Hey guys. The bridezilla is from Durban, South Africa. Just so you know, she did take the "issue" to her lawyers and the lawyers called Romeo to let him know he has nothing to worry about. The bridezilla had no case...shocker!!! 🙄🙄🙄 We laughed about this thoroughly as a nation. The entire country...laughing at the ridiculousness.
As a wedding photographer for two decades, I actually came across a woman that delusional. She told me six months after the wedding that she was unhappy with the poses and group photo decisions (she had made) and she wanted a refund. I generously offered to refund her, after she paid me for the wear and tear on my equipment, and my car and gave me my precious time back. After a very long pause, she apologized and that was the last I heard from her.
And that was six months! And over poses, aka something you the photographer were in control of, so I can kinda understand where she’s coming from in theory. This was four YEARS later!! And over something she had NO part in!! The audacity!!!!
@@1369Stiles like I said, it’s more in theory that I see where she’s coming from. like in my theory she had a lot going on following the wedding, and she finally really looked at them and didn’t like them. Still not acceptable, but much more understandable than the example in the video.
My wife and I spent just a hair over $1000 on our wedding. Out of our own pockets. We got chicken from KFC and Pizza from a local place, and ice cream cakes from Dairy Queen. The wedding was super cheap and a lot of fun. It even inspired my cousin for her wedding and made it super cheap and really simple a couple years later. It was great going into our marriage without thousands of dollars in debt to add unnecessary stress going forward.
Absolutely! We spent $500 on our wedding in 1986. Still married and complete besties to this day. Our guests had a wonderful time and we used the money we saved for a down payment on our first house. Keep it simple.
My Grandaughter (20) is getting married. I’m making her dress ( I used to do it for a living) , church and pastor and room for reception is free as her daddy is a pastor, they are hiring an In and Out Burger catering truck for 2200 and my other daughter in law will do flowers . Just need to figure out the cake.
I am SO bewildered at ppl with the thought process of "since you CAN afford it, you SHOULD buy it for me." Like, no. Ppl are not entitled to spend THEIR money on you unless they want to. Just bc they can afford doesn't mean they owe you anything. Some ppl got warped senses of the world we live in.
@Karen You mean required I believe. Entitled means the opposite of what you're intending here. These entitled people are not required to spend THEIR money on you unless they want to.
Hey Charlotte 🤓, So I am South African and heard about this whole bridezilla/ photographer situation on the radio, news and tiktok. Long story short the brides lawyer did end up calling him and laugh and told the photographer that she was doing this to alot of other people and businesses. The conversation ended with the lawyer saying that he did not need to worry about it and that she had no leg to stand on. #ThePotatoLivesOn
I’m binge watching these 6 months before my own wedding to study how not to be a bridezilla. I literally told my FMIL that if I start showing tendencies that she has full licence to slap some sense into me
Honestly I’m a wedding photographer and after hearing the first story I’m debating about putting a ‚no refunds in case of a divorce‘ paragraph into my contracts because you never know 😂😂
Non-refundable. This is a service with deliverables. You can’t get your time back but it’s also your expertise they’re paying for. Cover your butt. People are idiots.
A friend of mine worked for a big department store. A woman asked for a refund on towels she’d bought THREE YEARS earlier as she’d decorated her bathroom a different colour and they didn’t match anymore . These people!.
Story time: I used to bartend at a “popular” chain restaurant and when I bartender I also manned the phones. My favorite customer complaint came from a woman calling in and asking for a manager. The manager was busy so I told her I was the manager, since I was a backup manager when we had call outs, I was not ready for this woman’s complaint and was so naive to think I could handle it professionally. So she starts off by saying she needs me to refund her entire order and pay for her car to be detailed. I asked her what happened and here’s her story. She and her family were there less than an hour ago and had dinner with us, they finished their meal and decided to get dessert, she ordered a chocolate cake covered in hot fudge and icecream. They paid and left and while on the way home this woman got an upset stomach and lost control of her bowels all over her car 🙃 . I apologized that it happened but still didn’t understand what she wanted me to do. She said that we were negligent in giving her that chocolate cake with icecream because she’s lactose intolerant and we needed to fix this. I lost my composure and began cackling into the phone and looking around trying to figure out who was pranking me, nope she was serious and angry I had the audacity to laugh. She hung up on me after saying she was calling corporate. I went back and told my manager through laughter and tears, he texted his DM to give him a warning. This woman did contact corporate and they sent her a 100 dollar gift card as an “apology”. I still chuckle about that shituation and it’s been 10 years.
The refund story just made me think of this one and the audacity of people. If you’re lactose intolerant you should know better. Her waiter told me after she had ordered the alfredo dish as well. Idk wth is wrong with people.
I had the opposite. Both my sisters got married in the same dress & were expecting me to honor the tradition by wearing it. I hated the dress, it was dated & so not me. I found the dress very close to what I actually wanted on a sale rack. My one sister was pissed, but my Mom shut her down stating it was my wedding, I could wear whatever I wanted.
What’s funny is that ( I read this story a few weeks ago ) on the actual Reddit post people even told op to tell her SIL about options, they included renting a dress, dresses from Dave’s bridal, EVEN a prom dress site that offers white dresses that RESEMBLE wedding dresses.
So I got married in a hospital bed the day after my cancer surgery. My husband went and got the hospital chaplain, let the nurses know what he was doing, and they all came into my hospital room and handed me a bouquet of flowers that the nurses put together for me. I got married to my husband, with a big bolus (used for draining wounds), on the side of my head as my wedding veil. I couldn't have been more touched and more happy than if I would have had a huge wedding. Also, I was wearing Minnie Mouse pj's. ❤️❤️❤️
Hey, Minnie Mouse pj's are waayyy more comfortable than any wedding dress, plus you seem to have found yourself a real diamond in the rough, and that's worth way more than any big fancy wedding❤ Congrats, and I hope you kicked cancers ass!❤
Charlotte, there is an update to the wedding photographer story. He was contacted by the husband who apologized to the photographer but did say something to the effect of "You can see why we are divorcing . . ."
The wedding dress story really made me cry. My sister asked me if she could use my wedding dress for her wedding. I didn’t understand why her fiancé could not afford one , he was a dentist ( a really lazy one). First I said no, she insisted. I told her that our bodies were very different and she would need to altered it and I did not want that. She told me that they have figured out what to do so that she could wear it without doing any alterations. I told her not to marry that guy (even the day of the wedding). He had the money but didn’t want to spend it on her dress. My husband was a poor graduate student when we got married but he put money together to buy me my dress. After a lot back and forth I said yes. And yes she altered my wedding dress and I never saw my wedding dress after the wedding, nobody knows what happened to it. She divorced 4 years after her wedding, I am still married after 40 years. Every time I think about it it makes me mad.
For the wedding photographer refund, I totally understand her asking. I once threw up a year after eating a restaurant and it was obviously that restaurants fault, so I demanded a refund considering I had never thrown up in my entire life before that, just like she had never gotten married before and then ended up divorced after receiving those pictures. I had to get my lawyer involved too. He has also successfully sued the city bus company afte they had the audacity to allow my wallet to be stolen when I had forgotten it on the bus seat, and I have sued all clothing stores I shopped at several years ago since I no longer fit those clothes anymore. Obviously kidding.
Exactly! You pay for someone’s time. If she were a photographer, and a client tried to pull this on her, I think she’d be singing a different tune. Not to mention, I’m sure she didn’t return a single wedding gift. Since, you know, they aren’t together anymore.
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And that's obviously not dependent on a "no refunds" policy in the contract.
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@@candicesiloka2604 But she didn't go to court, or did she actually get her lawyer file a suit?
My wedding dress was 19.99 on a clearance rack, my mother nearly fainted from the joy of only paying that even as she said, "you can't get married in a dress that only cost 19.99" I said yes I can and I did. When I was dressed with flowers in my hair she said, I always dreamed of you looking just like this. The dress was perfectly me.
I used a $200 prom dress that looked more bridal than most of the reasonably priced bridal gowns in the shop next door. My parents might have been willing to drop $2000 or even $3000 on a dress if I really loved it but the dress I did get was worth it far more seeing my mom tear up in the audience. She had given up hope years before of ever seeing me in a wedding dress, much less the fluffy princess type of dress because I actually hate dresses, and the last time she had seen my dad in a suit was their own wedding 26 years before.
Shoot I wish my sister found one for THAT price lol my family we all are contributing to something for the wedding mine (and my father’s part) is the dress (we have different dads and mine is helping me with half of the wedding dress)
Heck yeah! Good for you! I did a similar thing. I got my wedding dress for $20 at my hometowns small thrift store. It fit me perfectly and had some really lovely beading and lace on the bodice. I managed to find matching lace and fabric at a sewing and craft store so I could make it long sleeved, since I was having a winter wedding. It was gorgeous! Ironically, the extra lace and fabric cost more than the dress, about $100. But hey, $120 for a wedding dress is a steal! And I didn't have to buy anything else for my outfit! I just reused the shoes from my senior prom, and wore some nice pearl jewelry that my mom had given me for my birthday the year before.
My wife paid $50 for her wedding dress at Macy's or Bloomingdale's in the party girl section and she looked absolutely beautiful. And the best part, we've been married for well over 23 years and counting. Our whole wedding cost as much as some wedding dresses. spent a ton of money on a wedding, we just did what we wanted and we've been happily ever after. Seriously though, if you don't have the cash to plan even a basic wedding or even some cash to plan a basic wedding, don't get married 'til you do.
I bought my lace wedding dress on Amazon for $25 😂 my husband and I got married on his family’s farm, his professional chef mom made our cake and reception dinner… and we bought a house instead of doing a honeymoon. I’ll never regret our wedding planning ❤️
My husband and I literally paid for our entire wedding by ourselves for about $1,000 total. I only paid a little over $100 for my dress. It was a small wedding (right at the start of the pandemic) but it’s totally possible to have a nice but affordable wedding if you can’t afford a lavish, expensive wedding! And it was a beautiful day!
A wedding isn't supposed to be lavish, and most important it's not meant to drown you in debt right as you're starting your married life. Save your money for the coming days that await you with your husband, as they're going to be longer and (much) more intense than the "best day of your life". 💐
Love this channel! Charlotte, you are hilarious and fun to watch dissecting each of these bridal dramas! The photographer who was being badgered about refunding the wedding pictures really handled themself well, and the Bugs Bunny pic was icing on the proverbial cake, lol!
That last one, I think the bride deliberately told OP to come to the wedding with the specific intention of having her stopped at the door and turned away - vengeful way to add some embarrassment and humiliation to OP's life
My mother made my wedding dress. She spent hours hand sewing sequins and pearl beads on yards and yards of lace for along the hem. I'll never know how much the dress actually cost in $$ but to me it is priceless.
You are so lucky to have a dress made by your mom.I agree that the gown is priceless and so extra special because your mom made it. I'm not married yet but my mom did make me 2 matric farewell (our version of prom) dresses that are so extra special to me because she made them specifically for me. My date was also matric and in another school. And I'll never forget that. And would love it if she's still able to, to make my own wedding dress one day. Because we know how much work goes into making that dress and how much love and care especially because it was our moms.❤ It makes it extra special to us.
It was probably more beautiful than any you could buy. My mom made mine too, in 1971. It' was stunning. Because our moms loved us and wanted the dresses perfect.
My wedding dress was $12.75. Found it marked way, way, way down on a prom clearance rack in Dillard. I loved it. It was simple and I felt beautiful and smart. Married almost 25 years and still crazy about each other
I was just shopping at Macy's for a work event dress and their prom dresses are basically wedding dresses now! I saw so many in cremes and white that I was so sure were dresses I had tried on when I was getting married. They were crazy affordable too.
