Dear Prudence,
My nephew announced his engagement to “Bree,” A friend of mine used to babysit my nephew as a child and offered a free engagement shoot. They are semi-professional photographers. Well, Bree turned out to be a diva. She wasn’t content with having the shoot in town but wanted a place 75 miles away. My friend arrived to set up only for Bree to call and cancel because her make-up artist flaked, so no shoot. She wasn’t apologetic at all. I was so embarrassed that I paid the cancellation fee and gas for my friend.
My friend went on to contact my nephew with an offer to do a low-cost shoot in town. Bree threw a fit that it wasn’t her dream and made false and unflattering reports on social media. She later deleted them but this is my friend’s livelihood! At this point, I was fed up and told my nephew to consider the money I paid my friend to be their wedding gift from me. I have been very generous to my other nieces and nephews but not one of them acted as horribly as Bree. My nephew and sister are upset with me. They were counting on the money. This has caused a large amount of drama. What should I do now?
—Drama in Dallas