Wedding planning can be stressful, but what happens when a bride-to-be takes it to the extreme? One group of friends is wondering if they were in the wrong for calling their friend's bride manipulative and awful. After being treated like servants and cash machines, they've had enough. But when they confront her, things take a turn for the worse. The groom is caught in the middle and is now asking for his friend's help to fix the situation. But should they? Was calling her out too harsh? Join the discussion in this AITA post.
Wedding planning nightmare: AITA for calling the bride-to-be manipulative and awful?

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A group of friends are questioning if they are in the wrong after a bridezilla demands a lavish wedding and accuses the groom's friends of sabotaging her wedding. The groom's friends have been concerned about the bride's controlling behaviour and lack of cooperation, resulting in a heated argument where one friend calls her manipulative and awful. Will this altercation jeopardize the wedding or will the bride come to a compromise?
NTA for not wanting to spend money on a potentially abusive wedding. Encourage your friend to leave the manipulative bride-to-be.

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NTA for recognizing emotional abuse and wanting to help friend.

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NTA calls out manipulative bridezilla, advises friend to recognize situation.

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NTA for calling out manipulative bride-to-be and supporting friend.

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Bridezilla alert! NTA calls out manipulative bride-to-be 🚨💍

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Intervention idea for groom in abusive relationship with manipulative bride.

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Calling out entitled bridezilla: NTA stands his ground 👊

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Friend demands too much, NTA, time to cut ties. 🤝

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NTA for calling out manipulative bridezilla. Friend's loyalty questioned.

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Cutting ties with the groom? 🤔 NTA wins!

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Don't be a cash machine for an over-the-top wedding 💰🚫 NTA

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Is this bridezilla a repeat offender? 🤔

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Commenter questions communication in wedding planning, reply dismisses gender bias.

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Hilarious response to horse carriage and NTA judgement 😂👍

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NTA suggests a drastic solution involving a time machine.

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Supporting a friend in an abusive relationship 🤝

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Commenter calls out entitled bride-to-be for ridiculous demands 💯

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Wedding expenses = post-divorce debt 💸😬

mesm93 | mesm93
Is three years of dating enough? 🤔

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Wedding drama: Supportive response to NTA comment. 🙌

curiousbelgian | curiousbelgian
Be honest, harsh maybe. Life isn't sugar coated. 🤷♀️

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Friend speaks up against manipulative bride, loses friendship. NTA 😔

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Wedding planning gone wrong. NTA for speaking up 👏

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Is 3 years too soon to get married? 👰🏼🤵🏻

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Bridezilla alert! Groom's family expected to pay for everything. NTA.

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NTA suggests bridezilla should pay for her own wedding planning 💸

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Honesty is key to any meaningful relationship 💯

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NTA and bird releases are cruel 🚫🐦

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Friends and family missing in bride-to-be's wedding planning nightmare? 🤔

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👰🏻♀️🤯 Beware of the MEGA PSYCHO BRIDEZILLA! 🚨💍

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Clear cut case, NTA 👍

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Be there for your friend, but don't enable abusive behavior. 🤝

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👍 Not the a**hole for calling out manipulative bride-to-be.

drbeerologist | drbeerologist
Not the a**hole! But why did the bride-to-be act manipulative?

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Wedding expenses without meeting? NTA says comment.

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🚩 Red flag alert: Commenter warns friend about abusive bride-to-be.

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Commenter suggests posting in a rants sub instead 😒

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Don't be a cash cow 🐄, let the bridezilla pay 💰

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Helpful advice for a friend in a toxic relationship 💔

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Wedding planning gone wrong: Friend needs support, not manipulation. 🤝

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You go! Standing up to toxic behavior 💪👏

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Bride demands bird feces at wedding, commenter says NTA.

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Groom's poor judgement leads to wedding planning disaster 🤦♂️ NTA

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Bridezilla hires a bird and expects you to pay? NTA.

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Commenter empathizes with victim of possible abuse behavior. NTA.

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Clear judgement: NTA

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NTA refuses to lend money to manipulative bridezilla 👰🏻♀️

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NTA! Tell us more about this manipulative bridezilla 👀👰

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Is the bride-to-be faking her tears? 🤔

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Support for calling manipulative bride-to-be a 'HUGE a**hole' 👍

Tight_Corner | Tight_Corner
Be there for your friend in an abusive relationship 👍

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NTA is a hero for calling out bridezilla behavior 👏👰

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Commenter predicts impending relationship doom with 💸 savings advice

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No obligation to pay for wedding, send $50 and leave 👋🏼💸

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