Most brides and grooms have every minute of their wedding day planned out. They’ve spent the last 12 months scrutinizing every little detail to ensure that their special day goes off without a hitch. But unfortunately, you can’t plan for the unexpected. And as everyone who’s ever gotten married likes to say, something will go wrong.
To prove that point, we took a trip to the Wedding Drama subreddit and gathered some of their most shocking stories below. From guests going off the rails to grooms ruining the wedding before the day even arrives, grab some popcorn, and good luck getting through these stories without cringing!
#1 Guest Wears White
So at my wedding, going around saying hello and thank you to guest. When I see... One of my mother-in-laws guests (old friend had to be there apparently) who btw has maybe met me once, in an all white dress. No print, nothing but a short white dress. You know what I did.. laugh and welcome her and move on. We make these rules into such a big deal. She's not going to take my spot light, I'm the bride. If anything I felt bad that you know people are judging her. But for me, something like that isn't going to wreck my day. All the time, effort and love that goes into planning a wedding, no one's clothes could mess it up for me. And days after the wedding it was a good conversational piece. People kept asking me if the crazy lady in white asked me for permission. In which I laughed and said I've barely had a conversation with her in my life lol. You gotta just laugh. I had a great time.
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#2 Grandma's Wedding
So this little bit of (fun) wedding drama took place almost 100 years ago. And obviously, I'm not an observer, but the lore is strong!
My grandmother (b 1901) grew up in as first generation citizen with parents that had done well--dad was a furniture manufacturer and had a small company in their town. Grandma was college educated (imagine a coed in 1922!) and ended up running into Grandpa from her HS when they were both in their mid 20's. All that is to say that G'ma was very independent for the time and an "older" bride and well, Grandma was always strong willed!
So, everything is being planned for the wedding and her parents want to make everything perfect for her. BUT, Grandma isn't happy because the church they belong to has single long pews that are accessed on either side and NO CENTER AISLE!
No problem, her fathers has a solution: he goes to the church council and as a well know furniture maker, offers to split the pews and create end caps for the wedding and then put them back to original condition after the wedding. They say "sure".
Well, almost 100 years later and that church still has a center aisle because the congregation loved the look! Grandma always took great joy in her being the reason the whole sanctuary looks like it does now!
Sometimes Bridezillas do make the right call!
My grandmother (b 1901) grew up in as first generation citizen with parents that had done well--dad was a furniture manufacturer and had a small company in their town. Grandma was college educated (imagine a coed in 1922!) and ended up running into Grandpa from her HS when they were both in their mid 20's. All that is to say that G'ma was very independent for the time and an "older" bride and well, Grandma was always strong willed!
So, everything is being planned for the wedding and her parents want to make everything perfect for her. BUT, Grandma isn't happy because the church they belong to has single long pews that are accessed on either side and NO CENTER AISLE!
No problem, her fathers has a solution: he goes to the church council and as a well know furniture maker, offers to split the pews and create end caps for the wedding and then put them back to original condition after the wedding. They say "sure".
Well, almost 100 years later and that church still has a center aisle because the congregation loved the look! Grandma always took great joy in her being the reason the whole sanctuary looks like it does now!
Sometimes Bridezillas do make the right call!
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#3 Weddings Are Getting Out Of Hand
I’m sure I’m going to get some hate for this but I NEED TO LET THIS OUT.
Weddings are getting soooo out of hand nowadays. I’ve been a bridesmaid in a few weddings and will be in another one in the new year and it is genuinely becoming a financial burden! The bride chose a bachelorette party that is out of state and requires me to buy plane tickets, use my PTO, and spend a lot of money on airbnb/other random activities. The MOH asked us all to pitch in $200 each for the BRIDAL SHOWER! Like be so real, this is not my wedding nor did the planning of the shower include me, and I was also not aware that this would be expected of me when I agreed to be a bridesmaid.
