I just found out yesterday that my sister would bingewatch your bridezilla videos before her wedding because it was her biggest fear to be an unreasonable bridezilla 😅 So thank you Charlotte for keeping my sister sane! 😉
REAL bridezillas NEVER worry about being bridezillas! I bet your sister is a lovely woman, who is thoughtful and compassionate. May her marriage be blessed! 😍
@@TheFartofGod my dear i invite you to please study the holy Quran front to back without any predetermined results at least once in your life please.... it's a humble request❤️❤️❤️
True story: when my mom left my dad she not only got full custody of me, she also got full custody of both of my older brothers bc my dad and their mom were just that fucked up. MVP award goes to my mom for willingly becoming a single mom to 2 preschoolers and a baby at age 22 bc she did a helluva good job of it, i know my brothers have always loved her dearly for it. It wasn't at-all easy for her but she wasn't about to let my brothers' situation rot on her conscious. ♥️
I was married for 4 years, but my wife passed away because of medical problems early in 2020 before the pandemic had started. I miss her alot, the main reason I watch Charlotte is she kind of reminds me of my wife in how she acts and she always seems happy and she seems like a genuine nice person. When my wife and I got married she decided instead of buying decorations she wanted to make them herself.
Yeah, I've come to realise that the biggest mistakes I've made in relationships are taking things off the table. Whether it's not believing in divorce or being totally committed to a relationship no matter what - it's either unnecessary or it does _not_ end well.
I'll never marry again. My first love was wonderful. We were together 9 years and very happy, but he died suddenly in 1989, the year we were to get married. I went into a deep depression, and 2 years later married the first guy to ask, only knowing him 2 months. The marriage only lasted only @ 2 years, he was missing, with our baby, who he kidnapped, for almost a year. At least it made the divorce easy, since he didn't show up and was wanted by the FBI for multiple felonies, besides the abduction. When he was found 1800 miles away, he first refused to say if my son was still alive. He hinted that he wasn't, putting through another day of pure hell before my baby was found with a babysitter. He was two by then, and not okay. I'll never know exactly what happened during his ordeal, but nothing good. A very good child psychologist met with him and got him to describe some of it. I found out why he hated closed doors and why he threw ALL my belts out of our 2nd floor apartment window. Not because he was beaten, but because he was tied up and left in a closet when left alone, probably for hours. I decided I didn't need belts, and took the 5 doors inside our apartment off, and hung curtains instead until he could understand that no one would ever lock him in again. My ex tried to get unsupervised visitation, but after the judge read details of the case, and a report from the psychologist, he ruled that ANY contact with the father would be harmful. My ex swore in court he would make me suffer an "endless stream of tears". The judge had the bailiff escort me and my dad through a back hallway to our car. About a year later, the ex went to my parents' home and shot my dad to death as he was going outside to work in his garden. Again, he disappeared for almost a year before he was found. He had been using his brother's identity and SS number, so even though he was in JAIL when found (burglary), the cops didn't know he was wanted for murder, they never ran his fingerprints! The only reason he was discovered was because the woman's house he robbed saw our story on "Unsolved Mysteries" in 1997 and immediately identified him. Although there had been an eyewitness and potential DNA collected at scene, oddly both were lost by police. The prosecutor refused to go to trial on the mountain of circumstantial evidence, and police refused to question his accomplice who drove the getaway car. I tracked her down, had several witnesses who confirmed it was her, cops wouldn't talk to them either. I have suspicions as to why, but that's another story. He did spend 4 years in prison for parole violation, and I took my son and moved 1500 miles away 21 years ago, and changed my name. I have had little contact with my family back in Texas for their safety. I know this is a long story, but it's an example of how badly one can ruin their lives by marrying a bad person. My ex was 6' 3", blonde, had gorgeous green eyes, and spoke with a soft Southern drawl (he sounded exactly like Elvis). He could be extremely charming when he wanted to be. When I met him, my first thought was, "Why is this handsome man even talking to a mousy girl like me?" At least my son inherited his beautiful green eyes, and NOT his criminal disposition! Sorry for the long story, but I tell it to warn others not to be stupid like me.
May of this year is my 10th year being single, and I still love it!!! I was 18 when married, 19 when I got our son and divorced. After that few serious relationships, last one ended 10years ago an YES, I love it this way!!! No drama for me at my home, thank you 😂
Lazy I Ranch Glad you are in a better place, poor kid, I hope he's doing better himself. And for that man I hope he's already roting in hell wether it is the earthly or the biblical one
When planning her wedding, my older sister informed that, since I was single and wasn't bringing a plus-one (I didn't see the point in my sister incurring the cost of another guest who wasn't anything more to me than a casual date) I wouldn't be seated at the big immediate family table but, instead, at the "extras' table." To try and make it seem like something other than the shittiest way to treat her own sister, she added, "You'll love it - the extras table is right by the bar!" As if being close in proximity was some sort of amazing bonus. I mean, I could just go to a bar and buy booze if I were that desperate. I told her not to bother even setting a seat for me - that I'd just as well skip the whole thing, anyhow. This REALLY upset her. She knew there would be talk if her own sister didn't show, so she ended up begging me to go. I told her I'd only attend if she met my demands - I would NOT be seated at the "extras'" table with a bunch of strangers who she'd felt obligated to invite, but at a table with my favorite aunt and uncle, and I would, in fact, be bringing a plus-one. She knew I was just the petty bitch to keep my word and not go, at all, so she gave in. I brought a friend with me. We sat at a table with my favorite aunt and uncle and had a great time. Her marriage was a miserable one.
@@jessbeingme8155 - they were together long enough to have a couple of kids, but they were totally dysfunctional and unhappy the entire time. The kids (who are now grown) are truly awful human beings. I no longer have a relationship with any of them, anymore, and that's worked out really well for me.
Oh my that is crazy! I would say I can't believe someone would do that to their own family members but I had a friend who was supposed to be the MOB at her OWN daughter's wedding. Yeah I asked why she wasn't invited and she said she had no idea. At least someone at the wedding was nice enough to send her pictures. The FOB showed up wearing jeans and a rough-looking Guns N' Roses t-shirt to walk their daughter down the aisle.
Not me laughing at 7:18 when Charlotte asks if there are people like this. My mum didn't hand in her wedding documents because she was having second thoughts on her wedding day. Turns out that was a great choice since her groom to be was planning to marry her and take all of her possessions then leave. Really hard to take your wife's property when she is not your wife. Lol
This happens a lot. It happened to one of my mom’s friends. She had been a widow for awhile. Had two boys. Some sweet talker got her to marry him, and shortly after cleaned out her bank account. So sad.
@@GMMcomps2015 Nope! That's not really how that works. If you don't submit your wedding license and paper work you are not married. So no fraud. Just a giant expensive party.
I had a GroomZillas, together a year. One child together, divorced 6 months in. Best decision I ever made, second best decision was marrying my second husband. Together 17 years and celebrating our 10 wedding anniversary in 9 days. Absolutely Love you Charlotte 💟
I love the message from "Jaymac" who is keeping his Wifezilla because she makes life good for their children. He sounds like a man who understands his wife had a traumatic childhood. I am sure she appreciates him for his love and care for her.
I liked that story. Just based on what he wrote, it sounds like she can be a bit over-the-top, but still cares about others, which sets her apart from the other "bridezillas."
I'd hire her as my photographer, just so I could pay her a s*it ton of $$$$$$! (both our 'photographers' sucked, have hardly any pix that came out. Still happily married 20yrs later!)
My sister went for a simple wedding, I was her MOH. None of us had a lot of money, so for her bachelorette party I went to the party barn and bought silver top hats, applied a wine colored ribbon around each (her colors) and added a 12 inch tulle to the back of hers with flowers, and a 6 inch tulle for the rest of the wedding party. I was afraid she wouldn’t like them, but turns out they were a hit! We even got asked where we purchased them everywhere we went lol. Then on her wedding day we found the bridal bouquets of tiger lilies had half frozen in the wedding hall fridge because it had been set too low. My sister started to cry, I told her to stop, started ripping them apart, got all the good ones, divided them up evenly and rewrapped them with the ribbons. They were smaller, but looked fine. Everything went great after that! I’ve learned that even small weddings have issues, so if my man and I ever decide to marry, we are eloping 😂😂
My mom will always be my role model for weddings. She bought all of the bridemaid's dresses for them, had a really cute split wedding cake with my dad (he wanted a football themed side with little figurines on it and she was like lmao okay for sure 😂) plus their wedding was supposed to be outside, but it was going to rain that day and they had to move EVERYTHING inside. Then it didn't actually rain. But she had a great day and their pictures are so beautiful, they both looked so happy.
That’s awesome. I love that your dad wanted that. So weird and funny. Cool that your mom went along with it. I feel like when weddings are relaxed, not an insane amount is spent, bride and groom chill, they are fun. That’s been my experience. Even with mine. I’ll never understand bridezillas.
BRIDESMAID-ZILLA STORY WITH A HAPPY ENDING! Charlotte I hope you read this and share it in one of your future videos: My brother's first wife was a complete bitch. I had no problem telling her off when she was mistreating my brother or acting like a selfish drama queen at family functions. Obviously I was not asked to be a bridesmaid. In fact I found out from my dad 4 days before the wedding that she did not even want me to attend. So I swallowed my pride, called her and apologized for everything I'd ever said to her and for being rude and disrespectful etc etc etc so I would be allowed to be there for my brother on his big day. I was so happy when my brother divorced a few her a few years later even though the circumstances were pretty devastating for him. Fast forward a couple more years, and I was super excited when my brother asked his absolute jewel of a girlfriend to marry him. I got even more excited when she asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. At the time, I had waist length pink, black, purple and blonde dread lock type braids in my hair and I told my brother's fiance I would take them out before the wedding. She told me she didn't want me to feel obligated to do that and that she was fine with my hair the way it was. Well, I still went ahead and spent over $1,000 color correcting my hair and putting in human hair extensions after spending hours unbraiding my hair and even cutting some of the more difficult braids out (hence the extensions because I needed to even out the areas where I had obviously cut braids out. I voluntarily did this to myself because I was not going to ruin her wedding photos. This woman makes my brother so happy and brings out the best in him. I wanted for her to have the best from me. 5 days before the wedding I broke two of the bones in my foot. 2 days before the wedding someone ran a red light and t-boned my pickup truck causing me to spin out and then start to barrel roll until I came to a complete stop when my truck collided with another car. Luckily I didn't get any visible bruises or scratches or get seriously hurt but my entire body did hurt the next days. I made it to the wedding and my brother's fiance told me that she didn't care what shoes I wore or if I wore the medical boots to walk down the aisle. All the bridesmaids were wearing gold heels. I told her I care and I took a couple of prescription painkillers, put on the five inch heels I bought and walked up and down that aisle with a smile on my face and stood at the altar with the other bridesmaids the entire time. After the ceremony the bridal party went to a park to take pictures. At this point my foot was so swollen I knew if I took off my shoe there was no way it was going back on but I also couldn't walk anymore so my two brothers, the groom and the best man had to carry me into position in between every photo. TOTALLY WORTH IT! My brother and his wife have two beautiful intelligent children and she is not just my sister-in-law she is my friend and I love talking to her on the phone and spending time with her.
Lucky you, to find a friend with your brothers 2nd wife. I just found out my son's wife is expecting due in June. I guess their relationship is sealed.
Beautiful ❤️ so glad you didn't get really hurt in the car accident you and your brother and his wife sound like very good people hope your life is going great as well as your brothers life is
My great uncle was married to a bridezilla. She was horrible the whole time they were married. After she died of Lou Gehrig's, and he spent literally every penny he had on her care, someone mentioned that it only costs $250 to get mutually divorced in Texas. He looked shocked and said, "If I had known that I would have left her years ago and been happy." I miss him. He was a wonderful and kind man.
I can't get over the fact that the bride actually talked to a realtor to sell the groom's house to pay for the wedding. Where were they going to live? I don't think you can even sell a house you don't own. I want the story of how the groom found out the bride was trying to sell his house.
This one was absolutely crazy to me too. I mean what the hell is wrong with this women??? I thought only I found it absolutely crazy since no one was talking about it...😂😂😂
@@prachibansal6670 It's been 4 months since I watched this video, but now, my best guess is she did a good job convincing the realtor that her fiancé wanted to sell the house and asked her to deal with the details. She probably thought that once she accepted an offer, he'd be guilted or feel forced into signing the papers so the people buying it, probably a family with kids, won't be disappointed or "homeless."
I was married in 1991. Including two weeks skiing in Tahoe, our wedding cost $2500. People still talk about what a great time they had. The venue and decorations were free and it was beautiful. 31 years later and 2 great kids. Life is not easy, but it's worth it.
Married in 2014. It wasn’t a super cheap wedding but it really wasn’t crazy either. I did buy into the crap I “needed” like a fancy gown for ex. But it was pretty low key. Ppl raved about ours too. And I’m not even a fun person. I think it was more that I wasn’t insane, I was chill, hubby too. I think weddings are only fun if the couple is relaxed. Sounds like you both were fun. Ppl really respond to that.
