Okay, so maybe it’s not so much weddings as it’s demanding brides, but let me tell you a little story about how I lost a friend of over 15 years all because of, well, I’m not really sure.
About a year ago, my friend got engaged and I was awarded the ‘lucky’ title of Maid of Honour – the pinnacle of female friendship – some would argue.
Six months on and things start really ramping up in terms of the wedding planning that involved me as MOH.
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I have been a bridesmaid three times and I have seen weddings turn women who are normally rational, open minded and reasonable into hysterical monsters. I only remain friends with these women because I am very good at forgiveness, often to my own detriment. It may not feel like it now, but I think your former friend has done you a favour. You can also take some vindictive pleasure in the fact that once the wedding is over and the mundane I have been a bridesmaid three times and I have seen weddings turn
I'm not so sure. There are alway two sides to every story. From the sarcastic tone used to describe the (rather typical) MOH duties in the beginning of the article, it sounds like you were feeling some disdain towards the bride which if she is (and it sounds as though she is) a discerning person she would have detected. Maybe she overreacted but I wouldn't be so quick to play the innocent well-meaning victim.
Well obviously she had some disdain towards the bride. I don't think she was complaining about having gone to those things or carrying out the standard MOH duties, I think the point she was making was that she had been there and done all of those things and still got kicked out of the wedding (AND lost a friend).
The article was clearly written after the event so I can understand why she probably was feeling angry about the whole situation and in turn towards the bride. No wonder she used sarcastic tone! I would too!