FDH wants a science-oriented wedding. It's not like a horrible idea or anything, it's just the my family is full of moronic expert-hating-but-not-when-I-need-one-to-save-my-life type people.

I wish I had parents who had some money, and family members who cared about a wedding. I'll be surprised if half of them showed. Actually, they probably would just to see if the "slut finally hitched one". Yeah whatever, kiss my "Just Married" cans.

My family messed up my wedding so badly that my mom actually said she wishes we'd do it again so she could "help do it right." Not a chance. I only ever planned to get married once, and I am not spending all that money again so you get a shot at a do-over to ease your conscience.

My future FIL called me yesterday to tell me that he has been working Overtime and he now has the $$ to pay for our catering. I may not have anyone coming to the wedding from my family, but I am sooo lucky to finally have a Dad like him

x2 on having honest, loving family members who give money to help, not to have influence in wedding planning. My parents gave my BF and I a $10k check for a down payment on a house with another $5k to follow in the next tax year for a wedding when we are ready. It's what my family has done for every generation and a tradition I will continue when we have children.

My husband and I intended to pay for our wedding by ourselves, and we didn't ask anybody for a dime. My dad surprised us a few months beforehand with a check for $8,000. No special requests, no strings attached, he didn't even know or care exactly what we did with it. Maybe we're the exception, but I wanted to let you brides know that there ARE family members out there who may offer to help with the wedding just out of the goodness of their hearts.

So, FMIL wants my DF to come home "just him" for a family weekend...even though she knows we have plans...and he's seriously considering doing it. This is just the latest episode with her. Sometimes I wish I could tell him what I really think of her.

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Brides, if a family member (his or yours) offers you a big chunk of money for the wedding? And tells you there are "no strings attached"? DO NOT BELIEVE IT! DO NOT ACCEPT THE MONEY! Months down the road this duplicitous individual will be instructing you to invite all their cousins and their graduating class (whom you've never met) and hire their favorite band and serve their favorite cocktails and how about a square dance? WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING

My future SIL is getting married before my fiance and I. No one in his family ever asks about our wedding planning, the focus is ALWAYS on her (even though we are in the same stages of planning) I never say anything, but I am tired of always hearing about HER!

I love my DH's family. I swear even if me and him weren't married I'd be friends with his sister. But I'm so PISSED that she scheduled her wedding day on my one year wedding anniversary.