YABU
I'm getting married in a disabled parking space with my goat as ring bearer. (we bought the diamond from a cheery little boy who had dug it up himself when we were on holiday last year - how sweet)
My oldest 5 and their dads are invited (well not the one in prison) but not the younger ones.
My mother is complaining that I want her to look after the younger two children instead of coming to the wedding, but this is a child free wedding (apart from the aforementioned older dc).
I've told her she can watch via Skype on the 66" TV she bought with her winter fuel money. But no, off she goes complaining, and she wants to give me a tatty old book for a present!
Anyway someone needs to hear them read those boring school books.
If all of that wasn't enough my brother is refusing to fly in from New Zealand because
a) he has just acquired a cat
and
b) he is only invited to the evening do, AIBU to think if isn't flying in then he could give me the money saved as a present?
Anyway, he has the most awful habit with toilet rols, he neither folds nor scrunches, he just pulls it between his legs until it runs clean.
After the wedding having a hog roast in the parent and child spaces, now some of DPs relatives are vegetarian, but they will just have to eat hog on the day that's not unreasonable is it?
For the evening we are having greggs sausage rolls and fruit shoots.
We didn't want to offend anyone by asking for money so instead we are doing the greek/italian thing with a money dance. I've mentioned the dance in the invites and put a suggested price
Parents £500 - £1000
siblings £500
other relatives £200
friends £100
does that sound OK or should I suggest bigger amounts? Most are on benefits so they ca afford it.