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3-4: "Regina and LyDee" 2006.07.02 (recap)
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 6:24 AM
Has anyone seen the latest episode, yet? I won't ruin anything, but I will say that Marsha and Regina are running neck-and-neck for Nastiest Bridezilla Ever. Sorry about putting a decimal point between the 3 and 4. It should be 3-4.....I couldn't edit it back to the correct format. :(
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 11:33 AM
Unfortunately I have the seen the latest episode and all I can say is a big fat WORD!!!!
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 12:26 PM
I actually felt bad for Lydee. She wasn't so much of a Bridezilla as a stressed woman who overextended herself and didn't have any help from her friends.
I never understand how weddings get so off schedule though. For me, it wasn't an option to be late because I wanted to take pictures before the sun went down so I made sure we were on time.
Of course, I didn't see me reception room until I walked into it. I thankfully didn't have to set the tables or anything.
How sad that it looked like about a handful of people attended the ceremony.
Her husband seemed sweet.
I guess they didn't have much footage to make her much of a Bridezilla.
When are we going to be done with Regina already?
I never understand how weddings get so off schedule though. For me, it wasn't an option to be late because I wanted to take pictures before the sun went down so I made sure we were on time.
Of course, I didn't see me reception room until I walked into it. I thankfully didn't have to set the tables or anything.
How sad that it looked like about a handful of people attended the ceremony.
Her husband seemed sweet.
I guess they didn't have much footage to make her much of a Bridezilla.
When are we going to be done with Regina already?
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 1:27 PM
Are you kidding me? Regina is nowhere near as bad as Marsha. Yeah she's a huge bitch but she hasn't yet sprouted horns.
I too felt awful for Lydee. You should never have to do wedding favors by yourself the day of the wedding and your wedding day should certainly never make you cry tears of pain or sorrow. Her bridesmaids were a little bit too aware of the camera and were acting like divas as a result. Her only true bridezilla moment was with the guy picking up her dress and then waiting to walk down the aisle.
Who the hell thinks they can fit 4 people, a camera, a wedding dress, a cathedral length veil, a suit, and 100 bags into a BMW? I've seen clown cars with more room.
And $6000 for wedding flowers? Did she decorate the entire castle? What a waste of money. For that you could've bought your guests two hot breakfasts...
I too felt awful for Lydee. You should never have to do wedding favors by yourself the day of the wedding and your wedding day should certainly never make you cry tears of pain or sorrow. Her bridesmaids were a little bit too aware of the camera and were acting like divas as a result. Her only true bridezilla moment was with the guy picking up her dress and then waiting to walk down the aisle.
Who the hell thinks they can fit 4 people, a camera, a wedding dress, a cathedral length veil, a suit, and 100 bags into a BMW? I've seen clown cars with more room.
And $6000 for wedding flowers? Did she decorate the entire castle? What a waste of money. For that you could've bought your guests two hot breakfasts...
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 2:05 PM
It is a shame that she had to do all of her wedding favors so close to her wedding, but if she had planned ahead a little more, she wouldn't have had to do that.
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 3:17 PM
I didn't think Lydee was much of a 'Zilla (but then most of these brides aren't) but her bridesmaids? Assholes. She just needed a dang nap. And a cattle prod. And a schedule.
The previews made it seem like Regina is going to get some smack talk from her bridesmaids, and I am going to really enjoy it. I hope it is after she gives them with those crap "presents." Doesn't seem like much a present to me--"You have to wear this ugly jewelry in my wedding. It's a present." Ugly rhinestones and pancakes, what a generous person. Oh, but I forgot, they get to sleep in a castle. Boo! These people suck.
ETA: Regina was carrying around six THOUSAND dollars in cash? When she closed her bank account, did she just ask for it all in twenties?
The previews made it seem like Regina is going to get some smack talk from her bridesmaids, and I am going to really enjoy it. I hope it is after she gives them with those crap "presents." Doesn't seem like much a present to me--"You have to wear this ugly jewelry in my wedding. It's a present." Ugly rhinestones and pancakes, what a generous person. Oh, but I forgot, they get to sleep in a castle. Boo! These people suck.
ETA: Regina was carrying around six THOUSAND dollars in cash? When she closed her bank account, did she just ask for it all in twenties?
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 4:28 PM
I can't wait to see what $6K in flowers looks like. I kept cutting corners on the flowers except for the bouquet (calla lilies) for a few reasons. First, my church wouldn't let me take the flowers with me. They were considered a donation to the church. So I didn't want to spend a ton of money on flowers that would be seen for about an hour. And my church also looked better a bit plain--simple and elegant. Second, I wanted to spend more on food. Flowers look pretty but no one really remembers them unless they are absolutely stunning or totally over the top. I'd rather have a few extra thousand dollars for a mortgage or a car payment or a college fund. Can you imagine having to paying back that 2nd mortgage and realizing in about 10 years that you still owe money on flowers????
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 4:46 PM
I also felt bad for Lydee. She was doing everything in creation to get ready for her wedding, and it seemed like absolutely no one bothered to help. I'd be stressed-out, and on the verge of tears myself. I mean...come on? How hard is it to put together wedding favors? It looked like all they had to do was tie ribbons. Were the poor excuses for bridesmaids more interested in picking their nails while they rolled their eyes? And her sister January should have kept her mouth shut during the rehearsal.
