‘AITA for refusing to cover my bald head with a wig as the bride on my wedding day?’

It is your wedding day that is celebrating you and your love, not the day that you need to adhere to past beauty standards. Alopecia or hair loss is medical condition, and no hiding it is one of the confidence and acceptance. Your fiancé, the person you are marrying, should care the most if you are in line with their ideas.

Psychologically, beauty norms can have a huge impact on family expectations. And your mother and your sister may be stuck in their own ideas about what a bride should (or should not) look like, at the expense of your experience, you journey, how you feel. Others may find it difficult to reconcile deviation from tradition, but that should not dictate your own habits.

In addition, plenty of public figures and brides have turned to sporting a bald head on the big day. A good example would be of model and activist Gail Porter, who has the same condition, has spoken out about being bald but not wanting to be. Fortunately, the body-positivity movement has normalized other beauty standards, so your decision is more empowering than embarrassing.

Nobody has the constitutional or moral right to tell you how you should look on your wedding day. Whatever makes you feel best, that should be the right choice. The pressure put on you by your mom and sis has nothing to do with your happiness; it has everything to do with their perception of how you should be living your life, and that’s a load you do not need to carry.

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