Same as you, married in 1984, nothing crazy since we where both underage students at the time. The party is just a gathering of people who care about you. The dress , the flowers, the catering it´s all just an embelishment, it´s no the important stuff. We are still happy toghether, had to keds and now a lovely granddaughter..
Oof, got married in Dec, and I think the lowest quote for the cheapest venue was 2500. Catering? 3,600. Photographer? Cheap at 1,600. Ended up diy-ing most of our decor and held it in my church, and we still paid 14,000+ dollars. 30 years of inflation, but no regrets
My husband of 31yrs (deceased) always used to say "don't stick your d-ck in crazy" whenever people had crazy ex's. We had a wedding that consisted of a minister and 2 borrowed witnesses (we didn't know them they were friends of the minister lol). My whole wedding cost $200. He always said that too many people want to get married for the wedding not the marriage.
JP 45 years ago, and we finally married in the Church 32 years ago, only a few witnesses and our children. Both times, very inexpensive, and just as we wanted. I never dreamt of a wedding, nor even marriage for that matter. It was my mom who asked me when I played house as a little girl, why I wanted children one day, but no husband.... She was onto something. Marriage is certainly not easy and we had our fair share of ups and downs, thick and thins.... but in the end it is the history of time together that really counts.... no one will ever know in just a glance when something is funny, sad or silly other than your husband of many years... imho. But no wedding dress fuss, no guests fuss... etc. Went to a few weddings in my family where there were the inevitable fist fights over some indiscretion or something stupid... I was having none of that nonsense.
@@coolwater55 my only regret about eloping (and it's a silly thing, very trivial) is that I didn't have time to get a wedding gown. I'm obsessed with wedding dresses! Maybe one day i'll just buy one, just to have one :)
Gotta say, as a guy, I love seeing groomzillas mixed in with these. It gives a reminder that guys can the a**holes too. As a side note: it is remarkably impressive the consistency and quality of your videos and editing. Keep up the fantastic work, and as always, stay awesome.
Well, to me it seems like there are less groomzilla stories in the same way that girls have less “crazy ex-boyfriend “ stories. Groomzillas and crazy exes can turn out to be violent and/or kill their ex.
@@jaimicottrill2831 I don't this it's the case for that reason, but I do think fear of violence or fear of retaliation may be a significant factor in some people. I've heard my fair share of "crazy ex-boyfriend" stories, around on-par with "crazy ex-girlfriend" stories... Though those ones were far more concerning than the stories about women being "unreasonable". I think a larger factor is because women more often dream of a "dream wedding", and societally, it's a "bride's day" and focused around the bride, and so, the bride feels more entitled.
@@acrefray that is a good point. Society has groomed girls to believe that they should want to get married and if they don’t, then they are unfeminine. All that build up for one day!
That husband that said his wife was a bridezilla on the wedding day, but understood she was just trying to make it perfect for everyone and not just herself, sounds like a good man! It's so nice to have a partner that appreciates your good qualities and understands the root of your neurosis. I know my husband sometimes takes pause when I get worried we'll run out of milk. But he understands that I grew up very poor and we usually didn't have any food in the fridge. I never want my children to open our fridge and not have milk there. I know it's weird, but it's just the way I am. I guess my brain took all those childhood memories of being hungry and warped them into "as long as there's milk, everything will be OK!" 🤷♀️
My ex was a groom Zilla. We eloped in TX so I could have my grandparents at my wedding. They had missed most of the milestones in my life because they lived so far away and grandpa was handicapped from a severe car accident when I was small and he had a hard time with traveling. We had money for gas and food, but not much else. Grandparents paid for our rings and the fee for the civil ceremony and a cake and homemade dinner. He expected them to give us money on top of paying for everything while we were there. Nobody in my entire family liked him and unfortunately I tried to make it work for way too long. He would spend all our money on what he wanted and expect his parents to pay our bills. He actually told them that I was the one spending all the time and when I finally left him after eighteen years they blamed me for everything including losing our house. Once we were divorced and he still hit them up for money all the time they realized that he had lied to them for years and I wasn't actually the bad guy in the marriage. He tried to pull the same thing with his second wife who comes from big money family and she put the kibosh on it.
Had to deal with a bridezilla when I was getting married, had to share the church so all 3 brides that were getting married that day had to share the decoration. She was a nightmare and the only thing that made me happy was the thought that I wasn't the one marrying her or in her family. The groom broke off 1 week before the wedding, was smiling year to year when telling how relieve he was , and didn't even asked for the money back from the vendors. Guy just wanted out and to be as far away as possible from all that.
lol. Back in my 40s, I dated a lot. Most men would tell me their horror stories about their ex’s. I would always ask….was she good looking? They would always say, yes. I then say…pick a woman for her personality. Pick a good woman….not a good looking one. Damn.
If a man i am dating starts to tell the horror stories about their ex's, I am already wary of the guy. I mean they loved that other person at one point or not? So what does that say about them. And if they didn't and only went for the looks.....well what does that now say about them? Nothing good either way.
My hubby surprised me with all the opinions he had regarding the wedding. He is a baseball playing, rock loving, t-shirt and jeans guy. Honestly didn't think he'd have too many thoughts, whereas, I'd been buying Martha Stewart Weddings issues since I was a teenager. He was the one with an outfit change (kilt for the ceremony, tux during the reception), he had thoughts on what flowers I should have in my bouquet. Neither of us were "zillas", but he certainly leaned more that way than I did. Still happily married almost 14 years later.
Spent 10 years total 7 years married to one of these...I saw it but I was so convinced that things could/would change that I turned a blind eye to a lot and in an abusive relationship you just don't always see it from the inside. He left me for my best friend of 22 years and they both did me a huge favor, they'd been having an affair for (my best guess) 3ish years and I was just there to raise his daughter. I'm now re-married and happier than ever with someone who actually wants to be in a relationship with me.
That's wonderful that you got out of TWO bad relationships, and found real love! Do you still have any contact with his daughter? She probably misses you. It's sad that kids hurt because of what a parent does. I don't miss my ex, or his terrible "flying monkey" daughter who was almost as abusive towards me as her father. I do miss his sweet granddaughter, Krystal, who was nothing like either. I saw her about a year after the divorce and she ran up and hugged me. I hope I run into her again so I can tell her that the parrot her mother gave me 16 years ago still talks about her ( her mother hated the bird, and me! It bit her, and I wanted to!) Every morning, this sweet little parrot greets me with a cheery, "Heeeey, Krystal!" She was the only one in their house he liked.
@@LazyIRanch I do still have contact with my step daughter, I had tried to convince him to allow me to do a step parent adoption before the divorce but he wouldn't allow it. She's close to 18 so hopefully I will get to see her within the next 6 months or so. That's awesome that the parrot still greets you as his granddaughter lol I, however, am TERRIFIED of birds!
Two ways to check the person you're thinking seriously about: Watch how they treat servers at a restaurant. And how they treat you when no one is around. If there's a big difference.... watch out!!
And how they talk about their mother, either she’s a saint or a horrible mother. Then see how they talk about female colleagues or your friends. That’s how he’ll talk about you so make sure it’s with respect and kindness. Otherwise Run! And how they treat animals and senior citizens. Can he keep a job or is everything everyone else’s fault he gets laid off or fired.
I love how Miss Charlotte ends the video on a lighter note! And the one from the husband who decided to “keep her”, I’m so glad it’s working out and they are making the most out of the traits that caused the wedding day mayhem. They both seem to have an awareness (after the fact) of how to best pair their differences to compliment each other instead of conflict with each other. Which is a huge part of a successful marriage. (Or so I’ve been told.)
I would LOVE to hear Charlotte sing the old song, "Making Whoopee" in her Jessica Rabbit style! For anyone not familiar with the song, here's the lyrics as sung by Ella Fitzgerald (my fave!) Another bride, another June Another sunny honeymoon Another season, another reason For makin' whoopee A lot of shoes, a lot of rice The groom is nervous, he answers twice Its really killin' that he's so willin' To make whoopee Now picture a little love nest Down where the roses cling Picture the same sweet love nest Think what a year can bring He's washing dishes and baby clothes He's so ambitious, he even sews But don't forget, folks That's what you get, folks, for makin' whoopee Another year or maybe less What's this I hear? Well, can't you guess? She feels neglected and he's suspected Of makin' whoopee She sits alone most every night He doesn't phone her, he doesn't write He says he's busy, buut she says, "Busy?" He's makin' whoopee He doesn't make much money Only five thousand per Some judge who thinks he's funny Says, "You'll pay six to her" He says, "Now judge, suppose I fail?" The judge say, "Bud, right into jail! You'd better keep her, I think it's cheaper Than makin' whoopee You'd better keep her, I think it's cheaper Than makin' whoopee"
Take it from someone who´s been married ( to the same guy) for 37 years ( and counting). Nobody is perfect, so if he is willing o put up with my defectc, I cannot do less. Istead of fight , complement. Give each other space and take advantge of each other strenghts. Coordinate and delegate, beeig married doesn´t equal to "have to do and decide averything together". That´s exausting , time consuming and flield for endless dscussions.
A drug addict I barely know commented on FB that I should hang out with better people with different lifestyles and I would not have to keep experiencing the pain and disappointment I had mentioned in my status. He made it sound like it was about a friend/s who died of overdoses... it was about missing my brother who was MURDERED last month 2 weeks prior to our mom's 2 year death anniversary where she died of cancer and the 3rd sadness was my step dad of 24 years dying from complications due to covid in July 2020...., the nerve of ppl on Facebook is insane
Charlotte, you will make a lovely bride when you find the one that you can share all the silly and fun with. Myself, I'm a pretty boring guy that got EXTREMELY lucky in finding my bride who puts up with all my corniness, silliness, and all-around cantankerousness, since 1986. Yup! She be crazy for going it but I be always appreciating it.
Congratulations! It encourages me to see other long-term, happy marriages out there, especially after watching these videos. Hubs and I are going on twenty years, and I can’t imagine a better life than the one we share. Cheers to you and your wife!
I wanted a small wedding, but my now husband wanted a big wedding. I decided to let him run with it. We planned everything, sent out invitations, put down deposits and went through all of the stress that comes along with big weddings. Then, Covid hit and we ended up having a small backyard wedding ceremony. We loved it and he said that he wished we had planned it that way to begin with. We ended up having the reception over a year later and used all of the favors and decorations we had purchased for the big wedding. All that being said, we were very happy with our small ceremony and our marriage is strong.
As Charlotte put it nicely , some of the Bridezillas (and Groomzillas ) partners dodged an atomic bomb (instead of a bullet) when they called of the wedding . They didn't have to put up with years of ultimately futile pain .
I got married last weekend, and I used all these stories to prevent myself from becoming a bridezilla and even asked my bridesmaids to call me out if I got out of hand. We all survived and are still friends. Thank you for preventing chaos; you’re doing great work for humanity. 😂😊❤
I came very close to marrying a bridezilla. I ended the engagement before the wedding took place. 7 years later I still feel like I made the right decision.
Have always been fiercely proud of my frugality. Got married at age 20. Parents wanted a fancy chapel at Lake Tahoe. Massive relief when heavy snow blocked the pass. Used thrift shop dress, new shoes, closet suit, tiny bouquet of white roses, family church,
My brother and SIL will forever be my idols if someone ever decides they can deal with…all this. They aren’t religious and asked me to officiate, knowing I had gotten one of those online minister cards in college because I was drunk one night and thought it was funny. SIL did the research and in their county I was in fact good to go. It was in a small hipster event space with online close family and friends, decor was an A+ in Pinterest gone right, they hired a food truck that was super popular and everyone got an open tab on the first serving, we got to take turns DJing (event space had a sick sound set up I have to say), and it was perfect. I have no idea how much it cost (I mean I was free of course), more than I could afford I’m sure but they both make twice what I do (teacher), and could have had a swanky set up. They went with “let’s vibe and celebrate” and it was perfect. Especially the part where I had to drive my brother home because “I am NOT drunk”, my dad disagreed (as did I), and he pouted his ass off on the way home (SIL had left 10 mins before with her sister to “remove the trappings”…she loved being the glowing bride for about two hours then she wanted to be comfy, she’s the comfy type)…my dad threw 3 bottles of leftover wine in the truck as payment to me for this as well. So I got to make fun of my younger brother on his wedding night AND got three bottles to give as impressive gifts for free. AND when I announced them I accidentally mispronounced her name…they’d been together and lived together for four years by that point, I was already calling her my sister, and she was already part of the immediate family as far as we were concerned, it was the nerves. She winced a little but said nothing of it and wouldn’t let me apologize. I’m the eldest and only daughter so considering my love of “duck around and find out” in my approach to life I think my mom is secretly pleased to face a Better daughter and honeslty, totally fair.
My daughter got (and wore) two wedding dresses. Her reason was perfectly logical. It was August 2020, we were in the middle of a pandemic and her dress of choice was stuck in NYC in customs. She thought it wouldn't arrive in time, and got another. Both dresses were less then $800 total. It did arrive and because it was custom made, she decided to wear both. One to the ceremony and one to the very short reception (food was put in to go boxes, cake was cupcakes, so it was all good).