With the bad attitude of her friends and family, no wonder Lydee had to have two rehearsals. Personally, I think that her so-called friends and whiny sisters were jealous. The only time Lydee was a bit on the bitchy side was when she found out the groomsmen were drinking, and it was more than likely because she was over-tired. I don't think anyone bothered to throw her a little bachelorette party, which is inexcusable.
During the first rehearsal, she told everyone that they wouldn't be buying dinner for them that night. It's too bad she had to say something. Obviously, a bunch of people in her wedding party are selfish and opportunistic. No wonder some brides go ballistic, what with a bridal party that has an inflated sense of entitlement. Goodness....they are getting food the evening of the second rehearsal, and they are eating at the wedding. Yeesh! Would a hot breakfast make them happy??
On the good side, I loved the vows that her and Irwin exchanged. If my groom would have said something to me that touching, I would have been blubbering like an idiot. Her make-up and hair looked great, and her $700.00 dress was beautiful. Their wedding was simple, but it didn't cost a bazillion bucks, which was a refresing change. The outside altar area was also decorated nicely, and her bouquet was lovely....)much prettier than Regina's with the unwrapped stems that looked too lengthy). I also liked how the priest did his best to keep things entertaining while retaining the specialness of the moment. My favorite part of Lydee's wedding was when she danced with Irwin. They looked sincerely happy together.
As far as Regina goes, she demoted her fiance to taxi driver duties, and it is plainly obvious her sister's patience is wearing thin since she got demoted to unpaid personal assistant. I'm really surprised she wasn't more of a backseat driver...meanwhile, I was wondering where a NY State Trooper was when she was riding the shoulder of the road. I would have paid money to see her reaction on getting a ticket for that! Too bad the dress filling up the back seat didn't choke her to death. And, what was with making the singer rehearse the song in Spanish over the cellphone?? I thought that cellphone use while driving was also illegal in NY. Man, she's a moving violation!
I just don't get these women that treat their friends, families, and fiances like crap before their big day. If anything, that should be the time you'd try to be at your most pleasant and gracious, because you need and APPRECIATE their help. Regina, just like Marsha ,wouldn't know the meaning of that word even if they got smacked in the face with a dictionary.
With the bad attitude of her friends and family, no wonder Lydee had to have two rehearsals. Personally, I think that her so-called friends and whiny sisters were jealous. The only time Lydee was a bit on the bitchy side was when she found out the groomsmen were drinking, and it was more than likely because she was over-tired. I don't think anyone bothered to throw her a little bachelorette party, which is inexcusable.
During the first rehearsal, she told everyone that they wouldn't be buying dinner for them that night. It's too bad she had to say something. Obviously, a bunch of people in her wedding party are selfish and opportunistic. No wonder some brides go ballistic, what with a bridal party that has an inflated sense of entitlement. Goodness....they are getting food the evening of the second rehearsal, and they are eating at the wedding. Yeesh! Would a hot breakfast make them happy??
On the good side, I loved the vows that her and Irwin exchanged. If my groom would have said something to me that touching, I would have been blubbering like an idiot. Her make-up and hair looked great, and her $700.00 dress was beautiful. Their wedding was simple, but it didn't cost a bazillion bucks, which was a refresing change. The outside altar area was also decorated nicely, and her bouquet was lovely....)much prettier than Regina's with the unwrapped stems that looked too lengthy). I also liked how the priest did his best to keep things entertaining while retaining the specialness of the moment. My favorite part of Lydee's wedding was when she danced with Irwin. They looked sincerely happy together.
As far as Regina goes, she demoted her fiance to taxi driver duties, and it is plainly obvious her sister's patience is wearing thin since she got demoted to unpaid personal assistant. I'm really surprised she wasn't more of a backseat driver...meanwhile, I was wondering where a NY State Trooper was when she was riding the shoulder of the road. I would have paid money to see her reaction on getting a ticket for that! Too bad the dress filling up the back seat didn't choke her to death. And, what was with making the singer rehearse the song in Spanish over the cellphone?? I thought that cellphone use while driving was also illegal in NY. Man, she's a moving violation!
I just don't get these women that treat their friends, families, and fiances like crap before their big day. If anything, that should be the time you'd try to be at your most pleasant and gracious, because you need and APPRECIATE their help. Regina, just like Marsha ,wouldn't know the meaning of that word even if they got smacked in the face with a dictionary.
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 8:31 PM
Regina's fiance looks like the son of Sylvester Stallone and Alan Cummings. Did anyone else think 'greencard' when she mentioned his English wasn't that great? 6k on flowers?? In cash?? They better be some frikkin' awesome flowers for that amount.
And again they went on and on about her horrendous weight problem and how Syvlester Cummings stuck with her - ahhh true love. Oh gag me.
I felt bad for Lydee too. No one was helping her at all. She mentioned only 7 gals showed up for her b'lette and 25 had been invited. Then only some of the wedding party showed up for the rehearsal. Seems like she has very young, immature and unreliable friends/family. I think the wedding was $8600 (or $9600?) and it was a thousands time more elegant than Marsha's 83k shinding. They managed to have a Christmas theme that wasn't uber tacky. Their vows brought tears to my eyes.
And again they went on and on about her horrendous weight problem and how Syvlester Cummings stuck with her - ahhh true love. Oh gag me.
I felt bad for Lydee too. No one was helping her at all. She mentioned only 7 gals showed up for her b'lette and 25 had been invited. Then only some of the wedding party showed up for the rehearsal. Seems like she has very young, immature and unreliable friends/family. I think the wedding was $8600 (or $9600?) and it was a thousands time more elegant than Marsha's 83k shinding. They managed to have a Christmas theme that wasn't uber tacky. Their vows brought tears to my eyes.