Between the shower, bachelorette, dress, and hotel for the wedding, I’m spending WAYYYY more than I did on my own marriage! Why are we normalizing this behavior? I am so happy to celebrate my friend’s special day, but it’s getting out of hand. I don’t think it’s fair to ask bridesmaids to go on a whole vacation to celebrate an event that (I’m sorry) is a mostly normal life experience. What happened to just getting together a few days before the wedding to celebrate? In the same state that the wedding is going to be in?
This has also been my experience in literally every wedding I’ve been in, not just this one in particular.
Maybe I’m just bitter and should not have agreed to be a bridesmaid, but it’s very difficult and awkward to just say no and I do love my friend and want to be there! It’s just almost too much. Am I overreacting or does everyone secretly feel this way?
Weddings are getting soooo out of hand nowadays. I’ve been a bridesmaid in a few weddings and will be in another one in the new year and it is genuinely becoming a financial burden! The bride chose a bachelorette party that is out of state and requires me to buy plane tickets, use my PTO, and spend a lot of money on airbnb/other random activities. The MOH asked us all to pitch in $200 each for the BRIDAL SHOWER! Like be so real, this is not my wedding nor did the planning of the shower include me, and I was also not aware that this would be expected of me when I agreed to be a bridesmaid.
Between the shower, bachelorette, dress, and hotel for the wedding, I’m spending WAYYYY more than I did on my own marriage! Why are we normalizing this behavior? I am so happy to celebrate my friend’s special day, but it’s getting out of hand. I don’t think it’s fair to ask bridesmaids to go on a whole vacation to celebrate an event that (I’m sorry) is a mostly normal life experience. What happened to just getting together a few days before the wedding to celebrate? In the same state that the wedding is going to be in?
This has also been my experience in literally every wedding I’ve been in, not just this one in particular.
Maybe I’m just bitter and should not have agreed to be a bridesmaid, but it’s very difficult and awkward to just say no and I do love my friend and want to be there! It’s just almost too much. Am I overreacting or does everyone secretly feel this way?
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While a wedding day is intended to be all about love, we all know that the bride, groom, or attendants sometimes lose the plot. People can get so hung up on the small details or family drama from the past that they forget how to appropriately celebrate the happy couple. And of course, there are plenty of logistical issues that can arise unexpectedly.
According to Pearl Collective Photography, some of the most common problems that pop up on the wedding day are unpredictable weather, wardrobe malfunctions, and emotional overwhelm. Any smart bride and groom will have a plan for rain. But if there are severe storms and flooding, you might need to come up with a Plan C. It’s also wise to have extra buttons and safety pins, just in case a wardrobe malfunction strikes when you least expect it.
And the bride and groom should schedule time in the day to breathe, so they don’t become overwhelmed by everything that’s going on. After all, the most important thing is that they enjoy the day!
#4 These Are The Events My Nephew And Soon To Be Niece In Law Has Planned For Their Wedding Year
Engagement announcement, Engagement party, Wedding dress road trip (overnight), Planning sessions (number not yet determined), Bachelorette weekend (plane ride), Bachelorette party (not associated with the bachelorette weekend), Bachelor weekend, Bachelor party, Lingerie bridal shower, Kitchen bridal shower, Jack and Jill (coed) shower, Destination wedding (plane ride), Welcome luncheon, Rehearsal dinner, 5 hour wedding party ‘getting ready’ hangout with bride or groom, Wedding and reception, Day after wedding farewell brunch.
The engagement announcement and engagement party have already occurred. The rest are what I’ve compiled via family sources, including my daughter who was asked to be a bridesmaid and accepted but backed out once she realized the financial and time cost. There may be more events added - they’ve got about 13 months to go.
Just an opinion but I think this is insane.
The engagement announcement and engagement party have already occurred. The rest are what I’ve compiled via family sources, including my daughter who was asked to be a bridesmaid and accepted but backed out once she realized the financial and time cost. There may be more events added - they’ve got about 13 months to go.
Just an opinion but I think this is insane.
