Bride Furious After Bridesmaid ‘Hijacked’ Photographer to Shoot Professional Headshots During Wedding

A newlywed bride says she was left “furious” after discovering that one of her bridesmaids had “hijacked” her wedding photographer to take professional headshots.

Sharing her experience on Reddit’s “Bridezillas” forum, the bride revealed she only found out after looking through the wedding photos.

“One of my bridesmaids, after we did all the traditional wedding pictures and my husband and I joined the reception cocktail hour, whipped out a blazer, put it over her dress, and proceeded to have the bridal photographer take ‘just a few’ work headshots for her… for at least 15 minutes,” she explained.

As a result, she said, “our wedding pictures for the short cocktail hour are noticeably skimpy,” leaving her “furious.”

“That wedding photographer was EXPENSIVE, but more importantly that was just so rude!!!” she wrote, asking fellow Redditors, “Has anyone else dealt with this? Should I send her an invoice?”

Many readers agreed that the bridesmaid had crossed the line, calling her “selfish,” but some argued that the photographer also bore responsibility.

“You need to talk to the photographer. That was very unprofessional and inappropriate,” one commenter advised, while another added, “Take it up with the photographer. It’s unacceptable and you should AT LEAST get credit for the time they weren’t taking your pictures.”

“Demand a partial refund,” another user suggested.

A photographer who commented shared their professional perspective on such situations. “You need to take this up with your photographer. This was unacceptable for them to do,” they wrote. “If a couple asks me ‘can you snap a quick picture of us,’ of course I do—provided it won’t prevent me from missing other important shots—but a 15-minute photo shoot with an outfit change is beyond inappropriate.”

Readers also weighed in on handling the bridesmaid. Many suggested either refusing to provide the headshots or asking her to cover the cost. “You own those photos,” one person noted.

Several commenters encouraged the bride to reconsider her friendship after the bridesmaid’s “entitled” behavior. One even joked, “I wonder how much photoshopping it will take to edit out the bridesmaid’s ginormous cojones.”