You’ve known her all your life. And when her man finally popped the question, it was only natural that she popped you another: Will you be my maid-of-honour? You smile sweetly and say “Yes, of course!” Completely clueless as to the horror quietly waiting to be unveiled…
Mankind will never be able to figure out what force of nature turns a sweet and gentle best friend into the matrimonial monster commonly known as Bridezilla. One day you’re window shopping together for a dress, laughing without a care, and the next she’s screaming at you for allegedly allowing her to gain the few pounds that just ripped her Reem Acra at the seams.
Like it or not, you did make a promise to stick by her through to the end. And if, like a billion other bridesmaids across the universe, you are having difficulty doing just that…
1) Find something that instantly takes you back to happier times – the photo snapped on the roller coaster, the friendship band she gave you in third grade, the sunnies you kept from when you were shoplifting teenagers, anything really – and keep it with you at all times
2) Get help from people who understand her best (say, family – if it’s possible for them to know more than her BFF) and never be afraid to ask. Her nearest and dearest want to see her happy, too, and would be more than ready to assist you
3) Forget about the fact that she is stressing you out and make the effort to truly listen to what she is saying. This may sound simple enough but you try keeping it in mind when she’s insisting for the umpteenth time that the sample centrepieces were definitely a different shade of white compared to the five hundred that were just delivered
4) Remember that she would do the same for you if your roles were reversed
5) Re-read Tip No. 4 – and hold her to it. Have fun plotting your revenge 
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