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#5 My Sister Didn’t Attend Our Wedding Because It Wasn’t In A Church And I Can’t Get Over It
My sister begged us to have our wedding in a church, we didn’t and she refused to come. She never apologized for this and I’m now being asked to forgive her by my parents, but I really can’t get over her rude and selfish behavior.
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#6 MAGA MIL Flipped Out Over Being Banned from Wedding
I (early 30s F) just got engaged to my fiancee (late 20s M). His mom is MAGA/a Trump supporter and says racist things fairly often.
I started refusing to have a relationship with her a while ago, and my fiancee ended up cutting her off too, but more recently when she found out that we got engaged, she called me screaming and crying. I hung up on her of course. My fiancee spoke to her on the phone soon after, and whatever she said about politics, us, or any other topic, was enough for him to decide that she definitely wouldn’t be invited to the wedding.
Part of me almost feels bad, because my fiancee is her only child. I even asked him if he wanted to reconsider inviting his mom to the wedding, but he assured me it would be a better day if she wasn’t there.
I don’t have social media, but my fiancee’s cousin told him that his mother has really doubled down on posting MAGA propaganda since then, and my fiancee’s dad says his mom stays in bed and cries a lot.
I have to admit I’m so relieved she won’t be there at our wedding, and my fiancee seems to feel the same.
I started refusing to have a relationship with her a while ago, and my fiancee ended up cutting her off too, but more recently when she found out that we got engaged, she called me screaming and crying. I hung up on her of course. My fiancee spoke to her on the phone soon after, and whatever she said about politics, us, or any other topic, was enough for him to decide that she definitely wouldn’t be invited to the wedding.
Part of me almost feels bad, because my fiancee is her only child. I even asked him if he wanted to reconsider inviting his mom to the wedding, but he assured me it would be a better day if she wasn’t there.
I don’t have social media, but my fiancee’s cousin told him that his mother has really doubled down on posting MAGA propaganda since then, and my fiancee’s dad says his mom stays in bed and cries a lot.
I have to admit I’m so relieved she won’t be there at our wedding, and my fiancee seems to feel the same.
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It’s always possible that issues will arise with vendors on your wedding day. Whether they’re delayed, out of certain ingredients, or cancel altogether, the bride and groom might have to think on the fly. And if the couple expects certain guests to cancel at the last minute, it might be a good idea to livestream the entire ceremony.
As we can see from this list, family tensions are often a source of stress on a wedding day too. Unfortunately, there’s no way to control relatives. But if the couple anticipates certain members of the family to be difficult, they can seat them strategically to try to mitigate drama. Or, if anyone really can’t be trusted, they might be left off the guest list entirely.
#7 The Shortest Marriage
I used to DJ and do AV for weddings, and the shortest marriage I ever saw lasted four hours.
Forgive me if details are vague or odd, its been 10yrs.
The day started out normal. Ceremony, dinner, speeches, first dance. Right after the first dance I heard a commotion in the hallway but didn’t think much of it.
Around 1am while I was packing up the van, I saw the groom and his cousin driving away from the hotel.
Later I found out the commotion was the groom arguing with the bride’s father because he wanted all the envelopes of cash. He and his cousin ended up taking the money and left.
The marriage was annulled on Monday. They had been together for three years and he used the wedding as an opportunity to steal the money and disappear. Talk about a long con.
The bride’s family had paid for everything. She was genuinely sweet and innocent, and he was a loser, a wannabe thug, and a used car salesman type.
That was the wildest wedding collapse I ever witnessed.
Forgive me if details are vague or odd, its been 10yrs.
The day started out normal. Ceremony, dinner, speeches, first dance. Right after the first dance I heard a commotion in the hallway but didn’t think much of it.
Around 1am while I was packing up the van, I saw the groom and his cousin driving away from the hotel.
Later I found out the commotion was the groom arguing with the bride’s father because he wanted all the envelopes of cash. He and his cousin ended up taking the money and left.
The marriage was annulled on Monday. They had been together for three years and he used the wedding as an opportunity to steal the money and disappear. Talk about a long con.
