I just came across this in my blog subscriptions and wondered if you ladies had seen it.
http://lover.ly/read/wedding-planning/bridechilla
Just a little excerpt from the opening paragraph:
"We've all heard the "bridezilla" horror stories; the bride whose crazy-high expectations stress out everyone around her. (Mandatory bridesmaid diet, anyone?) But in the past year, we've seen another type of bride emerge, out of a fear of being labeled the "b" word; she's the cool, laid-back, just-wants-you-to-be-happy bride who doesn't have any demands. She's so chill, she's actually too chill...she's a bridechilla."
What do you think?
"They say there's no such place... as Paradise. Even if you search to the ends of the Earth, there's nothing there. No matter how far you walk, it's always the same road. It just goes on and on. But, in spite of that... Why am I so driven to find it? A voice calls to me... It says, 'Search for Paradise.' " - Kiba, Wolf's Rain
Re: "Bridechilla"???
I'm the fuck out.
My MOH is definitely going to be a bridechilla when/if she gets married. She is so laid back about everything!
"They say there's no such place... as Paradise. Even if you search to the ends of the Earth, there's nothing there. No matter how far you walk, it's always the same road. It just goes on and on. But, in spite of that... Why am I so driven to find it? A voice calls to me... It says, 'Search for Paradise.' " - Kiba, Wolf's Rain
I agree. My sister was definitely a "bridechilla" and she was in her early twenties.
The other ladies in the wedding party couldn't believe the things she didn't care about. They would ask me, "I know she said any silver shoes, but does she want open or closed toes? Flats or pumps?" She really doesn't care! "What about nails? Should we do a French manicure?" Whatever you want or nothing. No one will notice your nails anyway!
My FMIL an BMs were annoyed with me at first. I do t know why, they know that is just my personality
Yeah my mom has given me flack over this. Things like doing a first look and not having a gap-- she's like, "But it's your day!"
I spent all my type-A control freak-ness on the venue, decor, favors, etc. That is the fun stuff for me, so DH and I had a blast planning out and executing every little detail.
"They say there's no such place... as Paradise. Even if you search to the ends of the Earth, there's nothing there. No matter how far you walk, it's always the same road. It just goes on and on. But, in spite of that... Why am I so driven to find it? A voice calls to me... It says, 'Search for Paradise.' " - Kiba, Wolf's Rain
I need to get another chinchilla once I have enough money, and space, to give him my dream home. I have this big, elaborate design (that will probably be scaled down) to make sure he's comfortable and can run, jump, and play.
I get very bitchy to family and super close friends when I'm under a lot of stress, tired, and/or things don't go perfectly as planned...so I've decided that I'm not going to care about minor details. When people ask about attire: "Our colors are black, white, and silver/gray. I really don't want to see butt cheeks or boobs spilling out at my wedding, and my Grandma will be there, and please no denim, but it's not like I'll make you leave if you show up in jeans."
I gave my florist a picture of the bouquet I fell I love with and asked if they can recreate it. How do you want it held together? I don't care, whatever's easier. Do you want the stems showing or wrapped? Either way I'm fine. Okay, maybe stems showing since it's more natural but my ring's black diamonds so wrapped in white ribbon might be nice and make my ring stand out a little in pictures. The boutonnieres and corsage will be designed to kind of match my bouquet and it's up to them on the sizes for the different ages (they suggested using different sizes of the same flower - works for me!).
Yes, I'll have the pictures and memories forever and things might not match perfectly but the whole point of the day is to get married and celebrate it so as long as I walk away being married and having celebrated it with family and friends, then goal accomplished, as long as the marriage certificate gets back to the County Clerk!