Mine was 1200€ and I still regret spending that much money. I mean it was beautiful and real silk, but still. I only wore it for one day and it's been gathering dust ever since.
I was cheeky and tried dresses on at a bridal store, looked up the name online and found the designer. Ordered directly from them and paid 1/3 of what the store was asking. The extra money needed was for slight alterations and postage and tax, it still came in about £850 less than the store was asking. My dress is beautiful and I love it
@@aubreycarter7624 The bigger names make money twice, once for the dress and in some cases nearly half as much again in alterations. You’d be better off getting a bespoke gown any day and you know it’s unique and will fit you perfectly with absolutely no issues. The things to come out of that is not getting something everyone else is wearing, hasn’t been seen on however many celebs in various shades of white, ecru, blush and will be giving a designer lots of business, so win-win
@@tessaritter5339 and what about all those brides that jump from store to store trying on gowns without buying them, the designer is still getting paid and the taxman is getting his cut. I was on a budget and it worked for me so yes I was being very smart and looking at alternatives to gowns that are priced three or four times higher that what the designer charges. Who benefits from that? Not the designer but the store who yes have overheads and wages etc but what price are these smaller designers paying? They don’t get any of that extra money? The designer has a sale direct to customer and the customer was and is happy. I would encourage people to look online and find a dress they like and make contact with the designer and bypass the stores altogether. In my experience the gowns I looked at in one particular store were absolutely filthy and I didn’t put them on, the gowns are not clean in lots of cases have only sample sizes which are usually too small for the average bride and trying on a gown that’s too small doesn’t give you any idea of how it’s going to look on your day. It’s only when you’ve paid thousands in some cases for a gown to be made that you get a proper feel for it. How is this helpful?
I worked at Nike for years. What’s crazy is the amount of parents that would come in to demand a refund because their kid grew out of their shoes as if Nike was the problem. Nike has a generous return policy on gently wore items but the shoes parents would try to return would be torn to shreds.
My husband and got married almost 8 years ago. We paid for it ourselves. I made the centerpieces, the bouquets, and the favors. I bought a white bridesmaid dress from a small boutique for $90 and did my own hair. The most expensive thing we had was the food, the pictures, and the bar which was the most important to us. I used to feel insecure that my wedding wasn't as extravagant as others I've been to. But to this day our family members speak fondly about how fun and wonderful our wedding was and how great we both looked. And we started our life together fresh with no wedding debt. No shame if you have a big wedding or small wedding, it's all about what's important.
5:21 my brother is a professional photographer and not only would he have this in his contract, but he also has a behavioral clause in his contract. if he is doing a photo shoot, and the people at the photo shoot are misbehaving and causing him to not feel comfortable being there. He is legally allowed to walk and they will be on their own to find a photographer. This clause came in handy when he was working a wedding, and the sister of the bride got a little bit drunk and started to get very flirtatious with him and keep in mind. My brother is married and is not the type the fact, he was really not interested so he went up to the bride and had to remind her and the groom about the behavior clause in his contract to which they both told him they would deal with it and got a hold of the drunken sister. It was a much more affordable option to get the sister contained versus in the middle of a wedding having to come up with a photographer because the one they had was forced to leave for his own safety
Okay what's getting me is, with the wedding dress story she says she wants to be married by the time she's 25, but at the beginning of that story it is revealed that she's 23. She still has like another year - year-and-a-half to save money for her own wedding dress. It doesn't have to be right now, she just wants it to be right now.
As soon as you decide you’re not wearing white, dress options get a lot cheaper. I got my red wedding dress online for less than $100 Canadian. I also remember telling my mother that I loved my husband so much that I would happily get married wearing a trash bag as long as it was him I was marrying. I still feel this way about him 😊
There's normally about a 100% surcharge on anything "wedding". I think it's for the headache of dealing with the families throwing a one-day party. Seriously, no one else cares about your day. No one. Instead of this going away, it has now moved onto birthdays, graduations and more dumb events. Since I've never done one of these, I'll be bringing it to my funeral .Limos for everyone! Cavier and lobster tail appetizers served by waiters. Actors paid as mourners just like some cultures still have. And fantastic door prizes and gift bags for all!
@@kathieb6443 You KNOW she would demand for a refund from a lawyer too if she was told no to a frivolous lawsuit or would demand to get her money back if she went forward and obviously lost the case. I just want to see a record of how many divorce fired her as a client during her divorce lol.
One time charity shopping (UKs thrift stores) there was a wedding dress there. One lady tried it on and was SO FRIGGIN HAPPY. She was talking to the lady working there saying "It fits me perfectly, its amazing" it was so wholesome. It was a proper wedding dress, but I can't imagine it costing more than £50. It was honestly so awesome to experience someone hitting a jackpot, you could tell she was ecstatic and grateful. Yeah this lady was lucky, but there are many other options for a budget dress, and I bet in the US where the thrift stores are mahusive you might find some donated wedding dresses.
🤣😂 if the dress”isn’t a big deal” they should have no problem getting their own. They know it’s a big deal. That’s why they tried to guilt trip. Good on the dad for supporting his daughter.
I let two other women who were struggling financially use my wedding dress, however, it was several years later, and there were going to be different guests. I was actually happy to do it. I recently saw one of them and it has been about 10 years, but she still talked about how grateful she was.
Very different from someone expecting you to do it. Chosing to do it is great, if you want to. Being expected to do it is not ok. Some people are not ok with doing something like that.
@@WelcomeApathy Exactly this. Politely asking if you can borrow the dress is not a dick move in general. If you accept a rejection and don't hold a grudge? No harm done and at least you took a shot.
I made my daughter's wedding dress, sage green and white dupion silk, with tiny aventurine stones stitched on the neckline. I also made her braided silver and quartz point tiara. It all cost under £100, plus my labour. Oh, I also made the wedding cake - vanilla sponge layered with dark chocolate/chilli ganache and fresh sliced strawberries, covered in the same ganache and strawberries. The whole wedding and reception cost about £600.
My mom made my wedding dress and I loved it far more than the dresses I tried on at the bridal shop. The love that went into making the dress made it priceless. The materials were about $150.
I wore a $20 dress from Forever 21 to my wedding because I didn’t give a frick what dress I was wearing, it was all about making the vows to be with the person I love most. If the young woman from the dress story wants a wedding dress because she HAS to get married at 25 (same age❤ I did) then she can just buy a decent dress and wear that, because marrying the right person is far more important than what you look like.
While you are correct about what is the most important part of a wedding, some people only seem to care about what they look like, and the pomp and glamor of the wedding, but couldn't care less about being joined with their spouse.
I think I got a great deal when I bought my wedding dress back in 2010. It was a Maggie Sottero dress called Mona Lisa, which looked like a princess Cinderella dress to me and it only cost me $900. I loved it so much that I'd wear it if I was getting married again. I even got to model my own dress at one of the annual bridal/wedding conventions I used to walk in. In fact, my profile pic is of me at one of the shows I modeled for.
The Bridezilla that wanted a refund for her pictures was too good. She is ABSOLUTELY the biggest Bridezilla EVER!!! It's not a big surprise she got divorced. Betting the husband ran.....and kept running. I wish there was a part 2 to this, especially trying sue. 😂
The Bridezilla just reminded me too much of so many Entitled Customers I had to deal with in the Retail Industry! It's literally ridiculous that they expect you to refund everything when they have no receipt, the item is damaged, and their demand $10 or more for a refund when the item only cost $4.
I may have told this story before and if so, apologies. I went no contact with my sister-in-law after the final straw of her berating me for being a "bad daughter" because I didn't include a special sister-in-law only flower laying ceremony at my mother's funeral. But well before that special little incident she asked to wear my mother's wedding dress. My mom's wedding dress was originally hand sewn and worn by my mom's grandmother and has been worn by every female descendent since except me because I'm too small for it. (It's Edwardian in design but my both my grandmother and great-grandmother were over six feet tall and my mom was 5'11".) It's an heirloom, it's delicate and while my sister-in-law is taller than me she's not that tall and there were other sizing issues. She and I had already gotten into it for things like me not paying rent to her when I was living in my mother's house and not rehoming my cats because she doesn't like cats and my brother at this point wasn't talking to me but also had expressed to my mom that he didn't want to marry her and was doing so only out of a sense of duty. So she asked my mother if she could wear the dress since - according to her - I would never get married or have kids. My mom was TOO nice so said she would ask me if it was okay. I of course said no and my mother seemed relieved. But of course because of that the sister-in-law threw a massive fit and she and my brother waited until my mom was out of town and eloped. My mom wasn't happy about them getting married but wanted to be supportive and let my brother make his own decisions so she was pretty heartbroken over it. When mom was diagnosed and given six weeks to live, I tried to move my own wedding up with my fiance at the time so my mom would be able to attend at least one of her children's weddings, but unfortunately she went too quickly for that. After my mother passed I had to get a lawyer to get that dress back and the sister-in-law tried to stake claim to a number of sentimental little bits and bobs JUST to hurt me. tl;dr it's not about how much the dress costs, it's about insinuating a relationship that doesn't exist. My sister-in-law was trying to get me out of the picture and be my mom's new and only daughter. The woman in this story is less evil and it's a bit about money, but she's also trying to fabricate a relationship between her and the sister that she couldn't be bothered to put in the effort for.
I'm so sorry for your loss! I hope you were able to get your mother's items back from that cow, especially since she had no right to them, including the dress! ❤
@@edgloss1299 I like to think my brother would have done the right thing and got it to me anyway, but yeah. I got it. In addition to the little sentimental things she tried to get my mom's house free and clear of me as well at which point I got myself a lawyer. Part of the settlement was me getting the dress. (Apparently the judge scolded the opposing lawyer because there were some shenanigans involved on her side.) I think at this point I am going to have a conservator look at it and I might consider allowing an appropriate museum to acquisition it. I'm not fully ready to part ways with it just yet, but if I do it will be to a museum that can take care of it and display it from time to time.
@@gravyz2cute4u I did. I think I did get all of my mom's jewellery (mostly costume stuff, but as I had helped her build her collection it was important to me), her and her mother's and grandmother's handiwork, and I made sure my uncle had a look through and got anything he wanted to keep. But yeah, I never want to see my sister-in-law again. She was the absolute opposite of my mother and I just don't like even thinking about her.
05:01 - I feel like that's the equivalence of, ordering food at a restaurant, eating the whole thing and then ask to send it back because you didn't like it.
As a person going through a divorce, I would never try to get a refund from anything related to the wedding. Heck, I might cry when I look at them now, but they are still absolutely beautiful pictures, and I could not be happier with them. (Also, ngl kinda makes me feel a bit better about myself because I've lost a lot of weight in the years since then, I was at my absolute largest back then, and I can cheerfully say I have to really pull the corset in to fit the darn dress)
Have you considered getting some of the pictures retouched? Such as editing out the ex-husband? That way, you still have beautiful photos of yourself with your family and friends. You could speak to a photographer and ask that they edit in people in the photo to replace the ex-husband as well
My husband and I got divorced after 6 years but I kept the photos cause I had kids and they might be interested in seeing them when they grew up. I still have pictures from when we were dating. I don't have them up on the walls or anything but they're all in a shoebox. My kids did enjoy going through them and seeing what their mom and dad looked like all those years ago.
I've never understood the obsession with weddings. I've always been more concerned about finding the right man than the actual wedding. I don't care if I get married in my back yard wearing a potato sack, as long as a good man is standing beside me... maybe in a potato sack tuxedo 😂
My first marriage, I had the big wedding in a cathedral with the fancy gown, everything formal, big reception, and it lasted three years. The second marriage, I wore my mother's satin wedding gown, and we got married at home with just family and lno big fuss. So far, we have made it 35 years with two terrific grown daughters. It's not the pomp of the wedding, it's the quality of the mate that makes the difference.
