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Just Said Yes December 2022

Advice on moh drama

Jennifer, on October 6, 2022 at 1:48 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 6
Hi..I’ve never done one of these before but I feel very conflicted if I should ask my MOH to no longer be apart of the wedding party. I’ve been engaged for nearly 2.5 years (due to COVID) and my wedding is now less than 2 months away. When I originally got engaged, I already had an idea who I wanted as my bridal party. Right now I have 2 MOH. We can call them M and F. F reached out the day after I got engaged stating “I’m going to be your MOH right? You were mine so I should be yours.” F called me one day and said “I’m getting married in 2 weeks and you and M are going to be my MOHs (her long term bf at the time joined the navy). She had a small court house wedding then moved out of state. M & I made sure to throw her a Bach party and do the best we could with the time restraint. M was always going to be my MOH but from the start I felt bad telling F no. Well throughout the first year, there was not much to plan. I picked out 10 different bridesmaids dresses and sent a group chat to pick which one they liked for their body type and personality. I stressed the importance of getting the dress/shoes by 07/2022 since things are a bit delayed with shipping etc. everybody was fine with that since it gave them over 1.5 years to plan. I had a talk with each girl in the bridal party privately regarding financial situations and I tried to make sure I was not making anyone go above their means. Each dress was $80 and shoes were $15. I offered to pay for hair, makeup, nails and getting ready outfits. Fast forward to this year…F has barely talked to me and each time we do talk..it’s all about her and her life stressors. M & F had a falling out months ago because M called F selfish and said she isn’t a good friend. I had to be in the middle and give F the benefit of the doubt. F reached out to me in August and asked me to pay for 4 plane tickets for the wedding (her, husband, and 2 kids) when the kids aren’t even invited to the wedding. She then proceeded to tell me she had not gotten the dress or shoes yet. I talked with her on the phone for hours about how I felt and what she may be going through personally. I offered for her to step out of the bridal party if she needed to because I didn’t want to add any additional stress or financial obligations on her plate. When we started looking at the dresses together, every dress was booked out past the wedding date now. She said it would be fine and she would get a dress/shoes. By this time, I was already frustrated because she asked me to pay for the plane tickets, she didn’t have a dress/shoes, hasn’t asked me if there was anything I may need help with (even just me to vent). She claimed that things were rough financially. I completely understand and didn’t want to add to that but what frustrated me is that she is on FB and IG constantly at the bar, getting hair/nails done, going to concerts, got a brand new car, Starbucks daily etc. The rest of the bridal party planned a Bach trip and I planned the bridal shower with my mom and MIL for the same weekend since some girls were flying in. F was completely silent in the group chat for MONTHS. Then all of a sudden 2 weeks before the weekend, she planned on coming and being involved. She flew out the week of and never said a word to me. Not “hi, I’m here, can’t wait to see you.” Nothing. She posted about going bar hopping and meeting up with friends. The day of the bach party, the plan was to meet at dinner at 7pm then we would all go together to the hotel then out. At 6pm F texted the group chat that she would be an hour late because she had to take care of her kids. Some of the bridesmaids got frustrated and said that she knew about this for weeks and could have planned better. Things then escalated when they saw her posting on Snapchat about going to the bar all day then just arriving at a tattoo shop for a new tattoo. Instead of showing up 1 hour late, she missed dinner and going out. She didn’t meet up with us until close to midnight. By this time, she called each bridesmaid, myself, my fiancé, my brother, her parents were calling me over 100 times etc. because she couldn’t find us at the bars. We were dancing and not on our phones. When she got there, the whole vibe was off. Every single person was mad at her and thought she was being selfish. She ended up going home that night instead of staying with us. The next morning we were all together at brunch and she texted the group asking about brunch and what to wear. Which again we were already there and done eating! There’s so many details of the night that would take me an hour to put here. But long story short, my fiancé doesn’t want her in the bridal party for the sake of me. Every bridesmaid doesn’t want her in the bridal party for the sake of me. She really hurt my feelings this last bridal weekend. I didn’t expect her to pay anything but just be present and have fun with me. I ended up paying for the dinner and hotel room (again, each girl is in different financial positions than me and I don’t mind doing that stuff as long as I am surrounded by my friends/family). That’s why I’m mad. I feel like she slapped me in the face. Getting a tattoo was more important than just spending time with me especially when we live in different states now. She continually makes things about her and her stress which I have always been there to listen and give her the benefit of the doubt. But the one time that I needed her or truly the entire wedding process, she has not been there. Not even materialistic stuff but just as a friend to talk to or vent to. She will continually twist it around to make it about herself. I feel like if I keep her in the wedding party, I’m going to continue stressing up until my wedding day- is she going to show up, will she be late, etc. Should I ask her to just be a guest at this point? Or what do I do?…

