This is what happened to a woman whose bridezilla sister asked to borrow her specially designed wedding dress.
The dress was made by the womanswife, and she definitely didnt want to part with it.
She had put a lot of love and effort into it, and the woman really cherishes the outfit.
Her parents did not seem to understand that and accused her of caring about an inanimate object too much.
As mostwedding expertsknow, a wedding dress can hold deep symbolic value.
Its definitely one of the most special items youll ever wear.
Many cherish the outfit even after the wedding because it holds memories.
Lilyexplained that its not common for family members to pass along or share a wedding dress.
Its the most important part of the entire wedding [for] 95% of brides.
The only time its acceptable is passing a wedding dress down through generations, she added.
It does fit in with the something borrowed superstition.
But just because it makes for a good story doesnt mean a bride has to part with her dress.
She instead offered to go dress shopping so that they could bond over that.
But this did not seem to pacify the sister, who kept demanding to borrow the dress.
We reached out toCaroline Arthur, a wedding dressmaker who makes bespoke bridal gowns from scratch.
It is sometimes felt to be an extension of themselves and a precious part of their personal history.
Lily Kennedy shared her perspective on borrowing wedding dresses.
There are a few ways borrowing your sisters dress can be framed.
Because you want to make it a tradition?
Maybe the sister loved OPs dress and felt that wearing it would bring them even closer.
But the forceful way she went about asking for it was not the right thing to do.
Her sister was also furious and kept trying to put pressure on her.
They might act this way if theyve always got what they wanted and never learned how to handle disappointment.
Thats also probably why the parents were siding with her.
In this case, the womans partner lovingly stitched the dress by hand, and that made it priceless.
Its no wonder she didnt want to lend something so meaningful to anyone.
Netizens backed up the OP and called out her entitled sister.
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