Long Island Bridezilla written about in Dear Abby
BRIDESMAID'S ALTERATION IS NOT GIFT ENOUGH FOR BRIDE
DEAR ABBY: My best friend, 'Sheila,' was recently married, and I was a bridesmaid.
About two months before the wedding, Sheila called to say that the junior bridesmaid dress she had selected for one of her attendants was too small -- size 8 for a girl who was size 12. Sheila asked if there was anything I could do to make the dress fit because it was too late to order another one.
After a lot of work and many long hours over a four-week period, I finished the alterations. Neither Sheila nor the junior bridesmaid paid me for the work, and I thought that was because I said I'd do it as a favor to Sheila.
A few days before the wedding, I was still deciding what to give her as a wedding gift, but everyone I asked said that altering the dress should be enough. Well, Sheila didn't see it that way. On her wedding night, she called me several times demanding a gift of money! She said I had been disrespectful by not giving her a gift. Even after her honeymoon, she called again to talk about the money.
Was I wrong not to give her a separate wedding gift?
FRIEND OF THE BRIDE ON LONG ISLAND
DEAR FRIEND: For a bride to demand a gift shows an appalling lack of manners. I think that spending an entire month trying to ensure that Sheila had the wedding of her dreams was gift enough. If you have an itch to do so, scratch Sheila off your list, because she is no friend.
DEAR ABBY: My best friend, 'Sheila,' was recently married, and I was a bridesmaid.
About two months before the wedding, Sheila called to say that the junior bridesmaid dress she had selected for one of her attendants was too small -- size 8 for a girl who was size 12. Sheila asked if there was anything I could do to make the dress fit because it was too late to order another one.
After a lot of work and many long hours over a four-week period, I finished the alterations. Neither Sheila nor the junior bridesmaid paid me for the work, and I thought that was because I said I'd do it as a favor to Sheila.
A few days before the wedding, I was still deciding what to give her as a wedding gift, but everyone I asked said that altering the dress should be enough. Well, Sheila didn't see it that way. On her wedding night, she called me several times demanding a gift of money! She said I had been disrespectful by not giving her a gift. Even after her honeymoon, she called again to talk about the money.
Was I wrong not to give her a separate wedding gift?
FRIEND OF THE BRIDE ON LONG ISLAND
DEAR FRIEND: For a bride to demand a gift shows an appalling lack of manners. I think that spending an entire month trying to ensure that Sheila had the wedding of her dreams was gift enough. If you have an itch to do so, scratch Sheila off your list, because she is no friend.