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 9:28 PM
I was wondering where a NY State Trooper was when she was riding the shoulder of the road. I would have paid money to see her reaction on getting a ticket for that!... I thought that cellphone use while driving was also illegal in NY. Man, she's a moving violation!
It's absolutely illegal to talk on your cell without a hands-free in NY. I thought that Marsha was a bad driver, but Regina makes Marsha look like a driver's ed. teacher.
She was constantly looking back at Monica, while driving at night, in the rain, without any apparent use of windshield wipers. Then she was eating. Then she was drinking her coffee. Then she was bitching. And bitching. And bitching.
I really don't like Regina at all.
I would, on the other hand, be friends with Lydee. I do have to say that it was unfortunate that she chose that green sweater to wear on TV, because it made her a little muffin-toppy.
But she is a beautiful girl, and she looked gorgeous in her dress and her flowers were beautiful too.
Oh yeah, the rings. I know they flashed a price, but they didn't really show them. I wanted to see what $2000 gets you, because my wedding ring story is a little weird. My husband bought my wedding rings about five months before the wedding. I didn't know until a week before that he didn't get a set, they were only rings for me. Two days before the wedding, I went into the antique store in the mall that I worked in at the time and found a men's wedding band (which I am just now, ten years later, realizing the implications of, like I wonder why that ring ended up at a glorified pawn shop?). The price on the band was $75, but because I worked in the mall and had bought stuff there before, the guy sold it to me for $70.
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 10:00 PM
Maybe I'm not paying close enough attention to everyone else's music, but what is it with the bootleg radio rip-offs for the black brides? Marsha got "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child and Lydee got "Run It" by Chris Brown.
Lydee was an absolutely gorgeous bride, but here's an article, which makes her out to be slightly bitchier than what we saw.
I am seriously and truly annoyed with Bridezilla's treatment of Regina's weight issues. This time they left out the engagement ultimatum and made it seem like she lost 80 pounds, irresponsibly, and Domingos jumped at the opportunity to marry her.
Lydee was an absolutely gorgeous bride, but here's an article, which makes her out to be slightly bitchier than what we saw.
If I were Lt. Dangle I would say that CP time was responsible for Lydee's dress rehearsal issues.Still, there was some drama surrounding the wedding party; she booted out two members. Her cousin was slated to be in the wedding but was cut after she said she couldn't afford the dress. She asked for party members to be in constant contact and kicked out one groomsman after he didn't call for two months, a change that left the maid of honor walking solo.
I am seriously and truly annoyed with Bridezilla's treatment of Regina's weight issues. This time they left out the engagement ultimatum and made it seem like she lost 80 pounds, irresponsibly, and Domingos jumped at the opportunity to marry her.
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 10:03 PM
Lydee was 21?!? Holy cow, I thought she was 35! Poor thing, no one wanted to help her. My bet is that her friends/family weren't too excited about her getting married - hence the lack of help and the lack of GUESTS! I truly doubt her friends were jealous though - getting married isn't enviable too many in their early 20s.
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 10:18 PM
Just as a point of fact, Via Dolorosa (the song Regina was trying to teach to her singer) is not really a (romantic) love song in any language. Keep up, narrator!
I too felt bad for Lydee. She seemed a little obnoxious, but she clearly had no assistance at all, and she was clearly trying to have a nice wedding on a budget. I feel like by that point I just would have shoved all the favors and name cards in the garbage and announced that everyone could sit where they liked and a donation would be made to charity in lieu of a donation.
Where was her mother? And it seemed like her groom could have been more help on the day of the wedding. He obviously didn't have anything better to do.
I too felt bad for Lydee. She seemed a little obnoxious, but she clearly had no assistance at all, and she was clearly trying to have a nice wedding on a budget. I feel like by that point I just would have shoved all the favors and name cards in the garbage and announced that everyone could sit where they liked and a donation would be made to charity in lieu of a donation.
Where was her mother? And it seemed like her groom could have been more help on the day of the wedding. He obviously didn't have anything better to do.
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 10:33 PM
bwahhh! That was so funny. and yes Chocolatecherry I noticed that too. The stereotyping makes me cringe. I wonder what kind of redneck/mexican combo I would get.a little muffin toppy
Where was Lydee's mom or aunt or any female to guide the whole thing. I did also tear up at their vows and I hope they will be very happy.
Could Sylvester Cummings skin get any shinier?
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Posted Jul 2, 2006 @ 11:47 PM
Marcia and Regina don't compare. Marcia was downright evil. I don't recall her ever being pleasant to anybody, not even Archie. Regina on the other hand is acting like more of a bitch than anything else. I don't see any of her actions as being evil, she's just acting like somebody who is desperate to get married.
Lydee was another one who was no bridezilla. Even after reading the above linked article I didn't see anything wrong with most of her actions. Overall her wedding was very nice. Her bridesmaids were terribly useless though. I too liked their vows.
I can't wait for Regina's wedding next week, the smackdown looks like it will be good. I too want to see what $6000 worth of flowers looks like.
Lydee was another one who was no bridezilla. Even after reading the above linked article I didn't see anything wrong with most of her actions. Overall her wedding was very nice. Her bridesmaids were terribly useless though. I too liked their vows.
