Bridezillas

Lenore2010

Is anyone else good and sick of the show "Bridezillas"? I watched the whole last season and a few reruns since, but I think there are two issues with it:

1. Most of this stuff is pure theatre. It is absolutely overplayed drama, I think from start to finish. Another example of "reality" TV that is anything but.

2. It has given so many people the idea that every bride is a "Bridezilla" waiting to  happen, and that any argument between the bride and anyone else to do with a wedding must be all the bride's fault.

Aside from the generally over the top ridiculousness of the show, I have in real life seen some scary behavior on the part of bridal parties, families, vendors, grooms... The bride is not always to blame. Granted, there are some serious Princess/Queen Bee/All Around Nasty Bitch Brides out there, but just saying.

Then finaally, I have to ask would anyone sit around and laugh about a bunch of men behaving this badly? I am not even sure why I wonder that, but I do. Women as out-of-control-bitches-from-hell. Hmmm... Maybe lots of viewers (mostly women) are getting their hate on the high school mean girls fix?

Anyway, bluck. The whole thing finally made me like My Fair Wedding. At least everyone is well behaved there.

betrothed123

I was over it before it ever aired.  I think those shows condone that type of behavior and teach the world it's okay.  I won't support that at all.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

I was just ranting about Bridezillas in another thread.

Yeah, it's pretty much... stupid.  Who are these people, anyway, that consent to being taped when they're acting like complete asshats.  Of course it's theatre, but what self-respecting woman would want to be portrayed as the bride from hell on national television?

And I don't run into it too often - but once in a while someone will make a comment about myself or another one of my soon to be wed friends that we're "bridezillas in the making," it's always in jest but still.  It's like, why would my choice about something in my wedding turn me into a bridezilla?  So I want to wear ivory instead of diamond white.  I guess that makes me a bridezilla uber bitch.

I can only take wedding related shows a little at a time, though, I will admit.  Sometimes I'll watch Cake Boss to get cake ideas, but then I get irritated at how the guy freaks out all the time.  I get pissed at Say Yes to the Dress when a pushy mom or hoards of bridesmaids and friends come in and weigh in on what the bride should or should not wear.  And with Bridezillas... well... I'm usually annoyed from the get-go.  These shows make me really indifferent to weddings and planning my wedding, sometimes.

Boo you, Briiiiiidezillas!

SarahPLiz

Ive seen all of the bridezillas. To me its like the wedding verion of Jersey Shore. I can't help but watch in disbelief.

I hate David Tutera and his awful feather and crystal centerpieces. His attitude just turns me off.

526SadieSadie

I love it, it's entertaining whether or not it's all for the camera.  Actually, one of the girls was on probation when she filmed her episode and the judge handling her case saw it.  The judge said her behavior on the show was in violation of her probation and she went to jail for a couple of days. 
I agree that it's clearly not always the bride and most of the time, I blame the parents for being so permissive in the first place, and I blame the husbands for handing over their balls in a glass jar. 
That being said, that one girl who called herself Queen Brown was taking money from her ex-husband saying it was for the kids and using it to finance her wedding.  That is disgusting, evil and beyond Bridezilla-ish.

SarahPLiz

I do, however, think that TLC is grooming some future Bridezillas for WE by filming Toddlers and Tiaras. Same thing. different age group.

MattsPenguin

My friend and I have a theory that the reason for much of the bridezilla-ness is the fact that they don't choose the best/most reliable vendors. 

No wonder you want to pull your hair out and are having arguments with them . . . they are crappy vendors and you're cheap!

I watched the first season on DVD a few years ago and it didn't use to be this bad.  It's definitely escalated over the past few years.  And some of them have to be doing it for the pubilcity and 15 minutes of fame.

Regardless, I love it!  And it shows FI just how good he has it!

jennylove810

Just the word 'bridezilla' makes me furious.  In any other realm of life, a strong, assertive woman is a POSITIVE thing.  If a woman is strong and assertive with something wedding-related, people throw out that she's a 'bridezilla.'  Argh.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]Ive seen all of the bridezillas. To me its like the wedding verion of Jersey Shore. I can't help but watch in disbelief. I hate David Tutera and his awful feather and crystal centerpieces. His attitude just turns me off.
Posted by SarahPLiz[/QUOTE]

This is exactly what I was thinking. Isn't this the way with most reality TV, the worse your behavior the more attention you get?

As for David, I met him last year during a wedding event our Mall puts on, and he was stuck up. Barely said a word to anyone. And really I had to explain to most our vendors coming in who he was.
This year our celebrity is Ron Ben-Israel. We'll see how he acts.

526SadieSadie

Jenny, I agree with you 100%, however I think we can agree that these women are beyond assertive.  I mean, if you were the boss, and someone handed you a finished project that didn't meet with your approval, would you throw it on the ground and stomp on it to get your point across?

[Deleted User]

I saw only part of one episode, where the bride was tearing her veil apart because it was the wrong color (it looked fine to me, but whatever) and it was like just minutes before she was supposed to walk down the aisle. Well, I assume so, as she was in her dress as the church. I got a good laugh over her stupidity, but I don't think I could handle an entire episode.

I had an instant where I was called a bridezilla because someone was trying to invite 4 extra people 'just because they were family.' Never mind the fact that they are family I never, ever wish to see or speak to again. When I put my foot down, I was a bridezilla. Well, fvck you too, I'll take bridezilla over pushover in this case.

