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Just Said Yes June 2021

Need opinions!!

Marlene, on February 28, 2021 at 7:02 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 18
Sorry for the ridiculously long story BUT opinions PLEASE....... I had my wedding scheduled for this past August, but had to reschedule. It's suppose to be this upcoming summer. It's been almost 2 years now since the start of planning. I asked some old best friends to stand as my bridesmaids. They were all more then thrilled, but never really even reached out to me prior since higschool. I guess I didn't realize till recently I was trying to hard to keep them around when I should have just let them go. When it came time to get their dresses, I allowed them to pick their own, and asked if budget was an issue. 2 ignored and the other 2 said there was no issue. I scheduled the appointment about a month in a half in advance based off everyone's availability, and when the day came they all tried to back out. One girl specifically had been ignoring me for some time. I privately messaged her, asking if there were issues, and politely if it was in her best interest for the both of us if she was sure she wanted to stand. (She was having some private personal issues). She blew up, saying I'm cornering her and making everything about me? She ended up getting her dress, but it was the first dress she tried on and didn't seem in the least interested in the appointment. She later told me she couldn't pay for it, and I offered help and she ignored me. It has now been over a year since I seen her, and the dress is still sitting at the boutique. She hasn't made any payments or arrangements on it, or even notified me that there's a reason for her lack of concern. I have tried to reach out to her multiple times, only for the messages to be read, and then ignored. She is very active on social media. Her, along with another bridesmaid, have been ignoring me since their appointment. I was in a bad car accident a few months ago and they didn't even reach out. My fiancé and I have made the decision to cancel the wedding very recently. Family and friend drama has been ridiculous in the planning, and we have decided it's best to do something for ourselves rather then spend all this money pleasing people that don't seem to care (We are thinking elopement) I have doubts, and concerns on how I should approach this, I am easily manipulated and feel I have really had this experience taken out from under me from the selfishness of others... One bridesmaid dress was 200 and the other girl only paid half of hers when she had to order....Do I owe them a refund?

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Latest activity by Dj Tanner, on March 1, 2021 at 12:30 AM
  • Paige L.
    Super September 2021
    Paige L. ·
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    As you are making the choice to cancel the wedding, yes, you need to refund your bridesmaids. It is the right thing to do.
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    Super June 2021
    Melanie ·
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    You definitely should refund them if you're canceling the wedding.

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    Just Said Yes June 2021
    Marlene ·
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    Thank you! The wedding is just soon, and I don't even feel the one was planning on getting her dress at all so it made me question what I should do.
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    Expert September 2020
    Amanda ·
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    You should refund them.
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  • Mrs.evans
    VIP October 2022
    Mrs.evans ·
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    Sweetheart drop them all and have some other family members or real friends to stand up for you and block them all. They should not done that to you,if theybwerent intrested then they should been grown enough to say so. You have been thru enough and yes it is all about and you future husband. Everything will be fine get married and be happy and let them be miserable
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  • Mrs.evans
    VIP October 2022
    Mrs.evans ·
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    And no you don't owe those females no refund I had to crub my mouth they didn't pay for it I will send if they have a bill mail to them
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    Just Said Yes June 2021
    Marlene ·
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    That's what I'm thinking, just time to move on!! I just wanna make sure I do the right thing still at the end of the day. So if it's refunding them then that's what I will do and I will just leave it at that.
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    Super December 2020
    Anais ·
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    It would be the right thing to refund them for sure. After that’s done though, no need to speak to them again as they really don’t seem like good friends.
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  • Mrs.evans
    VIP October 2022
    Mrs.evans ·
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    You shouldn't have to some didn't pay anything now the 1 girl who put half I'm sure that they would have work something out with her. Now the rest of them they paid nothing so you owe them nothing and cut those losers from your life.If they can act like this on your important day you don't need them to spoiled it
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Cut all ties asap since they don't care about you. You should refund them.

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    Savvy June 2022
    Rebecca ·
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    I would refund them, but then I would cut them off completely, this girls sound horrible.

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  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
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    Definitely cut ties! Since you’re the one canceling the wedding, it’s only right you refund the $$$. You don’t want that hanging over your head!
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  • Ally
    Dedicated June 2021
    Ally ·
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    Yes, I would refund them. And I agree with the others that you should cut ties with them. I'm so sorry you're going through this!

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    Judith ·
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    Friendships come and go. Lots of times in the early excitement of planning, people choose those they want to hold on to, even though the time has passed, and you are not close any more. You did not recognize it, and they did not. You are right. try to proceed in a no fault eay. Lots of times, come mid twenties, you cross paths with old friends, and you have both changed enough to want to be friends. Thrown together by work, or your kids. So try not to burn bridges as you break it off. Recognize there was a mistake on both sides. And they chose the very immature teenager's way out, footdrag till the other person makes the decision. But likely, because they don't know how to be gracious yet, and do things in a better way. Write off what you can to Covid. ( finally good for something.)
    Tell everyone, oncluding these wayward friends, that the stresses of the time delay, and what it did to your plans, is what made you decide to reconsider. And elope. Just you two or you and a handful. Refund dress money as though they had been nice about it, though 2 clearly haven't. Move on. The relief of dropping this weight will be terrific. Go simple. It used to be that the begging of the actual marriage was a time of planning times to invite old friends and new, to dinners, cookouts, home entertaining as well as going out as a means of socializing. That has changed this last decade, wit people starting wedding planning way earlier, and limiting who they see for a year or too. Then doing nothing for a year or two. But this pandemic may change that to focusing on carrying over a few old friends, and making a concerted effort to meet new ones. And more small home based entertaining. When you redo and cutback on your wedding, try to make an effort as a newly married couple to each meet some new friends. And to make some couple friends. Shut the door quietly on high school. I wish it did not hurt so much on the way by.
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    Marlene ·
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    Thank you for that! That's a wonderful way to go about it. Definitely will pay back what's owed. Going through a lot of life changes and unfortunately this wedding got caught right in the middle of it. I realized I made a mistake and handling it in the best way possible is definitely the way to go. We have already been relieved of so much stress just canceling with the vendors, I look forward to politely parting my ways and focusing on the new road ahead of me and leaving some of this behind me.. Definitely more beneficial to take the high road. THANK YOU!
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    June 2021
    Dj Tanner ·
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    Why even bother having bridesmaids? Was it just for show. It doesn’t appear that you’re close to them at all. I’d say just cut out the dead weight because that’s really all that they are.
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    Just Said Yes June 2021
    Marlene ·
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    Definitely not for show. These were girls I've been close with my whole life. I was just excited and wanted to share it with these people, just didn't really realize or want to accept that they may not care at all anymore. They were all more then happy when I asked too, guess they just couldn't say no to my face. Lesson learned. Life moves on.
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    June 2021
    Dj Tanner ·
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    It sure does. Drop those chicks.you’re better off.
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