I had an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction and my best friend said I ruined her wedding – she called me a ‘narcissist’
ONE wedding guest’s dress disaster caused some backlash from her bestie.
The bride even believed she had ruined her big day.
DRESS MESS
“My best friend said I ruined her wedding,” said Redditor jamieriiots.
She explained how all the dress drama had gone down at the reception as her friend’s ceremony had already taken place a year earlier.
The party had been postponed due to COVID-19, and she wanted to make everything extra “special” for her friend.
She explained how this included making her bouquet and assisting with decor.
She even prioritized her friend’s celebration over her own busy life which included long workweeks and a home renovation project.
She continued to go above and beyond for her bestie bride on the big day by taking her out to eat and completing some last-minute tasks.
Once they got to the salon to get ready, however, she suffered a major wardrobe malfunction.
“As we were putting our dresses on the zipper on mine broke!” she said.
She explained that she struggles with anxiety, and the situation caused her to “freak out a bit.”
All she kept thinking about was how to repair the dress.
“A million and one things were going through my head – how to fix it, how I was supposed to walk and be in front of 200 people with my dress unzipped, how embarrassing it would be, etc.,” she said.
While the other girls tried to assist by using a safety pin, she thought it just looked “horrible.”
BAD BRIDE BEHAVIOR
It was then that her friend started lashing out and yelling.
She wasn’t taking the mishap as seriously as according to her, no one would “care” or “be looking” at her – after all, there was only one bride here.
Once she realized she was having a panic attack, she advised the other guests to head to the reception.
She decided that she would either “figure it out” or forget being in the wedding altogether.
She even had her husband – who was also supposed to walk in the wedding – come to the salon to try and help with both the dress and her emotional state by calming her down.
Things were starting to look up, however, as the girls who worked at the salon were able to “rig up” her dress.
A little dress mishap wasn’t going to make her miss the celebration after all.
She headed to the affair and described the rest of the night, which included fun and dancing, as “perfect.”
She explained how her bestie’s behavior had also changed.
“She acted like everything was fine,” she said.
She thought they had moved past the incident, but the case was not closed just yet.
WHO’S CRYING NOW
The next day, she received a text from her friend telling her that she had “ruined her whole day,”
She blamed the “dress situation” for resulting in her being late and therefore not having a chance to get all of the photos she had hoped for.
She was apparently so “upset” that she remained “shaken up” for the rest of the evening.
And that wasn’t the only beef her bestie had with her.
She called her crying fit and the fact that she didn’t want to attend with an unzipped dress “childish” and “immature.”
And the accusations didn’t end there.
Her bestie’s bridesmaids also sent her “rude” messages.
“I feel horrible and I’ve been going through so much stress – I guess my emotions got the best of me,” she said.
After thinking she was in the wrong, she changed her tune and realized she didn’t want to be friends any longer.
“And she called me a narcissist and could not fathom why I wanted to take myself out of her life,” she said.
Still, she wasn’t regretting her decision as her life was now less “stressed” without her.
“And she’s on Facebook complaining about having to photoshop me out of her wedding pictures,” she said.
JURY’S OUT
Some agreed that she was better off without her friend.
“And she should appreciate all the time and effort you put into helping her. Perhaps she could’ve helped you fix your dress,” wrote one user.
“The bride needs a sense of humor. My mom’s dress for my wedding had a zipper that went front hip to armpit and it broke about one-fourth of the way up,” said another Redditor.
“As my aunt sewed her into the dress, we all laughed and joked about it. I was a few minutes late to the wedding, but it wasn’t a big deal. No one died. Life went on,” she added.
Yet others thought she could have done things differently.
“You should have played it cooler and told her you would catch up to start with,” said one user.
“If you made her late, I wouldn’t t say you ruined her wedding, but you definitely caused unnecessary stress,” they continued.