My younger sister will be my MOH. She has said she would always be my MOH since she was really little (9 years apart) because she says she will tell everyone at every wedding related things(mostly wedding dress fittings & ceremony) that they are not to say anything negative to me, only nice things it is Lily’s day. She said she rather tell a room full of people to STFU preemptively then deal with me crying. Fair enough, I am emotional enough on a normal day. Thanks Sam.
I had a great divorce party. I took the ring I specifically told him I hated, and had it crushed and reset in a ring I love. Lots of cake, lots of we*ds, and lots of drinking. I turned it out like a mf.
I should of have a divorce party in March of 2021. Glad to rid of him after 35 years of marriage. I ended up in the hospital on the psych ward. He was impossible to please. Made everyone think k it was me. He even turned our son against me. A child he didn't want when I was pregnant with our son. There is more but I could go on and on. It's been rough financially for me, but it us still better than being married to him.
@@susanbissell6319 I’m so sorry you had to go through that, Susan. I’m going currently going through a divorce with two young sons, it’s not easy but the best decision. You’re beautiful and I hope you find happiness and love
I found out while I was in the hospital my ex has narcissist traits. But damn he was nasty to me. Now he is a mess physically with a bad back and a bad hip he won't get help for. So his karma is getting him in the end
I was the bride but my mother and MIL were the bridezillas in my wedding. My husband and I wanted a small ceremony at our church but my mom and his mom wanted more ppl and nicer things. I can’t fault them too much because my ceremony and reception were turned into the most beautiful “snowy night” themed wedding I’ve ever seen. There were floating chandeliers and white trees everywhere…it was amazing. Lol. So if anyone wants an amazing wedding I can give u my moms number lol
gosh...your mom sounds like my mom (and my aunts)... my dream wedding is just signing the papers and then have a simple luncheon later and be done with it and when my mom and aunts found out, they went berserk...I'm an only child so they've been enthusiastically planning all sorts of extravagant stuff for my wedding...safe to say that it's not gonna happen anytime soon because I don't even have a boyfriend yet...🤣
I wouldn't call them Zillas. They acted out of love. They both wanted the wedding to be big and beautiful. I don't think we have enough context. Was MIL mean to you. And your mom mean to Groom? Did they compete with each other in a rivalry way? I hope all is still well with everyone involved. Congrats on your Snowy Night wedding
I met a bridezilla once. She was insane. She was from a poor family, so she didn't have enogh money for the wedding. Even her husband was a poor guy but the girl wanted a BIG wedding, so she asked her friends to help her. She rented a place (where I worked at that time) for free (a 500 person capable room and a castel with huge ballroom for the dinner, and many bedrooms) just with the help of her friends. She asked her friends to do everything like she wants from flowers to doves. She didn't pay for these either. She had plans for the ceremony (like what kind of flower petals must be strewed, how many chairs must be in one row, what colour should be ribbons etc. ) She wanted a very expensive kind of rosepetals but we couldn't find in the area (it was end of summer, and that flower was out of reach at that time) so someone had to travel to another city to buy some for a horrible cost. When they returned she became furious because the amount of petals was not enough. (WTF?) We offered her another kind of flower with the exact same colour but that wasn't good enough for her. We worked our a** off with this wedding, with cleaning, decorating, feeding poor little doves, etc. She said there will be 250 guest she just inveted. We prepared the food, the catering eerything. Before the ceremony she said to one of the managers of the area (who was her friend and worked on this wedding for free) that she (the manager) and the staff members (=we) musn't be seen on the ceremony or at the reception except the waiters because we are too low for her standards. There were tons of food, enogh for 400 people at least and she said we musn't eat at our regular place (we had a room in the palace where the stuff had their dinner) because it's too close to the place of the reception and some guest might see us. So we had to eat at the food storage in the basement where were not a window or not even enough lamps. There were only two chairs and all the stuff (around 15 people) had to eat there. She said we musn't touch the food, because it's only for the guest (traditionally here you share the wedding dinner with your stuff because they work hard and don't have time to buy or make their own, and it shows respect for the hard work). We must eat only bread, but not too much because she might need it. (How generous :P) We accepted. Once again: she got EVERYTHING for free: the place, the food, the staff, flowers, doves, the photographer. The only thing she paid for her wedding dress a nearly 1000 USD dress (which is considered to be REALLY expensive here because here traditionally brides just borrow their dresses, not keep them). The manager "friend" had to eat at the basement too. So the wedding started and around 30-50 guest came only, because she forgot to send them RSPVs and thougt noone would miss HER wedding and everyone would come who was invited. So, after this very awkward fiasko the few guest looked pathetic at the 500-people-sized hall. The manager asked us to sit in the ceremony just to have more people there. She even asked neighbors, cleaning stuff members, gardeners etc to be well-dressed and sit in. The weather was rainy so the doves refused to fly. We can say the dreamy ceremony was a failure. But after these she still refused to give us some food and insisted to the "eat some bread only"-policy. We told the cook and he said the bride was insane, because they woud throw out the most of the food the next day. So he was kind and gave us a dinner and invited us to their private diningroom in the basement to eat there. (We didn't eat anything the whole day because of the preparations.) So after this wonderful wedding where this bridezilla showed how "nice" she was she lost most of her friends. The manager, who used to be one of her best friends (she made her the bachelorette party for eg.) never talked to her again. We do not know too much about her, I just hope she changed after this very shameful wedding. The only thing I know: after the ceremony failure and tons of food left she just refused to come out of her bedroom for one and a half day, didn't want to meet the people she hurt.
Oh hell yes!!! I’ve been wondering what the aftermath of the bridezillas end up looking like. We can always count on Charlotte to answer in the most sassy potato manner ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love watching these and you don't get to see many "What happened after..." videos. My hubby and I had a Renaissance wedding lol we work for a vendor at a RennFaire. The entire wedding was under $1k and we had the fairytale garb (it was mandatory with the RennFaire that the wedding party dress in garb). Our guests enjoyed it as well as any of the over two thousand people who visited the RennFaire that day. Apparently many asked if this was a real wedding or a play the RennFaire put on. We're still married seven years later and, though life has its Ups and Downs, I'm glad we have each other to weather it. 💖
Not a Bridezilla story, but a great story about how my husband and I met. The night we met, we were in a car accident together (missed a curve, went off the road and hit a tree). So the night we met…a totaled car, full leg cast for 6 months , stitches = 26 years with my honey. My grandpa opened the curtain in the ER, his first words were “So when’s the wedding ?” . I also walked down the aisle to Tracy Bird’s “Keeper of the stars” . A friend from my mom’s band sang it live, and he sang “ It was an accident me finding you” We celebrated our 25th anniversary this past September. ♥️
The best young bride I knew got married in middle of Covid, in a public park with just the families, and a few friends stopping by the park to say congrats from 6 ft away. She and her groom are very religious and didn't live together before marriage (and practiced abstinence), so pushing off the wedding for a few years was out of the question. I asked if she was disappointed to miss out on the whole wedding "experience", and she said she was just thrilled to save so much money. Invitations? Catering? Wedding hall? Nope, nope, nope. Thousands saved towards buying their future home.
My third husband, we got married 3 years ago, is an awesome man, spoils me rotten!! Our wedding cost 150 bucks including marriage license cost. We had 5 people there. It was wonderful!! We are still very much in love!!
some of these are hysterical and make me so glad that my husband and I opted for planning out wedding in 2 weeks and just having a small wedding with approx 35-40 guests at the most (mostly his side of the family as its huge) at my mom's house. We originally had a big wedding planned almost 2 years later due to me getting pregnant and not wanting to be stressed out planning a wedding and not get to enjoy my pregnancy or new born baby, but then a month before we actually got married he got the call that his unit (he was in the US Army) as they were being deployed to Iraq, but they were leaving in 6 weeks to go train for 6 months before they actually deployed and he wanted to get married before he left incase anything happened, that way our son and myself would be provided for. We were just going to go to the court house and get married but my mom, mother in law and my boss at the time(I was a manager at a local family owned restaurant and my family had known them since before I was born) had a fit and insisted we had at least a nice small wedding so we wouldn't end up regretting it later. My boss had the restaurant pretty much cater everything as a wedding gift to us, since the restaurant is also where I met my husband as he used to come in there on his lunch breaks and drive me insane to go on a date with him at least 2-3 days a week, and yes, he still drives me nuts all day, everyday😂. My dad and also some of my husband's family helped out with cooking some of the food, as the only thing I cared about was the wedding cake because I was pregnant but also love traditional New Orleans wedding cake which is almond flavored. We had still planned on doing the big wedding once he returned from Iraq because we had pretty much paid for it all, but mother nature had other plans and Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city, including flooding the officers' club at the military base, so it was cancelled, and by the December we had it planned for, I was pregnant again, what a welcome home gift for me huh, 😂 . We will be celebrating 18 years this April and dont regret 1 single minute of not having that big wedding now that we are older, I am convinced he was just going to go along with us still having the big wedding to make me happy, instead we put that money in the bank and let it draw interest and eventually built our dream house and are currently going through IVF to have a baby girl since we have 2 boys, but also because I'm old now 🤣and things he was exposed to while deployed numerous times have interfered with his fertility
Wow that’s absolutely beautiful I loved all of it. You seem so chill and normal 😃. I had a bigger wedding (90 ppl) but I had the fancy dress, the big cake, flowers, bridesmaids grooms etc. So while it wasn’t super expensive it was quite a bit. Looking back, 17 years ago, I kind of wish I had done like a backyard type bbq. I was pregnant with number 1 so I rushed things ahead which is also good like you said, no real time to stress over minute details. And I also just wanted to enjoy my day without having to worry about a baby. We were relaxed and it was fun. Being pregnant I left at 10 pm cuz I was exhausted 😂. Ppl maybe stayed a bit longer, no idea but not much and it was a wrap. Nobody caused issues, no crazy drunks. The only “drama” was that it was raining. Oh well. Photographer had an alternative plan and we went to an indoor venue for pics. Best of wishes on your quest for a new baby.
We did the same thing. Getting called up for deployment and he was worried so we moved our 2 year away wedding to 8 weeks away. Got married in my parents backyard. Had lovely food and a free beautiful cake made by a friend. About 20 guests and we jumped in the pool after a brief 4 minute ceremony. It was fun and I was so thankful not to have a big wedding. That was 35 years ago.
Whoever finally wins Charlotte's hand in marriage had better pull of the most perfect, understated, but beautiful wedding day ever or they are going on blaaaaaaaaast on social media 😁 But then again, we all love Charlotte because, well, she's Charlotte 🥰
Reminds me of a quote from the Big Bang theory when Steven hawking is trolling Sheldon Cooper online and says “if you were stuck in a chair for 50 years you’d get bored too”
Honestly, Charlotte's videos are so addictive and useful. She's helped me get ideas for whenever I have my own wedding: mini, backyard, potluck, and NO kids lol. My mom was honestly suprised I said this instead of eloping after witnessing me become so anti-social lol
The entire 'She's still prison" one made me laugh so hard! Whether it's true or not that one was a good one :-) LMAO!! 🤣🤣🤣 I wonder if they are still married 🤗
Yeah... my father delivered a happy "ex-is-out-of-your-life-day" anniversary cake... Not a good marriage... wasn't a good wife.... she tended to be verbally abusive when she's not happy, but "that's how I see it"... but how dare I say she's wrong... "You know better than to argue with me. Why are you arguing with me? Don't argue with your wife. Happy wife, happy life." The arguments? Difference of opinion on things that never really mattered. However, on the things that mattered... yeah... let's not go there.
I really don’t understand wanting to plan a wedding that will stress you tf out. If you’re just going to be stressed out leading up to it, and very possibly the day of, then you’ll just let it pass you by and not enjoy yourself and what’s the point? I had like 2 weeks to plan my wedding and it was perfect. We got our marriage license and officiant sorted, which was the main stressor. We tried on and bought plain silver wedding bands, my husband wore a suit he already had plus a nice vest he bought for the occasion, and I bought myself a $40 navy blue floor length dress with long lace sleeves and a tulle skirt from ASOS (which thankfully arrived in time and fit well 😂). Paired it with my nude heels and a belt I made myself with white satin ribbon and some fake pearls, stuck white flowers in my hair, and did my own makeup the morning of. Our venue was free, at a local garden. We had like 15 people tops and no wedding party, and we even had a couple friends drive in from Melbourne which is about a 4 hour trip, and my mother from back home in the US on video chat. Afterward we all went back to our house for drinks and our wedding cake, which was a chocolate mudcake that my sister-in-law bought us as a wedding gift. Then my husband and I got a hotel room for the next couple nights, complete with a huge spa bathtub. It was literally perfect, even though our own officiant was about a half hour late 😂 I wouldn’t change a thing, except maybe getting an actual proposal instead of just deciding together to get married lol. But even then, I don’t think I’d change anything if I could. Edit: our 5 year anniversary will be in May ❤️
I had a co worker who's girlfriend got pregnant, so they had a destination wedding. And the bride never filed the paperwork. She had the baby and ran home. Wanted a baby, but no dad. Did this to her previous child's father. Huge legal battle to just see his son. Wanted child to go to church when he had him, but gf didn't want that. Mediator sided with him. I didn't know it was possible not to be married.