I'm with you. The entire "I've dreamed of my wedding since I was a little girl! It's *MY* day! Gimme, gimme, gimme!" thang has always puzzled me. The big party with the froofy dress, loads of gifts, everyone-focused-on-the-bride seems to be the goal of those poor, pitiful cases of arrested Barbie development. My goal was to find a lover, friend, and companion with whom I could live forever. Took me until I was 38 to find him, but wow -- I tell ya, waiting was the smartest thing I ever did in my life. We've been together danged near 29 years now. Have there been bumps? Heck, yeah. I knew there would be. They're inevitable. But I knew he was a guy I'd enjoy being with, and I was right.
@@bmc348 Given the demographics of Charlotte's legions of fans, I like to tell my story pretty frequently. There was *nobody* -- nobody, nobody, nobody -- who encouraged me to wait. My mother constantly barraged me with "suggestions" to help me hook a man -- lose weight, cut my hair, change my style, the whole schmutz. It was *awful,* especially after I hit 30. One of my missions in life now is to provide young women with an alternative story. It ain't the Disney Princess story, unless the princess in question has graying hair, but it's a sweet, funny story of how a widower and an always-single, nearly middle-aged woman discovered romance, complete with meet-cute scene and truly... unusual first date. I genuinely rejoice in the fact the story is mine.
Yep people spend more time planning for the wedding than they do the marriage. They know every detail about anything wedding but get married and find out their husband doesn’t want kids for a few years or killed a man in Texas. Then the stress of the wedding causes marital problems you go in to it already stressed. Spend money that could Be used on something that lasts longer than a few hours and you barely remember after you have kids or even just in a few years.My job had a booth at a wedding convention and the speaker said that the average wedding is 150k. I live in Los Angeles and even here that would be a good down on a condo atleast. Or to pay off college loans or cars or just a saving for the “what ifs”
A few years ago, a young couple from church got married. Being international students, they didn’t have a lot of disposable income. That’s when the church group banded together. The congregation decorated the church and the church hall for the reception with BEAUTIFUL flowers, tablecloths, wine glasses etc..AND provided ALL the food and drinks out of their own pockets (there were about 50 guests). It was such a beautiful and simple wedding and the love was palpable. The couple are blissfully happy and recently announced the birth of their baby girl 💕
According to my mom, her and my dad got married in shorts and his work clothes. My aunt was laughing the whole time, but then again, she got married at jail and divorced fairly quickly while my parents stayed together for over 23 years (til my dad passed away). It doesn't matter what you wear, as long as you're happy and don't borrow from the family that isn't officially yours.
Facts. My Aunt just got married to her soulmate this weekend and she was done up in her wedding dress and she looked like a 1980's beach bride. He wore a nice tux and a pair of sneakers. They were married in their backyard in Colorado and I made a lot of the decorations the day before with a lot of ribbon and twine. It was really fun though and everyone had a good time.
My husband and I were 18 when we got married. Spent 2k on our wedding and planned it in 3 mos. My cousin got married a few years later. Planned for 2 years spent 150k. We are going on 25 yrs next week and her marriage lasted 4 MONTHS.
Friends of mine got married in matching white overalls, she wore a high necked lace blouse and her mothers headpiece & veil and he wore a tux shirt w bow tie & cuff links under his. It was actually adorable and that choice helped them from going into debt . Great choice
My husband and i wanted to get married straight away so we had a courthouse wedding. Parents and siblings came, and he wore a suit he already had and i bought a 15 dollar white boho dress from Ross. We saved thousands of dollars and we're just as happy ♡
No! She got what she paid for and the "terms of limitations" have long passed. A lawyer once told me, "Anyone can file a lawsuit on anyone for any reason. As long as they pay the filing fees. However, there is an entire department that reviews the filings for calendar placement. And these types of filings CAN be turned over to the police as "frivolous" prosecuted.
I got married in beautiful 60 year old dress from a vintage shop. With alterations to remove the sleeves it only cost $160. We eloped so that was essentially the entire cost of the wedding 😂 I will never understand some of these women
Lol, same! My dress was $20 from a thrift store, then spent another $100 on fabric and lace to make sleeves, since my wedding was in the middle of the winter. Then due to crazy, Covid circumstances, we got married over Zoom, so we only had to pay the fee to the courthouse for the marriage license. Overall, counting a few other small expenses, our wedding only cost about $300-400.
I’ve been married twice. My first dress was made by a friend with material I picked out and cost $190. My second wedding was in a bathing suit with sarong that I can still wear 20 years later. Weddings are not as important as the marriage and it seems so many forget that.
My Dad died in a fire and one of the things that survived the fire was my first wedding album (divorced 10 years earlier). When it was found I threw it across the room and it opened on a page of my father walking me down the aisle. Even old wedding albums have value.
My husband and I eloped on a sailboat. Our entire wedding cost us under $2500. My dress was from lulus and only $48. It is a gorgeous white dress with all lace, spaghetti straps, flowy, and so pretty. My husband at the time was the only one working as I was still staying home with our daughter. It was just us, the ocean, and perfect.
I remember that “want to be married by 25” mindset. Life took care of that for me. 😂 I’m glad it did. My husband and I are far more solid than we were at 25.
I had that mindset. I got married to a great guy at 21. He was lovely, and I wish it could have worked. I loved my dress, the wedding was gorgeous, etc. We had all wildflowers, even wild roses. I used Ivanna Trump's florist, as any professional will do great things for your budget. We divorced after two years, still going to school etc. Fast forward fifteen years, and I got married to a professional man, and I was already a professional. We eloped and had a honeymoon in London and Amsterdam, plus we bought a home! That was better than a four hour party in uncomfortable shoes and play nice for many people that I hardly know. I still love many pictures from my first wedding, since some people have passed. I still adore my ex. but we were kids!! Don't get married before 25, 30.
I remember something like that too. Never had such a mindset but constantly being told one should be married by 25 from other people my age and older was annoying. I am not sure where that mindset came from though.
@@mxm7647 I think it could have to do with the societal concept that women “lose their value” as they age? Like I know growing up I saw people looking differently at women who were over 30 and unmarried, as if there’s something wrong with them that no one had married or “claimed” her yet (in the sense that women were considered property for a long time). So the pressure for young women would be to get married young so they can be on that path and also because a lot of women still want to be married before having children (if they want them) and women do generally have a biological clock/timeline we need to follow in terms of fertility so that can feel stressful as well 🤷🏻♀️ Just some possible reasons
My mom always made a point of telling me to not have that kind of mindset towards marriage but also life in general. She told me of an old colleague from when she was younger who wanted to be married by 25 and have a baby by 27, she got both wishes but then the marriage dissolved afterwards.
@@mxm7647 There was a time of high infant mortality, much shorter life expectancy and much fewer people on the planet. At that time it made sense to marry and start getting children as soon as possible. After all, only about one per year is already an achievement and not every child would survive the first few years.
HAD a friend that was a total bridezilla, she had an itinerary for every little thing and if you didn't adhere to HER schedule she admonished you like a child. She had zero consideration for those of us going through a tough time, I just told her to shove her shitty wedding and that I'd pray for the poor bastard marrying her
This is the proper way to treat people who think their wedding puts them above others whose lives also have shit going on during this half-chanced to future failure marriage ceremony. That show bridezillas wasn’t meant to be a how-to on wedding assholery, but humans generally suck so it will go on until the universe’s heat death.
I've been married twice, My 1st dress was a "conventional" wedding dress and I paid $300... My 2nd wedding I found a GORGEOUS lace white dress that I paid $3 for at a thrift store!!! I added teal lace to it to add a little extra, I spent less than $10 TOTAL!
In the case of the photographer story, I've never been more assured that a divorce was the absolute best course of action (for the groom of course). Don't feel bad for thinking it, Charlotte!
I have been binge watching your videos 😅 I love how real you are and show you how you are. "ABSOLUTELY NOOOOT" and hearing your story of growth, yes Queen! Also love how you keep your word fumblings in the video ❤ makes them better.
I’ve been engaged for 2 and a half years (mainly because I wanted a long engagement and we had a baby during the time, so priorities shifted)- but my fiancé keeps joking that I’m going to be a Bridezilla… and that terrifies me😅 As much as I love Charolette, and would love to be in a video of hers… I would NOT want to end up in a Bridezilla video😂
have you considering sueing the hospital?? tell em how upset you are they only allowed you to stay there for 2 days AFTER you had a baby. how rude to kick a new mom out only after 2 days, and how you were expecting to stay there until your kid was in college at least :D
@@Jerseybytes2 the audacity for the hospital to charge ME for having a baby?! They should have paid us for allowing them to have the opportunity to deliver my son. 😂
I got married at a court house in a pink flowery dress. We spent all we had on getting a place together. My in-laws gave us a gold ring to sell to buy our own bands. That was enough for us. We've been happily married for 14 years. The wedding isn't the important part, the life with your spouse is.
Totally agree with this. However, personally and for myself, I think we only live once and we should have the best and whatever the fuck we want, because again- only once you’re alive
I've heard a similar story with the (now divorced) bride wanting a refund on photos and I jokingly told my mom that she should call up whoever did her wedding photos back in 1982 to ask for a refund since she and my dad separated in 1994 (divorced in 1999). And that's how I found out that their photographer was a friend who did it as a wedding present, then just gave her all of the film, and she still hasn't had them developed. One day, I guess.
The last story is crazzzzyyyyy… if I ever hear “you were trying to steal my thunder” from anyone, I’m going to remove myself entirely from the situation and or person. I’d never let it escalate further.
One of my bffs got a $4,000 dress from Davids Bridal for $90 because the was a half inch tear on the inner silk slip. Couldn't see it, was easily fixed, & she looked stunning. Like Charlotte said you dont have to spend a fortune on a dress to look beautiful.
It's the same way with bands, even when they're booked at a venue. I couldn't tell you how many times my SO got absolutely nothing, even though they were supposed to get a cut off what was made that night. It's insane. Instruments Ave upkeep is so expensive and they put a lot of time into it. It's the same with photography. So much money and time is put into it.
It's "just" clicking a button or "just" using your voice. Like it's hard? 🙄 Just to be clear that is sarcasm. Artists, regardless of medium, deserve their pay.
@@dew465 Awww jeez!! I'm so sorry to hear that. Musicians put their heart and soul into their craft. Not to mention countless hours to perfect it. Shame on those venue owners! Karma will come for them, hopefully sooner than later.
My sister felt she absolutely needed a ceremony (perfectly fine. I understand) she wore a nice all white suit and she is going to finally have her dream wedding this year since she finally is doing well enough that she can afford her dream wedding. I can’t wait to be there and see her in her dress and smiling and just so thrilled that she is finally going to have her “REAL WEDDING” (she says this, not me lol) instead of a suit inside of a courtroom. Her husband rocks! We are all so pumped and she is wanting us to toss some ideas around for it and there is NOT a requirement for you to bring a gift, and you absolutely will not be made to pay for a seat or food or whatever. If you want to bring a dish then you can of course! She said maybe some won’t like or be allergic to the food I pick so I won’t be offended at all if they want to bring something. She just wants us to all be there for her big day and simply celebrate. I want mine to have the same exact same thing. We live in the South and we are just southern bells who just want to include others and we find it crazy to make guests pay for anything. We want them to enjoy themselves just like my husband and I will.
8:30 I’m going to play devil’s advocate for a second. A lot of women, myself included, would like to be married before they have kids. A woman’s biological prime childbearing years are in her twenties. If SIL wants kids and wants to be married before she has kids, she’d have to get married young. HOWEVER, that does not entitle her to OP’s dress. Order a prom dress or something since those are much cheaper, and have a small wedding.
