DearSugar and Being Punished Betsy need your help. She's a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding and the bride doesn't want her to bring a date. She feels like she's being punished because she's not in a serious relationship, so what should she do since she doesn't want to go alone? Dear Sugar, My cousin is getting married in the Spring; she's a month older than me and we've been raised almost like Read more

Dear Sugar, I'm getting married in a few months, and I asked my four closest girl friends to be my bridesmaids. Three of the girls have been amazing, but I've been having a lot of issues with the last girl. They were kind enough to throw me a lovely bachelorette party, but they had a hard time settling on the date because the girl in question was always "busy." They finally settled on a date that Read more

Dear Sugar, My husband's best friend, who has become a close friend of mine as well, recently got married and my husband was a groomsman. I was OK with how consuming that responsibility was until we got to the reception, where everything went downhill. I was excluded from eating with my husband and I didn't get to dance or celebrate with him at all because the groom was occupying all his time. Read more

Dear Sugar, I recently got engaged, and my fiancé and I are planning a small destination wedding. We both come from fairly large families and them alone is already 50 guests, which leaves very little room for friends. I am curious to see what the general opinion is about having a small destination wedding (50 or so) and then having another party, say in my hometown, where all of our family, Read more

Dear Sugar, My sister is getting married in six months, and she has turned into a total Bridezilla, and I can't take it anymore! She asked me to be her maid of honor, and I was delighted to say yes, but the problem is when she wants to do something, she plans it and then asks me if I'm free that particular day. I have an 8-year-old involved in sports. When I tell her that I can't do something Read more

I've never been a bride, so I don't know how I'll be on my wedding day. You hear all this talk about bridezillas, but I have yet to meet one in person. There are plenty on TV to keep us entertained though. In this fab-u-lous editorial from the April 2006 issue of Paris Vogue, Sasha Pivovarova and Natasa Vojnovic are the epitome of hysteria bride. They appear to be brides in their avant-garde Read more

You can't have a proper wedding without a cake. The bridezilla below is fully aware of this, which is why she has settled herself into the backseat of the car where she can micromanage her two precious wedding cakes on the way home. By "micromanage," I mean scream and curse absurdities at all the nonexistent peeps trying to sabotage her wedding by tampering with her cakes. And then, of course, Read more