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Heather
Savvy February 2021

Demote moh

Heather, on February 29, 2020 at 5:20 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 5
Ok first off....I know this topic gets everyone uneasy and let me tell you that I know a MOH is not supposed to be at my beck and call, do all my duties, plan everything, etc. I. Get. That. And honestly I’ve never requested ANY of that out of anyone in my bridal party because they are my closest friends and I just want them to be there and support me on my wedding day as well as during my marriage. I really think having friends in your life to stand by your side through thick and thin during your marriage is important to have. Now, my issue I’m having is that my MOH has not been that supportive person but the rest of my bridesmaids have been. (Yes, my fault for asking her to be my MOH) BUTTTTTT, when I got engaged she immediately was jumping for joy and explaining that she was going to write her MOH speech....yes, before I even proposed to anyone in my bridal party. So, my naive self asked her to be my MOH but ever since then she hasn’t shown much support for me. I created group chats with the entire bridal party, she went ahead and removed herself from it (I honestly don’t understand why), I gave everyone the dates for the weekend of my Bach party - she never responded back to me then told another bridesmaid that she would’ve booked an Airbnb if she “would’ve known that that was my Bach weekend” (but she did know, she just chose not to respond to me). Again, I don’t NEED her duties, but I do NEED her support. And I don’t feel like she’s being very supportive (the list goes on but I don’t need to get that detailed). So, I feel that it is in my best interest to demote her and I know a lot of people will have negative things to say about this and I really don’t need to hear that. I’m not afraid that it will ruin our friendship either (side note: she got engaged after me which I believe is part of the reason why she’s less supportive but she also demoted me as her bridesmaid from MOH and it didn’t hurt my feelings). For those of you who have demoted your MOH, how did you go about telling her?
She told me that she was going to have her sister as her MOH instead because I’m currently in the process of moving across states and switching jobs so I won’t be around to do duties and plan things for her (she does believe a MOH should be at your beck and call FYI 😬)

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Latest activity by Rachael, on February 29, 2020 at 10:31 PM
  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
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    I feel like you may want to evaluate your friendship overall. Doesn't sound like she is a good friend. If you remove her as a made of honor I would leave that spot vacant as it wouldn't be cool to have a back up. Also, I would just meet up with her in person and have a discussion about why she hasn't been supportive as someone in your bridal party. If you still want to then just tell her you prefer she just be a bridesmaid but she may feel you're doing it since she did it to you. Long story short I don't not see this going well in regards to the continuation of your friendship. Maybe just make her a guest.
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  • Ally
    Dedicated June 2021
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    This one is tough. I totally understand your frustration and I do agree that she isn’t being very supportive. She should at least respond to your messages! I kind of think you’d be in the right to demote her, which I don’t normally agree with. Maybe have a chat with her and see what’s going on?? If she’s unresponsive to that, or you’re just tired of trying with her, I would probably let her know you’re going to have someone else be your MOH. If it ruins your friendship, she really wasn’t a great friend anyways, considering you were a champ when she demoted you and expected you to constantly be there for her. I know this is tough and I’m sorry you’re dealing with this! 😕 Unfortunately there’s no black and white answer for these situations and everyone will have their own opinion, but you need to do what’s best for you because wedding planning is crazy enough as it is. Best of luck to you!
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  • Katie
    Dedicated August 2021
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    I know kind of what you're going through. I had a best friend who I was going to have be a bridesmaids which I don't know why. She was never really supportive throughout our friendship. She always was knocking me down. When I got engaged she was the only one who wasn't excited for me. It's a jealous thing with her. She's been with her man for a decade before getting engaged. And only got engaged after years of begging him, giving him ultimatums and even thinking about buying her own engagement ring. He only finally asked her to marry him only after she caught him cheating. And I've been with my man for 2 years before he popped the question. I didn't have to beg, give an ultimatum, or catch him being unfaithful to get a ring. Then she got pissed because I chose my mom to be my moh instead of her. Me and her haven't been close at all since high school whereas me and my mom are bffs. Then when I showed her my ring and told her it was his grandmother's ring she told me "I knew it I told my mom your ring looks like a hand me down" which made me and my fiancé mad. So instead of having her be my bridesmaids I told her that she was no longer going to be in the wedding. After that me and her decided not to be friends anymore and to be honest I'm glad cause she would have just ruined the whole wedding experience for me. I would have been walking on eggshells the whole time for my wedding because of her. So from my experience I say demote her. It's your big day and you want your moh to be that one amazing person who is going to help make your big day that much better. They will show their support for you regardless of being just recently engaged themselves. If anything she should be even closer and more supportive to you seeing as you both are planning your weddings. You guys could be planning your weddings together and getting ideas off each other and going to bridal shows together.
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  • Katie
    Dedicated August 2021
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    Oh and another thing to add, when I first got engaged a coworker of mine said have the wedding you want with the people you want. When it comes to weddings there will be people who have hurt feelings, people who get mad at you and possibly friendships that will end. Cause you can't invite everyone to your wedding, you can't have everyone be a moh and you can't have everyone be a bridesmaid. Don't have a wedding where you're going to have regrets, where you are constantly stepping on eggshells for everyone it's your day not theirs. They wouldn't care if it was their wedding and neither should you.
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  • R
    Beginner October 2020
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    The stress of a situation like this wasn’t worth it to me and for the same reasons I demoted my MOH. It was better for our friendship even though it caused some damage. I wouldn’t change my choice.
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