If someone from my family said “it’s just a dress what’s the big deal?” about my wedding dress, I’d not let them see any future children of mine and when they complain I’d just say “they’re just kids, what’s the big deal? Go to the park to see kids if you want to see kids that bad”
LOL. I love the pettiness. But yeah, it would be messed up to say that about any dress that didn’t belong to you but a wedding dress? Especially a wedding dress that costs thousands of dollars and would need to be altered and could potentially be ruined.
Dude, the wedding industry is NUTS. I don't think people even realize its possible to spend so little bc all the major wedding brands and websites will have you believe it's impossible to get married for an actually reasonable price. I was playing with on of the marriage apps as I plan to get married soonish and jfc, there was almost nothing under $1,000 that it suggested for me. It honestly had me discouraged to and ready to just elope bc even the most basic wedding packages were projecting well over 10k. I can splurge a bit, but man, the wedding industry is greedy af.
I wore two wedding dresses (one for the religious ceremony, one for the party). The first was a rental as it was a specific design for my husband's religion, and the second was $100, which I later resold for about half the price :) Why people choose to buy a $1000+ dress and then just keep it in their closet forever baffles me, but if it's within their means, then all the power to them :)
To ask for refund on wedding pictures in case of divorce is the same as to ask for refund on a parfume which you already used but don't like the smell anymore
I, a poor person, cannot fathom demanding help from a family member or friend just because they make good money and could afford it. The entitlement of some people I swear……
I’m glad someone said the baby pictures. I was sitting there thinking “can I get a refund on my senior pictures since I’m not a high school senior anymore?”
Hubby and I didn't have a lot of money for a wedding, so we got married in traffic court. All we could come up with was $1200. I bought a wedding dress at a store at the mall. It was not a typical 'wedding' dress. It cost $118 and was white lace, knee length and absolutely gorgeous! I think it was just a very nice summer dress. I still have it after 37+ years.
My parents paid for our wedding but I worked really hard to come under budget and I did until my mom decided we needed more food at the wedding. I told her she couldn’t hold going over the budget on me if she adds the extra food. She laughed, neither of us ended up with regrets.
To my knowledge, once the service has been rendered, and a period of 4 years has past, there is absolutely no legal standing for refund!!! Omg that poor lady is cray cray!!!
I think it escalated to them spreading rumors about you because she complained about you and no one took her side. She was forced to lie so that you seemed like a monster to her friends
I'm from South Africa and the first story happened here (as you saw 'Durban') It was on every news outlets because this woman was just so crazy to demand the money back for the photos. it really did happen
There was an article recently about a lady who got tattoos just before she got married (matching with her husband to be, they said the date and a few other bits) the marriage ended after 12 years, she expected the tattooist to remember her from all those years ago, all those tattoos ago..and give her a free (expensive) cover up..because she was no longer happy with his work due to the break up 🤦🏻♀️
a little over 20 years ago, there was a student film in Israel where the plot was about a woman going through a divorce who makes contact with all the guests from her wedding to take back the souvenir from her wedding...
My dress was $70, in total my husband and I paid about $180 for our wedding. If you are in love and want to get married why does it have to cost an arm and a leg? We got married in the park where we met. It was such an emotional and beautiful moment, everyone cried.
I like that you mentioned buying a white suit for a wedding dress. That is what I did. Specifically so I could use it for work. I could not see putting thousands of dollars into an item of clothing that would never be used again.
I was fortunate to have my mom and grandma make my wedding dress for me. I went with a very simple design and they even had enough fabric to make a matching shirt for my husband. I think everything else cost maybe $600. It was a perfect simple wedding and the cake was a sheet cake from Safeway.
I got my wedding dress from a site called Still White, a site to sell used dresses. Mine was from a woman who called her wedding off, still had tags on it. $1500 dress for $400! And just had my 9 year anniversary, so certainly not bad luck to get a dress under those particular circumstances 😊(I’m in Australia)
When my ex and I got married her mother found a wedding dress at the local thrift shop. She knew how to sew so she altered the dress to fit and made changes to it's design which cost $75.00 total. My ex cherished that dress and had it sealed in case our future children could use it if they chose to.
It's pretty common that people read ebooks and then return them. There even was a tiktok trend regarding that. People, unless you absolutely hated the book, don't do it. Writers have stopped writing/publishing because they've lost a lot money because of that.
For the SIL demanding the wedding dress - if it's 'not a big deal' then it also shouldn't be a big deal if it's not OP's dress. Hey, maybe mommy dearest has a nice dress they can use! 🙃 Edit: I'm calling bull on the bridezilla who claimed that their whole order was canceled. If OP got the refund for the one dress I don't buy for a SECOND that the rest of the order was also removed, much less without the bride ever being informed or asked.
Kind of wondering if bridezilla had given the bridal shop OPs credit card info since she paid for the deposits? When the shop verified the account info was OPs then they must’ve canceled the purchases. I’d that’s the case the bride could’ve gone to jail
Thrift stores are my happy place. Never been to one that didn’t have wedding dresses for much less than $100. Two in particular stand out in my memory. 10 and 30 dollars. Also, it’s about the marriage, not the wedding. Worked, bought and paid for my dream dress 29 years ago. $600, felt beautiful but my husband was the true investment. Priceless.
I live for these vids! I like to watch them to see if was anything like these bridezilla during our wedding last October... Only rule I had was don't piggyback off our day! No promotions no babies no declarations of love 😂. Ps I need to edit this. Secondly at least people got their pictures! Our link stopped working a week later and have yet to get updated one! Number three, my dress from David's literally cost under $500 bucks and it was gorgeous and beautiful and perfect!!
Growing up most of the weddings I attended, were well planned small Intimate weddings. A couple were even potlucked, by the immediately family. They just wanted to be married, they did what they could afford. There is no shame in that. I was a ring bear for one of them, and the bride split cost of my dress with my mom and trailered my dress herself. I think I even wore it’s a costume one year. 😂
Bought my wedding dress for a little under 300$ and the fabric is fantastic and the dress is absolutely stunning. You don’t need to ruin yourself for a wedding.
That first person is EXACTLY the type of Karen to go to a restaurant, order and eat an ENTIRE meal and dessert and only THEN complain it was offal and demand she gets it free. Speaking from experience, this has happened multiple times at my job.
ugh, my co-worker does a version of this. She orders things to 'taste them' complains there is something wrong with it and then orders something else. Food and drinks. EVERY TIME. I refuse to join work dinners now because of her. She runs servers ragged and then barely tips them.
I had something like that happen years ago when I was working at McDonald’s. A family group comes in around 930 am and are upset to see they cannot order lunch yet (this was like 20 years ago) so they order breakfast and sat for at least an hour eating. After a while they come up with their receipt and say they didn’t like the food so they wanted their money back. I go and grab my manager and he comes to deal with the customer. Manager asks where is the food you didn’t like. Guy says well we ate most of it. Manager says I can’t give you a refund for food you already ate. They were so mad. I was hiding in the back of the restaurant because I couldn’t stop laughing. My manager had reached an I don’t give a fuck about this job anymore point and he was not having it with this guy. And we were one of the smaller restaurants inside of a Walmart that’s why I could run and hide in the back. They finally left all while shouting nasty things.
Hey guys.
The bridezilla is from Durban, South Africa. Just so you know, she did take the "issue" to her lawyers and the lawyers called Romeo to let him know he has nothing to worry about. The bridezilla had no case...shocker!!! 🙄🙄🙄 We laughed about this thoroughly as a nation. The entire country...laughing at the ridiculousness.
I feel sorry for her ex husband and her lawyer. 😂
The stupidity!!! This woman is definitely a lost case
Honestly hearing the whole country had a good laugh about it makes my day. 😂
her lawyer had a free comedy show 💀 her ex hubby probably heard of this, i bet they were bawling.
That is awesome.
An entire country laughing at you!
As a wedding photographer for two decades, I actually came across a woman that delusional. She told me six months after the wedding that she was unhappy with the poses and group photo decisions (she had made) and she wanted a refund. I generously offered to refund her, after she paid me for the wear and tear on my equipment, and my car and gave me my precious time back. After a very long pause, she apologized and that was the last I heard from her.
Wow... she apologized. Maybe she had a momentary lapse of sanity and snapped out of it.
And that was six months! And over poses, aka something you the photographer were in control of, so I can kinda understand where she’s coming from in theory. This was four YEARS later!! And over something she had NO part in!! The audacity!!!!
@@disneydork100 uh, no.......i can see a month....maybe; but to try and get a refund after several months, hell no
@@1369Stiles like I said, it’s more in theory that I see where she’s coming from. like in my theory she had a lot going on following the wedding, and she finally really looked at them and didn’t like them. Still not acceptable, but much more understandable than the example in the video.
@@disneydork100 you pay for services rendered though. So it still doesn't make sense to me to ask for a refund.
My wife and I spent just a hair over $1000 on our wedding. Out of our own pockets. We got chicken from KFC and Pizza from a local place, and ice cream cakes from Dairy Queen. The wedding was super cheap and a lot of fun. It even inspired my cousin for her wedding and made it super cheap and really simple a couple years later. It was great going into our marriage without thousands of dollars in debt to add unnecessary stress going forward.
That’s so nice!! Weddings are (or at least should be) for fun and for everyone to have a good time!!
Omg that food sounds good asf lmfao
Absolutely! We spent $500 on our wedding in 1986. Still married and complete besties to this day. Our guests had a wonderful time and we used the money we saved for a down payment on our first house. Keep it simple.
My Grandaughter (20) is getting married. I’m making her dress ( I used to do it for a living) , church and pastor and room for reception is free as her daddy is a pastor, they are hiring an In and Out Burger catering truck for 2200 and my other daughter in law will do flowers . Just need to figure out the cake.
So did we we had a pool party because it was 104 that day. But KFC my dad paid for it.
I am SO bewildered at ppl with the thought process of "since you CAN afford it, you SHOULD buy it for me." Like, no. Ppl are not entitled to spend THEIR money on you unless they want to. Just bc they can afford doesn't mean they owe you anything. Some ppl got warped senses of the world we live in.
@Karen You mean required I believe. Entitled means the opposite of what you're intending here.
These entitled people are not required to spend THEIR money on you unless they want to.
I can't with the entitlement
My response would be well honestly I just don't like you enough to spend that kind of money on you. Unless you want to work for it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@AnnaBelll.e I've kinda turned triggering entitled people into a sport lol. Their little heads practically explode 🤣🤣🤣
@@michellekeith5602 ...that can be very fun indeed...
Hey Charlotte 🤓, So I am South African and heard about this whole bridezilla/ photographer situation on the radio, news and tiktok. Long story short the brides lawyer did end up calling him and laugh and told the photographer that she was doing this to alot of other people and businesses. The conversation ended with the lawyer saying that he did not need to worry about it and that she had no leg to stand on. #ThePotatoLivesOn
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sharp sharp
Omg, thank you for this follow up! What a crazy lady lol
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Even me! 🇿🇦 Shap Shap!
I’m binge watching these 6 months before my own wedding to study how not to be a bridezilla. I literally told my FMIL that if I start showing tendencies that she has full licence to slap some sense into me
Honestly I’m a wedding photographer and after hearing the first story I’m debating about putting a ‚no refunds in case of a divorce‘ paragraph into my contracts because you never know 😂😂
Please do
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Just a "Strictly no refunds of any kind. " will do 🤣
Same haha!
Non-refundable. This is a service with deliverables. You can’t get your time back but it’s also your expertise they’re paying for. Cover your butt. People are idiots.
Dude, get it done yesterday 😅😅😅!
A friend of mine worked for a big department store. A woman asked for a refund on towels she’d bought THREE YEARS earlier as she’d decorated her bathroom a different colour and they didn’t match anymore . These people!.