I can't wait for Regina's wedding next week, the smackdown looks like it will be good. I too want to see what $6000 worth of flowers looks like.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 12:30 AM
I don't think anyone bothered to throw her a little bachelorette party, which is inexcusable.
Actually, I believe they did. She said that only 7 people showed up, though (out of 25 invited or something).
I kind of got the feeling with Lydee that this was something that was all planned rather quickly. Take her dress, for instance....that was the most poorly fitted wedding dress I've ever seen (well, on Bridezillas, anyway). The halter was flopping around like a dead fish and when she was bending down to cut the cake, I could see her bra. With a little time, any bridal shop (even David's) would have fixed that. And the fact that she was still so far behind making all her favors/decorations says that either she is a crazy poor planner or that she was trying to do too much in to short a time frame (I lean toward this one).
I'm not terribly surprised that she's only 21. That's why she can claim in that article that she's gotten 90% of everything she's ever wanted in life -- she just hasn't lived long enough yet. Plus, she's just one of many young young young Army brides that have sprung up like daisies in the past few years (my cousin is one too). And, if all of her friends are her age, this may go some way to explaining (not excusing) why there are immature and unreliable.
I, too, didn't find her to be much of a Bridezilla. Of course, she paled in comparison with Regina (and, naturally, all things pale in comparison to Marsha). But I think she was crippled by her lazy-ass bridesmaids. To just up and walk out? That would have been a moment where a little Bridezilla-ness was warranted. But no, she took it out on Jose, the carpet repair man. Poor guy.
Style-wise, though...those red-tipped fingernails on her bridesmaids? Oy vey. And the muffin top on that woman at the first rehearsal?! Dear God. That was horrible. My eyes burned. If you are a woman of size, like Lydee (hell, like me), please don't try to cram yourself into jeans that are at least a size too small. You'll only look like a sausage. A huge, lumpy sausage. Like Marsha in her reception dress.
Oh, Regina...
She was constantly looking back at Monica, while driving at night, in the rain, without any apparent use of windshield wipers. Then she was eating. Then she was drinking her coffee. Then she was bitching. And bitching. And bitching.
All while driving on the shoulder, mind you!
Regina's a moron. Everytime they showed her "house", I marvelled that she was even able to get a second mortgage on that shithole. The bank probably handed her a five-dollar bill and sent her on her way.
And, is it just me, or does Regina remind you of Debi Mazar in the second "Beethoven" movie, where she plays the crazy lady who kidnaps the St. Bernard puppies. I hear her voice and all I can see is Regina hunting in the basement for these puppies, armed with a garbage bag, squawking "Come to Regina!". She's a nutter, that one.
And enough with the strapless dresses already! And the skirts you could make a parachute out of. How many gathers can one dress have!?
SisterWC and I also wondered where Regina and Sylvester Cummings are from. I'm thinking Brazil, based solely on my grandfather, who is from the Azores and whose Portuguese sounds nothing like Regina's. In any dialect, though, Regina is a bitch of epic proportions.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 1:00 AM
SisterWC and I also wondered where Regina and Sylvester Cummings are from. I'm thinking Brazil, based solely on my grandfather, who is from the Azores and whose Portuguese sounds nothing like Regina's. In any dialect, though, Regina is a bitch of epic proportions.
I think they mentioned being Portugese in last week's episode. But then she wanted the song sung in Spanish, so now I am totally confused.
I think Lydee met her husband when she was 21, and they'd been dating for 2 year, so she's 23 now. I have to agree with those on the board mentioning her poor choice of sweater. If you are a woman of size you just can't wear clothes 2 sizes too small. You look like a lumpy mess.
Her bridesmaids were dreadful, and she really didn't seem to be getting help from anyone, and that's pretty tough two days before your wedding. She also doesn't seem to have many friends. If 25 people are invited to your b'ette party and only 7 show up, well, that's just awful. There also didn't seem to be many people at the wedding. Sad.
Oh, and for the $6,000 or whatever it cost her, Lydee's wedding was far nicer and more tasteful than Marsha's. And I too shed a tear at the vows.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 1:29 AM
For the first time, I *wanted* to see a bride go completely Bridezilla on her useless wedding party. Seriously. If Lydee had just snapped and started slapping those lazy people around, I would have had no problem with it. It was really very sad to see her cry (from exhaustion and sadness) on her wedding day. And all because everyone bailed and left her to do everything. I wanted to help her tie those little ribbons myself. Her bridesmaids (and female relatives) should be completely ashamed when they see this.
I missed the very beginning of the show. Came in at the beginning of the first rehearsal. First I'm thinking, why does this controlling woman need two different rehearsals?? Then, I met the wedding party. Or, didn't. What a bunch of jerks. It's your friend's wedding. Show up and shut up is pretty much the rule when participating in weddings. No wonder she had two rehearsals. Her stoopid wedding party can't be counted on to show up, so best to hedge those bets.
Their vows were incredibly sweet. And I did love the pastor commenting on the fact that she wouldn't just let the vow go by without actually saying it and meaning it. That man must be a good leader for his congregation. Marcia could learn a thing or two about throwing a nice, elegant-looking wedding for not much. I thought Lydee's wedding looked much more "distinguished" that Marzilla's.
Regina? Needs to shut it. If your gown and veil are each, separately, as big as your crappy house that you second-mortgaged to get your little-girl-princess wedding? They're not going to fit into your sedan with your luggage, sister, cameraman, and driver. I mean, fiance. And I know we've done the green card thing already, but did anyone else catch Regina telling the priest that he needs to say everything slowly because the fiance's English isn't very good?? Not that this proves the green card issue, I'm just saying I thought it was kind of interesting/amusing.