@@BossKuno The ceremony with the minister and the church only "marries" you in the eyes of the church and that church/family community. The paperwork is what makes you married in the eyes of the civil authority (ie. the government) In fact, there were times in the past (at least in the west and among the early pioneers in the Americas) that a couple would make their vows to each other, live as spouses, and, when they had a chance/when a minister was available, they would ask for a blessing on their marriage. The government wasn't involved at all until they realized that it was a financial benefit to have marriages registered civilly. Now, where I come from, common-law unions are also recognized for tax/estate purposes once you've been living together for 6 mos to a year.🍾🥂
This just proves my mom right. When someone SHOWS who they really are, believe them. Actions speak louder then words. And just because you can doesn't mean you should. I feel so sad for people in these situations.
Y'all remember the show bridezillas? There was a Jewish girl named KAREN and she was a monster. She yelled at her guest for saying she looked beautiful and at her hair lady, calling her a peasant.
The guy who said “I think I’ll keep her” was sweet, but I legit yelled “WE’RE NOT HERE FOR POSITIVITY” when you read that part 🤣 Now I’m insane, send help 😂
I love all the “My first wife was…” implying right from the start of the story that divorce was the obvious outcome!! Happy that they were able to get out and find their happiness though.
"During the honeymoon she realized the wedding was over" this is interesting to me, the psyche of the bridezilla and what happens to it when they realize exactly this. I mean, if they lived only for this ONE day and then it happiness and it over… it sounds kinda nightmarish and depressive TBH. And your new marriage begins with this big, crushing realization and pending disillusionment. I find it fascinating, what happens in their heads at this point. How they deal, or do not deal, with it.
Cinderella is the reason for Bridezillas. The years of hopes and expectations really messes with some. The fairy tale needs to go and be replaced by real love stories. Marketing Cinderella is the second reason. Money to be had fulfilling the “ dream” wedding.
I hate that friends and monica after her wedding to chandler was supposed to be a funny joke about this. It's not funny, it's fucked up.The way her mindset was towards the whole thing is the epitome of all this and honestly portrayed everything so negatively/gave women such shit to live up to and think is okay to want..... it's kinda terrible. The fact that they joked about her expecting certain things and then getting them and that that show was the height of culture for so long really messed a lot of people up.
I was my husband's 2nd wife. We married after a year and started living together the day we got together. 16 years later after our courthouse marriage we are still crazy over each other!
the one with the bride who didn't file the paperwork was really dodging a bullet, when she tries to sue him for alimony he can just say "according to the law, we were never married"
I had hated planning my wedding so much, and I had cried the day before because I just wanted it to be over. All my bridesmaids were so stressed out that they were sure I would be a wreck when they woke me up to tell me there was a huge snowstorm and many guests were cancelling. I woke up with a cold, asked for the DayQuil in my bag and went back to bed. I was so happy that the wedding was smaller now, and this light feeling of it just not mattering anymore - I can’t fix the weather and I don’t have to plan another wedding ever again. I loved my wedding, and being married. Wedding planning, though, was hell. I can understand why brides get a bad rap. (Within reason of course)
Forget the “perfect wedding” as there is no such animal….something WILL go wrong and most people won’t even notice much less care about it. When people are under pressure, what comes out of them is actually what inside them so just know that is how they are most likely going to respond EVERY TIME something stressful comes along. If you can live with it, then go ahead and marry them. If you can’t see yourself enduring the shenanigans for every major decision or life event, then RUN!!
Absolutely agree!! My wedding was very small and lovely. There was only 2 glitches ( I can't say they were wrong exactly lol) first one:MIL tried to tell her son that it's not too late too back out; he shut her down immediately. Second one: as my Daddy escorted me down the isle; he stepped on my MOH dress( my sister). We all almost tripped!! Funny as hell!!
On the way to the church my 3yr old flower girl threw her dress shoes out the car window we were already running late so I told her sister that if she wanted they could both go barefoot down the aisle so they did! After the wedding was over everybody told me how cute it was for the girls to go barefoot😂
That is a lovely, generous and good man who wanted custody of his stepson! A lot of men would have just dumped that kid without another thought. Blessings in Heaven for you, Sir 🙏
I agree with you. I personally don't care if they're seen as a doormat by some, anyone who's willing to take in their stepchildren after divorcing their scumbag parent is an absolute legend in my eyes. ❤
I spend too much time on Reddit and UA-cam recently because I'm transitioning off of disability, and that gets my blood pressure almost back up to normal because I always want to fight now. I love watching Charlotte's reaction videos because she can judge people instead so I can just relax and enjoy. 😌
Hey girlie, I just wanted you to know how much your videos have been helping me cope with my current depressive episode. It's nice to know that every day Charlotte will make me chuckle a few times while I eat my cereal :) You have a lovely personality, and in a time where hanging out with my friends isn't possible, at least I get to "hang out" with you. Keep being you- you're rocking it.
Hi Charlotte I love your videos and me and my mum love to watch them together with snacks and chat in an evening even though were grown adults, it's become a bonding time so thank you for that and I hope you have a great day
My daughter’s “husband” also never turned their signed marriage license either. He was taking our name so she didn’t realize anything was amiss until he woke her up in the middle of the night 1 year and 1 month after they got married to tell her he didn’t want to be married. She ended up finding out about all kinds of other lies too. He had everyone fooled. Never would have guessed he’d turn out like that.
Had to watch at 1.75x to have time to watch it but glad I got to. I needed this before having to interact with humans. You always put me in a better mood, thanks!
I have been married forever....32 years this Feb. I wanted to elope, but my Dad wanted to give me away so I let him and my stepmother plan the wedding. It was mostly family, but I have a huge family. It was a blast, but after the wedding my Mom wouldn't let go of the fact that she didn't help with the planning. It went on for months until I informed her I didn't care, I wasn't thinking of her, I just wanted to marry my best friend and get to the honeymoon. After that she never brought it up again.
Although lots of these are crazy bridezillas, the sister who disappeared right after the wedding with no contact with the family is definitely a common sign of abuse
Married to my "Best", "First" and ONLY wife for over 44 years now, wouldn't change a think. Met in college and saw her in the cafeteria while having a meal with another girl whom I knew from a class. When my lunch mate saw my eyes following this girl, she asked "Do you know her?" "No", I said, but she always seems so happy, and I'd like to meet her. "Okay", she said, "she's my roommate". And that was that - we dated for a couple years and got engaged during that time, had a simple wedding in a small-town church, her family/parents/etc were genuine, wonderful folks. We now have four grandkids from our two sons' families. It can work if you avoid the bridezillas in the first place! Charlotte, if you compare how many Bridezilla clips you can find VS. "Groomzilla" clips, you'll see that no, the habits aren't limited to women at all, they're just more highly refined in women because of the "Daddy's Princess" syndrome, which seldom exists for sons. Jaymac100: Yes, you've got a keeper. Life itself isn't perfect, but after 14 years you know you've got a good wife.
Star of the video 'Charlotte's nostrils'. Every cell in your body is funny. You make me laugh every day. Please do not change. You are gorgeous!! Lots of love from India.
The post about the bridezilla realizing that the wedding-day is over is the exact reason why I don't care about the wedding. I would be happy to go to Vegas, or just go to city hall and celebrate with a pizza-party. I want a great marriage over a great wedding rather the other way around.
@@davidguidry657 this is actually really smart I love it. Small thing, super low key if you want family and a couple friends. But have a big celebration later when you’ve had a life together, probably have more money anyway.
Charlotte: This is your reminder... to take a deep breath. Me: (smiles, breathes in and out with Charlotte) Charlotte: And subscribe! Me: Well, I already did, can't subscribe twice... so I'mma just keep breathing. 😊
What is sad, for me, is that these "zillas" didn't become that way overnight. People tell you who they are, listen to them. I don't understand why people marry people who they KNOW are not good for them.
Some bridezillas are legit insane people, while others (mostly not the kind that ask for you to pay for your own dress or food) just seem extremely stressed about their wedding day
My first wife divorced me because of my alcoholism, I don’t blame her one little bit. It’s the best thing she ever did as now I’m married to the most amazing person I’ve ever met. My daughters and grandchildren love her and they would say if they didn’t. She’s never ever seen me touch a drop of alcohol and I’m coming up to 27 years sober in a few days. I’m also friendly with my ex wife, her and her husband have had a terrible couple of years and thankfully I’ve been in a position where I can help them. We also have two amazing daughters together and three great grandchildren.
I’m seeing a ton of direct lines drawn from, “Bride/Groom-zillas,” to Narcissistic Personality Traits (E.g. The bride who took up every minute of her sister’s life up to the end of the wedding, then instantly dropping her without a word after the sister was no longer needed).
My uncle married a bridezilla and he didn’t sign a prenup. It’s been 13 years and she has put him into almost millions of dollars in debt for nice big houses, cruise vacations, etc. He’s starting to get very sick of her crap so now, if he decides to divorce her, since there is no prenup and she can be this evil, she can take half of everything, including my families farm.
My mom stabbed me with a fork in my thigh when I was a teenager. My entitled sister & narcissistic mother were just sitting there while I was trying to finish the dinner dishes. The scar stayed for years as a reminder to me not to trust them!
Thank you for making these videos Charlotte! Everytime my boyfriend is on the verge of judging me I show him these and get the “you are so normal” response from him.
I just found out yesterday that my sister would bingewatch your bridezilla videos before her wedding because it was her biggest fear to be an unreasonable bridezilla 😅 So thank you Charlotte for keeping my sister sane! 😉
REAL bridezillas NEVER worry about being bridezillas! I bet your sister is a lovely woman, who is thoughtful and compassionate. May her marriage be blessed! 😍
Smart sister!!
Same here
Charlotte is the real hero we all need🦸🏻♀️
@@TheFartofGod my dear i invite you to please study the holy Quran front to back without any predetermined results at least once in your life please.... it's a humble request❤️❤️❤️
Got to salute the guy who took custody of his own child together with the step child. That is very selfless of him. Those kids gonna adore him.
I agree. And that kiddo who came before the marriage is going to be much better off than if he went back to his deadbeat mom. ❤
True story: when my mom left my dad she not only got full custody of me, she also got full custody of both of my older brothers bc my dad and their mom were just that fucked up. MVP award goes to my mom for willingly becoming a single mom to 2 preschoolers and a baby at age 22 bc she did a helluva good job of it, i know my brothers have always loved her dearly for it. It wasn't at-all easy for her but she wasn't about to let my brothers' situation rot on her conscious. ♥️
Your mother is an absolute legend! 💖 She has my vote for a mother of the year award! 😊
Yes MOM OF THE CENTURY
she did that at 22?? i’m 26 and i couldn’t even handle a single baby. much props to her, a very strong woman 👏
Your Mom is a frickin' hero. The strength, determination, and principle that drove her to do that! What a great woman!
LEGEND OF A MOTHER! THJS, THIS IS WHAT US WOMEN DO!
I was married for 4 years, but my wife passed away because of medical problems early in 2020 before the pandemic had started. I miss her alot, the main reason I watch Charlotte is she kind of reminds me of my wife in how she acts and she always seems happy and she seems like a genuine nice person. When my wife and I got married she decided instead of buying decorations she wanted to make them herself.
I'm sorry for your loss.
We feel for you. She sounds like a lovely person 🌹
I’m so sorry for your loss 💓💓
I'm so sorry for your loss, sir. I genuinely agree with you on charlotte
Awwww that's so sweet. Sorry for your loss 😞 sending good vibes
We can always count on Charlotte to remind us why being single really isn’t so bad. ♥️
Yeah, I've come to realise that the biggest mistakes I've made in relationships are taking things off the table. Whether it's not believing in divorce or being totally committed to a relationship no matter what - it's either unnecessary or it does _not_ end well.
I'll never marry again.
My first love was wonderful. We were together 9 years and very happy, but he died suddenly in 1989, the year we were to get married. I went into a deep depression, and 2 years later married the first guy to ask, only knowing him 2 months. The marriage only lasted only @ 2 years, he was missing, with our baby, who he kidnapped, for almost a year. At least it made the divorce easy, since he didn't show up and was wanted by the FBI for multiple felonies, besides the abduction.
When he was found 1800 miles away, he first refused to say if my son was still alive. He hinted that he wasn't, putting through another day of pure hell before my baby was found with a babysitter. He was two by then, and not okay. I'll never know exactly what happened during his ordeal, but nothing good. A very good child psychologist met with him and got him to describe some of it. I found out why he hated closed doors and why he threw ALL my belts out of our 2nd floor apartment window. Not because he was beaten, but because he was tied up and left in a closet when left alone, probably for hours. I decided I didn't need belts, and took the 5 doors inside our apartment off, and hung curtains instead until he could understand that no one would ever lock him in again.
My ex tried to get unsupervised visitation, but after the judge read details of the case, and a report from the psychologist, he ruled that ANY contact with the father would be harmful. My ex swore in court he would make me suffer an "endless stream of tears". The judge had the bailiff escort me and my dad through a back hallway to our car.
