10/12/2025
🛤 My stepsister asked me to make six bridesmaid dresses — and laughed in my face when I asked her to pay me back. But on her wedding day… she came begging for my help.
Jade was getting married, but she couldn’t find dresses that worked for her six bridesmaids. I used to be a seamstress before taking maternity leave, so she asked me to sew them.
“I’ll pay you when they’re finished,” she promised.
I agreed. After all, she was family.
So I worked late into the nights, between feeding my newborn and trying to calm his endless crying. She didn’t give me a cent up front, so I pulled $400 from our baby fund and bought all the fabric myself.
Two days before the wedding, I delivered six custom olive-green dresses, each one fitted perfectly.
Jade barely looked at them.
“Wow. Great. Thanks,” she said flatly.
I asked carefully, “So… when could you pay me back? I used the money we had saved for the baby, and Max still needs a winter coat.”
She threw her head back and laughed — right in my face.
“You’re joking, right? This is your wedding gift! What else would you give me? A toaster? You just sit at home all day doing nothing anyway.”
I went home and cried.
My husband was furious. He wanted to confront her, but I begged him not to. I said I’d find another way.
At the wedding, the bridesmaids looked stunning. My dresses. My designs. My work.
But right before the first dance, Jade rushed over, grabbed my arm, and pulled me into the bathroom. Her makeup was running, her face pale.
“Please,” she whispered desperately, “I need your help!”
I looked at her, my heart pounding… and what happened next left me breathless 👇👇👇
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My stepsister begged me to make six bridesmaid dresses — then laughed when I asked her to pay me. But on her wedding day… she came to me crying.
Jade’s wedding was coming up fast, and she couldn’t find dresses for her six bridesmaids. She asked me to sew them, reminding me how good I was with a needle and thread.
“I’ll pay you well,” she said. “You’ll be saving my wedding.”
So I said yes. Family, right?
For three weeks I worked through exhaustion, feeding my newborn between fittings, sewing by flashlight at 2 a.m. She didn’t give me a penny for materials, so I dipped into the baby fund and spent hundreds on fabric.
Two days before the wedding, I handed her six perfect olive-green dresses.
She barely glanced at them. “Cool. Thanks,” she said like it was nothing.
When I gently asked about the money, she burst out laughing.
“Are you serious? That’s your gift! What else would you even give me? You’re home all day, you needed something to do.”
Her words cut me like knives.
I went home and sobbed. My husband wanted to call her out, but I begged him not to cause a scene before the wedding.
On the big day, the bridesmaids looked incredible. My work. My effort. My sacrifice.
But just before the first dance, Jade appeared at my table in tears, grabbed my arm, and dragged me to the bathroom.
Her voice shook as she whispered, “Please, Amelia. You’re the only one who can save me…” Read more in Comment or Most relevant -> All Comments 🗨️