Woman Forced to Put Wedding Dress Under Lock and Key After Sister-in-Law Attempts to Steal It for Her Own Wedding: 'I already told everyone I'm wearing it!'

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    r/AITAH u/Queasy_Ad_3353.1d AITA for not letting my brother's wife take my wedding dress?
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    ok so this might be messy but bare with me, im really upset and I dont no what to do. i (29f) got married 3 yrs ago to my husband (30m). it was the happiest day of my life, and I had this beautiful dress that my mom worked extra hours to help me afford. it's not designer or anything crazy expensive, but it's special to me bc my mom passed away last year, and now it's all I have left of her.
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    my brother "Ryan" (27m) is getting married next month to his gf "Amber" (26f). I've never been close with Amber, not bc I dont like her or anything, but she's very... let's say bold. she says what she wants, takes what she wants, and doesn't really think about how it affects other ppl. anyway, a couple weeks ago she called me and said she needed to borrow my wedding dress for her wedding.
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    i was shocked. first of all, we don't even have the same body type. the dress wouldn't fit her, and even if it did, I feel like a wedding dress is a personal thing, you know? I told her no, and explained why the dress was so important to me. I even offered to help her shop for her own dress or lend her money if she needed, but she just said "I can't believe how selfish you are" and hung up on me.
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    now here's where it gets crazy. Ryan called me the next day saying I'm "ruining Amber's wedding." apparently, she'd already told people she was wearing my dress and even posted pictures of it on Facebook without my permission (I dont even know how she got the photos). when I said no again, Ryan said I was being "petty" and that family should help each other out.
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    THEN Amber showed up at my house while I was at work. my husband was home, and she tried to convince him to let her "just try it on." luckily he knew the story and told her to leave, but now Ryan's mad at him too, saying we "ganged up" on Amber.
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    I'm so tired of this drama. I feel bad bc I know weddings are stressful, but I also feel like they're being unreasonable. Amber's mom even called me saying I should "do the right thing" and give Amber the dress. AITA for standing my ground? ↑ 3,865 ♡ 1,129 D R
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    Heated AF 1d NTA. The entitlement of this woman is astonishing. Stick to your no. Reply 4.6k
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    Working Interview1942. 1d And put the dress someplace safe where she can't get to it. 1.1k
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    tinmanbroken • 1d And get cameras on your house ... 490
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    Horror-Reveal7618 23h And inform her and your brother that if either of them do as much as touch the dress you'll be pressing charges. Have that in texts to keep a track. ... 454
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    LunarAriesBlaze • 1d You have no obligation to lend your wedding dress to anyone, regardless of their relationship to you. ... 255
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    Jumpy_Willingness707 • 1d I would go no contact if needed. That dress is more than a dress considering it all. The fact that she showed up behind your back tells you all you need to know. I'd hide it outside of the house and let them sort out her self created drama ← 232
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    JDaKiss09 1d NTA, do you have anyone that can store the dress for you? If she just shows up to your house, I wouldn't put it past her to break in if need be. Reply 1.4k
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    upset_pachyderm • 1d Yes, do this. Even if you have to rent a storage unit for it! 372
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    SufficientPool60 • 1d A storage unit sounds smart to keep it safe from Amber's grasp. Д 110
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    Ashkendor 23h 20 years from now, the 35th season of Storage Wars opens a 10x10 unit with a single wedding dress hanging in the middle... 125
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    Housing99 1d • NTA. That certainly is BOLD of her. No means no and she should be an adult who can hear and understand the word. She's incredibly entitled to just assume it's fine before even talking to you about it and then not even asking - but telling - you you're loaning her your dress? No. She'll have to figure it out. Lots of wedding dresses are available at resale shops even. ... Reply 471
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    JustShadows • 1d manipulative as h II, is her brother sure he wants to marry a walking red flag. 150
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    Few Throat4510 • 1d NTA - you will never see that dress again. Turn everything back on your brother: "I can't believe family would overstep like this...Family supports one another. I don't understand why you aren't supporting my attachment to this dress...it's so petty that Amber would let a dress come between us..." ... ← Reply 97 ♡
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    No-Raspberry-4437 • 1d She is not always going to get away with taking what she wants, let it begin with you. You would never get the dress back, and this is an unheard of request. It is rarely offered to a daughter or close family member, never demanded. Amber is willing to lie and buy to get her way, I would go as low contact as possible. ← Reply 59 ↓
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    Professional_Hour370 • 1d I don't understand Amber wanting to wear a future sister in laws dress? Come on, half the people invited to the wedding will already have seen one beautiful bride wearing it, and the fact that she's sharing it on social media, means the rest of the guests have seen it now too. Half the fun of a wedding is the first look at the bride as she walks down the aisle, looking beautiful in her (own) wedding dress. ... 13
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    MackieSA 1d . It probably won't be the same dress. SIL will frankenstein the crip out of that dress to make it fit, as op mentioned they have completely different body types. She will destroy that dress, op will never get it back if Amber gets het grubby paws on it. ← Ŷ 8 3

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