Being a bridesmaid tends to be expensive and time consuming.

You also may have to wear a dress that you don’t like.

Most of us would grin and bear it, but this bridesmaid is refusing to wear it.

Read more to find out why.

AITA for telling my sister to just suck it up and wear the bridesmaid dress our cousin chose?

My cousin Christie got engaged a few months ago and asked my sister Jessica and I to be bridesmaids.

She recently sent the bridesmaid dress she picked for us in the bridal party group chat.

Everyone immediately gushed about how much we loved it and Christie was clearly very happy and excited about the dress.

But then something dampens the mood.

However, my sister Jessica HATES everything about dress.

She thinks the color is ugly.

She does not want to be seen wearing it or have pictures of her in posted on social media.

She has been begging me to help her talk to Christie about it and tell her to pick a different dress, or let us choose our own dresses.

She also wants to reach out to the other bridesmaids and ask them their opinion because she is certain no one else likes the dress.

I’ve told Jessica that she just needs to suck it up because part of being a bridesmaid is realizing the day is not about you or your preferences.

We are there to support the bride and make the day special for her.

Christie clearly has a certain vision for her dream wedding and I feel like wearing the dress she wants for one day is not a huge ask.

And Jessica won’t budge.

Jessica does not see it that way, and believes she should not be made to wear a something she is not comfortable in.

It would be different if her discomfort came from the dress being too revealing, or if she wasn’t comfortable wearing dresses in general.

But her argument basically boils down to the dress being ugly in her opinion and not her style.

I don’t know how we would confront Christie with this without insulting her taste and potentially hurting her feelings.

The wedding is still 8 months away, so if I’m the jerk here and should try to change Christie’s mind on behalf of my sister.

Now is the time to do it before everyone has bought the dresses and gotten alterations.

But I would rather just avoid the drama.

Here is what folks are saying.

That’s a true friend.

Would it be a wedding without it?

Definitely. She needs to get over this.

See? There are perks!

Uniform is a great way to look at it.

Does the princess disagree with the menu, too?

I mean honestly.

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