*slow blink* 😐
That's ridiculous 😂😂
Whaaaat?! Wow. Just WOW.
@@Brawllipop omg I'm a cat person and slow blink was a positive thing for me at first :D
I worked at a department store that would have made us take those towels back and refund/exchange for her.
Story time:
I used to bartend at a “popular” chain restaurant and when I bartender I also manned the phones. My favorite customer complaint came from a woman calling in and asking for a manager. The manager was busy so I told her I was the manager, since I was a backup manager when we had call outs, I was not ready for this woman’s complaint and was so naive to think I could handle it professionally. So she starts off by saying she needs me to refund her entire order and pay for her car to be detailed. I asked her what happened and here’s her story. She and her family were there less than an hour ago and had dinner with us, they finished their meal and decided to get dessert, she ordered a chocolate cake covered in hot fudge and icecream. They paid and left and while on the way home this woman got an upset stomach and lost control of her bowels all over her car 🙃 . I apologized that it happened but still didn’t understand what she wanted me to do. She said that we were negligent in giving her that chocolate cake with icecream because she’s lactose intolerant and we needed to fix this. I lost my composure and began cackling into the phone and looking around trying to figure out who was pranking me, nope she was serious and angry I had the audacity to laugh. She hung up on me after saying she was calling corporate. I went back and told my manager through laughter and tears, he texted his DM to give him a warning. This woman did contact corporate and they sent her a 100 dollar gift card as an “apology”. I still chuckle about that shituation and it’s been 10 years.
The refund story just made me think of this one and the audacity of people. If you’re lactose intolerant you should know better. Her waiter told me after she had ordered the alfredo dish as well. Idk wth is wrong with people.
Shituation. 🤣 I see what you did there...
The funniest part is that she called corporate and all they could do for her was give her a gift card and call it a day.
Corporate giving any money to ridiculous requests ENABLE more lunacy.
Did she already know that she was lactose intolerant? If she did, then it’s her own fault. She knew (I’m guessing) and ate it anyway so that’s on her.
I had the opposite. Both my sisters got married in the same dress & were expecting me to honor the tradition by wearing it. I hated the dress, it was dated & so not me. I found the dress very close to what I actually wanted on a sale rack. My one sister was pissed, but my Mom shut her down stating it was my wedding, I could wear whatever I wanted.
Good on your mom for respecting your wishes
What’s funny is that ( I read this story a few weeks ago ) on the actual Reddit post people even told op to tell her SIL about options, they included renting a dress, dresses from Dave’s bridal, EVEN a prom dress site that offers white dresses that RESEMBLE wedding dresses.
Any dress is a wedding dress if you're bad enough.
So I got married in a hospital bed the day after my cancer surgery. My husband went and got the hospital chaplain, let the nurses know what he was doing, and they all came into my hospital room and handed me a bouquet of flowers that the nurses put together for me. I got married to my husband, with a big bolus (used for draining wounds), on the side of my head as my wedding veil. I couldn't have been more touched and more happy than if I would have had a huge wedding. Also, I was wearing Minnie Mouse pj's. ❤️❤️❤️
OMG!!!! Your husband sounds so amazing. Also congrats on the successful surgery.
SOMEONE HELP, MY EYES ARE LEAKING WATER 😭😭😭
Hey, Minnie Mouse pj's are waayyy more comfortable than any wedding dress, plus you seem to have found yourself a real diamond in the rough, and that's worth way more than any big fancy wedding❤
Congrats, and I hope you kicked cancers ass!❤
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Hope you are still together.
Karen #1: As Judge Judy always said "YOU ATE THE STEAK!"
This bridezilla is *DELULU!*
Charlotte, there is an update to the wedding photographer story. He was contacted by the husband who apologized to the photographer but did say something to the effect of "You can see why we are divorcing . . ."
also the woman says “i’m entitled to demand refund” like yes i’m also entitled to not give them out-
@@alyssasnell17 She's self entitled that's for sure.
The wedding dress story really made me cry. My sister asked me if she could use my wedding dress for her wedding. I didn’t understand why her fiancé could not afford one , he was a dentist ( a really lazy one). First I said no, she insisted. I told her that our bodies were very different and she would need to altered it and I did not want that. She told me that they have figured out what to do so that she could wear it without doing any alterations. I told her not to marry that guy (even the day of the wedding). He had the money but didn’t want to spend it on her dress. My husband was a poor graduate student when we got married but he put money together to buy me my dress. After a lot back and forth I said yes. And yes she altered my wedding dress and I never saw my wedding dress after the wedding, nobody knows what happened to it. She divorced 4 years after her wedding, I am still married after 40 years. Every time I think about it it makes me mad.
She freaking stole your dress + resold it, you have every right to be mad.
I'm so sorry that your sister did you dirty like that. I hope Karma will be paying her a visit soon!
@@lisamelroy2855 ummm.. I think the karma already got her..
@@edgloss1299 🤞🤞🤞
Awww. Sad!
There's one in every family though.
Mine is my little brother. Taker. He only gives if he's trying to create an illusion.
For the wedding photographer refund, I totally understand her asking. I once threw up a year after eating a restaurant and it was obviously that restaurants fault, so I demanded a refund considering I had never thrown up in my entire life before that, just like she had never gotten married before and then ended up divorced after receiving those pictures. I had to get my lawyer involved too. He has also successfully sued the city bus company afte they had the audacity to allow my wallet to be stolen when I had forgotten it on the bus seat, and I have sued all clothing stores I shopped at several years ago since I no longer fit those clothes anymore. Obviously kidding.
WTF? Story #1. You don't get a refund on products or services just because you don't need them any longer. As Charlotte would say... the audacity!
It was here in South africa she even got her lawyer to contact.him and he really thought it was a joke he was on the news
Exactly! You pay for someone’s time. If she were a photographer, and a client tried to pull this on her, I think she’d be singing a different tune.
Not to mention, I’m sure she didn’t return a single wedding gift. Since, you know, they aren’t together anymore.
And that's obviously not dependent on a "no refunds" policy in the contract.
@@candicesiloka2604 But she didn't go to court, or did she actually get her lawyer file a suit?
@Jürgen Erhard the lawyer called the photographer snd laughed and told him to ignore her haha
My wedding dress was 19.99 on a clearance rack, my mother nearly fainted from the joy of only paying that even as she said, "you can't get married in a dress that only cost 19.99" I said yes I can and I did. When I was dressed with flowers in my hair she said, I always dreamed of you looking just like this. The dress was perfectly me.
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My mom found hers for like $85. My grandfather was ecstatic to pay for it 😂
I used a $200 prom dress that looked more bridal than most of the reasonably priced bridal gowns in the shop next door. My parents might have been willing to drop $2000 or even $3000 on a dress if I really loved it but the dress I did get was worth it far more seeing my mom tear up in the audience. She had given up hope years before of ever seeing me in a wedding dress, much less the fluffy princess type of dress because I actually hate dresses, and the last time she had seen my dad in a suit was their own wedding 26 years before.
Shoot I wish my sister found one for THAT price lol my family we all are contributing to something for the wedding mine (and my father’s part) is the dress (we have different dads and mine is helping me with half of the wedding dress)
Heck yeah! Good for you! I did a similar thing. I got my wedding dress for $20 at my hometowns small thrift store. It fit me perfectly and had some really lovely beading and lace on the bodice. I managed to find matching lace and fabric at a sewing and craft store so I could make it long sleeved, since I was having a winter wedding. It was gorgeous! Ironically, the extra lace and fabric cost more than the dress, about $100. But hey, $120 for a wedding dress is a steal!
And I didn't have to buy anything else for my outfit! I just reused the shoes from my senior prom, and wore some nice pearl jewelry that my mom had given me for my birthday the year before.
My wife paid $50 for her wedding dress at Macy's or Bloomingdale's in the party girl section and she looked absolutely beautiful. And the best part, we've been married for well over 23 years and counting. Our whole wedding cost as much as some wedding dresses. spent a ton of money on a wedding, we just did what we wanted and we've been happily ever after. Seriously though, if you don't have the cash to plan even a basic wedding or even some cash to plan a basic wedding, don't get married 'til you do.
I bought my lace wedding dress on Amazon for $25 😂 my husband and I got married on his family’s farm, his professional chef mom made our cake and reception dinner… and we bought a house instead of doing a honeymoon. I’ll never regret our wedding planning ❤️
well-done
Perfect
That's how you do it...
Smartest wedding money administration I have ever herd
Soooo children paid for your lace wedding dress with their cheap labor? Coolcoolcool
My husband and I literally paid for our entire wedding by ourselves for about $1,000 total. I only paid a little over $100 for my dress. It was a small wedding (right at the start of the pandemic) but it’s totally possible to have a nice but affordable wedding if you can’t afford a lavish, expensive wedding! And it was a beautiful day!
And enjoying stress-free!
A wedding isn't supposed to be lavish, and most important it's not meant to drown you in debt right as you're starting your married life. Save your money for the coming days that await you with your husband, as they're going to be longer and (much) more intense than the "best day of your life". 💐
Me too. My dress was $500 and I sewed all the pearls on the lace myself to save money.
I'm sorry that the Pandemic put a damper on the wedding.
@@melissacooper8724 I actually wanted a small wedding anyway so it actually gave me a good excuse 😂
Love this channel! Charlotte, you are hilarious and fun to watch dissecting each of these bridal dramas!
The photographer who was being badgered about refunding the wedding pictures really handled themself well, and the Bugs Bunny pic was icing on the proverbial cake, lol!
That last one, I think the bride deliberately told OP to come to the wedding with the specific intention of having her stopped at the door and turned away - vengeful way to add some embarrassment and humiliation to OP's life
agreed
Spot on there.
What does OP mean?
@@juliaschroeder7319 original poster!
Yeah it feels like her being kicked out feeds into their story about how crazy and disrespectful OP was.
My mother made my wedding dress. She spent hours hand sewing sequins and pearl beads on yards and yards of lace for along the hem. I'll never know how much the dress actually cost in $$ but to me it is priceless.
I'm sure you were absolutely breathtaking
You are so lucky to have a dress made by your mom.I agree that the gown is priceless and so extra special because your mom made it. I'm not married yet but my mom did make me 2 matric farewell (our version of prom) dresses that are so extra special to me because she made them specifically for me. My date was also matric and in another school. And I'll never forget that. And would love it if she's still able to, to make my own wedding dress one day. Because we know how much work goes into making that dress and how much love and care especially because it was our moms.❤ It makes it extra special to us.
It was probably more beautiful than any you could buy. My mom made mine too, in 1971. It' was stunning. Because our moms loved us and wanted the dresses perfect.
She got the service. There doesn't need to be a "no refunds" clause.
My wedding dress was $12.75. Found it marked way, way, way down on a prom clearance rack in Dillard. I loved it. It was simple and I felt beautiful and smart. Married almost 25 years and still crazy about each other
I was just shopping at Macy's for a work event dress and their prom dresses are basically wedding dresses now! I saw so many in cremes and white that I was so sure were dresses I had tried on when I was getting married. They were crazy affordable too.
Mine was 1200€ and I still regret spending that much money. I mean it was beautiful and real silk, but still. I only wore it for one day and it's been gathering dust ever since.
@@miralyse.3846 But then, if it's silk, you can get it dyed and/or sewn to something different that you can wear for other occasions :)
@@nriamond8010 true, but for some reason I get sentimental when thinking about cutting it up :-)
@@miralyse.3846 If it helps, my wedding dress was probably 100 USD and I am insanely sentimental about it. I can't imagine cutting it up.
I was cheeky and tried dresses on at a bridal store, looked up the name online and found the designer. Ordered directly from them and paid 1/3 of what the store was asking. The extra money needed was for slight alterations and postage and tax, it still came in about £850 less than the store was asking. My dress is beautiful and I love it
That is genuis! Oh gosh, I absolutely love that!
