How much is too much?

  So I had this idea for a post... more on the end of "How not to be a Bridezilla", sounds like it would be pretty useful right? Do you know someone that could use it, or could have used it? I've read a million different posts in forums from Brides complaining that their Bridesmaids aren't doing enough... And every single time the general consensus is "You're expecting too much", it never fails, readers simply think the Bride is expecting too much from her bridal party.

  I tend to agree with these posts, I don't expect much of anything from my girls. I want them to buy a dress, show up for the rehearsal dinner and wedding and stand by my side and have a blast. I didn't ask them to throw me a shower or bachelorette party, that is their choice and if they didn't want to do it, it would be fine. It seemed as if a lot of brides felt the same way about their bridal party, which made me feel better!

  So I started doing a little research for my blog and came  across this article 10 Ways to be the Coolest Bride Ever, and I was nodding my head in agreement with some of these things and then... I got to the comments section. Oh My God... were women ever upset!!! The women reading this article were not the ones I was used to! They believed that the wedding is all about the Bride and what she wants and not only should she stop at nothing to get it but the bridesmaids should do whatever she wants... Umm what?!

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  I'm sorry, but I can't wrap my head around that. While I have definitely done way more than my fair share for a wedding, I don't think the fact that you're getting married gives you the excuse to demand ridiculous things from everyone else.  In fact, I don't know any other woman that said "I'll do whatever the Bride wants to make her special day happen", actually it's quite the opposite. When exchanging stories with my girlfriends, they always said the Bride was expecting/demanding too much.

So I turn to you out there today, what are your thoughts? Do you think a Bride is entitled to expect the world from her girls? That they will do whatever she wants no questions asked? Or do you think that Brides need to be more mindful of her bridal party? Is there such a thing as asking too much? Do you think Brides ask too much of their bridal party? Or is there no such thing when you're a bride?