I missed the very beginning of the show. Came in at the beginning of the first rehearsal. First I'm thinking, why does this controlling woman need two different rehearsals?? Then, I met the wedding party. Or, didn't. What a bunch of jerks. It's your friend's wedding. Show up and shut up is pretty much the rule when participating in weddings. No wonder she had two rehearsals. Her stoopid wedding party can't be counted on to show up, so best to hedge those bets.
Their vows were incredibly sweet. And I did love the pastor commenting on the fact that she wouldn't just let the vow go by without actually saying it and meaning it. That man must be a good leader for his congregation. Marcia could learn a thing or two about throwing a nice, elegant-looking wedding for not much. I thought Lydee's wedding looked much more "distinguished" that Marzilla's.
Regina? Needs to shut it. If your gown and veil are each, separately, as big as your crappy house that you second-mortgaged to get your little-girl-princess wedding? They're not going to fit into your sedan with your luggage, sister, cameraman, and driver. I mean, fiance. And I know we've done the green card thing already, but did anyone else catch Regina telling the priest that he needs to say everything slowly because the fiance's English isn't very good?? Not that this proves the green card issue, I'm just saying I thought it was kind of interesting/amusing.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 7:24 AM
Regina is trashy as hell. I think her credit is shot to hell (and her now closed bank account was not a pretty sight either) so vendors require cash up front. We paid by check for our cake, flowers and photos not to mention using the church. Of course there was NO bar bill (yay) since all we could have was champagne for the toast (the only problem with church receptions). The cathedral length veil? The tiara? Speechless (that was tackier than tacky)
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 7:35 AM
Word. I think it is a totally bizarre choice for a wedding song. I am from a very religious [Protestant] background, and I've never heard a song like that at a wedding. (For those of you not familiar with the song, it is basically "The Passion of the Christ" set to music - all about the crappy stuff Jesus went through up to and including the crucifixion). Is that a Catholic thing?Just as a point of fact, Via Dolorosa (the song Regina was trying to teach to her singer) is not really a (romantic) love song in any language.
All my sympathies go to Regina's long-suffering sister. She seemed cool.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 7:41 AM
My husband zapmonkey says that Regina looks like a slightly less puffy Minnie Driver in Circle of Friends.
And we were also confused as to why she would choose that song to be sung at her ceremony - in Spanish. It's not what I would call romantic.
You've all already expressed my thoughts about poor Lydee- but girl's eye makeup was great. When watching the previews for her episode and they showed the "No one is taking this wedding seriously" clip, I was ready to be all, boo-freaking-hoo, you selfish brat. But now I see that her friends are the selfish ones. But it's OK, cause her man really loves her.
Now I can't wait for Angela, if only to find out why she was giving her mom such a bitchface in the limo.
And we were also confused as to why she would choose that song to be sung at her ceremony - in Spanish. It's not what I would call romantic.
You've all already expressed my thoughts about poor Lydee- but girl's eye makeup was great. When watching the previews for her episode and they showed the "No one is taking this wedding seriously" clip, I was ready to be all, boo-freaking-hoo, you selfish brat. But now I see that her friends are the selfish ones. But it's OK, cause her man really loves her.
Now I can't wait for Angela, if only to find out why she was giving her mom such a bitchface in the limo.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 8:32 AM
Still, there was some drama surrounding the wedding party; she booted out two members. Her cousin was slated to be in the wedding but was cut after she said she couldn't afford the dress. She asked for party members to be in constant contact and kicked out one groomsman after he didn't call for two months, a change that left the maid of honor walking solo.
After seeing her wedding party and how awful those bridemaidszillas were, I'd taken them all out of the wedding.
That Regina is just so annoying! Nowhere as evil as Marsha, but I can't stand her nonetheless.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 8:36 AM
No kidding. Brides manage to choose some really odd songs sometimes. My mother has spent many years as a church secretary and she's got some stories...a particularly memorable song-choice story involved a couple (back in the 70's) who wanted Yesterday, by the Beatles, played at their wedding. Yes, we are still laughing at this one thirty years later. Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away; now it looks as though they're here to stay...And we were also confused as to why she would choose that song to be sung at her ceremony - in Spanish. It's not what I would call romantic.
I just wanted to give Lydee a big hug and send her to take a nap. Poor kid. I'm with those of you asking where the hell was her mother, grandmother, aunt, anybody? Her sister didn't seem to be much help. It did kind of look like maybe she had procrastinated on taking care of some of the details so that she ended up with a lot to do at the last minute -- but still. Girl needed some help & support.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 8:39 AM
I agree with you guys - Lydee wasn't really a Bridezilla. She was just really stressed out, and she had good reason. None of her so-called friends were much help at all. And she didn't even chew them out that much; the majority of her bitching and complaining, as far as we saw, was done alone in front of the camera.
I thought she was going to be some crazy drill sergeant when she said she organized two dress rehearsals, but that's what you gotta do when your wedding party is constantly late and/or not paying attention or whatever other calamity they created through their negligence. If I invited 25 people for my bachelorette party and only a third of them showed up, I'd be upset, too.
Considering she's in her early 20s, Lydee handled it all better than most, especially since she didn't have a wedding planner. And her wedding looked much classier and understated than most, such as...
REGINA.