The bride’s family had paid for everything. She was genuinely sweet and innocent, and he was a loser, a wannabe thug, and a used car salesman type.
That was the wildest wedding collapse I ever witnessed.
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#8 I Uninvited Myself From The Wedding Of Who I Thought Was A Good Friend
I was invited to wedding of what I thought was a best friend. I was invited to go dress shopping then she posted on sm that she had already done it without me. I was pretty understanding but, said to her you could have told be. I was invited to bachelorette party, but I am not in the wedding party, which is odd, and then they expected each of us that were invited to pay $1500 towards it without mentioning cost prior. I told her many months advance I could not do this plus travel and room expenses. She then bully shames everybody on the chat about not paying their share and that she is graciously covering her own room costs so they should pay their share. Ummm duh, you should be.
So, I told her I'm out. I didn't go to the wedding shower, bachelorette, or wedding after that. Besides travel, rooms were $500/night plus tthe bachelor/ette stuff. The day after the wedding she posts on FB pictures of her 1st wedding and that this was a "ceremony" wedding as they were married 6 months prior. Many felt duped. She had shamed me and others for not wanting to pay for an expensive fake bachelor/ette party, plus all the other expenses!!
It's an elaborate dupe. She could have had a reception party if she genuinely wanted to share the wedding news, without having others pay for things, and not lie to everyone.
So, I told her I'm out. I didn't go to the wedding shower, bachelorette, or wedding after that. Besides travel, rooms were $500/night plus tthe bachelor/ette stuff. The day after the wedding she posts on FB pictures of her 1st wedding and that this was a "ceremony" wedding as they were married 6 months prior. Many felt duped. She had shamed me and others for not wanting to pay for an expensive fake bachelor/ette party, plus all the other expenses!!
It's an elaborate dupe. She could have had a reception party if she genuinely wanted to share the wedding news, without having others pay for things, and not lie to everyone.
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#9 The Make Up Artist Took My Deposit And Went On Vacation The Day Of My Wedding
The morning of our wedding I woke up and read a message from our makeup artist saying she couldn’t make it, just a quick sorry can’t come and that was it.
At first I thought it's a prank because she was confirming details with me all week. But then my sister showed me her ig story and I started to panic. She was posting from a beach vacation full glam, cocktail in hand , while I was sitting in a hotel robe losing it. My maid of honor called her 5-7 times, and even sent her Dms but no reply back. We were checking for every possible salon ( even less reputable ones) but everything was booked. My cousin’s plus one tells me she used to do makeup for events (nothing major, but better than nothing). She pulled up to our hotel with her kit and did an amazing job. Literally saved [me] but I still can’t believe how good she was under that kind of pressure. The wedding turned out great but idk what I'd do without her. The artist created a lot of stress for us which showed how life can throw [problems] at you when you least expect it.
At first I thought it's a prank because she was confirming details with me all week. But then my sister showed me her ig story and I started to panic. She was posting from a beach vacation full glam, cocktail in hand , while I was sitting in a hotel robe losing it. My maid of honor called her 5-7 times, and even sent her Dms but no reply back. We were checking for every possible salon ( even less reputable ones) but everything was booked. My cousin’s plus one tells me she used to do makeup for events (nothing major, but better than nothing). She pulled up to our hotel with her kit and did an amazing job. Literally saved [me] but I still can’t believe how good she was under that kind of pressure. The wedding turned out great but idk what I'd do without her. The artist created a lot of stress for us which showed how life can throw [problems] at you when you least expect it.
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#10 This Was By Far The Worst Mother Of The Groom Moment I’ve Ever Seen At A Wedding
I was at a wedding and the mother of the groom requested “I will always love you” as the song for the mother/son dance. The couple felt too guilty to tell her no, because the groom’s parents had financially contributed to the wedding, so the couple agreed.
It was the worst, most awkward wedding moment I’ve ever witnessed.