@@aubreycarter7624 The bigger names make money twice, once for the dress and in some cases nearly half as much again in alterations. You’d be better off getting a bespoke gown any day and you know it’s unique and will fit you perfectly with absolutely no issues. The things to come out of that is not getting something everyone else is wearing, hasn’t been seen on however many celebs in various shades of white, ecru, blush and will be giving a designer lots of business, so win-win
So you didn't pay the employees at the bridal store for the service of helping you find your dress? Maybe smart. But not nice.
@@tessaritter5339 and what about all those brides that jump from store to store trying on gowns without buying them, the designer is still getting paid and the taxman is getting his cut. I was on a budget and it worked for me so yes I was being very smart and looking at alternatives to gowns that are priced three or four times higher that what the designer charges. Who benefits from that? Not the designer but the store who yes have overheads and wages etc but what price are these smaller designers paying? They don’t get any of that extra money? The designer has a sale direct to customer and the customer was and is happy. I would encourage people to look online and find a dress they like and make contact with the designer and bypass the stores altogether. In my experience the gowns I looked at in one particular store were absolutely filthy and I didn’t put them on, the gowns are not clean in lots of cases have only sample sizes which are usually too small for the average bride and trying on a gown that’s too small doesn’t give you any idea of how it’s going to look on your day. It’s only when you’ve paid thousands in some cases for a gown to be made that you get a proper feel for it. How is this helpful?
@@tessaritter5339Nobody is ever obligated to buy anything at any store. Seems like common sense.
I worked at Nike for years.
What’s crazy is the amount of parents that would come in to demand a refund because their kid grew out of their shoes as if Nike was the problem. Nike has a generous return policy on gently wore items but the shoes parents would try to return would be torn to shreds.
I Love how Charlotte says what she thinks but always with respect, in a very sweet and funny way. She's wonderful. 🤗❤️
I know, right? That’s why I’ve loved watching her since she was on Inform Overload!
@@Akiku2 yes me too.
That is why I keep watching ! She is very respectful
“But you where thinking it” 🤣
So Canadian of her to be sweet when ppl don’t deserve it 😂 ❤️
My husband and got married almost 8 years ago. We paid for it ourselves. I made the centerpieces, the bouquets, and the favors. I bought a white bridesmaid dress from a small boutique for $90 and did my own hair. The most expensive thing we had was the food, the pictures, and the bar which was the most important to us.
I used to feel insecure that my wedding wasn't as extravagant as others I've been to. But to this day our family members speak fondly about how fun and wonderful our wedding was and how great we both looked. And we started our life together fresh with no wedding debt. No shame if you have a big wedding or small wedding, it's all about what's important.
I have a feeling you two actually love each other
5:21 my brother is a professional photographer and not only would he have this in his contract, but he also has a behavioral clause in his contract. if he is doing a photo shoot, and the people at the photo shoot are misbehaving and causing him to not feel comfortable being there. He is legally allowed to walk and they will be on their own to find a photographer. This clause came in handy when he was working a wedding, and the sister of the bride got a little bit drunk and started to get very flirtatious with him and keep in mind. My brother is married and is not the type the fact, he was really not interested so he went up to the bride and had to remind her and the groom about the behavior clause in his contract to which they both told him they would deal with it and got a hold of the drunken sister. It was a much more affordable option to get the sister contained versus in the middle of a wedding having to come up with a photographer because the one they had was forced to leave for his own safety
"It's my wedding, it's my day. I want it now, I dont want to listen to anyone but I want everyone's money" 🤣🤣
THE AUDACITY!!!
Okay what's getting me is, with the wedding dress story she says she wants to be married by the time she's 25, but at the beginning of that story it is revealed that she's 23. She still has like another year - year-and-a-half to save money for her own wedding dress. It doesn't have to be right now, she just wants it to be right now.
She wants time to find someone else if the brother falls through
Also, you can get a nice gown for a few hundred. That's not hard to come up with.
She knows the longer it takes the less possible it will be because the groom will have more time to regret getting engaged
There’s something wrong with her. A timeline, really? The guy should run while he still can!
@@danielalizcano6648 This 👏🤣
As soon as you decide you’re not wearing white, dress options get a lot cheaper. I got my red wedding dress online for less than $100 Canadian.
I also remember telling my mother that I loved my husband so much that I would happily get married wearing a trash bag as long as it was him I was marrying. I still feel this way about him 😊
I've seen several nice dresses made from trash bags, one whipped up quickly for a drag queen who forgot his costume for a show.
That is so sweet❤
There's normally about a 100% surcharge on anything "wedding". I think it's for the headache of dealing with the families throwing a one-day party. Seriously, no one else cares about your day. No one. Instead of this going away, it has now moved onto birthdays, graduations and more dumb events. Since I've never done one of these, I'll be bringing it to my funeral .Limos for everyone! Cavier and lobster tail appetizers served by waiters. Actors paid as mourners just like some cultures still have. And fantastic door prizes and gift bags for all!
i would literally pay money to be able to watch the lawer explaining why you can't ask for a refund for wedding fotos 😂
After he received a huge non-refundable fee to take the meeting.
@@kathieb6443 You KNOW she would demand for a refund from a lawyer too if she was told no to a frivolous lawsuit or would demand to get her money back if she went forward and obviously lost the case. I just want to see a record of how many divorce fired her as a client during her divorce lol.
The lawyer is also gonna have to explain there is no refund on lawyer fees(she will try to STIFF HIM)
A less scrupulous lawyer would accept the "case", especially in the USA.
Someone please make this a reality show.
One time charity shopping (UKs thrift stores) there was a wedding dress there. One lady tried it on and was SO FRIGGIN HAPPY. She was talking to the lady working there saying "It fits me perfectly, its amazing" it was so wholesome. It was a proper wedding dress, but I can't imagine it costing more than £50. It was honestly so awesome to experience someone hitting a jackpot, you could tell she was ecstatic and grateful. Yeah this lady was lucky, but there are many other options for a budget dress, and I bet in the US where the thrift stores are mahusive you might find some donated wedding dresses.
🤣😂 if the dress”isn’t a big deal” they should have no problem getting their own. They know it’s a big deal. That’s why they tried to guilt trip. Good on the dad for supporting his daughter.
I let two other women who were struggling financially use my wedding dress, however, it was several years later, and there were going to be different guests. I was actually happy to do it. I recently saw one of them and it has been about 10 years, but she still talked about how grateful she was.
Very different from someone expecting you to do it. Chosing to do it is great, if you want to. Being expected to do it is not ok. Some people are not ok with doing something like that.
@@WelcomeApathy totally agree
@@WelcomeApathy Exactly this. Politely asking if you can borrow the dress is not a dick move in general. If you accept a rejection and don't hold a grudge? No harm done and at least you took a shot.
4:50. The laugh, lady! It's pure gold! THE LAUGH!!
I made my daughter's wedding dress, sage green and white dupion silk, with tiny aventurine stones stitched on the neckline. I also made her braided silver and quartz point tiara. It all cost under £100, plus my labour. Oh, I also made the wedding cake - vanilla sponge layered with dark chocolate/chilli ganache and fresh sliced strawberries, covered in the same ganache and strawberries.
The whole wedding and reception cost about £600.
Sounds beautiful!
Amazing!
My mom made my wedding dress and I loved it far more than the dresses I tried on at the bridal shop. The love that went into making the dress made it priceless. The materials were about $150.
That sounds gorgeous. She will remember that always 😊
I wore a $20 dress from Forever 21 to my wedding because I didn’t give a frick what dress I was wearing, it was all about making the vows to be with the person I love most. If the young woman from the dress story wants a wedding dress because she HAS to get married at 25 (same age❤ I did) then she can just buy a decent dress and wear that, because marrying the right person is far more important than what you look like.
Did the same
I got one at a sample sale for 99 bucks. I didn't want to spend a shit ton on a dress I was wearing one time.
While you are correct about what is the most important part of a wedding, some people only seem to care about what they look like, and the pomp and glamor of the wedding, but couldn't care less about being joined with their spouse.
I think I got a great deal when I bought my wedding dress back in 2010. It was a Maggie Sottero dress called Mona Lisa, which looked like a princess Cinderella dress to me and it only cost me $900. I loved it so much that I'd wear it if I was getting married again. I even got to model my own dress at one of the annual bridal/wedding conventions I used to walk in. In fact, my profile pic is of me at one of the shows I modeled for.
The Bridezilla that wanted a refund for her pictures was too good. She is ABSOLUTELY the biggest Bridezilla EVER!!! It's not a big surprise she got divorced. Betting the husband ran.....and kept running. I wish there was a part 2 to this, especially trying sue. 😂
According to another comment here, the ex-husband called up the photographer and apologised. Then said "Yeah, that's why we're divorcing". 😂
The Bridezilla just reminded me too much of so many Entitled Customers I had to deal with in the Retail Industry! It's literally ridiculous that they expect you to refund everything when they have no receipt, the item is damaged, and their demand $10 or more for a refund when the item only cost $4.
I may have told this story before and if so, apologies. I went no contact with my sister-in-law after the final straw of her berating me for being a "bad daughter" because I didn't include a special sister-in-law only flower laying ceremony at my mother's funeral. But well before that special little incident she asked to wear my mother's wedding dress. My mom's wedding dress was originally hand sewn and worn by my mom's grandmother and has been worn by every female descendent since except me because I'm too small for it. (It's Edwardian in design but my both my grandmother and great-grandmother were over six feet tall and my mom was 5'11".) It's an heirloom, it's delicate and while my sister-in-law is taller than me she's not that tall and there were other sizing issues. She and I had already gotten into it for things like me not paying rent to her when I was living in my mother's house and not rehoming my cats because she doesn't like cats and my brother at this point wasn't talking to me but also had expressed to my mom that he didn't want to marry her and was doing so only out of a sense of duty. So she asked my mother if she could wear the dress since - according to her - I would never get married or have kids. My mom was TOO nice so said she would ask me if it was okay. I of course said no and my mother seemed relieved. But of course because of that the sister-in-law threw a massive fit and she and my brother waited until my mom was out of town and eloped. My mom wasn't happy about them getting married but wanted to be supportive and let my brother make his own decisions so she was pretty heartbroken over it. When mom was diagnosed and given six weeks to live, I tried to move my own wedding up with my fiance at the time so my mom would be able to attend at least one of her children's weddings, but unfortunately she went too quickly for that. After my mother passed I had to get a lawyer to get that dress back and the sister-in-law tried to stake claim to a number of sentimental little bits and bobs JUST to hurt me.
tl;dr it's not about how much the dress costs, it's about insinuating a relationship that doesn't exist. My sister-in-law was trying to get me out of the picture and be my mom's new and only daughter. The woman in this story is less evil and it's a bit about money, but she's also trying to fabricate a relationship between her and the sister that she couldn't be bothered to put in the effort for.
I'm so sorry for your loss! I hope you were able to get your mother's items back from that cow, especially since she had no right to them, including the dress! ❤
Your sister-in-law sounds delusional and insane. Good riddance for cutting contact. I hope you got your sentimental items back.
Please tell me that you got to keep the dress... Because I'm stressed out just thinking about the possibility those evil woman got it..
@@edgloss1299 I like to think my brother would have done the right thing and got it to me anyway, but yeah. I got it. In addition to the little sentimental things she tried to get my mom's house free and clear of me as well at which point I got myself a lawyer. Part of the settlement was me getting the dress. (Apparently the judge scolded the opposing lawyer because there were some shenanigans involved on her side.)
I think at this point I am going to have a conservator look at it and I might consider allowing an appropriate museum to acquisition it. I'm not fully ready to part ways with it just yet, but if I do it will be to a museum that can take care of it and display it from time to time.
