How Do I Silence a Chatty Bridezilla Co-Worker?

This Ask a Savvy Bride is part of a Wedding Season series of advice from a savvy soon-to-be bride. Reader GirlieGossip asked for tips to silence her Bridezilla co-worker. If you have a conundrum that you need help with, share it in the Ask Savvy group.

Dear Savvy,

One of my co-workers is planning her wedding and she won't stop talking about it in the office. She sits in the cubicle next to mine and I swear she is on the phone with vendors and her mom half of the day. When she's not using work time to plan, she's sticking her head above the divider and asking me for advice or sharing her latest ideas. I got married three years ago and know how exciting, fun and time consuming it all is (and how hard it is to schedule calls during work hours since florists aren't open after office hours), but I frankly can't have her distracting me — I have work I need to get done! How do I tell her she's being distracting without being a buzz kill?

GirlieGossip

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Savvy bride says: I think we've all felt your pain GirlieGossip! It sounds like she's prioritizing her personal business over the job at hand, so why don't you ask her supervisor to talk to her so you don't have to be the one to burst her bridal bubble. I understand that conflict at work can be uncomfortable, but it's also perfectly acceptable for you to ask her to walk into a conference room or to step outside if she needs to gab on the phone to her mom or negotiate prices with her vendors. While it's an exciting time in her life, she needs to respect the fact that not everyone in the office cares about the details as much as she does. Brides can easily get wrapped up in the excitement of their big day, and while it's fun to ask or hear about the planning process every so often, you're right, you have work to do and your job shouldn't suffer because of her distractions. Hopefully a friendly yet stern chat will help reel her back into work mode. Good luck!

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