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Savvy July 2017

Mom taken over wedding planning.

Alice, on April 28, 2017 at 10:13 AM

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My mother and father very generously will be hosting our wedding at their home as well as paying for it. Paying was something they absolutely insisted on from the beginning. My mother since has completely hijacked the wedding and it is not even recognizable to what myself and FH have been imagining...

My mother and father very generously will be hosting our wedding at their home as well as paying for it. Paying was something they absolutely insisted on from the beginning.

My mother since has completely hijacked the wedding and it is not even recognizable to what myself and FH have been imagining for years.

The first thing in planning--I wanted a small weddingHer response was "absolutely not" and she was very pushy about adding 40 of her 'closest' friends.

My mother will actually no longer speak to me after on the phone I said "mom, we are on the same team", which offended her deeply for some reason and now she will only talk to FH which mostly consists of "what were you guys thinking" and even hurtful accusations that he is manipulating me to want certain things.

Since, she has changed our caterer without speaking to me, our wine vendor, and is changing general logistics to the ceremony.

I want my mothers input and we added a lot of elements that were her ideas (continued)

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  • Mrs. Bubba
    VIP September 2019
    Mrs. Bubba ·
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    Okay, this sounds like that “You’ll get to have the Wedding of your dreams when YOUR daughter gets married” situation. Put your foot down when and where you can.
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  • MrsHamm
    Dedicated September 2019
    MrsHamm ·
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    You need to have a conversation with her and tell her to cancel everything and start over. I've had to remind my mind that's it's not her wedding several times and she back off. But, tell her to cancel everything because it's not what you want and you would rather pay for your own wedding to get what you want.

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  • Sarah
    November 2019
    Sarah ·
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    Bad advice...they may have final say in price range but overall it is just normal human decency to let the bride and groom choose...they shouldn't offer if they can't just sit back and enjoy 2 lovebirds happiness being created built and celebrated ... This goes both ways...yes it is nice and definitely show appreciation...but also know your audience and who's offering...and if it comes unexpectedly that they are taking over...elope and sorry you couldn't be there, tough love...worst case scenario...
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