Holy cripes. Now there is a true Bridezilla. Marsha Marsha Marsha, she's just a Bitchzilla, or a Lifezilla. I don't think the wedding preparations turned her into a psychopath--she was clearly a few top hats short of ghetto-fab to begin with. But Regina. She seems like she was a decent, normal person before she met Sylvester, er, Domingos and coerced him into an engagement and turned her family and friends into slaves to the bride. Ugh. Can I say I am soooooo looking forward to seeing her bridal party fight back next week?
Okay, the bank/ATM issue from before? I understand being frustrated, but good grief. "I'm closing my account, this bank has no customer service." Bitch, they're closed. They can't just reopen their tills just for you. But then, I'm sure Regina didn't mention that she's going to be a princess bride -- they definitely would have given her preferential treatment then! Yeah, that wouldn't have made a difference, either. If it's so urgent that she get that money to make that payment, then why the hell did she not make sure she had her checkbook before she left the house so she wouldn't notice it until she was apparently so far from home that she didn't have time to just go back and get it? And what 36-year-old who has a house and a mortgage and presumably at least 15 years or so of personal finance experience doesn't know that ATMs have a withdrawal limit? She may not know what the limit is, but she didn't seem to know that it had a limit at all.
I am very curious as to what this woman's credit score is at the end of all this wedding nonsense. What fool takes out a second mortgage for a wedding? Children's college expenses, maybe. A sudden emergency debt, certainly. Bail your relative out of jail for a murder charge, why not? But one single day, for one party? Idiot. My eyes bugged out a little when she took out that huge wad of bills to pay $6,000 in cash. Okay, one, exactly how many flowers do you get for six grand? They better sing and dance and sprinkle gold dust from their petals. And two, why is she walking around with $6,000 in cash?
I am almost as curious about the flowers as I am about what is included in this wonderful hot breakfast she keeps rubbing in people's faces. I'd think that, considering it's a freaking castle they're staying at (good Lord), breakfast would be included in the accommodations. Regina's acting like she's paying for an extra benefit. And I'm sure it's nothing but toast and scrambled eggs, brought on a tray to their rooms. But Regina needs to shut the hell up about paying for the breakfast and those crappy gifts (if you buy someone something solely for the wedding and force them to wear it, is it still a gift?) and the fact that she's paying for all her guests to stay in a CASTLE -- they wouldn't be staying in an expensive castle and wearing stupid "expensive" gifts and having to have breakfast in the morning if you didn't plan it that way. If you don't want to pay for all that stuff, don't have it. And if you must have it, stop complaining about having to pay for it. It was your idea. Douchemonster.
Ah, a live singer at your wedding. Nice. A little on the extravagant side, if we're splitting weddings into either simple or extravagant, but nice. Of course, most weddings I've heard that had live singers usually picked a member of, or the whole, church choir, or someone in the family or wedding party who is already a good singer to perform some nice hymn or love song--not hire out a "real" singer. So he doesn't understand a word of Spanish. Do they really need to go over what the lyrics mean in English? All he needs to do it just pronounce it correctly; he doesn't need to know what he's saying. Cripes.
Oh, and she's lost her mind, or her glasses, if she thinks she's a size 7/8.
I thought she was going to be some crazy drill sergeant when she said she organized two dress rehearsals, but that's what you gotta do when your wedding party is constantly late and/or not paying attention or whatever other calamity they created through their negligence. If I invited 25 people for my bachelorette party and only a third of them showed up, I'd be upset, too.
Considering she's in her early 20s, Lydee handled it all better than most, especially since she didn't have a wedding planner. And her wedding looked much classier and understated than most, such as...
REGINA.
Holy cripes. Now there is a true Bridezilla. Marsha Marsha Marsha, she's just a Bitchzilla, or a Lifezilla. I don't think the wedding preparations turned her into a psychopath--she was clearly a few top hats short of ghetto-fab to begin with. But Regina. She seems like she was a decent, normal person before she met Sylvester, er, Domingos and coerced him into an engagement and turned her family and friends into slaves to the bride. Ugh. Can I say I am soooooo looking forward to seeing her bridal party fight back next week?
Okay, the bank/ATM issue from before? I understand being frustrated, but good grief. "I'm closing my account, this bank has no customer service." Bitch, they're closed. They can't just reopen their tills just for you. But then, I'm sure Regina didn't mention that she's going to be a princess bride -- they definitely would have given her preferential treatment then! Yeah, that wouldn't have made a difference, either. If it's so urgent that she get that money to make that payment, then why the hell did she not make sure she had her checkbook before she left the house so she wouldn't notice it until she was apparently so far from home that she didn't have time to just go back and get it? And what 36-year-old who has a house and a mortgage and presumably at least 15 years or so of personal finance experience doesn't know that ATMs have a withdrawal limit? She may not know what the limit is, but she didn't seem to know that it had a limit at all.
I am very curious as to what this woman's credit score is at the end of all this wedding nonsense. What fool takes out a second mortgage for a wedding? Children's college expenses, maybe. A sudden emergency debt, certainly. Bail your relative out of jail for a murder charge, why not? But one single day, for one party? Idiot. My eyes bugged out a little when she took out that huge wad of bills to pay $6,000 in cash. Okay, one, exactly how many flowers do you get for six grand? They better sing and dance and sprinkle gold dust from their petals. And two, why is she walking around with $6,000 in cash?
