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Just Said Yes September 2014

Dissappointed - Friend copying wedding colors.

Mpdx, on April 25, 2014 at 11:41 AM

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Hi all! I am looking for some advice because I am feeling pretty disappointed in a close friend of mine the past little while, and it's causing me to have some resentment towards her which I don't want to have. My friend has always adamantly 'claimed' her wedding colors (black and red) amongst our...

Hi all!

I am looking for some advice because I am feeling pretty disappointed in a close friend of mine the past little while, and it's causing me to have some resentment towards her which I don't want to have.

My friend has always adamantly 'claimed' her wedding colors (black and red) amongst our friends so that no one would 'steal' them. She has known that these were going to be her colors since she was a little girl, according to her.

However, we are both in the midst of planning our weddings, and she just told me she will be doing her wedding in the exact same wedding colors as me - which happen to be very specific colors/shades (rose gold and dusty lavender). I feel really disappointed because a) I feel like she has completely taken the ideas I have dreamed for my own wedding and is trying to make them her own, and b) She still hasn't even asked me how I feel about it or if I mind. She literally just casually brought it up in a recent conversation.

Help!

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  • **Mrs.Smedstad
    Super October 2014
    **Mrs.Smedstad ·
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    @Cece I would do that too! lol

    I agree with ignoring her and don't talk wedding details with her. I have a "friend" who is copying me on a lot of things, its annoying but i just shake it off. At least I was original... lol

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  • J
    Beginner June 2014
    Judy ·
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    One of my closest friends and I are getting married 3 weeks apart. We have always had similar tastes, which is probably why we are such great friends. So when we discovered we have the same colors and similar vibes to our weddings we just laughed. It is just so typical of us. But even with the similarities there are all sorts of differences in the details. I can't wait to celebrate her and her FH and can't wait to write Mrs. B. on her escort card. You're friends who are both going through this amazing experience at the same time. Please stop focusing on the colors and enjoy it.

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  • KimS
    Master September 2014
    KimS ·
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    I like CeCe's idea. LOL!

    Just keep planning and enjoying what you're envisioning for you special day. Remember, perception is not reality. Smiley laugh

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  • Kim
    Master June 2014
    Kim ·
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    That's okay. My friend got engaged after me, made her date a week to the hour before mine, booked my photographer, bought the same shoes as me, stole a bridesmaid, has a similar color scheme and made her wedding at a mansion.

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  • C
    Just Said Yes September 2019
    Christina ·
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    Same thing happened to me! My Fiance's sister chose darker pink colors. I chose pale pink, gold, and white (on my bridesmaid gifts and info I sent out to all of my bridesmaids). I also received her bridesmaid gift and color scheme of her beach wedding (nothing like my color scheme). So one day my Fiance gets a phone call to tell him that all of the men are now wearing gold ties. Then, I show up to her bridal shower and guess which 3 colors were hanging all over the house in the exact order of my color scheme (which was printed out and given prior to all bridal party). Be thankful that your friend at least admitted to copying you, my fiance's sister pretended like she didn't. Also, his sister got engaged 3 days after my fiance proposed to me (which she knew was going to happen prior). Also, at her bridal shower, his sister had my exact sangria recipe I use when she comes to my house, my exact bottles of my favorite wine that she knows about, and my colors.

    I know that it is just colors, but I get the feeling of dissapointment when you find out someone is copying your style. I got upset at first, but then I realized it doesn't matter because there are different people coming to my wedding and my wedding is not going to look anything like hers anyway regardless of color. I just do not tell her anything anymore about my choices.
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    Savvy May 2026
    Faye ·
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    You are in the right to be upset.

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    Savvy May 2026
    Faye ·
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    Nahhhh she wrong for that. She so wrong for that. All these people saying it's just colors don't understand. These aren't random people. Do you think anyone would care if someone across the world unrelated to you did that? No one cares. But if it's your close friend or something... and they knew your colors, your style, and then they were trying to say don't copy for theirs.... then copy you instead... thats FAKE. That's a fake friend. And the worst part is, people are gonna be like woooow... so you copied her? Because if you guys have hella mutual friends.... then that's gonna look apparent. I notice these things even when I'm not the one getting married.

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