{"id":20956,"date":"2025-07-17T21:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=20956"},"modified":"2025-07-17T21:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:05:53","slug":"bride-wears-red-guests-wear-white-and-her-attention-seeking-mom-gets-the-shock-of-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=20956","title":{"rendered":"Bride Wears Red, Guests Wear White\u2014And Her Attention-Seeking Mom Gets the Shock of Her Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Emily sent out her wedding invitations, there was a strange request: all women were encouraged to wear white, even wedding dresses. It wasn\u2019t a quirky theme it was a brilliant trap. Emily\u2019s mother, Dorothy, had a history of stealing the spotlight. Her latest plan? Wear her\u00a0<em>own<\/em>\u00a0wedding gown to upstage her daughter on her big day. 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