Entitled bride-to-be demands her sister pay for her wedding so she can use her own money as a safety net: 'I'd rather not contribute anymore'

When did we start thinking about our families as our personal piggy banks for unnecessary things? Apparently, we're doing that now as a regular thing, or at least some people are, like one future bride. She's getting married soon, and she asked her family—more precisely, her sister — to contribute to the party. She agreed and volunteered a sum of money for the party, but later found out that the bride-to-be had saved an important amount of money herself; she just didn't want to use it for the wedding. That's when the sister felt uncomfortable paying for a wedding that wasn't hers, when the bride obviously could afford it. She has her own reasons to save money, so she withdrew her offer and said she wasn't going to give away money because the bride could afford it on her own. The bride (or bridezilla) was furious, no surprise there. I keep wondering at what point does anyone think it's okay to demand that others pay for something that they want? No one else is responsible for our finances, much less for things that are not a necessity, but a luxury. If the bride didn't want to use all of her savings for the wedding, that's alright. After all, it's just a party. But she could have c…

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