@@gravyz2cute4u I did. I think I did get all of my mom's jewellery (mostly costume stuff, but as I had helped her build her collection it was important to me), her and her mother's and grandmother's handiwork, and I made sure my uncle had a look through and got anything he wanted to keep. But yeah, I never want to see my sister-in-law again. She was the absolute opposite of my mother and I just don't like even thinking about her.
05:01 - I feel like that's the equivalence of, ordering food at a restaurant, eating the whole thing and then ask to send it back because you didn't like it.
As a person going through a divorce, I would never try to get a refund from anything related to the wedding. Heck, I might cry when I look at them now, but they are still absolutely beautiful pictures, and I could not be happier with them. (Also, ngl kinda makes me feel a bit better about myself because I've lost a lot of weight in the years since then, I was at my absolute largest back then, and I can cheerfully say I have to really pull the corset in to fit the darn dress)
Have you considered getting some of the pictures retouched? Such as editing out the ex-husband? That way, you still have beautiful photos of yourself with your family and friends. You could speak to a photographer and ask that they edit in people in the photo to replace the ex-husband as well
My husband and I got divorced after 6 years but I kept the photos cause I had kids and they might be interested in seeing them when they grew up. I still have pictures from when we were dating. I don't have them up on the walls or anything but they're all in a shoebox. My kids did enjoy going through them and seeing what their mom and dad looked like all those years ago.
I've never understood the obsession with weddings. I've always been more concerned about finding the right man than the actual wedding. I don't care if I get married in my back yard wearing a potato sack, as long as a good man is standing beside me... maybe in a potato sack tuxedo 😂
My first marriage, I had the big wedding in a cathedral with the fancy gown, everything formal, big reception, and it lasted three years. The second marriage, I wore my mother's satin wedding gown, and we got married at home with just family and lno big fuss. So far, we have made it 35 years with two terrific grown daughters. It's not the pomp of the wedding, it's the quality of the mate that makes the difference.
I'm with you. The entire "I've dreamed of my wedding since I was a little girl! It's *MY* day! Gimme, gimme, gimme!" thang has always puzzled me. The big party with the froofy dress, loads of gifts, everyone-focused-on-the-bride seems to be the goal of those poor, pitiful cases of arrested Barbie development. My goal was to find a lover, friend, and companion with whom I could live forever. Took me until I was 38 to find him, but wow -- I tell ya, waiting was the smartest thing I ever did in my life. We've been together danged near 29 years now. Have there been bumps? Heck, yeah. I knew there would be. They're inevitable. But I knew he was a guy I'd enjoy being with, and I was right.
@@haplessasshole9615 I love this so much 😊
@@bmc348 Given the demographics of Charlotte's legions of fans, I like to tell my story pretty frequently. There was *nobody* -- nobody, nobody, nobody -- who encouraged me to wait. My mother constantly barraged me with "suggestions" to help me hook a man -- lose weight, cut my hair, change my style, the whole schmutz. It was *awful,* especially after I hit 30.
One of my missions in life now is to provide young women with an alternative story. It ain't the Disney Princess story, unless the princess in question has graying hair, but it's a sweet, funny story of how a widower and an always-single, nearly middle-aged woman discovered romance, complete with meet-cute scene and truly... unusual first date. I genuinely rejoice in the fact the story is mine.
Yep people spend more time planning for the wedding than they do the marriage. They know every detail about anything wedding but get married and find out their husband doesn’t want kids for a few years or killed a man in Texas. Then the stress of the wedding causes marital problems you go in to it already stressed. Spend money that could
Be used on something that lasts longer than a few hours and you barely remember after you have kids or even just in a few years.My job had a booth at a wedding convention and the speaker said that the average wedding is 150k. I live in Los Angeles and even here that would be a good down on a condo atleast. Or to pay off college loans or cars or just a saving for the “what ifs”
A few years ago, a young couple from church got married. Being international students, they didn’t have a lot of disposable income. That’s when the church group banded together. The congregation decorated the church and the church hall for the reception with BEAUTIFUL flowers, tablecloths, wine glasses etc..AND provided ALL the food and drinks out of their own pockets (there were about 50 guests).
It was such a beautiful and simple wedding and the love was palpable. The couple are blissfully happy and recently announced the birth of their baby girl 💕
*I demand a refund for my food because I went to the bathroom!!!* 🙄🤣 lol
And my wedding dress cost *$40 and I still wear it!!!*
Last time I went to a restaurant, I threw it up before I even left. I should have asked for a refund
@@missybuchanan9631 Now I'm worried about you.
You are hilarious°
@@robynnclairday6025 thanks 😁
According to my mom, her and my dad got married in shorts and his work clothes. My aunt was laughing the whole time, but then again, she got married at jail and divorced fairly quickly while my parents stayed together for over 23 years (til my dad passed away). It doesn't matter what you wear, as long as you're happy and don't borrow from the family that isn't officially yours.
Facts. My Aunt just got married to her soulmate this weekend and she was done up in her wedding dress and she looked like a 1980's beach bride. He wore a nice tux and a pair of sneakers. They were married in their backyard in Colorado and I made a lot of the decorations the day before with a lot of ribbon and twine. It was really fun though and everyone had a good time.
My husband and I were 18 when we got married. Spent 2k on our wedding and planned it in 3 mos. My cousin got married a few years later. Planned for 2 years spent 150k. We are going on 25 yrs next week and her marriage lasted 4 MONTHS.
Friends of mine got married in matching white overalls, she wore a high necked lace blouse and her mothers headpiece & veil and he wore a tux shirt w bow tie & cuff links under his.
It was actually adorable and that choice helped them from going into debt . Great choice
The baby just fell asleep. Perfect timing for my entertainment while my arm goes numb from holding him. Love you potato queen!!
My husband and i wanted to get married straight away so we had a courthouse wedding. Parents and siblings came, and he wore a suit he already had and i bought a 15 dollar white boho dress from Ross.
We saved thousands of dollars and we're just as happy ♡
No! She got what she paid for and the "terms of limitations" have long passed.
A lawyer once told me, "Anyone can file a lawsuit on anyone for any reason. As long as they pay the filing fees. However, there is an entire department that reviews the filings for calendar placement. And these types of filings CAN be turned over to the police as "frivolous" prosecuted.
I got married in beautiful 60 year old dress from a vintage shop. With alterations to remove the sleeves it only cost $160. We eloped so that was essentially the entire cost of the wedding 😂 I will never understand some of these women
Lol, same! My dress was $20 from a thrift store, then spent another $100 on fabric and lace to make sleeves, since my wedding was in the middle of the winter. Then due to crazy, Covid circumstances, we got married over Zoom, so we only had to pay the fee to the courthouse for the marriage license. Overall, counting a few other small expenses, our wedding only cost about $300-400.
Well to each their OWN. Are you paying for their GOWN?
@@sexytrinny52why are you YELLING?
I’ve been married twice. My first dress was made by a friend with material I picked out and cost $190. My second wedding was in a bathing suit with sarong that I can still wear 20 years later. Weddings are not as important as the marriage and it seems so many forget that.
My Dad died in a fire and one of the things that survived the fire was my first wedding album (divorced 10 years earlier). When it was found I threw it across the room and it opened on a page of my father walking me down the aisle. Even old wedding albums have value.
My husband and I eloped on a sailboat. Our entire wedding cost us under $2500. My dress was from lulus and only $48. It is a gorgeous white dress with all lace, spaghetti straps, flowy, and so pretty. My husband at the time was the only one working as I was still staying home with our daughter. It was just us, the ocean, and perfect.
I remember that “want to be married by 25” mindset. Life took care of that for me. 😂 I’m glad it did. My husband and I are far more solid than we were at 25.
I had that mindset. I got married to a great guy at 21. He was lovely, and I wish it could have worked. I loved my dress, the wedding was gorgeous, etc. We had all wildflowers, even wild roses. I used Ivanna Trump's florist, as any professional will do great things for your budget. We divorced after two years, still going to school etc. Fast forward fifteen years, and I got married to a professional man, and I was already a professional. We eloped and had a honeymoon in London and Amsterdam, plus we bought a home! That was better than a four hour party in uncomfortable shoes and play nice for many people that I hardly know. I still love many pictures from my first wedding, since some people have passed. I still adore my ex. but we were kids!! Don't get married before 25, 30.
I remember something like that too. Never had such a mindset but constantly being told one should be married by 25 from other people my age and older was annoying. I am not sure where that mindset came from though.
@@mxm7647 I think it could have to do with the societal concept that women “lose their value” as they age? Like I know growing up I saw people looking differently at women who were over 30 and unmarried, as if there’s something wrong with them that no one had married or “claimed” her yet (in the sense that women were considered property for a long time). So the pressure for young women would be to get married young so they can be on that path and also because a lot of women still want to be married before having children (if they want them) and women do generally have a biological clock/timeline we need to follow in terms of fertility so that can feel stressful as well 🤷🏻♀️ Just some possible reasons
My mom always made a point of telling me to not have that kind of mindset towards marriage but also life in general. She told me of an old colleague from when she was younger who wanted to be married by 25 and have a baby by 27, she got both wishes but then the marriage dissolved afterwards.
@@mxm7647 There was a time of high infant mortality, much shorter life expectancy and much fewer people on the planet. At that time it made sense to marry and start getting children as soon as possible. After all, only about one per year is already an achievement and not every child would survive the first few years.
HAD a friend that was a total bridezilla, she had an itinerary for every little thing and if you didn't adhere to HER schedule she admonished you like a child. She had zero consideration for those of us going through a tough time, I just told her to shove her shitty wedding and that I'd pray for the poor bastard marrying her
This is the proper way to treat people who think their wedding puts them above others whose lives also have shit going on during this half-chanced to future failure marriage ceremony. That show bridezillas wasn’t meant to be a how-to on wedding assholery, but humans generally suck so it will go on until the universe’s heat death.
I've been married twice, My 1st dress was a "conventional" wedding dress and I paid $300... My 2nd wedding I found a GORGEOUS lace white dress that I paid $3 for at a thrift store!!! I added teal lace to it to add a little extra, I spent less than $10 TOTAL!
In the case of the photographer story, I've never been more assured that a divorce was the absolute best course of action (for the groom of course). Don't feel bad for thinking it, Charlotte!
I have been binge watching your videos 😅 I love how real you are and show you how you are. "ABSOLUTELY NOOOOT" and hearing your story of growth, yes Queen! Also love how you keep your word fumblings in the video ❤ makes them better.
Can you imagine her lawyers reaction getting that email of her insanity? 😂💀
Wouldn't it be great to see the lawyer's face!
They probably framed it.
He would still bill her those hours though😂
Those type of people doesn't accept no.
When the lawyer will tell her how stupid her claims are, she will berate him/her too
@@WanRa28 And then she will demand that the lawyer’s services be comped and threaten to sue him and hire a lawyer who will take her case pro bono😂
I’ve been engaged for 2 and a half years (mainly because I wanted a long engagement and we had a baby during the time, so priorities shifted)- but my fiancé keeps joking that I’m going to be a Bridezilla… and that terrifies me😅
As much as I love Charolette, and would love to be in a video of hers… I would NOT want to end up in a Bridezilla video😂
That's your motivation to stay respectful 😂
PERIODT BABE!😂😂
Unless you know someone who is and you can spill the tea.
have you considering sueing the hospital?? tell em how upset you are they only allowed you to stay there for 2 days AFTER you had a baby. how rude to kick a new mom out only after 2 days, and how you were expecting to stay there until your kid was in college at least :D
@@Jerseybytes2 the audacity for the hospital to charge ME for having a baby?! They should have paid us for allowing them to have the opportunity to deliver my son. 😂
Right- kids don’t look like that any more! Haha😂
I got married at a court house in a pink flowery dress. We spent all we had on getting a place together. My in-laws gave us a gold ring to sell to buy our own bands. That was enough for us. We've been happily married for 14 years. The wedding isn't the important part, the life with your spouse is.
