Another bridal shower was a wine-tasting event. One of Anna’s mom’s friends hosted it at her home, and it was beautiful. But then, three or four hours before it started, the Problem Solved Bloody Halloween Shirt but I will buy this shirt and I will love this host asked all the bridesmaids to contribute to the cost of the party. I checked my voice-mail and it was like, “Hey, honey, I’m just calling to remind you to bring a hundred dollars for the wine.” And I was like, “Did I miss a communication somewhere?” To add to the pressure, Anna would talk about the stuff that was still left on her registry. Like, “Oh my gosh, I still haven’t gotten those crystal glasses.” She specifically asked all her bridesmaids to buy her place settings in her wedding china pattern. She was like, “I want to think of all my best friends every time I’m setting the table.” But each individual place setting was $125.

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On top of the Problem Solved Bloody Halloween Shirt but I will buy this shirt and I will love this gifts, my bridesmaid dress was over $200, and we all had to get them altered at the bridal shop where it came from, which of course cost a lot more than it would someplace else. Anna made a whole day of it and we all went to lunch afterwards, which was another expense. Then we had to pay to stay in the hotel for two nights for her wedding and pay for our hair and makeup for the pictures. I even had to buy all-new makeup because my skin tone didn’t match the colors she wanted us to wear — the pink lipstick didn’t look right on me, because I’m olive-toned. I had to go to the M.A.C store and send her pictures of different lip colors so she could approve what I bought. By that point, I was pretty irritated. I mean, why do I have to have matching lipstick? We’re not on a dance team.

All in all, I spent over $2,000 on the Problem Solved Bloody Halloween Shirt but I will buy this shirt and I will love this wedding. I put it on my credit cards. Because most of the charges were spread out over a year and a half, I was able to pay those bills without letting them pile up too much. But I definitely had to plan my life around it. Like, “Oh, I shouldn’t go out to dinner with these friends, or make plans this weekend, because I need to save money for the next bridal shower.” The irony is, she and her husband are already divorced, and we’ve lost touch. I haven’t spoken to her in a few years.

“It felt like a glimpse into another life that’s completely beyond my means.” —Zara, 29, manager at a media company One of my best friends from high school married a guy who is British. So their wedding was in London, where they live, and most of the Problem Solved Bloody Halloween Shirt but I will buy this shirt and I will love this bridal party was from Europe. They have slightly different traditions in England, so the bachelorette party was right before the wedding. For me, that meant I spent about ten days in Europe, between the bachelorette party and the wedding itself, and it all added up to about $6,000.
I don’t blame the Problem Solved Bloody Halloween Shirt but I will buy this shirt and I will love this bride for how expensive everything got. The bachelorette party was meant to be a surprise for her, and it was planned by her maid of honor, who I didn’t really know. She rented this Kardashian-size villa in Italy for the weekend, and there was no conversation around what people could afford — she just booked it and sent everyone Venmo requests for $1,000. At that point, I felt like I couldn’t back out. When I got there, the charges kept coming. We rented a huge boat for a day. We got bottle service at two clubs. Obviously, I was aware that things were spiraling out of control, but I felt like my hands were tied.
Of course, it was extremely fun. The villa was so opulent. It felt like a glimpse into another life that’s completely beyond my means. I never would have been there or had those experiences otherwise. I’ve never chartered a boat. The bride is one of my very best friends, and I was really happy to share that time with her. She and her family were really generous about some of the Problem Solved Bloody Halloween Shirt but I will buy this shirt and I will love this other costs. I didn’t have to pay for my bridesmaid’s dress. They paid for us to get our hair done. But we did have to cover our stay in London, and that added up because we were there for several days between the bachelorette party and the wedding.