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Hannah
Devoted December 2019

Mom is unhappy - feelings discouraged

Hannah, on September 12, 2019 at 9:16 PM

Posted in Family and Relationships 30

I’m mostly here to vent but would accept any opinions/advice on the situation. So so one of the hardest decisions we’ve made so far with planning is where or not to serve alcohol. We originally intended for it to be dry for budget reasons and because we have a lot of coworkers/bosses and religious...
I’m mostly here to vent but would accept any opinions/advice on the situation.

So so one of the hardest decisions we’ve made so far with planning is where or not to serve alcohol. We originally intended for it to be dry for budget reasons and because we have a lot of coworkers/bosses and religious family members attending and my dad is a recovering alcoholic. This literally kept me up at night trying to decide what to do but in the end we have decided to serve beer and wine. Because the other half of our guest list is people like us, our age, that like to drink socially. We decided that because we are the type of people to drink when we go out, it seemed more “us” to have drinks and celebrate.

Well, my mom is pitching a fit. She hates alcohol. She asked me today if I was doing beer and wine and I said yes and she goes “that’s so stupid! Well then you don’t need nanny (my grandma) to say a prayer during your ceremony!” Honestly let me say that I love my mom and we are close and usually she is right. So I’m struggling with this because I also know that she can be judgmental and I know that even though I love Jesus, I don’t think I’m going to hell for drinking on occasion. I’m just disheartened because I hate disappointing her (even at 25 years old🙄) and I don’t want to listen to her negative comments. Has anyone else been in this situation? Did your mom/family member get over it? I just want her to let me decide how I want MY wedding to go - especially because I’m grown and I’m paying for it.😕

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  • Hannah
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    Yes!! Thank you!
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  • Hannah
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    To be honest, I’m actually fine with my dad leaving early. We aren’t close and I wouldn’t be upset. I would be sad if my mom left though. They aren’t married anymore to clarify. Been divorced for years and married to other people. I don’t know. Neither me or my fiancé are huge drinkers but we both enjoy a glass of wine with nice dinner, or a few drinks with friends on occasion. So for us it was a hard decision because we don’t totally sway towards either side. But this just felt more “right” for us. More representative of who we are. We will not be doing any toasts and I plan to keep the alcohol low key and not in their faces so I’m hoping it will go smoothly.😬
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  • Hannah
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    Thanks for this! That’s the way I see it too! I think she’s just going to have to learn to accept it.
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  • Catherine
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    You're very welcome Smiley heart She loves you and you love her! That is most important

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  • Kelsey
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    Lol we had two sets of corn hole, giant jenga, and giant connect four at our wedding. I told people our theme was "upscale tailgate". I grew up in Georgia and my husband grew up in rural Oregon so I'll proudly stand next to a fellow redneck hahaha. Also people loved the games we had at the wedding!

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  • Heather
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    There is nothing wrong with alcohol in moderation. I have a set of grandparents that dislike alcohol and would probably prefer a dry wedding, but they know it's my wedding. They may not like it, but my grandfather will still officiate and they will both attend. I think your mom will get over it. Idk your mom, but it seems like religion and your dad being a recovering alcoholic as the reasons she'd prefer no alcohol. Overall, she will just be happy to be at your wedding watching you get married and such.

    I've been told some of FH's family members may try to have too much to drink. We have hired an ABC-licensed company, so I'm praying they do what they are paid to do and cut people off when necessary.

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  • Hannah
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    We live in a small hick town on the Florida/Alabama line and have lived here forever. We are definitely redneck lol. My wedding is “cozy Christmas elegance” but I’m serving comfort food and I just want to stay true to our roots. Everyone else I’ve told about the cornhole has LOVED the idea!😍😂
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  • Hannah
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    You’re right. And I’m the end, she will have to just let it go. We aren’t hiring a bartender but we will have my stepdad cut people off if they start getting wild. Not trying to have a kegger just want people to loosen up lol
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  • Kelsey
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    Oh my family goes to Perdido Key almost every year for vacation! I love it there
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  • Hannah
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    Oh that’s awesome! We are about an hour north of perdido key in a little town called Jay! Perdido is definitely beautiful!
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