My FH's neice weighs 250 lbs. She wears a size 22W in clothes. She is 10. SIL lets her eat whatever and whenever she wants. She stinks because she dosent bathe properly, and she told her grandfather to shut up the other day.No one seems to think too much of it, and I am starting to wonder if I should marry into this family.

Justice of the peace is the way to go! No crazy drunken family members, no huge bill, and no bitchy bridesmaids. Plus, you get to privately share the best day of your life with the one person you love most! Who could ask for more?

i got engaged a month ago and i've been stressed about planning the wedding because it seemed like it was going to be so expensive and so much work. but today, my fh and i figured out what we're going to do. we're going to have a very small morning ceremony with just family and a few friends at a little schoolhouse and all go out for brunch afterward. then that evening we'll have a dinner party at a nice restaurant to include some of the people who weren't at the wedding. very simple, no crazy rental and catering fees. i feel so relaxed and now i can really look forward to it.

I can't stand my fiance's big, fat, redneck family.

We're going to be a military family, and his parents, my parents, and both of us all live in different states. We had 2 engagement parties, I'm being given 2 bridal showers, and we're having 2 receptions. Call it a "gift grab" all you like, but I had nothing to do with any of it. I am blessed that people asked to do this for me.

I am from a very wealthy family, and I have fallen in love with...are you ready? A David's Bridal gown!! I'm going to buy it, but I will have to remove the labels and tell my mom I had it made for me.

FH and I both want a courthouse ceremony followed by dinner with our immediate family. However, FH believes that his large, close-knit family wants a "real" wedding (that we will be paying for ourselves), and that what everyone else wants is more important than what we want. We had a huge argument about it last night. Maybe he's right...greatest good for the greatest number and all that. The idea of a "real" wedding makes me queazy, though.

My siblings and parents refused to attend our wedding when they found out that I'd invited people "not of the right faith". There were like three hijabis and someone who I think is agnostic (never actually asked), and they're all good friends from university. That's not mentioning DH's family, who are Chinese and all Buddhists. So yeah... In the end I was glad they were out of the wedding. Made everything a lot easier.

When I got engaged at 26, my mother told me I'd be allowed a say in the guests to our wedding. Wha..? We were paying, so inviting extra people was coming directly out of our savings, we hadn't budgeted for it, and frankly, it was our wedding, not hers. I'd be happy if she asked if I could invite some of her friends, but the holier-than-thou approach of "I'll ALLOW you to have A SAY" was ridiculous. She moped the entire wedding and told anyone who'd listen that we'd be divorced in 6 months because I had no idea about how to treat family. So glad I've got DH's family now.

We told my parents that we were engaged, and they threw a fit because they weren't paying for me to marry someone like HIM-weddings are expensive and they're not wasting their money on someone with his salary. Well, we're eloping, thanks for asking, and I don't like to spend someone else's money on us anyway. His family's reaction: "that's really nice, we always hoped you'd marry one day. Let us know if we can help with anything. Now, what kind of pasta would you like for lunch? We're about to order some for everyone." Best response ever. I can't wait to officially be a part of his family.