About a year later, the ex went to my parents' home and shot my dad to death as he was going outside to work in his garden. Again, he disappeared for almost a year before he was found. He had been using his brother's identity and SS number, so even though he was in JAIL when found (burglary), the cops didn't know he was wanted for murder, they never ran his fingerprints! The only reason he was discovered was because the woman's house he robbed saw our story on "Unsolved Mysteries" in 1997 and immediately identified him.
Although there had been an eyewitness and potential DNA collected at scene, oddly both were lost by police. The prosecutor refused to go to trial on the mountain of circumstantial evidence, and police refused to question his accomplice who drove the getaway car. I tracked her down, had several witnesses who confirmed it was her, cops wouldn't talk to them either. I have suspicions as to why, but that's another story.
He did spend 4 years in prison for parole violation, and I took my son and moved 1500 miles away 21 years ago, and changed my name. I have had little contact with my family back in Texas for their safety.
I know this is a long story, but it's an example of how badly one can ruin their lives by marrying a bad person. My ex was 6' 3", blonde, had gorgeous green eyes, and spoke with a soft Southern drawl (he sounded exactly like Elvis). He could be extremely charming when he wanted to be. When I met him, my first thought was, "Why is this handsome man even talking to a mousy girl like me?"
At least my son inherited his beautiful green eyes, and NOT his criminal disposition!
Sorry for the long story, but I tell it to warn others not to be stupid like me.
May of this year is my 10th year being single, and I still love it!!!
I was 18 when married, 19 when I got our son and divorced. After that few serious relationships, last one ended 10years ago an YES, I love it this way!!!
No drama for me at my home, thank you 😂
YES!!!! I don't have to share my pillows, blankets or bathroom lol
Lazy I Ranch Glad you are in a better place, poor kid, I hope he's doing better himself. And for that man I hope he's already roting in hell wether it is the earthly or the biblical one
When planning her wedding, my older sister informed that, since I was single and wasn't bringing a plus-one (I didn't see the point in my sister incurring the cost of another guest who wasn't anything more to me than a casual date) I wouldn't be seated at the big immediate family table but, instead, at the "extras' table." To try and make it seem like something other than the shittiest way to treat her own sister, she added, "You'll love it - the extras table is right by the bar!" As if being close in proximity was some sort of amazing bonus. I mean, I could just go to a bar and buy booze if I were that desperate. I told her not to bother even setting a seat for me - that I'd just as well skip the whole thing, anyhow. This REALLY upset her. She knew there would be talk if her own sister didn't show, so she ended up begging me to go. I told her I'd only attend if she met my demands - I would NOT be seated at the "extras'" table with a bunch of strangers who she'd felt obligated to invite, but at a table with my favorite aunt and uncle, and I would, in fact, be bringing a plus-one. She knew I was just the petty bitch to keep my word and not go, at all, so she gave in. I brought a friend with me. We sat at a table with my favorite aunt and uncle and had a great time. Her marriage was a miserable one.
If you don't mind, how long did it last or how's it going?
@@jessbeingme8155 - they were together long enough to have a couple of kids, but they were totally dysfunctional and unhappy the entire time. The kids (who are now grown) are truly awful human beings. I no longer have a relationship with any of them, anymore, and that's worked out really well for me.
I just want to thank you for being petty, it’s a public service you never get thanked for but is necessary to teach entitled people lessons
Oh my that is crazy! I would say I can't believe someone would do that to their own family members but I had a friend who was supposed to be the MOB at her OWN daughter's wedding. Yeah I asked why she wasn't invited and she said she had no idea. At least someone at the wedding was nice enough to send her pictures. The FOB showed up wearing jeans and a rough-looking Guns N' Roses t-shirt to walk their daughter down the aisle.
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Not me laughing at 7:18 when Charlotte asks if there are people like this.
My mum didn't hand in her wedding documents because she was having second thoughts on her wedding day.
Turns out that was a great choice since her groom to be was planning to marry her and take all of her possessions then leave.
Really hard to take your wife's property when she is not your wife. Lol
Ooooooo she’s SMART!!!!
This happens a lot. It happened to one of my mom’s friends. She had been a widow for awhile. Had two boys. Some sweet talker got her to marry him, and shortly after cleaned out her bank account. So sad.
People figure this out when they have to file their taxes though, don't they?
I want to hear more
@@GMMcomps2015 Nope! That's not really how that works. If you don't submit your wedding license and paper work you are not married. So no fraud. Just a giant expensive party.
If a Bride is more than excited to be a “Bride” than a “Wife”, RUN! It is never, ever, ever a good sign.
7 year itch is REAL🙌🏻😯
I had a GroomZillas, together a year. One child together, divorced 6 months in. Best decision I ever made, second best decision was marrying my second husband. Together 17 years and celebrating our 10 wedding anniversary in 9 days.
Absolutely Love you Charlotte 💟
These maths?.....
Congratulations!
@@Birdbike719 Thanks 😊👍
@@Flowergurl2000 what?
@@Flowergurl2000 They we're together 7 years before they got married. In 9 days they will have been married for 10 years.
I love the message from "Jaymac" who is keeping his Wifezilla because she makes life good for their children. He sounds like a man who understands his wife had a traumatic childhood. I am sure she appreciates him for his love and care for her.
We can't judge on the very little of the "whole story" is told in the clip.
@@steph8030593 the jaymac person never said she was psychotic
I liked that story. Just based on what he wrote, it sounds like she can be a bit over-the-top, but still cares about others, which sets her apart from the other "bridezillas."
@@steph8030593I've had psychosis. I'm pretty nice. I think you are using the wrong word.
I’m not even in a relationship but I’m inviting Charlotte to my future wedding. I don’t expect her to come, but I want her to feel included 😊
We love this for you!
Charlotte must go though, she has various concerns about being out but, let’s hope she reads this and go….p.s I would be free lol
If we had maids of honour in our weddings Charlotte would be my moh❤️
I'd hire her as my photographer, just so I could pay her a s*it ton of $$$$$$! (both our 'photographers' sucked, have hardly any pix that came out. Still happily married 20yrs later!)
I just love that sentiment so much
My sister went for a simple wedding, I was her MOH. None of us had a lot of money, so for her bachelorette party I went to the party barn and bought silver top hats, applied a wine colored ribbon around each (her colors) and added a 12 inch tulle to the back of hers with flowers, and a 6 inch tulle for the rest of the wedding party. I was afraid she wouldn’t like them, but turns out they were a hit! We even got asked where we purchased them everywhere we went lol. Then on her wedding day we found the bridal bouquets of tiger lilies had half frozen in the wedding hall fridge because it had been set too low. My sister started to cry, I told her to stop, started ripping them apart, got all the good ones, divided them up evenly and rewrapped them with the ribbons. They were smaller, but looked fine. Everything went great after that! I’ve learned that even small weddings have issues, so if my man and I ever decide to marry, we are eloping 😂😂
My mom will always be my role model for weddings. She bought all of the bridemaid's dresses for them, had a really cute split wedding cake with my dad (he wanted a football themed side with little figurines on it and she was like lmao okay for sure 😂) plus their wedding was supposed to be outside, but it was going to rain that day and they had to move EVERYTHING inside. Then it didn't actually rain. But she had a great day and their pictures are so beautiful, they both looked so happy.
That’s awesome. I love that your dad wanted that. So weird and funny. Cool that your mom went along with it. I feel like when weddings are relaxed, not an insane amount is spent, bride and groom chill, they are fun. That’s been my experience. Even with mine. I’ll never understand bridezillas.
Awww! How sweet and romantic! I bet your parents are still happily married! ❤️(◠‿◕)❤️
@@Mama_Bear524 Same here. Although personally, I think these bridezillas want a picture perfect wedding rather than an everlasting, loving marriage.
BRIDESMAID-ZILLA STORY WITH A HAPPY ENDING!
Charlotte I hope you read this and share it in one of your future videos:
My brother's first wife was a complete bitch. I had no problem telling her off when she was mistreating my brother or acting like a selfish drama queen at family functions. Obviously I was not asked to be a bridesmaid. In fact I found out from my dad 4 days before the wedding that she did not even want me to attend. So I swallowed my pride, called her and apologized for everything I'd ever said to her and for being rude and disrespectful etc etc etc so I would be allowed to be there for my brother on his big day.
I was so happy when my brother divorced a few her a few years later even though the circumstances were pretty devastating for him.
Fast forward a couple more years, and I was super excited when my brother asked his absolute jewel of a girlfriend to marry him. I got even more excited when she asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. At the time, I had waist length pink, black, purple and blonde dread lock type braids in my hair and I told my brother's fiance I would take them out before the wedding. She told me she didn't want me to feel obligated to do that and that she was fine with my hair the way it was. Well, I still went ahead and spent over $1,000 color correcting my hair and putting in human hair extensions after spending hours unbraiding my hair and even cutting some of the more difficult braids out (hence the extensions because I needed to even out the areas where I had obviously cut braids out. I voluntarily did this to myself because I was not going to ruin her wedding photos. This woman makes my brother so happy and brings out the best in him. I wanted for her to have the best from me.
5 days before the wedding I broke two of the bones in my foot. 2 days before the wedding someone ran a red light and t-boned my pickup truck causing me to spin out and then start to barrel roll until I came to a complete stop when my truck collided with another car. Luckily I didn't get any visible bruises or scratches or get seriously hurt but my entire body did hurt the next days.
I made it to the wedding and my brother's fiance told me that she didn't care what shoes I wore or if I wore the medical boots to walk down the aisle. All the bridesmaids were wearing gold heels. I told her I care and I took a couple of prescription painkillers, put on the five inch heels I bought and walked up and down that aisle with a smile on my face and stood at the altar with the other bridesmaids the entire time.
After the ceremony the bridal party went to a park to take pictures. At this point my foot was so swollen I knew if I took off my shoe there was no way it was going back on but I also couldn't walk anymore so my two brothers, the groom and the best man had to carry me into position in between every photo.
TOTALLY WORTH IT! My brother and his wife have two beautiful intelligent children and she is not just my sister-in-law she is my friend and I love talking to her on the phone and spending time with her.
Lucky you, to find a friend with your brothers 2nd wife.
I just found out my son's wife is expecting due in June. I guess their relationship is sealed.
Props to you, your brothers new wife sounds like an absolute treasure, and you sound like you got balls of steel
God bless you for your selflessness
See, when the bride is a true queen, bridesmaids will go to the ends of the earth! I'm sure your new sister appreciated all your sacrifice!
Beautiful ❤️ so glad you didn't get really hurt in the car accident you and your brother and his wife sound like very good people hope your life is going great as well as your brothers life is
My great uncle was married to a bridezilla. She was horrible the whole time they were married. After she died of Lou Gehrig's, and he spent literally every penny he had on her care, someone mentioned that it only costs $250 to get mutually divorced in Texas. He looked shocked and said, "If I had known that I would have left her years ago and been happy." I miss him. He was a wonderful and kind man.
I can't get over the fact that the bride actually talked to a realtor to sell the groom's house to pay for the wedding. Where were they going to live? I don't think you can even sell a house you don't own. I want the story of how the groom found out the bride was trying to sell his house.
This one was absolutely crazy to me too. I mean what the hell is wrong with this women??? I thought only I found it absolutely crazy since no one was talking about it...😂😂😂
@@prachibansal6670 It's been 4 months since I watched this video, but now, my best guess is she did a good job convincing the realtor that her fiancé wanted to sell the house and asked her to deal with the details. She probably thought that once she accepted an offer, he'd be guilted or feel forced into signing the papers so the people buying it, probably a family with kids, won't be disappointed or "homeless."
I was married in 1991. Including two weeks skiing in Tahoe, our wedding cost $2500. People still talk about what a great time they had. The venue and decorations were free and it was beautiful. 31 years later and 2 great kids. Life is not easy, but it's worth it.
We love this for y’all! Congratulations and many more years of marital bliss.
Married in 2014. It wasn’t a super cheap wedding but it really wasn’t crazy either. I did buy into the crap I “needed” like a fancy gown for ex. But it was pretty low key. Ppl raved about ours too. And I’m not even a fun person. I think it was more that I wasn’t insane, I was chill, hubby too. I think weddings are only fun if the couple is relaxed. Sounds like you both were fun. Ppl really respond to that.
Same as you, married in 1984, nothing crazy since we where both underage students at the time. The party is just a gathering of people who care about you. The dress , the flowers, the catering it´s all just an embelishment, it´s no the important stuff. We are still happy toghether, had to keds and now a lovely granddaughter..
Oof, got married in Dec, and I think the lowest quote for the cheapest venue was 2500. Catering? 3,600. Photographer? Cheap at 1,600.
Ended up diy-ing most of our decor and held it in my church, and we still paid 14,000+ dollars. 30 years of inflation, but no regrets
My husband of 31yrs (deceased) always used to say "don't stick your d-ck in crazy" whenever people had crazy ex's. We had a wedding that consisted of a minister and 2 borrowed witnesses (we didn't know them they were friends of the minister lol). My whole wedding cost $200. He always said that too many people want to get married for the wedding not the marriage.
