I just started wedding planning and already made my MIL upset...

I've never heard that it is "proper etiquette" to invite your FMIL to go shopping with you - a nice gesture especially if you're close, but not etiquette. I went with my mom and that was it - my MOH came the night I said yes, but that was after I had narrowed it down to 2 dresses. I didn't invite FMIL at all, granted she lives a few states away, but there's nothing you can really do about it if she's upset. You've apologized and now she has to just get over it.

If you really feel bad, offer to take her to lunch and then to the store and put the dress on for her. Maybe have her try on some MOG dresses.

I never heard that you were suppose to invite you MIL. I have helped friends purchase their dress, but not one of them invited their MIL. You bought your dress, she wasn't there. I wasn't like you intentionally did. You just looking and wham! There she was.

If it will make her feel better, you can invite her when you go shopping for your BM and FG dresses.

I actually bought my dress the first day of looking as well and I invited my future MIL to come with me along my MOH, my mother and daughter. I made an appointment to go to a store and didn't like anything so I dropped MIL of and went to lunch with MOH my mom and my daughter who was hungry and I didn't feel like cooking so we went out. We ended up at another store we found needed no appointment and bought my dress. I felt bad MIL want there but it just happened.. That's what it sounds like to me to that happened with you. Whoever you invite is who you invite not who "should" be there.

She wasn't to upset.. Made a joke of it like "oh you went without me" but that was it.

You could always invite her to the fitting if you want.. I might do that since I do feel bad she wasn't there but it was unexpected

You've apologized; you've done enough. She'll forget soon anyway. There is no rule that says MILs should be invited to those types of events. My mom raised my three brothers and was never invited to one shopping or fitting event for my SILs, and she was absolutely ok with it. I didn't invite my mil, and she also got upset, but it turned out that she got upset about our plans a lot throughout the planning process. You didn't mean to hurt her, it's not that big of a deal. I just wouldn't acknowledge it again. Let it die down. There will be plenty of more wedding events that she can come to.

I never heard of this etiquette either, however I did a dress shopping day with my mom and MIL and had a similar situation. They both loved me in a dress that made me look like the stay puff marshmallow man. When I went back and chose a different dress without them (her) she got real nasty about it. Nice Nasty.... It's your wedding and you are going to hurt feelings a long the way. People will get over it when they realize that it's about you, not them.

Sorry to hear about your MIL being upset but I know plenty who don't invite theirs. I went with my BFF. Which bridal shop did you go to? Our venue is in fort worth too

Geez good thing you told me, I didnt know its tradition to have the MIL and other ladies there for dress shopping. I figure I'd just go with a close gf or two(or anybody else I could drag along with me!) Sorry about your MIL though she needs to be understanding...

I wouldn't invite my future mother in law, Nothing against her but that's something I would want to share with my mum only. You have done the best you can though by apologising there's not much more to do and hopefully she will get over it

I didn't invite my FMIL. Just my mom and some of my lady friends. She'll get over it.

I've never heard of needing to invite FMIL dress shopping.

Did you buy your dress right off the rack, or did you have to order it? If you had to order it, you could invite FMIL to come with you when you get your dress. Maybe that would be a good way to reach out to her.

I guess "proper etiquette" was the wrong choice of words for me to use. It was more of we had talked prior and she wanted to make this day trip for her,myself, my sister and whoever else wanted to go to look at dresses, we just didn't know when we were going to do it. I wasn't planning on looking that day and it just so happened I tried on "the" dress. I do have to order it and I did invite her to come up to Fort Worth when it comes in for the fitting but she said she doesn't even want to see it until the wedding now. I just was trying to be nice bc I felt bad about the situation and now she has her feelings hurt.

She needs to put on her big girl panties and grow the eff up. It's a nice gesture, but this is a moment between my own mother and whoever decides to come. You've made your apologies and done everything like an adult. I hope this doesn't mean she needs to be there for EVERYTHING!

You asked her then things didn't turn out as planned. It happens. It's life. You apologized. Take her to a fitting. She is a grown woman and can figure out how to get over it.

LOL I found my dress when I went by myself. No friends, no family. I'm taking my mother and BP this weekend to show them me in it, but I wouldn't worry about it. Maybe include her in something else? Looking at venues or caterers or flowers?

I had my mom and my aunt when I went the first time. I'll be going with my MOH, my mom and probably a BM or two the second time.

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I wouldn't worry about it too much. I invited my FMIL and she was out of town the weekend that we were going. I offered that she could go to a fitting and showed her a picture of the dress. It was nice that you want to include her, so she needs to decide if she wants to go to the fitting or not.

Dont be sorry! I did not invite my FMIL to go with me. Just my mom and MOH. I wanted it to be special. And lets just say my FMIL is very rude and selfish most of the time. If you want to make ammends. Maybe try to offer to take her dress shopping for her dress. Or make a big fus that you want her at the first dress fitting when it comes in.

It seems as though the issue was you invited her, she got excited about going, and then you ended up going it without her. I can understand why she's upset. Give her time to cool down - she'll probably be ok in the long run.