Cliche Advice that Makes you Go "Ugh"

"You know the only thing that the groom has to do is show up"

Lol, I always ask FH for his opinion because its his day too. Although, he does agree with me on most things.

I seriously hate when people tell me "don't stress! It will be so fun! You will get it all figured out, it will work itself out". No...no, actually if I don't do things like pay off my vendors or write a seating chart or address invitations it won't "work itself out" and won't be "so fun" and I will be even more stressed. I love how people that tell me this had self-catered weddings or have never been married, one or the other.

My MOH waited too long to order her dress and I was venting about it. My brother overheard me say that her last hope was to get a sample dress, otherwise she would be attending as a guest and he said, "So who are you going to ask to replace her then? You NEED a maid of honor!" I had no words.

@Sunshine OH MY GOD...How could I forget the "everything will fall into place." Like wtf you think this is bitch? Some Chicken Little shit?

" The more expensive the wedding, the more likely you will get divorced" I hear that so much. That and so many people saying well that is not how we did it.

smh

I am always like good for you but this is how we are doing it.

CPD OMG I'm CRYING at your comment! hahaha. It's so true!!

I really just don't ljke it when people tell me or other brides something along the line of "it's your day, do whatever you want" yea as far as like, decor, ceremony, dress, etc. That may be true but the other big goal is to be a good host to your GUESTS

I can't with some advice I've seen. I got into it with someone over self catering last night. She called me high maintenance because I won't self cater... my reply, "yes because having food allergies and not wanting to die is high maintenance"...

Also my sister's SO told me I should just give up on my wedding because she and my sister won't attend.. ummm ok. lol less drama to worry about!

"You can't have a man of honor, bridesman, or groomsmaid. The grooms side has to be all men and the brides side has to be all women"

"It's all about the bride" yeah NO

"Your sister HAS to be your maid of honor, it's mandatory"...just because they are related to you doesn't mean they have to have a specific role or any role at all. You don't know how their relationship is

I seriously want to thunder punch most of those people in the throat when they open their mouths. There's more but I picked my favorites and most cringe worthy

Katie I hate the family obligations advice! No my sister does not have to be in my BP, she would be nothing but drama.

Throat punch is a favorite phrase of mine. Lol

The most eye-roll worthy advice I've gotten was to not worry about the food/cheap out on the food/ choose entrees that I don't like because "the bride and groom never get to eat at their own wedding."

Yeah. Noooope. If I don't like fish, I'm not having that as the main course because YOU think I won't have time to eat it.

The "Don't stress. Wedding planning should be FUN!!!" line pisses me off so much!! If it's so FUN, you can do it.

Oh yes! Another...

I hate with a burning passion when people say "no one cares about marriage anymore, are you sure you want to do this" which has been said to me. Ridiculous.

"Why are you having your wedding so close to Christmas?"

Because I FUCKING LOVE CHRISTMAS! WE FUCKING LOVE CHRISTMAS!

@CrazyPaperDaisy "As long as you're married at the end of the day, nothing else matters!" Sorry, not sorry, but I disagree. I think this comment will make sense after you are married. From the day we get engaged up until the wedding, there is a lot of stress from minor to major things and after everything is all said and done, it really is about you and your SO saying "I do" and becoming one family. sometimes we loose site of this and don't realize it until after everything is over. Most married brides will tell brides to be to remember to relax, enjoy their day, it will go by fast and I think it's because of this comment and how they feel afterwards.

I get "You can always back out!" um... why would I want to? because you aren't happy in your marriage??

I had someone tell me to shorten my dress afterwards. It's a corseted ball gown....so nah, I'm good.

ETA: clarity

I hate when people tell me not to stress (in general, not exclusive to wedding planning) as if it's a switch I can just turn off. "It will all work out!" Uhh no if we ignore the problem it doesn't go away, somebody has to do something about it.

Also, "I spent x amount on my gorgeous flowers/venue/etc. but it was too much so you should just do something cheap and save money." Maybe I want my flowers to be gorgeous too?!

Right before the ceremony while we were taking family pictures, my grandfather was trying to be funny and said "you sure about this? Not too late to run!" one freaking hour before the ceremony.

But the worst of all was "don't worry, rain is good luck!" when the forecast was showing heavy thunderstorms during my outdoor ceremony. Those people almost got a punch in the face.

Also, I had someone tell me to not do a wedding and just elope. Nooo.....FH wants a ceremony with all the bells and whistles.

"we don't drink and most of our guests don't drink"