The dreaded reference of an ______ bride..

Bridezilla\ bride-zil-a n 1 Horrific, bulging-eyed bride prone to screaming spells and spontaneous fits of hysterical rage. Bridezillas are known to drop blows over seating charts, get bug-eyed at the mere mention of carnations and view hurling champagne at their wedding planners as a form of hazing.

So everyone is bound and determined I'll be a bridezilla, by likely - May? I hate the word, and I cannot stand people calling brides that. We're 9 months away from our wedding - am I not allowed to be a little stressed about this? When woman are pregnant and they are anxious/excited/nervous for their birth to go well - do we call them mommazillas? Pregazillas? No! 

This is big people - this is the only day of my whole life that I want to remember as perfect, flawless and memorable - after all, I am GETTING MARRIED! By the way, most who know me well, know I have OCD, I like things perfect, I colour code my calendar and I cannot stand disorganization. So give me a break - mom/sister/friendzilla! 

We had our friends [well Neil retired to bed early] but Lynsey and I had Mel & Mike over last night and Mel has assured me that I should be a bridezilla, because then I will have things how we [or I] want them and that this is the one day it's all about us. 

So then I started reading this bridal magazine today, and I found this.

Bridezilla\bride-zil-a n 1 Exceptionally attractive, confident women who know what they want and can’t be bothered to sugar coat because they are obviously not on 100 calorie- a- day microbiotic diet and can’t even sneak a pack of Splenda if their life depends on it. Bridezillas are both blessed and cursed with a higher vision of perfection than most mediocre, prissy wearing, Gerber daisy carrying mortals and have no choice but to impart this vision exactly to the masses. It is this motive that drives them to demand nothing less than excellence for their day. 

So I will take the "compliments" graciously and think yes, I do know what I want and I am confidant - I will loose my cool sometimes, I am sure. I am not doing it to be a mean person, I am doing this because I am marrying Neil, we love eachother and we deserve to have an exciting day all about us and the memory that we worked hard, and together to make it happen.