Bridesmaid auction!

ahoywedding

Yes, it's as tacky as you'd think:

http://nypost.com/2017/07/26/bride-makes-her-friends-bid-on-a-spot-in-her-wedding-party/

thisismynickname2

I guess I can die now because I've officially seen it all. 

flantastic

Hahahaha the mom: "It'll look bad if her sister doesn't bid"

Mom, it looks bad anyway. There's no saving that.

DrillSergeantCat

What happens to the money of the girls who don't "win"? Does bridezilla keep it?

ahoywedding

DrillSergeantCat said:

What happens to the money of the girls who don't "win"? Does bridezilla keep it?

I think so...the article said all of the money was going to be used for the wedding & honeymoon.

DrillSergeantCat

ahoywedding said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

What happens to the money of the girls who don't "win"? Does bridezilla keep it?

I think so...the article said all of the money was going to be used for the wedding & honeymoon.

Yeah, I'm just not sure if the bid is a promise for money or actual money. The original Reddit thread has so many comments that I can't tell.

ahoywedding

DrillSergeantCat said:

ahoywedding said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

What happens to the money of the girls who don't "win"? Does bridezilla keep it?

I think so...the article said all of the money was going to be used for the wedding & honeymoon.

Yeah, I'm just not sure if the bid is a promise for money or actual money. The original Reddit thread has so many comments that I can't tell.

Ohhhhh I just assumed actual money with this level of tacky hahaha.

charlotte989875

I'd bid $1. And ask for a refund when sister inevitably goes completely Bridezilla. 

ei34

Completely bizarre!  And I feel bad for the reddit poster who's mother is siding with the crazy sister. It reminds me of the Gellar's always favoring Ross over Monica and exclaiming "he was a medical marvel!" 

short+sassy

If there is karma in the world, I would LOVE for the B2B to not even get one RSVP to her BM auction party.

That's a LOT of egotism.  To think people would pay to be a person's BM.

And if I were her sister, a quizzical look to mom and sis and say, "But...I don't want to be her MOH or BM (swift, slight look of horror).  I'd much prefer to be a guest.  Thanks."  Because...I would, lol. 

justsie

Can you guys imagine bride coming on here asking how to demote someone?
"Hey guys, I don't get whats going on with my MOH. All my bridesmaids bet on being up there with me, and then there was a contest out of the 7 winners for who is going to be the MOH. I felt like most of them didn't really put any heart in it but I chose one of them and now she is severely slacking, like to the point that I don't even want her up there with me anymore. How can I ask her to step down without giving her her money back- we've already spent it so it's out of the question. Nice answers only please I've seen how snarky some people can get on here" 

southernbelle0915

God I hope no one bids. That is The Worst. Capitalized because The Worst now has an official definition. 

And what about her friends who aren't as well off but might have actually been honored to stand up?

southernbelle0915

Also, for any bride who has an ego big enough to do this, she probably doesn't have THAT many actual close friends and the night will probably end in tears because people won't bid as much as she thinks she's "worth".

DrillSergeantCat

southernbelle0915 said:

Also, for any bride who has an ego big enough to do this, she probably doesn't have THAT many actual close friends and the night will probably end in tears because people won't bid as much as she thinks she's "worth".

Does it make me a bitch that I hope that's how it goes down?

holyguacamole79

DrillSergeantCat said:

What happens to the money of the girls who don't "win"? Does bridezilla keep it?

holyguacamole79

When I was single and all my friends were having kids, I joked about holding auditions to be flower girl / ring bearer.  Obviously we didn't do that, but it my friends with kids played it up and joked about it with me.