kryolan Ultra Setting Spray and The Secret Skin Care Solar Serum 50+ protection to prime the skin, which left the bridesmaids with a 'radiant finish.' In June, Delta made headlines as she married the love of her life, Matthew Copley, in a stunning Malta ceremony. The pop star shared the first look at her 'fairytale' wedding with Vogue Australia. 'June 2025, Husband and Wife. It was more magical than we both could have dreamed,' the 40-year-old wrote in an emotional caption on Instagram. 'We said I do under the Maltese skies in a family fairytale wedding brought to life by so many angels surrounding us,' she continued. 'We are holding on to every memory from that moment, the love, the laughter, the happy tears and dancing till the sun came up.' The blushing bride stunned in an off-the-shoulder wedding gown with a racy sweetheart neckline designed by South Australian fashion designer Paul Vasileff. The French tulle gown features gorgeous lattice detailing and a two-and-a-half metre train. Delta said she worked with the designer over three months to create a gown that felt 'super personal and very special.' 'Paul and I connected the second I got engaged, and we started working together immediately,' Delta told Vogue of the couture creation. The gown, which took around 500 hours to make, included nods to the couple's romance, including their wedding date, a pair of swans and cherubs, embroidered into the fabric. Vasileff had also dressed Delta for the 2016 Logie Awards and described working with her as a 'dream collaboration'. Delta and Matthew exchanged vows in the historic St. Paul's Cathedral in Mdina, which was built in the 12th century. The reception then took place at Naxxar's Palazzo Parisio, an estate with exquisite gardens that was constructed in the 18th century. Delta changed into two additional dresses during the party so she would be comfortable enough to dance the night away while Conrad Sewell and Vince Pizzinga performed to the A-list guests. Both frocks were designed for the singer by Melbourne-based couture designer Con Ilio, including a party dress covered in hand-beaded pearls and crystals. Delta and Matthew's custom-made, matching gold and diamond wedding bands were created by Melbourne designer Anton Jewellery. The singer told Vogue that she wanted to, 'feel like myself on the day. That was really important to me. The look needed to feel grounded amongst the fairytale.' Delta's makeup was done by Noni Smith and her hair was styled by Michael Brennan, while the day's stylist was Meggy Smith. Her groom meanwhile was dressed in 'head-to-toe' Tom Ford, Delta told Vogue - adding that she did not see Matt the night before their vows to add to the magic. 'Every moment was a fairytale come true. The whole day and the week spent with everyone were beyond our wildest dreams' Delta told Vogue.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
I'm Seething At These 23 Entitled Brides And Grooms That Have Me Dreading Wedding Season
person didn't want her fiancé's brother to be the best man because a medical condition would ruin the "uniform look" of those in the ceremony. bride was angry at her fiancé's personal (and justified) choice to change his last name because she wanted it. person was super ungrateful and judgmental about the bridesmaids that SHE CHOSE. greedy couple this guest complained about was having no less than EIGHT different wedding-related showers. awful bride wouldn't let their fiancé do a sweet tribute to their late friend. couple thought it was fine to invite their closest friends to their wedding but not their closest friends' spouses. bride expected a bridesmaid to go without their walking stick — y'know, the one they need to WALK. bride was angry she had to pay her own way at her bachelorette party. couple expected wedding guests to pay for their move and new car. poor woman had a bridezilla of an in-law forcing her to wear a dress she wasn't comfortable with. bride did the same. same bride also scammed her bridesmaids. couple charged guests to attend their wedding. did this couple. bride wanted a guest to create content at her wedding for free. bride just had a wild number of ridiculous rules. bride wanted a guest to change up a hairstyle that took them SEVEN YEARS to grow. couple was just cheap, cheap, CHEAP. influencer wanted a local band for free. bride was completely unreasonable about a guest's outfit. the couple this vendor complained about just straight-up had an unauthorized reception at a local business without even thinking about the workers or the other patrons. couple invited two coworkers to their international they kind of didn't. finally, this bride was just ~the drama~.