I too hate the word. Standing up for yourself is not being a bridezilla.

jennylove810

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[QUOTE]Jenny, I agree with you 100%, however I think we can agree that these women are beyond assertive.  I mean, if you were the boss, and someone handed you a finished project that didn't meet with your approval, would you throw it on the ground and stomp on it to get your point across?
Posted by 526SadieSadie[/QUOTE]

Ah.  This is true, I should probably have written my post better and explained that I have never seen an episode of the show, I was just commenting on the phrase in general.

J&K10910

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[QUOTE]I love it, it's entertaining whether or not it's all for the camera.  Actually, one of the girls was on probation when she filmed her episode and the judge handling her case saw it.  The judge said her behavior on the show was in violation of her probation and she went to jail for a couple of days.  I agree that it's clearly not always the bride and most of the time, I blame the parents for being so permissive in the first place, and I blame the husbands for handing over their balls in a glass jar.  That being said, that one girl who called herself Queen Brown was taking money from her ex-husband saying it was for the kids and using it to finance her wedding.  That is disgusting, evil and beyond Bridezilla-ish.
Posted by 526SadieSadie[/QUOTE]

She's from (and the episode filmed in) my hometown!

missy68

Ahh, but they like the money they get for their wedding from the show and their honeymoon. Last I checked, they were compensated fairly "nicely" for showing the world their bitchiness.

526SadieSadie

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bridezillas : She's from (and the episode filmed in) my hometown!
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]

Seriously?  OMG.  Have you ever like, bumped into her and given her a hate stare on behalf of all women? 

zippityb

I did enjoy Bridezilla Deb who said that she felt "Bitchy-eyed" instead of "Teary-eyed." I believe she made it to The Soup.

J&K10910

Haha, no I don't live there anymore and rarely go back.  I was quite proud though

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]Ahh, but they like the money they get for their wedding from the show and their honeymoon. Last I checked, they were compensated fairly "nicely" for showing the world their bitchiness.
Posted by missy68[/QUOTE]


Well I suppose there can be a price put on one's dignity :)  Ha!

shellydiane820

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[QUOTE]I was over it before it ever aired.  I think those shows condone that type of behavior and teach the world it's okay.  I won't support that at all.
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

agreed.

I boop your nose *boop*

526SadieSadie

The one that ripped her veil to shreds (which was her least offensive act on the show) wanted to go to Tahiti or Borabora and the AIR FARE ALONE was like, $9,000 PER PERSON.  And her dopey, schmucky, assface of a husband (who had already married and divorced her once) actually booked the trip. 

MattsPenguin

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[QUOTE]The one that ripped her veil to shreds (which was her least offensive act on the show) wanted to go to Tahiti or Borabora and the AIR FARE ALONE was like, $9,000 PER PERSON.  And her dopey, schmucky, assface of a husband (who had already married and divorced her once) actually booked the trip. 
Posted by 526SadieSadie[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah, her . . . . she's also the one that went ape-sh!t over the woman who had the birthday cake at her rehearsal dinner.

My cousin is getting married on my dad's birthday, and I keep thinking of having a cake and imagining this scene unfolding . . .

J&K10910

Yeah, she was the one who was marrying this guy for the second time too.  It amazes me that he was that stupid not once, but twice.

christyran1228

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[QUOTE]I did enjoy Bridezilla Deb who said that she felt "Bitchy-eyed" instead of "Teary-eyed." I believe she made it to The Soup.
Posted by zippityb[/QUOTE]


That lady made me lol

missy68

The one who wanted to ride in on a horse and when she couldn't find one she asked the stable owner if he'd pretend to be the horse (this is the one taking $$ from her ex I think), and bought a tiny pistol to pack in her gown if the ex BF showed up - that one was from the town I lived in when I went to High School.

Man, I was proud.


When J found out they got money, he offered to send me in to the show, even though I'd been the exact opposite. His response: fake it, for the money! Hell, I'll be a groomzilla! Yyeeeaahhh. The guy who has camera lockjaw.

psichick

while they do get paid, some are truly like that. the chick from staten island that was marrying the cop? yea she really is a bitch and truly acts like that in real life according to a friend of mine that knows her husband and has met her a few times. apparently no one really likes her and her friends are only her friends because she has money. or at least her parents do. so at least with her, it wasn't an act. 

maratea

I watched that show before I was on the knot. I was appalled that anyone would/could act like that to another person. Then I joined these boards... sigh, life lessons.

[Deleted User]

I hate all of those wedding related shows. They make it seem like weddings are the most important thing to ever happen to a woman and it's just silly. And most of them make women look like idiots.

MattsPenguin

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[QUOTE]while they do get paid, some are truly like that. the chick from staten island that was marrying the cop? yea she really is a bitch and truly acts like that in real life according to a friend of mine that knows her husband and has met her a few times. apparently no one really likes her and her friends are only her friends because she has money. or at least her parents do. so at least with her, it wasn't an act. 
Posted by psichick[/QUOTE]

Was that the one that got in a fight with the seamstress?  Yes, she definitely was a b***h!!  We were trying to figure out how her cop husband afforded that giant rock? 

Oh I watch (and enjoy) this show too much!

kd.joseph

I would love for the show to go back and see how many of these people are divorced.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]I hate all of those wedding related shows. They make it seem like weddings are the most important thing to ever happen to a woman and it's just silly. And most of them make women look like idiots.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]


FTW!!!

LeighPA

[QUOTE]Regardless, I love it!  And it shows FI just how good he has it!
Posted by MattsPenguin[/QUOTE]
My FI realizes how good he has it every time we pick up/drop off his son with his ex. That lady is a friggin' nutsack.