Woman Refuses To Entertain Insecure Sister In Law’s Wedding Rules, Gets Accused Of Stealing Her Spotlight

A wedding day is regarded as a day all about the bride and groom. In accordance with this unspoken or even expressed rule, the bride must be attended to and made blissfully happy, as it’s her day. However, what if the bride decides to turn “her day” into an issue for everyone by making unreasonable requests? Well, our OP from today’s Reddit AITA story experienced an outright bridezilla situation with her future sister-in-law, who insisted that she dress in a manner that didn’t emphasize her skinny frame as to not steal her spotlight. Crazy, I know. Keep on reading to see the full story.

Source: u/Consistent_Guest_146

#1) Is OP the AH for calling her SIL out about her insecurities?

#2) OP’s brother is getting married soon. She was invited, but as a regular guest not a bridesmaid as she had recently given birth.

#3) OP’s brother and his fiancée came over and she gifted OP a dress to wear on her wedding.

#4) OP ended up finding out it was because the SIL didn’t want OP to draw attention to herself at their wedding.

#5) OP asked for clarification and gave the SIL reassurance that she was not going to show up inappropriately.

#6) Later, the SIL revealed that she’s insecure of how skinny OP is and wants her to wear a dress that covers her fully. OP told her off.

#7) The SIL became a bridezilla and went off on OP accusing her of always wanting to be the focus of attention. OP asked if every skinny person is receiving this treatment.

#8) OP and the SIL argued with her husband and brother eventually joining in, ending with OP kicking them out and refusing to attend.

#9) It has caused a fight in the family as well. OP wonders if she did the right thing.

Source: u/Consistent_Guest_146

If a bride keeps yelling at you or burdening you with her emotional baggage, you don’t need to put up with it at all. It’s extremely advisable to enforce strict boundaries and maintain some distance. While completely neglecting your friend or relative (whoever the bride may be) might not be the best option, especially if you’re a member of the wedding party, stepping away for a time may provide the bride space to contemplate and address her behavior. The commenters ended up concluding that the bride’s requests didn’t make sense and that OP didn’t need to do what she said. Here is some more of what Redditors are saying about the situation:

#10) Honestly explaining would serve the SIL right.

#11) That’s true, it doesn’t feel like the story from both sides is present here.

#12) She gets what she wants but still complains.

#13) Don’t know where this user got this idea but I’ll say it’s valid.

#14) Maybe OP could show up wearing it and still outshine everyone.

#15) Everything comes down to jealousy and that’s not OP’s problem.

#16) Getting married is ultimately about spending the rest of your life with someone, not who wears what.

What did you guys think about this one? Let us know down below in the comments how you would react if you were in this situation and leave a story time if you have any for us! Stay tuned to Defused for more.