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May 6, 2010 -- Q: I got stuck in London because of the volcanic eruption and had to miss my friend's wedding (in which I was supposed to be a bridesmaid). I told her I was very sorry, but when I finally got home, I found out that she was extremely angry with me. She thinks I shouldn't have gone overseas so close to her wedding. I think she's being completely unreasonable. I did everything I could, but planes weren't flying! What was I supposed to do, swim? What do you think?

A: Uh-oh, sound the bridezilla alarm!

Does your friend think you specifically planned a trip to Europe right before her wedding because you knew a volcano in Iceland no one had ever heard of (let alone pronounce) would erupt and close European airspace for a week, preventing you from attending? That's ridiculous.

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Yes, it stinks to be short a member of your wedding party at the last minute. Trust me on this; I speak from experience. But you can either let it totally ruin your wedding (and potentially a long friendship), or you can chalk it up to rotten luck and move on. The polite thing to do is the latter.

As long as you did everything you could to try to get home, and you let your friend know as soon as it became apparent you might not, she has no reason to be angry. And honestly, did she even turn on the news while flights were grounded? People got stranded without medication. Donor organs couldn't be flown to recipients, for heaven's sake! If this is the worst effect the volcanic eruption had on your friend, there are an awful lot of people who'd gladly switch places with her, so in my opinion, she needs to stop complaining.