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Beginner July 2021 East Central London

moh booked wedding two days after mine

Amd, 7 March, 2021 at 10:41 Posted on Planning 0 4
My MOH messaged me to let me know she’s booked her wedding for two days after mine (I am also her MOH) & this is not the first piece of wedding based drama she’s brought to me.


The first was about dresses - we’d tried on more than 30 dresses and I was happy to wear any of them, I was sent a final batch of dresses to try on (at this point I’d spent over £300 myself ordering dresses and sending them back multiple times a week during a pandemic!) the one dress i said I felt very uncomfortable in one of the other bridesmaids said it was the ONLY dress she’d be happy to wear. This dress was very tight and my boobs were out (I have really big boobs so it just looked really inappropriate for a wedding & made me feel really uncomfortable) cue multiple texts & phone calls of her crying down the phone begging me to wear this one until I gave in.
The second was when trying to book a date for her hen do (for a 2nd time due to Covid), I had one weekend that I couldn’t do due to a pre-booked trip, she went crazy, said I was an awful friend for not moving it (it was also for my birthday so no surprise on the date) & was ruining her wedding because the same bridesmaid who would only wear one dress could only do one weekend in 2021 - despite us scheduling the hen do for 30 minutes down the road from her, when I mentioned that she could maybe join half an hour later straight from work the bride accused me of cutting this other bridesmaid out - alongside a whole host of other criticism.
Now finally booking her wedding day two days after mine feels like a final straw - she knew I wouldn’t be able to make it as I’ll be on honeymoon, but I also feel like some of this is distracting from my day & has really made me rethink our friendship.
I’ve stepped away from her hen do as I don’t want the ongoing drama (the other half’s parents and siblings are invited & they are also just magnets for unnecessary drama), but would love to know what anyone else would say to this woman? Am I over reacting? Would you keep her as your MOH?

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Latest activity by Fee, 7 May, 2021 at 20:07
  • RomanticBrownStationery29719
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    Did she maybe had no other date options giving the pandemic? Did she tell you why she chose that date? I try to see the good in people here. My wedding is 1 week after my Moh wedding(I am here moh too). Due to having to reschedule from this year and just not much other choice. I checked with her and she said she is OK with that. Its by no means ideal but due to covid everyone needs to compromise atm.
    Sounds more like one of the other bridesmaids is the real drama queen.... maybe just call your friend and have a chat in person about logistics? She obviously cares a lot about other bridesmaids demands maybe you can speak to her regarding your concerns. She might not even realise how you feel? Can you postpone your honeymoon by a couple of days? (We planned our honeymoon 3 weeks after our wedding to be able to attend my fiance brothers wedding that had to be rescheduled too as covid makes finding dates so hard). I think you need to see where your friendship really stands and then make a decision whats priority for you. Just remember she might not had much choice regarding the day. And in the end we all just get one wedding day thats it.... its practically impossible to find a day that works for everyone.... I tried. So maybe go into it with an open mind because loosing a close friends over weddings is so not worth it(and as you are each others moh I do feel you must be close)...
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    Genius July 2020 Monmouthshire
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    It sounds as if your friend may be a people pleaser and is just giving in to what works for the other bridesmaid because she knows that you won't make a fuss while the other bridesmaid will. The only thing you can do is to decide what you are willing to put up with, set some boundaries and stick to them.

    E.g. with the dress - I know a lot of people say it's the bride's day & you just put up with what she picks, but I think there's a huge difference between wearing a dress you just don't like and wearing one you feel is too revealing. Since you are MOH anyway, it would have been quite normal for you to have a different style dress to the other bridesmaids, so it seems really unnecessary that you are 'made' to wear the one dress you feel is immodest on you. In your place, I would have just stated what I was prepared to do (e.g. I'm happy to wear any of those 29 dresses, but the 30th one is too revealing. If that's your choice, I'm happy to step down as bridesmaid if that makes things easier for you) and stuck to it.

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    Savvy September 2021 Dorset
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    If it was me, I’d think the most important thing is your own wedding and relationship. Yours was booked first and presuming your MOH knew, or could reasonably have assumed, you would then be on honeymoon, then I think your issue with the dress is resolved as surely your HTB (and hence honeymoon) are more important than cancelling it to accommodate her wedding that has subsequently been booked (may have been different if she’d booked first of course).

    I’d say sorry they clash and you’d have loved to be there to support her, but of course can’t as you’ll be on honeymoon.

    Presuming once your weddings are over you’d like to stay friends with her, then you probably need to do something a bit special for her to ‘make up’ for not being there (even though you shouldn’t have to, it’s worth being the bigger person if you’re looking at the bigger picture ). Maybe get her something special for her wedding day so you’re there in spirit, or have your own special extra hen night for the two of you only, two brides-to-be together, so you can do some early celebrating. If your friendship is solid, in years to come you’ll probably laugh about how stressful it all got.

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    Beginner November 2022 Gloucestershire
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    I get how you might be feeling, my partners family come with a huge side order of drama they'd fit right in with eastenders! We have had to leave some of them off the list to avoid a typical 'london' wedding!

    If your wedding was booked first and she was aware of this then I would put your wedding, happiness and partner first, while her booking date may have been unavoidable and being a MOH is a big honour it shouldn't come at the price of your own wedding!

    It sounds like the other bridesmaid is deliberately stirring things up between you, if you're paying for your own bridesmaid dresses, can you not each wear a dress of same/similar colour/design but different cuts to suit each of you? Someone claiming they have no free weekends barring the only one you can't do? unless they're a mother of 10+, a soccer mum on the PA who runs their own multi industry business I don't buy it, almost seems like the maid is trying to push you out.

    This whole matter boils down to a matter of friendship and its value to each of you I suppose, after all, given her choice of date you will not be able to be her MOH anymore. With all the aggro and accusations shes flung at you will she still do her duties for yours with good grace? If this other bridesmaid is so intent on disharmony why not suggest this other woman take over and she can have all the aggro of MOH?

    Do what makes you happy lovely, this sounds more like a recipe for misery and worry. Maybe you need to step away for your happiness and maybe even to save your friendship?

    Good Luck lovely Smiley ring

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