Bride Enforces 'Fantasy/Renaissance' Dress Code for Wedding, Now Guests are Calling Her ‘Bridezilla'

"They said everyone should be allowed to dress in what makes them feel comfortable and I am being very controlling," the bride said of her upset guests

A woman has been labeled a “bridezilla” by friends and family members after asking guests to dress the part for her 'Fantasy/Renaissance' themed wedding.

In a post detailing her situation on Reddit’s “Am I the A------?” subreddit, the bride, 29, revealed that she and her partner, 30, are “massive fandom nerds” who met at a renaissance fair, and “wanted that to be part of our wedding.”

Thus, they opted for their theme, a decision she says they discussed with friends beforehand. And, according to the bride, “everyone thought it was a great idea.”

"So we sent out the invitations plus an attached letter that explained why we wanted to have a themed wedding and examples of the type of things we wanted people to wear,” she wrote. “We included photos, descriptions, budget categories that went from how to DIY a costume using old/thrifted clothes to just straight out buying something online. We also asked people to reach out if they had any worries so we could work something out.”

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In an edit to her original post, the bride-to-be also noted that in the invitations, she and her partner wrote that they “don't expect or want people to buy us wedding gifts and would rather they keep their money for themselves or use it for their outfit.”

She also noted that the “low budget options” included things like “a normal floral spring/summer dress many people would already own, with the addition of like a flower crown or belt or something.”

“It's quite lowkey and I'm not super strict about it, just not things like a cocktail dress or a bodycon dress or a formal suit and tie,” she added.

According to the bride, after sending out the invitations and dress code, “several people have said they are looking forward to it,” but others are not.

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The bride’s close friends informed her that some guests — including members of her and her partner’s family — began calling her “bridezilla” as a result.

The guests are “saying we are being unreasonable, that this is ridiculous, that they don't want to go if I'm going to get all up in arms over clothing,” she wrote.

Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, are “especially pissed,” she said.

“I reached out to them after their names were mentioned and they said I am ruining what is supposed to be [a] happy day by demanding people dress up like idiots,” she wrote. “They said everyone should be allowed to dress in what makes them feel comfortable and I am being very controlling.”

“My partner says not to listen to them but there are so many people saying it,” she added.

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The bride said she is “feeling pretty hurt by all this,” and said the backlash was unexpected given the openness of the dress code.

“I assumed people would react like this if I said everyone needed to go out and spend hundreds on costumes, but we went out of our way to include pictures and suggest as many very low budget options as possible,” she said. “I honestly didn't think it was a big deal, but now I am having second thoughts about the whole themed wedding idea.”

In the top-voted response to the bride, one Redditor said she is “NTA,” not the a------, noting that “people give dress codes for weddings all the time.”

"I know someone who had a Halloween wedding. Did I want to wear a costume to a wedding? No. Did I? Yes,” they wrote, adding, “Unless someone expects me to drop hundreds of dollars for a 1 time outfit, I'm doing my best to support their dream day.”

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Another user agreed that the bride is not in the wrong, but said they would likely not want to participate in the dress code either.

“NTA but I hate this kind of sh-- and would politely decline to attend your wedding,” the user wrote. “So be aware that this isn't something everyone wants to participate in.”

One user, who also “had a ‘fantasy’ themed wedding,” said the bride and her partner should not have made the renaissance-inspired attire mandatory. At their own wedding, they wrote, “dress up was “optional but encouraged.’ “

“Most people chose to dress up, some didn't, everyone had a good time,” they added.

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