I am almost as curious about the flowers as I am about what is included in this wonderful hot breakfast she keeps rubbing in people's faces. I'd think that, considering it's a freaking castle they're staying at (good Lord), breakfast would be included in the accommodations. Regina's acting like she's paying for an extra benefit. And I'm sure it's nothing but toast and scrambled eggs, brought on a tray to their rooms. But Regina needs to shut the hell up about paying for the breakfast and those crappy gifts (if you buy someone something solely for the wedding and force them to wear it, is it still a gift?) and the fact that she's paying for all her guests to stay in a CASTLE -- they wouldn't be staying in an expensive castle and wearing stupid "expensive" gifts and having to have breakfast in the morning if you didn't plan it that way. If you don't want to pay for all that stuff, don't have it. And if you must have it, stop complaining about having to pay for it. It was your idea. Douchemonster.
Ah, a live singer at your wedding. Nice. A little on the extravagant side, if we're splitting weddings into either simple or extravagant, but nice. Of course, most weddings I've heard that had live singers usually picked a member of, or the whole, church choir, or someone in the family or wedding party who is already a good singer to perform some nice hymn or love song--not hire out a "real" singer. So he doesn't understand a word of Spanish. Do they really need to go over what the lyrics mean in English? All he needs to do it just pronounce it correctly; he doesn't need to know what he's saying. Cripes.
Oh, and she's lost her mind, or her glasses, if she thinks she's a size 7/8.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 9:17 AM
I thought she was going to be some crazy drill sergeant when she said she organized two dress rehearsals, but that's what you gotta do when your wedding party is constantly late and/or not paying attention or whatever other calamity they created through their negligence.
I do not understand these people who are an hour late for the rehearsal or the wedding. You see it over and over in the wedding shows, but I still have trouble believing it. Is this real? What kind of horrible friends do these people have?
When Lydee sat at the table and cried, it was the collision of the dream of "my special daaaayyy" meeting the reality that nobody cares as much about your wedding as you do, and it kinda broke my heart for her. However, I did love the part where she announced that no one should question her directions to her wedding party, and if she told them to "skip and squat," they should do it and shut up.
I got so excited for Monica when I thought she had escaped from Regina. But then she came back. Just like a classic abused woman. Poor Monica.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 9:54 AM
I fell asleep before the weddings but I think Lydee was ...
1) still a bridezilla
2) in need of a full-length mirror
3) too immature to get married
4) far more invested in her wedding than any of her friends and not realizing that
5) isn't that well-liked by her friends and family
6) really disorganized for having been planning this for 10 months
1) She booted people out and had 2 rehearsals. AND she was late for one of them herself so no griping allowed. PLUS, I don't think it is nice to drag everyone to some place and make them listen to you and practice your stupid wedding and then not at least take them by Pizza Hut afterwards. Maybe just me.
1a) No one cared about the stupid wedding favors. She put all this stress on herself and was basically trying to get these poor BMs to be unpaid laborers. She should have just dropped the whole favors idea instead of stressing out about it.
2) That sweater? What was she thinking? It was 2 sizes too small. At least.
3) 90% of what you want in life? Mkay. Good luck with that.
4) She kept saying that she was the bride so everyone was supposed to take care of her. I don't think it really works like that. It is your wedding so you are going to have to be the one to do the tough work of pulling it off.
5) When you have a 72% dropout rate to your bachelorette party, something is wrong. Either you have a skewed vision of your friendships and other people don't particularly like you or you have some really unreliable and crappy friends. I am not sure which it is here. But I think it would have been FAR, FAR better to limit the size of the wedding and the wedding party than to try to corral the unwilling into it (and they were clearly unwilling). I think this is where Yoshi was incredibly smart - she just ditched the BMs, got herself a bitchy wedding planner and went to it.
Regina:
I thought Green Card too when I heard that Sly Cummings' English wasn't so hot.
The cash payments on everything are a bit weird given how much she is paying and the fact that these don't seem like "under-the-table" vendors. Something must be up - either she bounced some checks or something.
Agree totally that her "gifts" to her BMs are craptastic. A rhinestone whatever that I have to wear and a hot breakfast aren't that impressive. She was generous to buy their dresses but I wonder what hair and make-up are going to be running these poor women. Plus being one of Regina's serfs doesn't sound like it would be all that much fun. Her poor sister.
1) still a bridezilla
2) in need of a full-length mirror
3) too immature to get married
4) far more invested in her wedding than any of her friends and not realizing that
5) isn't that well-liked by her friends and family
6) really disorganized for having been planning this for 10 months
1) She booted people out and had 2 rehearsals. AND she was late for one of them herself so no griping allowed. PLUS, I don't think it is nice to drag everyone to some place and make them listen to you and practice your stupid wedding and then not at least take them by Pizza Hut afterwards. Maybe just me.
1a) No one cared about the stupid wedding favors. She put all this stress on herself and was basically trying to get these poor BMs to be unpaid laborers. She should have just dropped the whole favors idea instead of stressing out about it.
2) That sweater? What was she thinking? It was 2 sizes too small. At least.
3) 90% of what you want in life? Mkay. Good luck with that.
4) She kept saying that she was the bride so everyone was supposed to take care of her. I don't think it really works like that. It is your wedding so you are going to have to be the one to do the tough work of pulling it off.
5) When you have a 72% dropout rate to your bachelorette party, something is wrong. Either you have a skewed vision of your friendships and other people don't particularly like you or you have some really unreliable and crappy friends. I am not sure which it is here. But I think it would have been FAR, FAR better to limit the size of the wedding and the wedding party than to try to corral the unwilling into it (and they were clearly unwilling). I think this is where Yoshi was incredibly smart - she just ditched the BMs, got herself a bitchy wedding planner and went to it.