My grandpa always said something similar, "Don't f*ck crazy!!"
Don't you have a say
JP 45 years ago, and we finally married in the Church 32 years ago, only a few witnesses and our children. Both times, very inexpensive, and just as we wanted. I never dreamt of a wedding, nor even marriage for that matter. It was my mom who asked me when I played house as a little girl, why I wanted children one day, but no husband.... She was onto something. Marriage is certainly not easy and we had our fair share of ups and downs, thick and thins.... but in the end it is the history of time together that really counts.... no one will ever know in just a glance when something is funny, sad or silly other than your husband of many years... imho. But no wedding dress fuss, no guests fuss... etc.
Went to a few weddings in my family where there were the inevitable fist fights over some indiscretion or something stupid... I was having none of that nonsense.
@@coolwater55 my only regret about eloping (and it's a silly thing, very trivial) is that I didn't have time to get a wedding gown. I'm obsessed with wedding dresses! Maybe one day i'll just buy one, just to have one :)
Your husband had the right idea! I'm so glad you had such a wonderful marriage.
Gotta say, as a guy, I love seeing groomzillas mixed in with these. It gives a reminder that guys can the a**holes too.
As a side note: it is remarkably impressive the consistency and quality of your videos and editing.
Keep up the fantastic work, and as always, stay awesome.
Well, to me it seems like there are less groomzilla stories in the same way that girls have less “crazy ex-boyfriend “ stories. Groomzillas and crazy exes can turn out to be violent and/or kill their ex.
@@jaimicottrill2831 I don't this it's the case for that reason, but I do think fear of violence or fear of retaliation may be a significant factor in some people. I've heard my fair share of "crazy ex-boyfriend" stories, around on-par with "crazy ex-girlfriend" stories... Though those ones were far more concerning than the stories about women being "unreasonable".
I think a larger factor is because women more often dream of a "dream wedding", and societally, it's a "bride's day" and focused around the bride, and so, the bride feels more entitled.
@@acrefray that is a good point. Society has groomed girls to believe that they should want to get married and if they don’t, then they are unfeminine. All that build up for one day!
@@jaimicottrill2831 all that build up for entire industries to make mad profits from...
That husband that said his wife was a bridezilla on the wedding day, but understood she was just trying to make it perfect for everyone and not just herself, sounds like a good man! It's so nice to have a partner that appreciates your good qualities and understands the root of your neurosis. I know my husband sometimes takes pause when I get worried we'll run out of milk. But he understands that I grew up very poor and we usually didn't have any food in the fridge. I never want my children to open our fridge and not have milk there. I know it's weird, but it's just the way I am. I guess my brain took all those childhood memories of being hungry and warped them into "as long as there's milk, everything will be OK!" 🤷♀️
My ex was a groom Zilla. We eloped in TX so I could have my grandparents at my wedding. They had missed most of the milestones in my life because they lived so far away and grandpa was handicapped from a severe car accident when I was small and he had a hard time with traveling. We had money for gas and food, but not much else. Grandparents paid for our rings and the fee for the civil ceremony and a cake and homemade dinner. He expected them to give us money on top of paying for everything while we were there. Nobody in my entire family liked him and unfortunately I tried to make it work for way too long. He would spend all our money on what he wanted and expect his parents to pay our bills. He actually told them that I was the one spending all the time and when I finally left him after eighteen years they blamed me for everything including losing our house. Once we were divorced and he still hit them up for money all the time they realized that he had lied to them for years and I wasn't actually the bad guy in the marriage. He tried to pull the same thing with his second wife who comes from big money family and she put the kibosh on it.
Had to deal with a bridezilla when I was getting married, had to share the church so all 3 brides that were getting married that day had to share the decoration. She was a nightmare and the only thing that made me happy was the thought that I wasn't the one marrying her or in her family. The groom broke off 1 week before the wedding, was smiling year to year when telling how relieve he was , and didn't even asked for the money back from the vendors. Guy just wanted out and to be as far away as possible from all that.
That groom dodged a huge bullet! I hope he's doing well.
lol. Back in my 40s, I dated a lot. Most men would tell me their horror stories about their ex’s. I would always ask….was she good looking? They would always say, yes. I then say…pick a woman for her personality. Pick a good woman….not a good looking one. Damn.
Good advice. And if she’s good looking that’s a bonus.
If a man i am dating starts to tell the horror stories about their ex's, I am already wary of the guy. I mean they loved that other person at one point or not? So what does that say about them. And if they didn't and only went for the looks.....well what does that now say about them? Nothing good either way.
@@endlessstudent3512 Completely true!
@RubyTwoBears Did I say anything like that? Of course it goes both ways. Stop insulting people by wilfully misunderstanding them.
My hubby surprised me with all the opinions he had regarding the wedding. He is a baseball playing, rock loving, t-shirt and jeans guy. Honestly didn't think he'd have too many thoughts, whereas, I'd been buying Martha Stewart Weddings issues since I was a teenager. He was the one with an outfit change (kilt for the ceremony, tux during the reception), he had thoughts on what flowers I should have in my bouquet. Neither of us were "zillas", but he certainly leaned more that way than I did. Still happily married almost 14 years later.
Spent 10 years total 7 years married to one of these...I saw it but I was so convinced that things could/would change that I turned a blind eye to a lot and in an abusive relationship you just don't always see it from the inside. He left me for my best friend of 22 years and they both did me a huge favor, they'd been having an affair for (my best guess) 3ish years and I was just there to raise his daughter. I'm now re-married and happier than ever with someone who actually wants to be in a relationship with me.
Glad to know it ended well for you!
Oh, I’m so sorry that it happened but glad for the result. Wishing you and your hubby many decades of marital bliss.
@@davidguidry657 Thank you!
That's wonderful that you got out of TWO bad relationships, and found real love! Do you still have any contact with his daughter? She probably misses you. It's sad that kids hurt because of what a parent does.
I don't miss my ex, or his terrible "flying monkey" daughter who was almost as abusive towards me as her father. I do miss his sweet granddaughter, Krystal, who was nothing like either.
I saw her about a year after the divorce and she ran up and hugged me. I hope I run into her again so I can tell her that the parrot her mother gave me 16 years ago still talks about her ( her mother hated the bird, and me! It bit her, and I wanted to!)
Every morning, this sweet little parrot greets me with a cheery, "Heeeey, Krystal!" She was the only one in their house he liked.
@@LazyIRanch I do still have contact with my step daughter, I had tried to convince him to allow me to do a step parent adoption before the divorce but he wouldn't allow it. She's close to 18 so hopefully I will get to see her within the next 6 months or so. That's awesome that the parrot still greets you as his granddaughter lol I, however, am TERRIFIED of birds!
Two ways to check the person you're thinking seriously about: Watch how they treat servers at a restaurant. And how they treat you when no one is around. If there's a big difference.... watch out!!
And how they talk about their mother, either she’s a saint or a horrible mother. Then see how they talk about female colleagues or your friends. That’s how he’ll talk about you so make sure it’s with respect and kindness. Otherwise Run!
And how they treat animals and senior citizens. Can he keep a job or is everything everyone else’s fault he gets laid off or fired.
@@lollylolly8186 yeah u have completed made it about men when og comment was about everyone.
And how they treat their mother I've heard
Awesome advice
Also! Watch how they drive! If they’re impatient with strangers they could be impatient with you!
I love how Miss Charlotte ends the video on a lighter note! And the one from the husband who decided to “keep her”, I’m so glad it’s working out and they are making the most out of the traits that caused the wedding day mayhem. They both seem to have an awareness (after the fact) of how to best pair their differences to compliment each other instead of conflict with each other. Which is a huge part of a successful marriage. (Or so I’ve been told.)
I would LOVE to hear Charlotte sing the old song, "Making Whoopee" in her Jessica Rabbit style! For anyone not familiar with the song, here's the lyrics as sung by Ella Fitzgerald (my fave!)
Another bride, another June
Another sunny honeymoon
Another season, another reason
For makin' whoopee
A lot of shoes, a lot of rice
The groom is nervous, he answers twice
Its really killin' that he's so willin'
To make whoopee
Now picture a little love nest
Down where the roses cling
Picture the same sweet love nest
Think what a year can bring
He's washing dishes and baby clothes
He's so ambitious, he even sews
But don't forget, folks
That's what you get, folks, for makin' whoopee
Another year or maybe less
What's this I hear? Well, can't you guess?
She feels neglected and he's suspected
Of makin' whoopee
She sits alone most every night
He doesn't phone her, he doesn't write
He says he's busy, buut she says, "Busy?"
He's makin' whoopee
He doesn't make much money
Only five thousand per
Some judge who thinks he's funny
Says, "You'll pay six to her"
He says, "Now judge, suppose I fail?"
The judge say, "Bud, right into jail!
You'd better keep her, I think it's cheaper
Than makin' whoopee
You'd better keep her, I think it's cheaper
Than makin' whoopee"
Take it from someone who´s been married ( to the same guy) for 37 years ( and counting). Nobody is perfect, so if he is willing o put up with my defectc, I cannot do less. Istead of fight , complement. Give each other space and take advantge of each other strenghts. Coordinate and delegate, beeig married doesn´t equal to "have to do and decide averything together". That´s exausting , time consuming and flield for endless dscussions.
A drug addict I barely know commented on FB that I should hang out with better people with different lifestyles and I would not have to keep experiencing the pain and disappointment I had mentioned in my status. He made it sound like it was about a friend/s who died of overdoses... it was about missing my brother who was MURDERED last month 2 weeks prior to our mom's 2 year death anniversary where she died of cancer and the 3rd sadness was my step dad of 24 years dying from complications due to covid in July 2020...., the nerve of ppl on Facebook is insane
Hope you’re in a better place now ❤@samanthagalvin3281
Charlotte, you will make a lovely bride when you find the one that you can share all the silly and fun with.
Myself, I'm a pretty boring guy that got EXTREMELY lucky in finding my bride who puts up with all my corniness, silliness, and all-around cantankerousness, since 1986. Yup! She be crazy for going it but I be always appreciating it.
Congratulations! It encourages me to see other long-term, happy marriages out there, especially after watching these videos. Hubs and I are going on twenty years, and I can’t imagine a better life than the one we share. Cheers to you and your wife!
I love this. Hubby and I married 17 years together 21. He’s annoying and I am too I guess 😂 but I can’t imagine life without him.
I wanted a small wedding, but my now husband wanted a big wedding. I decided to let him run with it. We planned everything, sent out invitations, put down deposits and went through all of the stress that comes along with big weddings. Then, Covid hit and we ended up having a small backyard wedding ceremony. We loved it and he said that he wished we had planned it that way to begin with. We ended up having the reception over a year later and used all of the favors and decorations we had purchased for the big wedding. All that being said, we were very happy with our small ceremony and our marriage is strong.
As Charlotte put it nicely , some of the Bridezillas (and Groomzillas ) partners dodged an atomic bomb (instead of a bullet) when they called of the wedding . They didn't have to put up with years of ultimately futile pain .
I got married last weekend, and I used all these stories to prevent myself from becoming a bridezilla and even asked my bridesmaids to call me out if I got out of hand. We all survived and are still friends. Thank you for preventing chaos; you’re doing great work for humanity. 😂😊❤
It's almost like planning weddings is the gauntlet challenge to see if you're a solid enough couple to survive that kind of stress.
The last one!🤣🤣🤣 that woman is hilarious...so glad she can see it and apologize for it to her poor hubby😆
At least the one guy can honestly answer “No” when asked if he married “that woman”.
I came very close to marrying a bridezilla. I ended the engagement before the wedding took place. 7 years later I still feel like I made the right decision.
Have always been fiercely proud of my frugality. Got married at age 20. Parents wanted a fancy chapel at Lake Tahoe. Massive relief when heavy snow blocked the pass.
Used thrift shop dress, new shoes, closet suit, tiny bouquet of white roses, family church,
My brother and SIL will forever be my idols if someone ever decides they can deal with…all this. They aren’t religious and asked me to officiate, knowing I had gotten one of those online minister cards in college because I was drunk one night and thought it was funny. SIL did the research and in their county I was in fact good to go.
It was in a small hipster event space with online close family and friends, decor was an A+ in Pinterest gone right, they hired a food truck that was super popular and everyone got an open tab on the first serving, we got to take turns DJing (event space had a sick sound set up I have to say), and it was perfect.
I have no idea how much it cost (I mean I was free of course), more than I could afford I’m sure but they both make twice what I do (teacher), and could have had a swanky set up. They went with “let’s vibe and celebrate” and it was perfect.
Especially the part where I had to drive my brother home because “I am NOT drunk”, my dad disagreed (as did I), and he pouted his ass off on the way home (SIL had left 10 mins before with her sister to “remove the trappings”…she loved being the glowing bride for about two hours then she wanted to be comfy, she’s the comfy type)…my dad threw 3 bottles of leftover wine in the truck as payment to me for this as well. So I got to make fun of my younger brother on his wedding night AND got three bottles to give as impressive gifts for free.
