Mar. 15, 2025
Upset bride and bridesmaid (stock image).Photo:Getty
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A woman says she has told her friend that she can no longer be her bridesmaid — or her friend — after she discovered that she was gossiping about her recent breakup.
In a post onReddit’s “Am I the A——?” forum, the woman explained that she recently ended her six-year relationship with her boyfriend, “and it’s been extremely painful ever since.” She said her soon-to-be-married friend is well aware of the breakup and “has seen firsthand how much I have agonized over this decision.
Mar. 15, 2025
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Historic Royal Palaces has acquired one of the eight bridesmaids dresses worn atQueen Elizabeth’s wedding toPrince Philip77 years ago.
One of Queen Elizabeth’s bridesmaids dresses.Historic Royal Palaces
Historic Royal Palaces
Headpiece from one of Queen Elizabeth’s bridesmaids.Historic Royal Palaces
The bridesmaids dress was acquired at a Christie’s auction this past July and will become part of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, a collection of British royal, ceremonial and court dress that is already comprised of over 10,000 items from the 16th century to the present day.
Mar. 15, 2025
Groom putting ring on bride’s finger (stock image).Photo:Getty
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It’s controversial to get engaged at another couple’s wedding. But one woman who did just that says she has no regrets.At a wedding reception in Myrtle Beach last fall, bridesmaid Brittany Brink, 31, was suddenly forced to participate in the bouquet toss. Despite being in a relationship with the bride’s brother, Brink was told to stand alongside the eagerly awaiting single women on the dance floor.
Mar. 15, 2025
Bride and groom inside of a church (stock image).Photo:Getty
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A bride’s family is refusing to attend her wedding because it’s not in a Catholic church.
The groom wrote in aposton Reddit’s “Wedding Planning” forum that the bride is “devastated” about her family’s decision. With him also “so upset,” he needed to “vent” about the situation, and detailed why the bride’s side of the family is intent on skipping the wedding.
Mar. 15, 2025
Sad woman wearing a cocktail dress (stock image).Photo:Getty
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A bride’s close friend is considering dropping out of her wedding party.
The friend, 28, expressed her disappointment in her wedding role via aposton Reddit’s “Am I the A——” forum. She expected the bride, 28, to ask her to be one of her bridesmaids. Instead, she requested her to fill a different role: “something blue.”
Since meeting on their first day of college, the two women have been “close friends for years,” the user wrote.