I had to cut my mom out of my life before my wedding. DH and I planned a small ceremony for immediate fam only, 5 hours away. We were paying for it. My parents wanted to throw us a reception a week later, no prob. My mom fought the plans the entire way and tried to insist on a larger wedding, different outfits for DH & I, different cake/topper, different food etc...NOTHING was okay with her. When I didn't change plans, she tried to force me to leave my fiancee and forbade me from marrying him. Instead, I cut ties with my parents and have had an amazing husband for 2 years.

I just want my moms support, im not asking for much me, my fiance our parents and grandparents and tons of candles, food, and wine. thats it! no were near what she had 10,000 on a freaking dress ALONE! I JUST WANT TO BE HIS WIFE

I told my fh it's okay to just get me a wedding band since the economy is so bad. We need that money for other things. I'm kinda sad that I won't be getting that one caret we picked out last week. But I know that it's more important to have a roof over our head and food on the table than a diamond ring.

The first time I got married it was all about the dress, bridesmaids, what would everyone wear, what food would we serve that my mom would like, and how could I make my mom happy. The second (and last!) time, it was all about US, what we wanted our day to look like, who we wanted there, what we wanted to serve our guests, and lots and lots of family. I heart my 2nd wedding :)

My rule-of-thumb: don't put anything on a credit card that's gone before you're done paying for it. No food, no gas, no WEDDING. It's really quite simple, if we can't pay cash for it we don't actually need it.

We decided on a buffet at our wedding. We thought it would be fun (and freaking DELICIOUS) to get food from some of our favorite restaurants around town, in addition to having a local caterer (and acquaintance) do the appetizers and dessert. Is it tacky to ask the caterer friend to have her staff serve food from other restaurants? Her staff will be there anyway, so why have people from 4 different venues when we can have just one? PLEASE ADVISE!!

Are you kidding me!! Less than 90 days before our wedding and you call me to tell me you are selling the wedding venue??? My invitations are out, RSVPS are comming in. Great, you will return my deposit! I still have one TEEENSY WEENSY problem though. I get married in less than 90 days and now I don't have a ceremony or reception venue or food service! GRRRRR! The joys of planning a wedding!

I never wanted to be a bridesmaid for my sister, but my family made me feel like I would ruin the whole wedding if I didn't. So then what happened, my sister (the bride) ignored me all day except when she wanted me to do the makeup for the other girls because her appointment ran long. We didn't even get pictures together, but she found time for all the other bridesmaids. I then had to serve food to her and all the other parts of the bridal party. Thanks sis.

Sometimes I wish I had invited less people to my wedding and spent the extra on more days for my honeymoon. Or spent less on the food and done the same. The wedding is only one day and it passes in a flash and I shouldn't have spent so much on it.

I'd totally love to serve something new and different at my wedding as an option. I'm pretty sure neither my fiance nor I know a single person that prefers McD's to giving a new food a try. I'm not sorry about that. In fact, I think it's a bit sad and pathetic. New experiences make life richer! McD's just makes you fat and sick.