AND when I announced them I accidentally mispronounced her name…they’d been together and lived together for four years by that point, I was already calling her my sister, and she was already part of the immediate family as far as we were concerned, it was the nerves. She winced a little but said nothing of it and wouldn’t let me apologize.
I’m the eldest and only daughter so considering my love of “duck around and find out” in my approach to life I think my mom is secretly pleased to face a Better daughter and honeslty, totally fair.
My daughter got (and wore) two wedding dresses. Her reason was perfectly logical. It was August 2020, we were in the middle of a pandemic and her dress of choice was stuck in NYC in customs. She thought it wouldn't arrive in time, and got another. Both dresses were less then $800 total. It did arrive and because it was custom made, she decided to wear both. One to the ceremony and one to the very short reception (food was put in to go boxes, cake was cupcakes, so it was all good).
My younger sister will be my MOH. She has said she would always be my MOH since she was really little (9 years apart) because she says she will tell everyone at every wedding related things(mostly wedding dress fittings & ceremony) that they are not to say anything negative to me, only nice things it is Lily’s day. She said she rather tell a room full of people to STFU preemptively then deal with me crying. Fair enough, I am emotional enough on a normal day. Thanks Sam.
I had a great divorce party. I took the ring I specifically told him I hated, and had it crushed and reset in a ring I love. Lots of cake, lots of we*ds, and lots of drinking. I turned it out like a mf.
I love this idea! I think I'll have one, too :-D
I should of have a divorce party in March of 2021. Glad to rid of him after 35 years of marriage. I ended up in the hospital on the psych ward. He was impossible to please. Made everyone think k it was me. He even turned our son against me. A child he didn't want when I was pregnant with our son. There is more but I could go on and on.
It's been rough financially for me, but it us still better than being married to him.
@@susanbissell6319 I’m so sorry you had to go through that, Susan. I’m going currently going through a divorce with two young sons, it’s not easy but the best decision. You’re beautiful and I hope you find happiness and love
I found out while I was in the hospital my ex has narcissist traits. But damn he was nasty to me. Now he is a mess physically with a bad back and a bad hip he won't get help for. So his karma is getting him in the end
@@susanbissell6319 never too late, grab some cake and friends and celebrate getting rid of the bastard
I was the bride but my mother and MIL were the bridezillas in my wedding. My husband and I wanted a small ceremony at our church but my mom and his mom wanted more ppl and nicer things. I can’t fault them too much because my ceremony and reception were turned into the most beautiful “snowy night” themed wedding I’ve ever seen. There were floating chandeliers and white trees everywhere…it was amazing. Lol. So if anyone wants an amazing wedding I can give u my moms number lol
😂 I love this. Well, as long as they’re paying and organizing I’d be happy to just sit back and let them. Just show up on the day, perfect
gosh...your mom sounds like my mom (and my aunts)... my dream wedding is just signing the papers and then have a simple luncheon later and be done with it and when my mom and aunts found out, they went berserk...I'm an only child so they've been enthusiastically planning all sorts of extravagant stuff for my wedding...safe to say that it's not gonna happen anytime soon because I don't even have a boyfriend yet...🤣
@@fyeelessarndra3392 lol I think my wedding planning motto was “why do I need that?” I just stopped asking after a while 😆
I wouldn't call them Zillas. They acted out of love. They both wanted the wedding to be big and beautiful. I don't think we have enough context. Was MIL mean to you. And your mom mean to Groom? Did they compete with each other in a rivalry way?
I hope all is still well with everyone involved. Congrats on your Snowy Night wedding
I met a bridezilla once. She was insane. She was from a poor family, so she didn't have enogh money for the wedding. Even her husband was a poor guy but the girl wanted a BIG wedding, so she asked her friends to help her. She rented a place (where I worked at that time) for free (a 500 person capable room and a castel with huge ballroom for the dinner, and many bedrooms) just with the help of her friends. She asked her friends to do everything like she wants from flowers to doves. She didn't pay for these either. She had plans for the ceremony (like what kind of flower petals must be strewed, how many chairs must be in one row, what colour should be ribbons etc. ) She wanted a very expensive kind of rosepetals but we couldn't find in the area (it was end of summer, and that flower was out of reach at that time) so someone had to travel to another city to buy some for a horrible cost. When they returned she became furious because the amount of petals was not enough. (WTF?) We offered her another kind of flower with the exact same colour but that wasn't good enough for her. We worked our a** off with this wedding, with cleaning, decorating, feeding poor little doves, etc. She said there will be 250 guest she just inveted. We prepared the food, the catering eerything. Before the ceremony she said to one of the managers of the area (who was her friend and worked on this wedding for free) that she (the manager) and the staff members (=we) musn't be seen on the ceremony or at the reception except the waiters because we are too low for her standards. There were tons of food, enogh for 400 people at least and she said we musn't eat at our regular place (we had a room in the palace where the stuff had their dinner) because it's too close to the place of the reception and some guest might see us. So we had to eat at the food storage in the basement where were not a window or not even enough lamps. There were only two chairs and all the stuff (around 15 people) had to eat there. She said we musn't touch the food, because it's only for the guest (traditionally here you share the wedding dinner with your stuff because they work hard and don't have time to buy or make their own, and it shows respect for the hard work). We must eat only bread, but not too much because she might need it. (How generous :P) We accepted. Once again: she got EVERYTHING for free: the place, the food, the staff, flowers, doves, the photographer. The only thing she paid for her wedding dress a nearly 1000 USD dress (which is considered to be REALLY expensive here because here traditionally brides just borrow their dresses, not keep them). The manager "friend" had to eat at the basement too. So the wedding started and around 30-50 guest came only, because she forgot to send them RSPVs and thougt noone would miss HER wedding and everyone would come who was invited. So, after this very awkward fiasko the few guest looked pathetic at the 500-people-sized hall. The manager asked us to sit in the ceremony just to have more people there. She even asked neighbors, cleaning stuff members, gardeners etc to be well-dressed and sit in. The weather was rainy so the doves refused to fly. We can say the dreamy ceremony was a failure. But after these she still refused to give us some food and insisted to the "eat some bread only"-policy. We told the cook and he said the bride was insane, because they woud throw out the most of the food the next day. So he was kind and gave us a dinner and invited us to their private diningroom in the basement to eat there. (We didn't eat anything the whole day because of the preparations.) So after this wonderful wedding where this bridezilla showed how "nice" she was she lost most of her friends. The manager, who used to be one of her best friends (she made her the bachelorette party for eg.) never talked to her again. We do not know too much about her, I just hope she changed after this very shameful wedding. The only thing I know: after the ceremony failure and tons of food left she just refused to come out of her bedroom for one and a half day, didn't want to meet the people she hurt.
Oh hell yes!!! I’ve been wondering what the aftermath of the bridezillas end up looking like. We can always count on Charlotte to answer in the most sassy potato manner ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She should ask about some of the cases she presented here ,did they last afterwards? And how long before divorce??
I love watching these and you don't get to see many "What happened after..." videos. My hubby and I had a Renaissance wedding lol we work for a vendor at a RennFaire. The entire wedding was under $1k and we had the fairytale garb (it was mandatory with the RennFaire that the wedding party dress in garb). Our guests enjoyed it as well as any of the over two thousand people who visited the RennFaire that day. Apparently many asked if this was a real wedding or a play the RennFaire put on. We're still married seven years later and, though life has its Ups and Downs, I'm glad we have each other to weather it. 💖
I love the positive one. Gives us hope, that not everyone is a Bridezilla. Charlotte BROUGHT her nails game today! 💅🏻
"Do your research! Haven't you seen this meme?! It explains everything!"
Sums it up perfectly! 🤣
Not a Bridezilla story, but a great story about how my husband and I met. The night we met, we were in a car accident together (missed a curve, went off the road and hit a tree). So the night we met…a totaled car, full leg cast for 6 months , stitches = 26 years with my honey. My grandpa opened the curtain in the ER, his first words were “So when’s the wedding ?” . I also walked down the aisle to Tracy Bird’s “Keeper of the stars” . A friend from my mom’s band sang it live, and he sang “ It was an accident me finding you” We celebrated our 25th anniversary this past September. ♥️
That's such a sweet story, congrats on the silver anniversary!
Congratulations 🎉
The best young bride I knew got married in middle of Covid, in a public park with just the families, and a few friends stopping by the park to say congrats from 6 ft away. She and her groom are very religious and didn't live together before marriage (and practiced abstinence), so pushing off the wedding for a few years was out of the question. I asked if she was disappointed to miss out on the whole wedding "experience", and she said she was just thrilled to save so much money. Invitations? Catering? Wedding hall? Nope, nope, nope. Thousands saved towards buying their future home.
My third husband, we got married 3 years ago, is an awesome man, spoils me rotten!! Our wedding cost 150 bucks including marriage license cost. We had 5 people there. It was wonderful!! We are still very much in love!!
FINALLY! The question is answered!
some of these are hysterical and make me so glad that my husband and I opted for planning out wedding in 2 weeks and just having a small wedding with approx 35-40 guests at the most (mostly his side of the family as its huge) at my mom's house. We originally had a big wedding planned almost 2 years later due to me getting pregnant and not wanting to be stressed out planning a wedding and not get to enjoy my pregnancy or new born baby, but then a month before we actually got married he got the call that his unit (he was in the US Army) as they were being deployed to Iraq, but they were leaving in 6 weeks to go train for 6 months before they actually deployed and he wanted to get married before he left incase anything happened, that way our son and myself would be provided for. We were just going to go to the court house and get married but my mom, mother in law and my boss at the time(I was a manager at a local family owned restaurant and my family had known them since before I was born) had a fit and insisted we had at least a nice small wedding so we wouldn't end up regretting it later. My boss had the restaurant pretty much cater everything as a wedding gift to us, since the restaurant is also where I met my husband as he used to come in there on his lunch breaks and drive me insane to go on a date with him at least 2-3 days a week, and yes, he still drives me nuts all day, everyday😂. My dad and also some of my husband's family helped out with cooking some of the food, as the only thing I cared about was the wedding cake because I was pregnant but also love traditional New Orleans wedding cake which is almond flavored. We had still planned on doing the big wedding once he returned from Iraq because we had pretty much paid for it all, but mother nature had other plans and Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city, including flooding the officers' club at the military base, so it was cancelled, and by the December we had it planned for, I was pregnant again, what a welcome home gift for me huh, 😂 . We will be celebrating 18 years this April and dont regret 1 single minute of not having that big wedding now that we are older, I am convinced he was just going to go along with us still having the big wedding to make me happy, instead we put that money in the bank and let it draw interest and eventually built our dream house and are currently going through IVF to have a baby girl since we have 2 boys, but also because I'm old now 🤣and things he was exposed to while deployed numerous times have interfered with his fertility
Wow that’s absolutely beautiful I loved all of it. You seem so chill and normal 😃. I had a bigger wedding (90 ppl) but I had the fancy dress, the big cake, flowers, bridesmaids grooms etc. So while it wasn’t super expensive it was quite a bit. Looking back, 17 years ago, I kind of wish I had done like a backyard type bbq. I was pregnant with number 1 so I rushed things ahead which is also good like you said, no real time to stress over minute details. And I also just wanted to enjoy my day without having to worry about a baby.
We were relaxed and it was fun. Being pregnant I left at 10 pm cuz I was exhausted 😂. Ppl maybe stayed a bit longer, no idea but not much and it was a wrap. Nobody caused issues, no crazy drunks. The only “drama” was that it was raining. Oh well. Photographer had an alternative plan and we went to an indoor venue for pics.
Best of wishes on your quest for a new baby.
We did the same thing. Getting called up for deployment and he was worried so we moved our 2 year away wedding to 8 weeks away. Got married in my parents backyard. Had lovely food and a free beautiful cake made by a friend. About 20 guests and we jumped in the pool after a brief 4 minute ceremony. It was fun and I was so thankful not to have a big wedding. That was 35 years ago.
Whoever finally wins Charlotte's hand in marriage had better pull of the most perfect, understated, but beautiful wedding day ever or they are going on blaaaaaaaaast on social media 😁 But then again, we all love Charlotte because, well, she's Charlotte 🥰
Big big kudos for that husband taking on his ex wife's child. What a wonderful parent.
Reminds me of a quote from the Big Bang theory when Steven hawking is trolling Sheldon Cooper online and says “if you were stuck in a chair for 50 years you’d get bored too”
Honestly, Charlotte's videos are so addictive and useful. She's helped me get ideas for whenever I have my own wedding: mini, backyard, potluck, and NO kids lol. My mom was honestly suprised I said this instead of eloping after witnessing me become so anti-social lol
The entire 'She's still prison" one made me laugh so hard! Whether it's true or not that one was a good one :-) LMAO!! 🤣🤣🤣 I wonder if they are still married 🤗
We can't party about love being over.
But we can party about kicking a sociopath out of our lives.
Words to live by Charlotte!
