A woman has been branded 'bridezilla' after demanding that her bridesmaid chop off her long hair for her wedding - because it will cost too much to style. The bride-to-be explained that her best friend's 'ridiculously long hair' goes all the way past her knees, and the hairdresser she has booked for the big day said her hair will cost double to style because of how long it will take, the Mirror reports.
As the woman is not prepared to fork out the extra cash, she asked her friend if she would cut her locks before her wedding - but she refused, and said it was 'insensitive' of her to make such a request. Posting to Reddit, the bride-to-be wrote: "I am getting married.
"My fiancé and I are paying for everything for our bridal party as we want their support without anyone getting in debt for us, as we know not all our friends are in as good a financial position as we are. However, I'm having a problem with how much it's going to cost to do the hair of one of my bridesmaids.
"The bridesmaid (Adie) has extremely long, thick hair, past her knees. I don't think she has ever cut her hair. Due to the length of her hair, the hairdresser that I am using has advised that doing Adie's hair is going to cost double, as they will need to dedicate just one person to do Adie's hair as it will take much longer. Another stylist will be able to do the hair of the other 3 bridesmaids in the same amount of time.
"We had a trial and it took 50 minutes to do Adie's hair compared to the 20 minutes each for the others. It didn't look as nice as the others due to how much hair was braided up. I don't want to have to pay for an additional person because Adie's hair is ridiculously long.
"I asked Adie to cut her hair to at least her waist so that it's of a similar length to my other bridesmaids. Adie was upset and told me that I was being insensitive.
"I honestly thought this was a reasonable request. It's my wedding, surely, she wants to make me happy. She suggested that she did her own hair, but I said no as I want my bridesmaids to all look the same and she'd look different if she did her own hair."
The bride then asked her friend if she would be willing to cover the extra £200 it will cost to have her hair styled, but she said she can't afford it. She added: "Adie has said that I'm being a bridezilla, but I disagree. I don't think I'm being unreasonable."
Commenters on the Reddit post were quick to take the side of the bridesmaid, with many saying that the bride shouldn't be asking her friend to change her appearance just so she fits in with the rest of the bridal party. One person responded: "You don't ask people to cut their hair, dye their hair, or otherwise modify themselves for you."
Another said: "You want her to get rid of a significant amount of hair that it's taken her a lifetime to grow for your one-day event. If you don't want to pay that amount, ask her to do it. But don't expect her to make such a drastic change that could take her decades to correct, if her hair recovers, for such a short event."
And a third added: "Asking a friend to change her appearance for the esthetic of your wedding is awful. She sounds like she has been very accommodating and tried to compromise with you by offering to do her own hair. If it is that important to you, pay the £200 and be done with it."
In an update to the original post, the woman admitted she was wrong to ask her friend to cut her hair, and said she has since apologised. They are now looking at alternative hairstyles that she could wear to the wedding, and the bridesmaid will be styling her own hair to save money.
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