When the song came on, I didn’t think it could get worse but it did. The mother of the groom ended up staring into the groom’s eyes throughout the whole song either on the verge of crying or actually crying.
I’m pretty sure all the guests wanted to fade into the bushes, Homer Simpson meme style
It was the worst, most awkward wedding moment I’ve ever witnessed.
When the song came on, I didn’t think it could get worse but it did. The mother of the groom ended up staring into the groom’s eyes throughout the whole song either on the verge of crying or actually crying.
I’m pretty sure all the guests wanted to fade into the bushes, Homer Simpson meme style
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#11 Getting Kicked Out Of The Bridal Party
5 days before the wedding I was kicked out as being a bridesmaid. I have known the bride and the bridal party for more than 30 years. I literally still have no words especially after I flew from America to Australia, bought all the bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dresses, and evening clutch. And never heard a word from them since. It’s been over a week. I got back to America got all my receipts together along with a letter requesting payment for everything I bought for a wedding I was uninvited too and mailed it.
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#12 Stepmom Wore White To My Wedding
So my dad and his now wife had been together for quite a while and years later eventually got married. It wasn’t anything big, because I don’t even recall the ceremony if they actually had one, just remembered the reception that they had at their house. She had made a scene at my sisters wedding years back and tried to draw all the attention to her, so I was wondering what she would do at my wedding. Well upon everyone’s arrival day of, Stepmother and father shows up, and she is decked out in a traditional Vietnamese white gown and like a 10 foot long pearl necklace that wraps all around her. I was lividdddd. But I just cursed a bunch and was like whatever.
Then I find out that she is upset because my DAD ISN’T WALKING HER DOWN THE AISLE! I put my foot down and said no! I don’t even want her walking down the aisle.
So I had my sister handle it, and of course I don't find out until later that she is escorted down the aisle by my brother in law. I was pissed until i saw the photos, and my brother in law was chuckling so hard and the look on her face was priceless, a complete disappointment look. She looked like and idiot. after a few drinks, I no longer cared and tried to talk to her, and she basically ignored me. Her and my father invited his family back to his house after the wedding for an after party and didn't even invite me (the bride). he didn't even say bye.
Then I find out that she is upset because my DAD ISN’T WALKING HER DOWN THE AISLE! I put my foot down and said no! I don’t even want her walking down the aisle.
So I had my sister handle it, and of course I don't find out until later that she is escorted down the aisle by my brother in law. I was pissed until i saw the photos, and my brother in law was chuckling so hard and the look on her face was priceless, a complete disappointment look. She looked like and idiot. after a few drinks, I no longer cared and tried to talk to her, and she basically ignored me. Her and my father invited his family back to his house after the wedding for an after party and didn't even invite me (the bride). he didn't even say bye.
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#13 Bridesmaid’s Boyfriend Breaks Up With Her At Wedding
I (39F) got married this weekend and, overall, it was a beautiful wedding. Leading up to the wedding my sister (who was a bridesmaid) was driving me insane because her boyfriend was throwing a fit about everything and instead of telling him to shut up and just enjoy the weekend, she kept passing along the complaints to me and expecting me to accommodate him. Examples include demanding that I change his seat because he didn’t want to have to sit with my sister’s kids (essentially his step-kids), and complaining about being expected to go to the rehearsal dinner. Then when we told him he could go to the ball game with my nephew instead of the rehearsal dinner, he complained about that. Then, right after the ceremony ended, he walked up to my sister, broke up with her, and left. So she was completely broken up and we were stuck with the cost of his meal that he didn’t eat. What a jerk. We spent the rest of the night making sure my sister had enough fun to make up for him.
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#14 Fiancés Childhood Friend Keeps Trying To Insert Herself In Our Weeding
So my (31F) fiancé (34m) has a childhood friend (32F) who keeps trying to insert herself into our wedding. She referred to him as hers, she asked if she was the best man (she's not), asked for a sample of our wedding colours so she could match outfits despite not being in the wedding party, ordered herself a black dress knowing that I am wearing black, went to my fiancé to see if I would mind if she gave a speech, venting to my mother about not being included and kept out of the loop.