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Latest activity by Jacks, on October 7, 2022 at 2:07 PM
  • Cece
    Master October 2023
    Cece ·
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    It sounds as though you have had very realistic expectations of your bridal party, and have been more than accommodating to everyone. To be honest, this “friend” doesn’t sound like much of a friend. She sounds very toxic. I am completely understanding about people going through rough times or having tough financial situations, but that doesn’t seem to be what is happening here. It’s one thing for someone to not be able to afford to be in a wedding party and have to regretfully step down. It’s quite another to be blowing money left and right, then request the bride pay for you and your whole family’s airline tickets! That is beyond inappropriate. Don’t get me wrong, everyone can choose to prioritize whatever they want financially. But they then have to take responsibility for those choices. They don’t get to demand financial assistance from others when they have decided to prioritize elsewhere. It sounds as though this “friend” is taking advantage of you. At this point I think you need to decide whether this friendship is worth continuing. If not, I would most definitely remove her from your bridal party.
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    Champion July 2019
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    Wow I'm so sorry. It sounds like she's a liar to be honest. She goes from claiming she has no money and needs assistance with flying to the wedding, but yet has no problem spending money going bar hopping and getting new tattoos. I understand that people can spend their money on what they want, but it's completely unfair of her to expect you to then turn around and purchase plane tickets for her entire family. It also doesn't sound like she was actually dojg anything with her children like she claimed. You certainly shouldn't be taking children bar hopping or with you to get tattoos. At least I wouldn't be. If it were me, I wouldn't want to be friends with this person yet alone have her in my wedding.
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  • Mrs.evans
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    Hi Jennifer I know that when we ask the ppl that we care about to be apart of our big day. You would think that every one will be happy for you 100% but this is also when we really find out how they really feel about us. I have read that you have and don't mind paying for certain ppl way to have a good time with you. But it is clear that she does care what you wanted or show up for your BACH WEEKEND. After everything that I have further said that she is taking your friendship for granted. And give your so lame excuse that she does have the money to do her obligation for the duties asked of her and agreed to. Then you have seen her out and bout lies to you then shows up late or once everything was over to want to show up. And pay for 4 tickets for her kids and husband money she would have had if she wasnt getting tattoos. Me ahe would have been dismiss and have think really hard if I would want to continue a friendship with someone who didn't consider you 1 just her bank roll. I have been thru this but it was a friend who was invited to celebrate with me on my bachelorette and bridal shower weekend. And have learned that she can't come out and party in a big group of ladies. So I will keep them separated but she paid and showed up but complained and the rest of my girls were there to have fun and celebrate with me. She mad everyone including me upset and she is a guest at my wedding.
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    Michelle ·
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    Would you be more relieved if she didn't show at all? If so, don't buy her ticket. You don't have to enable toxic at your party.
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    Savvy September 2023
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    That’s so so hard. I’m sorry 🙁


    I want to first off recognize that’s it’s easy for us here in the comments to say “Drop her like it’s hot!!” And much much harder for you to actually do it.
    That being said, I definitely wouldn’t want her in my bridal party. Unfortunately that’s going to be a very difficult conversation to have. But I’d say you just need to be honest and say how much her actions have hurt you. I would not recommend bringing up her spending habits, as that really isn’t the core issue, and technically she can spend her money how she pleases. So it just wouldn’t be productive.
    You can mention that she has gone waaay past the deadline to get the shoes and dress. She has been constantly late or just completely absent. When she was present she was negative. If she mentions that she has been limited because of her kids, you can point out how the rest of the bridal party has planned accordingly with their own conflicts. She could have communicated to you at any time if she felt like she couldn’t participate in the wedding. You have made that very clear to her but instead she has wasted your time, money, and energy.
    And if the plane tickets come up again, just say that with the huge cost of hosting a wedding, you cannot afford to pay for anyone’s travel or lodging.
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  • Jacks
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    Ok, so it sounds like her behaviour hasn't exactly been supportive. You don't get to judge how she spends her money, but you do get to say "No" to buying her the plane tickets. I would dial the drama right down and stop entirely trying to get her to do things. Stop getting wound up in her life issues. If she shows up with a dress on your wedding day, then fine. If not, no big deal.

    I know Covid was an issue here, but this is why it's asking people to be in the wedding party can be difficult. Things change.

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