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Most of us head in to our wedding planning wanting to be a peaceful, pulled-together, friendly bride.  We hope our bridesmaids are thrilled to be a part of our big day, we want to bond with our mothers over dress and flower decisions, and we pray that everything simply falls into place.  But fantasy doesn’t always match reality.  Wedding planning is expensive, hectic and on top of it all, most brides have some image of perfection that they’d like to project.  As a result, most brides have at least one bridezilla moment in the many months leading up to their wedding.  However, some simply take it too far.  So how do you know if you’re a bridezilla?  Check out our list below to see if you fit any of these traits:

• When you husband-to-be proposes with a sparkling engagement ring, you cry tears of  joy.  The next day, you return it to the jeweler to get a bigger diamond.  After all, the size dictates how much he really loves you, right?

• Huge chunks of your day at work are spent dealing with multiple wedding “crisis”, resulting in frustrated co-workers, managers and employers.

• Your fiance is letting you do all the planning; The only thing he cares about is the cake flavor.  Cake is his absolute favorite, especially lemon cake.  You hate lemon, so you go with chocolate instead.

• You schedule an appointment to get hair and makeup done for your bridal shower.  Your mom decides she wants to do the same.  You throw a screaming fit because “I’m supposed to be the center of attention, NOT you!”.

• Your wedding dress has finally arrived after months of waiting.  After one glance, you decide it looks too similar to your cousin’s wedding dress.  Although this dress isn’t returnable, you demand a new one.  Your parents are paying for it.

• Your friend, one of your bridesmaids, gets engaged during your planning process.   Instead of being happy for her, you are furious because it takes the spotlight away from you.

• The night before your bachelorette party, one of your bridesmaids tells you she’s sick.  You demand she attend the party anyway, fever or no fever.

• You make your bridesmaids sign a contract prior to agreeing to have them in your wedding.  The contract requires them to maintain the same weight and hair-do, refrain from any tattoos or piercing and be there to help you at a moment’s notice until the wedding is over.