![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-billed-my-cousin-for-her-wedding-dress-as-shes-pregnant-she-says-im-cruel/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/EP_WEDDING_DRESS_PREGNANT_OFFPLATFORM.jpg&description=SAY NO TO THE DRESS Published : 9:47, 3 Aug 2023 A WEDDING dress designer has been left reeling after she was accused of behaving unkindly towards her cousin. She had no choice but to bill the young bride for a second dress when she confided that she was pregnant and the original design was never going to fit. 2 A woman billed her cousin for her wedding dress because she revealed she was pregnant - she she said she was 'cruel' Credit: Getty The net effect has seen her labeled "cruel" even though she wasn't told until very late in the day. She was so distressed she took her dilemma to online forum Reddit seeking some reassurance over her actions. "Am I the a**hole," she asked, "for charging my pregnant cousin for a new wedding dress after she told me about her pregnancy last minute?" The overwhelming reaction from Redditors was one of sympathy for this designer who was in an impossible situation. She laid out the circumstances behind her decision. "I own a bridal shop. My cousin is getting married in two months and I designed and tailored her wedding dress as a gift. "She paid me for the materials. It [was going to] take another week to finish the dress, and I constantly updated her on the status of her dress." Communication was key on her part and she regularly checked in with her cousin so see if she was happy at every stage and if she had any more ideas. "She would make the odd comment, but never anything major. The dress in total took me just over four months." But a bombshell was dropped at a family dinner that left her staggered when her cousin announced she was pregnant. "I congratulated her and her fiancé." When the soon-to-be bride came for her final fitting, the designer warned her there was no way the original dress would fit as her pregnancy progressed. "She asked me to re-tailor the dress [but] I told her I can't do that due to the intricate beading that I would have to carefully remove and re-attach." There was a solution, however, and it meant a comple){kind=link}
A WEDDING dress designer has been left reeling after she was accused of behaving unkindly towards her cousin.
She had no choice but to bill the young bride for a second dress when she confided that she was pregnant and the original design was never going to fit.
The net effect has seen her labeled “cruel” even though she wasn’t told until very late in the day.
She was so distressed she took her dilemma to online forum Reddit seeking some reassurance over her actions.
“Am I the a**hole,” she asked, “for charging my pregnant cousin for a new wedding dress after she told me about her pregnancy last minute?”