Yes to this ❤
Totally agree with this. However, personally and for myself, I think we only live once and we should have the best and whatever the fuck we want, because again- only once you’re alive
This is awesome and beautiful ❤
I've heard a similar story with the (now divorced) bride wanting a refund on photos and I jokingly told my mom that she should call up whoever did her wedding photos back in 1982 to ask for a refund since she and my dad separated in 1994 (divorced in 1999). And that's how I found out that their photographer was a friend who did it as a wedding present, then just gave her all of the film, and she still hasn't had them developed. One day, I guess.
The last story is crazzzzyyyyy… if I ever hear “you were trying to steal my thunder” from anyone, I’m going to remove myself entirely from the situation and or person. I’d never let it escalate further.
One of my bffs got a $4,000 dress from Davids Bridal for $90 because the was a half inch tear on the inner silk slip. Couldn't see it, was easily fixed, & she looked stunning. Like Charlotte said you dont have to spend a fortune on a dress to look beautiful.
Why do so many people treat photographers like they should work for free? Ridiculous! Receive a service, pay for that service. Period.
It's the same way with bands, even when they're booked at a venue. I couldn't tell you how many times my SO got absolutely nothing, even though they were supposed to get a cut off what was made that night. It's insane. Instruments Ave upkeep is so expensive and they put a lot of time into it. It's the same with photography. So much money and time is put into it.
It's "just" clicking a button or "just" using your voice. Like it's hard? 🙄
Just to be clear that is sarcasm. Artists, regardless of medium, deserve their pay.
@@dew465 Awww jeez!! I'm so sorry to hear that. Musicians put their heart and soul into their craft. Not to mention countless hours to perfect it. Shame on those venue owners! Karma will come for them, hopefully sooner than later.
@@trinitybernhardt9944 Exactly! Photography requires more than skill. It requires finesse.
Love your show ,I've learned keep away from toxic people ** family ** so called friends
My sister felt she absolutely needed a ceremony (perfectly fine. I understand) she wore a nice all white suit and she is going to finally have her dream wedding this year since she finally is doing well enough that she can afford her dream wedding. I can’t wait to be there and see her in her dress and smiling and just so thrilled that she is finally going to have her “REAL WEDDING” (she says this, not me lol) instead of a suit inside of a courtroom. Her husband rocks! We are all so pumped and she is wanting us to toss some ideas around for it and there is NOT a requirement for you to bring a gift, and you absolutely will not be made to pay for a seat or food or whatever. If you want to bring a dish then you can of course! She said maybe some won’t like or be allergic to the food I pick so I won’t be offended at all if they want to bring something. She just wants us to all be there for her big day and simply celebrate. I want mine to have the same exact same thing. We live in the South and we are just southern bells who just want to include others and we find it crazy to make guests pay for anything. We want them to enjoy themselves just like my husband and I will.
I got my wedding dress from the thrift store for $50. It was absolutely perfect. I couldn’t have asked for anything more beautiful. ❤
Smart and frugal, what a catch you must be! Hope your mate is appreciative. LUCK!
8:30 I’m going to play devil’s advocate for a second. A lot of women, myself included, would like to be married before they have kids. A woman’s biological prime childbearing years are in her twenties. If SIL wants kids and wants to be married before she has kids, she’d have to get married young. HOWEVER, that does not entitle her to OP’s dress. Order a prom dress or something since those are much cheaper, and have a small wedding.
If someone from my family said “it’s just a dress what’s the big deal?” about my wedding dress, I’d not let them see any future children of mine and when they complain I’d just say “they’re just kids, what’s the big deal? Go to the park to see kids if you want to see kids that bad”
My honest reaction to "it's just a dress" is cool, than you shouldn't mind that I said no since it's not a big deal 🤷
@@fireflower44 right
True. Savage, but true.
LOL. I love the pettiness. But yeah, it would be messed up to say that about any dress that didn’t belong to you but a wedding dress? Especially a wedding dress that costs thousands of dollars and would need to be altered and could potentially be ruined.
@@fireflower44 yes, and if “it’s just a dress, it’s no big deal” then the bride can wear any old dress since, as she said, it’s no big deal.
My wedding dress was $118 and the idea that people spend SO MUCH on a dress you wear once is just so crazy. Please just live within your meaaanss
Dude, the wedding industry is NUTS. I don't think people even realize its possible to spend so little bc all the major wedding brands and websites will have you believe it's impossible to get married for an actually reasonable price. I was playing with on of the marriage apps as I plan to get married soonish and jfc, there was almost nothing under $1,000 that it suggested for me. It honestly had me discouraged to and ready to just elope bc even the most basic wedding packages were projecting well over 10k. I can splurge a bit, but man, the wedding industry is greedy af.
I wore two wedding dresses (one for the religious ceremony, one for the party). The first was a rental as it was a specific design for my husband's religion, and the second was $100, which I later resold for about half the price :) Why people choose to buy a $1000+ dress and then just keep it in their closet forever baffles me, but if it's within their means, then all the power to them :)
Mine was $200 and that was still too much in my eyes lol 😆
To ask for refund on wedding pictures in case of divorce is the same as to ask for refund on a parfume which you already used but don't like the smell anymore
I, a poor person, cannot fathom demanding help from a family member or friend just because they make good money and could afford it. The entitlement of some people I swear……
I’m glad someone said the baby pictures. I was sitting there thinking “can I get a refund on my senior pictures since I’m not a high school senior anymore?”
Hubby and I didn't have a lot of money for a wedding, so we got married in traffic court. All we could come up with was $1200. I bought a wedding dress at a store at the mall. It was not a typical 'wedding' dress. It cost $118 and was white lace, knee length and absolutely gorgeous! I think it was just a very nice summer dress. I still have it after 37+ years.
Sounds beautiful ❤
My parents paid for our wedding but I worked really hard to come under budget and I did until my mom decided we needed more food at the wedding. I told her she couldn’t hold going over the budget on me if she adds the extra food. She laughed, neither of us ended up with regrets.
Love that this started with a story from South Africa 😂 And it actually happened.
To my knowledge, once the service has been rendered, and a period of 4 years has past, there is absolutely no legal standing for refund!!! Omg that poor lady is cray cray!!!
I think it escalated to them spreading rumors about you because she complained about you and no one took her side. She was forced to lie so that you seemed like a monster to her friends
I'm from South Africa and the first story happened here (as you saw 'Durban') It was on every news outlets because this woman was just so crazy to demand the money back for the photos. it really did happen
There was an article recently about a lady who got tattoos just before she got married (matching with her husband to be, they said the date and a few other bits) the marriage ended after 12 years, she expected the tattooist to remember her from all those years ago, all those tattoos ago..and give her a free (expensive) cover up..because she was no longer happy with his work due to the break up 🤦🏻♀️
The first mistake was getting a matching tattoo
a little over 20 years ago, there was a student film in Israel where the plot was about a woman going through a divorce who makes contact with all the guests from her wedding to take back the souvenir from her wedding...
That sounds a fun watch.
My dress was $70, in total my husband and I paid about $180 for our wedding. If you are in love and want to get married why does it have to cost an arm and a leg? We got married in the park where we met. It was such an emotional and beautiful moment, everyone cried.
I like that you mentioned buying a white suit for a wedding dress. That is what I did. Specifically so I could use it for work. I could not see putting thousands of dollars into an item of clothing that would never be used again.
I was fortunate to have my mom and grandma make my wedding dress for me. I went with a very simple design and they even had enough fabric to make a matching shirt for my husband. I think everything else cost maybe $600. It was a perfect simple wedding and the cake was a sheet cake from Safeway.
I got my wedding dress from a site called Still White, a site to sell used dresses. Mine was from a woman who called her wedding off, still had tags on it. $1500 dress for $400! And just had my 9 year anniversary, so certainly not bad luck to get a dress under those particular circumstances 😊(I’m in Australia)
When my ex and I got married her mother found a wedding dress at the local thrift shop. She knew how to sew so she altered the dress to fit and made changes to it's design which cost $75.00 total. My ex cherished that dress and had it sealed in case our future children could use it if they chose to.
It's pretty common that people read ebooks and then return them. There even was a tiktok trend regarding that. People, unless you absolutely hated the book, don't do it. Writers have stopped writing/publishing because they've lost a lot money because of that.
What???
For the SIL demanding the wedding dress - if it's 'not a big deal' then it also shouldn't be a big deal if it's not OP's dress. Hey, maybe mommy dearest has a nice dress they can use! 🙃
Edit: I'm calling bull on the bridezilla who claimed that their whole order was canceled. If OP got the refund for the one dress I don't buy for a SECOND that the rest of the order was also removed, much less without the bride ever being informed or asked.
Kind of wondering if bridezilla had given the bridal shop OPs credit card info since she paid for the deposits? When the shop verified the account info was OPs then they must’ve canceled the purchases. I’d that’s the case the bride could’ve gone to jail
Ahh, wedding drama in the spring time. Never gets old! I love being able to witness this from the outside.
Thrift stores are my happy place. Never been to one that didn’t have wedding dresses for much less than $100. Two in particular stand out in my memory. 10 and 30 dollars.
Also, it’s about the marriage, not the wedding. Worked, bought and paid for my dream dress 29 years ago. $600, felt beautiful but my husband was the true investment. Priceless.
I live for these vids! I like to watch them to see if was anything like these bridezilla during our wedding last October... Only rule I had was don't piggyback off our day! No promotions no babies no declarations of love 😂.
Ps I need to edit this. Secondly at least people got their pictures! Our link stopped working a week later and have yet to get updated one!
Number three, my dress from David's literally cost under $500 bucks and it was gorgeous and beautiful and perfect!!
I mean that's just reasonable and common courtesy 🤷
@@lil-vipe13 after watching a million entitled people vids I felt that needed to be a rule 😂 it made us nervous
@FizzledDreams11 very very fair 🤣🤣
Growing up most of the weddings I attended, were well planned small Intimate weddings. A couple were even potlucked, by the immediately family. They just wanted to be married, they did what they could afford. There is no shame in that. I was a ring bear for one of them, and the bride split cost of my dress with my mom and trailered my dress herself. I think I even wore it’s a costume one year. 😂
Bought my wedding dress for a little under 300$ and the fabric is fantastic and the dress is absolutely stunning. You don’t need to ruin yourself for a wedding.
That first person is EXACTLY the type of Karen to go to a restaurant, order and eat an ENTIRE meal and dessert and only THEN complain it was offal and demand she gets it free. Speaking from experience, this has happened multiple times at my job.
ugh, my co-worker does a version of this. She orders things to 'taste them' complains there is something wrong with it and then orders something else. Food and drinks. EVERY TIME. I refuse to join work dinners now because of her. She runs servers ragged and then barely tips them.
I had something like that happen years ago when I was working at McDonald’s. A family group comes in around 930 am and are upset to see they cannot order lunch yet (this was like 20 years ago) so they order breakfast and sat for at least an hour eating. After a while they come up with their receipt and say they didn’t like the food so they wanted their money back. I go and grab my manager and he comes to deal with the customer. Manager asks where is the food you didn’t like. Guy says well we ate most of it. Manager says I can’t give you a refund for food you already ate. They were so mad. I was hiding in the back of the restaurant because I couldn’t stop laughing. My manager had reached an I don’t give a fuck about this job anymore point and he was not having it with this guy. And we were one of the smaller restaurants inside of a Walmart that’s why I could run and hide in the back. They finally left all while shouting nasty things.
@@princessromanov Walmart. It figures.