How to Become a Bridezilla

When faced with the love of a lifetime on bended knee before her, every woman is at her sweetest, most sincere self. But very soon, as the planning get under way, the time comes when a bride-to-be has the choice to remain calm and serene or to become frantic and demanding. Think this couldn’t happen? Were it not something that is actually commonplace, we would not be treated to the entertainment of the hit TV series “Bridezilla”.

Just what does it mean to be a Bridezilla? According to Wikepedia, it is simply a generic term for a difficult bride. If you have never seen the show Bridezillas, you may have a difficult time imagining just how difficult a blushing bride can be.

Most of us couldn’t see ourselves doing some of the horrific things brides featured on Bridezillas do, but there may just as many who think filling the shoes of a Bridezilla may be exciting and exhilarating. So let’s look at how you can become a Bridezilla and put your friends and family through an experience they will certainly never forget.

• Make the entire wedding all about you. YOU are the bride, after all, and therefore entitled to special treatment from the day of your engagement to the day you say “I Do”. So why should anyone, including the groom, the bridesmaid, even your mother, have any input whatsoever? Do not allow opinions from the groom regarding the wedding cake, the honeymoon, or the tux he will wear. Nobody will notice him anyway.

• Master the tantrum. If you do not have the ability to rival a two year old with your own tantrum, then you are not ready to be a Bridezilla. Tantrum throwing is the way a Bridezilla gets what she wants. Be louder than everyone else in the room and you will be heard. Waive your hands around at the same time and you’re sure to be the center of attention – a true Bridezilla treat.

• Spend time each and every day, sometimes multiple time a day, checking your registry to see what has been purchased. And when you see the high dollar items hanging around the list too long, consider sending out an email to all of your friends and family reminding them that you are entitled to receive everything you have registered for.

Perhaps telling them that any gift MUST be purchased off the registry will qualify you as a Bridezilla.

• Dictate to everyone involved in the wedding precisely how you want things done. This includes demanding specific grooming from your bridal party as well as specifying to the professionals you have hired to handle your special day exactly how to do their jobs. I mean, just because they are professionals who do this all the time doesn’t mean they really know what they are doing any better than you do, right?

In the end, a Bridezilla can lurk behind the bright eyes of any bride-to-be. The types of behaviors that put you into Bridezilla category are far too numerous to list in one short article, but could make up a book the size of an Encyclopedia. If you really want to seek Bridezilla status, it isn’t very difficult. Just keep in mind that the wedding you ruin will be your own.