Regina:
I thought Green Card too when I heard that Sly Cummings' English wasn't so hot.
The cash payments on everything are a bit weird given how much she is paying and the fact that these don't seem like "under-the-table" vendors. Something must be up - either she bounced some checks or something.
Agree totally that her "gifts" to her BMs are craptastic. A rhinestone whatever that I have to wear and a hot breakfast aren't that impressive. She was generous to buy their dresses but I wonder what hair and make-up are going to be running these poor women. Plus being one of Regina's serfs doesn't sound like it would be all that much fun. Her poor sister.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 9:53 AM
Lydee's wedding was lovely in spite of her lazy bridesmaids and having no help. Thier vows were perfect and I hope they have many happy years together.
Regina? The "Queen?" Correct me if I'm wrong but I smell desperation. It's quite likley that, at her age (36), most of her friends are married and have families and she may feel she's been left at the gate. She kind of told him to marry her and didn't accept a negative response. It sounds like he may have a green card issue propelling him into this "marriage." She's desperate enough to take out a second on a tiny house. (On another board, someone who claimed to know her said the house was a 1-bedoom, 750-sq. ft. cottage.) Plus the Disney-esque elements of the fairy tale wedding for which she is plain too old are a little weird. Even though I figure to each her own, this all smells of desperation. It's pitiful.
If you check the web site for Oheka Castle, it's the kind of place where Regina's house would fit into the janitor's closet. Heck, my house would fit in the janitor's closet and mine is a real house instead of a little cottage! Gorgeous and I would love to spend a weekend there but the cheapest room on weekends starts at $325. Beautiful place but very expensive. Worth going into hock? That's a personal preference. There's a good chance that the Queen will want to start a family right away and that's expensive, too. She would have been far better off to take that money and buy a bigger house, start a college fund for any resulting children or just about anything else.
Regina? The "Queen?" Correct me if I'm wrong but I smell desperation. It's quite likley that, at her age (36), most of her friends are married and have families and she may feel she's been left at the gate. She kind of told him to marry her and didn't accept a negative response. It sounds like he may have a green card issue propelling him into this "marriage." She's desperate enough to take out a second on a tiny house. (On another board, someone who claimed to know her said the house was a 1-bedoom, 750-sq. ft. cottage.) Plus the Disney-esque elements of the fairy tale wedding for which she is plain too old are a little weird. Even though I figure to each her own, this all smells of desperation. It's pitiful.
If you check the web site for Oheka Castle, it's the kind of place where Regina's house would fit into the janitor's closet. Heck, my house would fit in the janitor's closet and mine is a real house instead of a little cottage! Gorgeous and I would love to spend a weekend there but the cheapest room on weekends starts at $325. Beautiful place but very expensive. Worth going into hock? That's a personal preference. There's a good chance that the Queen will want to start a family right away and that's expensive, too. She would have been far better off to take that money and buy a bigger house, start a college fund for any resulting children or just about anything else.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 10:49 AM
And then pay for landscaping? Seriously! I just kept thinking: what a 'tard.And $6000 for wedding flowers? Did she decorate the entire castle?
Last week we discussed that and I suggested this may not be the case. I was wrong, now it screams green card. Plus, he's not allowed to talk to the cameras or even sit with her while she does? Every intro to a couple is always the couple talking. Even Archie and Marzilla were together in their intros, but Regina is all alone. I think she has taken narcissism to a whole new level as well. At least let the poor immigrant sit with you.Did anyone else think 'greencard' when she mentioned his English wasn't that great?
Here, here! Regina is just a narcissist- it's always all about her- always. Did I mention always? The issue with the bank is a prime example, that she is so clueless as to what it takes to close the bank and that they should just open up a window just for her or that her business will be missed. Oh and you know she was thinking of putting the veil in the Bridezilla van.Marcia and Regina don't compare. Marcia was downright evil. I don't recall her ever being pleasant to anybody, not even Archie. Regina on the other hand is acting like more of a bitch than anything else. I don't see any of her actions as being evil, she's just acting like somebody who is desperate to get married.
Also, why don't these people hire wedding planners? It's worth the expense if you want to have a dream wedding and you want things to go perfectly. I was watching the show after bridezillas, the eating one. The bride in the first episode was so wonderful and relaxed. It was lovely.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 11:06 AM
I keep thinking that if it was a green card issue, why would she have needed to issue the ultimatum? You would think that he would have jumped at that, at the very least, or been the one pushing to get married.
I love how they edited her clip at the beginning not only to sound like she lost 80 pounds in two months and that's the reason she's getting married finally but to leave out the entire ultimatum scenario, reducing it to "he came to my house and said he wanted to marry me. Yay!" She's just a mess. I can't wait for the smackdown.
I love how they edited her clip at the beginning not only to sound like she lost 80 pounds in two months and that's the reason she's getting married finally but to leave out the entire ultimatum scenario, reducing it to "he came to my house and said he wanted to marry me. Yay!" She's just a mess. I can't wait for the smackdown.
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Posted Jul 3, 2006 @ 11:10 AM
I love how they edited her clip at the beginning not only to sound like she lost 80 pounds in two months and that's the reason she's getting married finally but to leave out the entire ultimatum scenario, reducing it to "he came to my house and said he wanted to marry me. Yay!"
Hee. I noticed that, too. That woman is really a nutball.
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