'Bridesmaids' Revisited: How Planning A Wedding Can Tear A Bride-To-Be And Her Friends Apart

How Planning A Wedding Can Tear Friendships Apart
In this publicity image provided by Universal Pictures, from left, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig are shown in a scene from "Bridesmaids." "Bridesmaids" and "The Hunger Games" are battling for the most buckets of golden popcorn at the MTV Movie Awards. The raunchy comedy and survival saga are the top nominees at Sunday's 21st annual extravaganza with eight nods apiece. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Suzanne Hanover)
In this publicity image provided by Universal Pictures, from left, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig are shown in a scene from "Bridesmaids." "Bridesmaids" and "The Hunger Games" are battling for the most buckets of golden popcorn at the MTV Movie Awards. The raunchy comedy and survival saga are the top nominees at Sunday's 21st annual extravaganza with eight nods apiece. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Suzanne Hanover)

Tying the knot is tearing friendships apart.

As weddings balloon from simple ceremonies into extravagant affairs, the stress is pushing bridal parties to their breaking point.

Take Alison, an upper West Sider who went from maid of honor to maid of dishonor just weeks before her best friend’s wedding.

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