Yeah... my father delivered a happy "ex-is-out-of-your-life-day" anniversary cake... Not a good marriage... wasn't a good wife.... she tended to be verbally abusive when she's not happy, but "that's how I see it"... but how dare I say she's wrong... "You know better than to argue with me. Why are you arguing with me? Don't argue with your wife. Happy wife, happy life." The arguments? Difference of opinion on things that never really mattered. However, on the things that mattered... yeah... let's not go there.
I really don’t understand wanting to plan a wedding that will stress you tf out. If you’re just going to be stressed out leading up to it, and very possibly the day of, then you’ll just let it pass you by and not enjoy yourself and what’s the point?
I had like 2 weeks to plan my wedding and it was perfect. We got our marriage license and officiant sorted, which was the main stressor. We tried on and bought plain silver wedding bands, my husband wore a suit he already had plus a nice vest he bought for the occasion, and I bought myself a $40 navy blue floor length dress with long lace sleeves and a tulle skirt from ASOS (which thankfully arrived in time and fit well 😂). Paired it with my nude heels and a belt I made myself with white satin ribbon and some fake pearls, stuck white flowers in my hair, and did my own makeup the morning of. Our venue was free, at a local garden. We had like 15 people tops and no wedding party, and we even had a couple friends drive in from Melbourne which is about a 4 hour trip, and my mother from back home in the US on video chat. Afterward we all went back to our house for drinks and our wedding cake, which was a chocolate mudcake that my sister-in-law bought us as a wedding gift. Then my husband and I got a hotel room for the next couple nights, complete with a huge spa bathtub.
It was literally perfect, even though our own officiant was about a half hour late 😂 I wouldn’t change a thing, except maybe getting an actual proposal instead of just deciding together to get married lol. But even then, I don’t think I’d change anything if I could.
Edit: our 5 year anniversary will be in May ❤️
I had a co worker who's girlfriend got pregnant, so they had a destination wedding. And the bride never filed the paperwork. She had the baby and ran home. Wanted a baby, but no dad. Did this to her previous child's father. Huge legal battle to just see his son. Wanted child to go to church when he had him, but gf didn't want that. Mediator sided with him. I didn't know it was possible not to be married.
I know right? It's *almost* as if wedding ceremonies don't really mean anything.
@@BossKuno The ceremony with the minister and the church only "marries" you in the eyes of the church and that church/family community. The paperwork is what makes you married in the eyes of the civil authority (ie. the government) In fact, there were times in the past (at least in the west and among the early pioneers in the Americas) that a couple would make their vows to each other, live as spouses, and, when they had a chance/when a minister was available, they would ask for a blessing on their marriage. The government wasn't involved at all until they realized that it was a financial benefit to have marriages registered civilly. Now, where I come from, common-law unions are also recognized for tax/estate purposes once you've been living together for 6 mos to a year.🍾🥂
Last one was priceless!
Another video to keep this bride humble! Big fan Charlotte! I literally watch your videos everyday, new and reruns! Thanks for the great content!
This just proves my mom right. When someone SHOWS who they really are, believe them. Actions speak louder then words. And just because you can doesn't mean you should. I feel so sad for people in these situations.
Y'all remember the show bridezillas? There was a Jewish girl named KAREN and she was a monster. She yelled at her guest for saying she looked beautiful and at her hair lady, calling her a peasant.
Erm, UA-cam clip link please 🙏
The guy who said “I think I’ll keep her” was sweet, but I legit yelled “WE’RE NOT HERE FOR POSITIVITY” when you read that part 🤣 Now I’m insane, send help 😂
I love all the “My first wife was…” implying right from the start of the story that divorce was the obvious outcome!! Happy that they were able to get out and find their happiness though.
A little off topic....
Your winged eyeliner is absolutely PERFECT!!
"During the honeymoon she realized the wedding was over" this is interesting to me, the psyche of the bridezilla and what happens to it when they realize exactly this. I mean, if they lived only for this ONE day and then it happiness and it over… it sounds kinda nightmarish and depressive TBH. And your new marriage begins with this big, crushing realization and pending disillusionment. I find it fascinating, what happens in their heads at this point. How they deal, or do not deal, with it.
Cinderella is the reason for Bridezillas. The years of hopes and expectations really messes with some. The fairy tale needs to go and be replaced by real love stories. Marketing Cinderella is the second reason. Money to be had fulfilling the “ dream” wedding.
I hate that friends and monica after her wedding to chandler was supposed to be a funny joke about this. It's not funny, it's fucked up.The way her mindset was towards the whole thing is the epitome of all this and honestly portrayed everything so negatively/gave women such shit to live up to and think is okay to want..... it's kinda terrible. The fact that they joked about her expecting certain things and then getting them and that that show was the height of culture for so long really messed a lot of people up.
@@Flowergurl2000
Erm, I think you shouldn't single out Cinderella considering the story's about an abuse victim finding a better life....
I was my husband's 2nd wife. We married after a year and started living together the day we got together. 16 years later after our courthouse marriage we are still crazy over each other!
I always get a kick at the end of your video's... the unexpected expected "Subscribe" always makes me smile. Keep up the great work Charlotte!!!
the one with the bride who didn't file the paperwork was really dodging a bullet, when she tries to sue him for alimony he can just say "according to the law, we were never married"
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I had hated planning my wedding so much, and I had cried the day before because I just wanted it to be over. All my bridesmaids were so stressed out that they were sure I would be a wreck when they woke me up to tell me there was a huge snowstorm and many guests were cancelling. I woke up with a cold, asked for the DayQuil in my bag and went back to bed.
I was so happy that the wedding was smaller now, and this light feeling of it just not mattering anymore - I can’t fix the weather and I don’t have to plan another wedding ever again. I loved my wedding, and being married. Wedding planning, though, was hell. I can understand why brides get a bad rap. (Within reason of course)
Forget the “perfect wedding” as there is no such animal….something WILL go wrong and most people won’t even notice much less care about it. When people are under pressure, what comes out of them is actually what inside them so just know that is how they are most likely going to respond EVERY TIME something stressful comes along. If you can live with it, then go ahead and marry them. If you can’t see yourself enduring the shenanigans for every major decision or life event, then RUN!!
Absolutely agree!! My wedding was very small and lovely. There was only 2 glitches ( I can't say they were wrong exactly lol) first one:MIL tried to tell her son that it's not too late too back out; he shut her down immediately. Second one: as my Daddy escorted me down the isle; he stepped on my MOH dress( my sister). We all almost tripped!! Funny as hell!!
On the way to the church my 3yr old flower girl threw her dress shoes out the car window we were already running late so I told her sister that if she wanted they could both go barefoot down the aisle so they did! After the wedding was over everybody told me how cute it was for the girls to go barefoot😂
That is a lovely, generous and good man who wanted custody of his stepson! A lot of men would have just dumped that kid without another thought. Blessings in Heaven for you, Sir 🙏
I agree with you. I personally don't care if they're seen as a doormat by some, anyone who's willing to take in their stepchildren after divorcing their scumbag parent is an absolute legend in my eyes. ❤
I spend too much time on Reddit and UA-cam recently because I'm transitioning off of disability, and that gets my blood pressure almost back up to normal because I always want to fight now.
I love watching Charlotte's reaction videos because she can judge people instead so I can just relax and enjoy. 😌
Hey girlie, I just wanted you to know how much your videos have been helping me cope with my current depressive episode. It's nice to know that every day Charlotte will make me chuckle a few times while I eat my cereal :) You have a lovely personality, and in a time where hanging out with my friends isn't possible, at least I get to "hang out" with you. Keep being you- you're rocking it.
I feel this comment so very much. All the love.
Hi Charlotte I love your videos and me and my mum love to watch them together with snacks and chat in an evening even though were grown adults, it's become a bonding time so thank you for that and I hope you have a great day
Awww 🥰 We love this for y’all! Give your mum a hug from all us Tater Tots.
The sheer reaction on 9:57 sent me flying! 😂
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This is just a Magnificent Post!!! You, Charlotte, are truly a TREASURE!!!
Isn't broccoli always a reason to fight? 😂 I love broccoli btw 🥦 small tiny trees 😍
The wedding with taco bell at the end lol but very considerate 😌
My daughter’s “husband” also never turned their signed marriage license either. He was taking our name so she didn’t realize anything was amiss until he woke her up in the middle of the night 1 year and 1 month after they got married to tell her he didn’t want to be married. She ended up finding out about all kinds of other lies too. He had everyone fooled. Never would have guessed he’d turn out like that.
Did anyone else laugh when Charlotte said 'we can eat paper off plates' (3:30) instead of 'we can eat off paper plates?!?' lol 😂😂😂 XxXxX
Had to watch at 1.75x to have time to watch it but glad I got to. I needed this before having to interact with humans.
You always put me in a better mood, thanks!
Can’t imagine Miss Charlotte at that speed! I’d probably have to mainline caffeine to keep up but it sounds like it would be funny. 😂🤣
@@davidguidry657 it's basically just speed reading.
Plus, going that fast my brain can forget parts making rewatches more fun
@@sarahlovee1865 sounds like fun! Any reason to rewatch some Miss Charlotte!!!
I have been married forever....32 years this Feb. I wanted to elope, but my Dad wanted to give me away so I let him and my stepmother plan the wedding. It was mostly family, but I have a huge family. It was a blast, but after the wedding my Mom wouldn't let go of the fact that she didn't help with the planning. It went on for months until I informed her I didn't care, I wasn't thinking of her, I just wanted to marry my best friend and get to the honeymoon. After that she never brought it up again.
Although lots of these are crazy bridezillas, the sister who disappeared right after the wedding with no contact with the family is definitely a common sign of abuse
Married to my "Best", "First" and ONLY wife for over 44 years now, wouldn't change a think. Met in college and saw her in the cafeteria while having a meal with another girl whom I knew from a class. When my lunch mate saw my eyes following this girl, she asked "Do you know her?" "No", I said, but she always seems so happy, and I'd like to meet her. "Okay", she said, "she's my roommate". And that was that - we dated for a couple years and got engaged during that time, had a simple wedding in a small-town church, her family/parents/etc were genuine, wonderful folks. We now have four grandkids from our two sons' families. It can work if you avoid the bridezillas in the first place!
Charlotte, if you compare how many Bridezilla clips you can find VS. "Groomzilla" clips, you'll see that no, the habits aren't limited to women at all, they're just more highly refined in women because of the "Daddy's Princess" syndrome, which seldom exists for sons.
Jaymac100: Yes, you've got a keeper. Life itself isn't perfect, but after 14 years you know you've got a good wife.
Love this!! Been with my husband for 33 years. Happier than ever.
Star of the video 'Charlotte's nostrils'. Every cell in your body is funny. You make me laugh every day. Please do not change. You are gorgeous!! Lots of love from India.
The post about the bridezilla realizing that the wedding-day is over is the exact reason why I don't care about the wedding. I would be happy to go to Vegas, or just go to city hall and celebrate with a pizza-party. I want a great marriage over a great wedding rather the other way around.
The big ceremony should be the vow renewal after 25 years and the kids are (hopefully) out of the house.
@@davidguidry657 this is actually really smart I love it. Small thing, super low key if you want family and a couple friends. But have a big celebration later when you’ve had a life together, probably have more money anyway.
@@davidguidry657 agree 100%!!!
Charlotte: This is your reminder... to take a deep breath.
Me: (smiles, breathes in and out with Charlotte)
Charlotte: And subscribe!
Me: Well, I already did, can't subscribe twice... so I'mma just keep breathing. 😊
What is sad, for me, is that these "zillas" didn't become that way overnight. People tell you who they are, listen to them. I don't understand why people marry people who they KNOW are not good for them.
Some bridezillas are legit insane people, while others (mostly not the kind that ask for you to pay for your own dress or food) just seem extremely stressed about their wedding day
Funfact: no matter how long or well u know someone, you really don't know them. They will always do something out of character
My first wife divorced me because of my alcoholism, I don’t blame her one little bit. It’s the best thing she ever did as now I’m married to the most amazing person I’ve ever met. My daughters and grandchildren love her and they would say if they didn’t. She’s never ever seen me touch a drop of alcohol and I’m coming up to 27 years sober in a few days. I’m also friendly with my ex wife, her and her husband have had a terrible couple of years and thankfully I’ve been in a position where I can help them. We also have two amazing daughters together and three great grandchildren.
I’m seeing a ton of direct lines drawn from,
“Bride/Groom-zillas,” to Narcissistic Personality Traits (E.g. The bride who took up every minute of her sister’s life up to the end of the wedding, then instantly dropping her without a word after the sister was no longer needed).
My uncle married a bridezilla and he didn’t sign a prenup. It’s been 13 years and she has put him into almost millions of dollars in debt for nice big houses, cruise vacations, etc. He’s starting to get very sick of her crap so now, if he decides to divorce her, since there is no prenup and she can be this evil, she can take half of everything, including my families farm.
And half the debt.
My mom stabbed me with a fork in my thigh when I was a teenager. My entitled sister & narcissistic mother were just sitting there while I was trying to finish the dinner dishes. The scar stayed for years as a reminder to me not to trust them!
That's insane!
Thank you for making these videos Charlotte! Everytime my boyfriend is on the verge of judging me I show him these and get the “you are so normal” response from him.