I honestly didn't even want to invite her, but forgot to block her from a Facebook post and now feel obligated to have her there. After my fiancé told her I didn't want her to give a speech (which I told him to do), she told him to call her when he was alone. I wasn't in the room with him when he messaged her about not giving a speech. He told me he would call her today and let me know what happens, but at this point I am ready to uninvite her to the wedding. It has been nothing but drama and stress since she "got invited" and I don't need the added stress.
I will add that my fiancé has been supportive throughout this whole thing and said he would stick up for me if she said anything nasty about me, which I fully expect her to do. He is very much a peace keeper and is trying to please everybody, but he will put his foot down for me when needed.
I honestly didn't even want to invite her, but forgot to block her from a Facebook post and now feel obligated to have her there. After my fiancé told her I didn't want her to give a speech (which I told him to do), she told him to call her when he was alone. I wasn't in the room with him when he messaged her about not giving a speech. He told me he would call her today and let me know what happens, but at this point I am ready to uninvite her to the wedding. It has been nothing but drama and stress since she "got invited" and I don't need the added stress.
I will add that my fiancé has been supportive throughout this whole thing and said he would stick up for me if she said anything nasty about me, which I fully expect her to do. He is very much a peace keeper and is trying to please everybody, but he will put his foot down for me when needed.
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#15 Is It Weird That My MIL Didn’t Post A Single Picture Of Me From Our Wedding?
So, I just got married yesterday—beautiful day, everything went great. Today people are posting pictures, sharing memories, and offering congratulations. It’s been really sweet.
Then I see my mother-in-law made a post with the caption “Blessed,” which is cute… until I scrolled through the photos. It’s my husband with his dad, his brother, some cousins, her and his sister, her and a friend, the friend and the sister… but not a single photo of me.
Like—who did he marry?
I know for a fact she has pictures of me and my husband together, the photographer shared some earlier. So I’m just kind of sitting here wondering—am I missing something? Is this a thing? Or is it okay that I’m a little thrown off by this?
Then I see my mother-in-law made a post with the caption “Blessed,” which is cute… until I scrolled through the photos. It’s my husband with his dad, his brother, some cousins, her and his sister, her and a friend, the friend and the sister… but not a single photo of me.
Like—who did he marry?
I know for a fact she has pictures of me and my husband together, the photographer shared some earlier. So I’m just kind of sitting here wondering—am I missing something? Is this a thing? Or is it okay that I’m a little thrown off by this?
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#16 “Breaking The Family”
Sister in laws have kids , 2-12 with one being pregnant they will have a 5 month old at the time of our wedding. Both currently throwing a fit about the wedding being child free , fiancés dad called him to tell him this is “breaking the family” as sister in laws are throwing a fit about it. I’m sure many have experienced this but I am beyond mad. At prego SIL wedding she had a rugrat jumping on her dress train while she had her first dance, her kid was 1 and he screamed the entire ceremony, she had to hold him while saying vows, other SIL kids are older but still not well behaved . Like are parents just blind to their kids being bratty? I don’t understand parents that insist a wedding is a good place for their kids just because they wanna dress them up and take pictures like I can’t even entirely be mad at the kids bc a wedding would be so boring to them of course they want to run around and touch things. A wedding is just not the place for kids like dang! I am so mad.
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#17 My (30sf) Twin (M) Doesn't Want Me At His Wedding
Just as the title says. I got the vibe I wasn't invited and his fiancé hates me but our parents kept saying of course I was included and made me feel ridiclous for thinking I wasn't, since we have been so close for most of our lives. For context we are fraternal (boy girl) twins in our thirties (I'm the girl) and never really had any major beef that would warrant this; but it is what it is. I live in another country and on another continent so it's at least a 10 hour flight if I could get a direct, so I needed time in advance but as I hadn't been invited of course I didn't book a ticket, and I would never crash a wedding - my god im so non confrontational, just the thought of wedding crashing is terrifying. In October I was in my home country But now I have it confirmed I'm not invited.
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#18 Everyone Catering To My Mother Instead Of Me
I'm sick and tired of people (my dad and brothers) telling me "I'm ruining this for her" (my mother) when they fail to realize she's ruining my engagement and wedding planning for me.
When I didn't send her a posed selfie with my hand by my face after my engagement and instead sent her a shot of fiance on one knee followed up by a close up shot of the ring.
When I didn't ask her opinion on dessert and told her "the decision has been made" when she tried to change my mind anyway because "she doesn't like what I picked" (a lie).
When I said I'd rather her not come to bridesmaids dresses shopping because I want this moment to be just between me and my closest friends, plus moms don't usually come to that anyway.
When she DEMANDED to see how I wanted to have my hair styled and told me she didn't like that and didn't think it would look nice.
I could go on and on. I need one family member on my side and to call out my mom's behavior. I'm the decider, and I'm not the bad guy for making a decision differently than she would.
I'm dreading having a bachelorette because my dad said "I have to invite her, mom's get invited to those" when NO THEY TYPICALLY DON'T. I will not enjoy myself if she's present.
I'm sick of catering to her.
When I didn't send her a posed selfie with my hand by my face after my engagement and instead sent her a shot of fiance on one knee followed up by a close up shot of the ring.
When I didn't ask her opinion on dessert and told her "the decision has been made" when she tried to change my mind anyway because "she doesn't like what I picked" (a lie).
When I said I'd rather her not come to bridesmaids dresses shopping because I want this moment to be just between me and my closest friends, plus moms don't usually come to that anyway.
When she DEMANDED to see how I wanted to have my hair styled and told me she didn't like that and didn't think it would look nice.
I could go on and on. I need one family member on my side and to call out my mom's behavior. I'm the decider, and I'm not the bad guy for making a decision differently than she would.
I'm dreading having a bachelorette because my dad said "I have to invite her, mom's get invited to those" when NO THEY TYPICALLY DON'T. I will not enjoy myself if she's present.
I'm sick of catering to her.
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#19 MoB Photo-Copied Her Invitation To Invite Randos Like Her Own Hair Stylist!
I made the invitations as my wedding gift to the Bride, and I was MoH.
It was her 2nd wedding, and the location was across the country from where the bride and groom live, so it was only 60 people for the guest list.
The Mom of the Bride started photocopying her invite to take it upon herself to invite random people like her hair stylist!
I don’t know if the bride let them come or not.
ETA: The wedding is over now. The hair stylist attended, but I’m not sure about other guests. The Bride was a bridezilla who [mistreated] the poor wedding planner due yo the bride’s own stress of flying in only a couple days before the wedding. After 22 years, I decided to let go of the friendship.
It was her 2nd wedding, and the location was across the country from where the bride and groom live, so it was only 60 people for the guest list.
The Mom of the Bride started photocopying her invite to take it upon herself to invite random people like her hair stylist!
I don’t know if the bride let them come or not.
ETA: The wedding is over now. The hair stylist attended, but I’m not sure about other guests. The Bride was a bridezilla who [mistreated] the poor wedding planner due yo the bride’s own stress of flying in only a couple days before the wedding. After 22 years, I decided to let go of the friendship.
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#20 MIL keeps making threats about wearing white to our wedding
My fiancé and I recently got engaged, and, on first notice, everyone was really happy and excited for us. But then, my MIL started "jokingly" saying that I should watch out because she might just show up to the wedding wearing a white dress. These were her literal words, in the MIDDLE of our engagement dinner. My fiancé tried to divert the topic of the conversation, kept telling her that everyone knew she wouldn't dare (as a warning). But it's been a week, and she's been sending me screenshots of white dresses she's found around that she "might want to wear to the big day!" What should I do? I'm starting to get really angry, but I don't want to start an argument with her either. This woman is very dramatic, and I just know it will influence her mood throughout the whole wedding planning.
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