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Wedding drama, any advice

143 replies

Andreamarie · 21/09/2018 11:01

So this is my first time ever posting anything online but my head is about to explode. Getting married next week and it's been a disaster with one of my bridesmaids who is my future sister in law, and my future mil. So a quick background, his mam is extremely controlling and pass remarkable,when my daughter was born i was breastfeeding she'd feed her formula any monetary gifts sent to my children on his side she took the cheques and cashed them in her employment and I was never told, only found out by finding texts on his phone, a substantial cheque was sent for the wedding which I told my partner to lodge himself, when she found out she rang demanding the cheque be given to her, I could keep going but we had a family bbq in June and she basically just tore into my whole family, my parents my siblings my brothers partner my partner and myself it was horrendous the things she said and in front of my kids and I'm not lying when I say nobody has ever said or done anything to this woman for her to behave the way she did. So two weeks ago my maid of honour done a timetable for the morning of the wedding and sent it to everyone, and future sisin law I kid you not wrote back that I should go first for hair and makeup so HER mam can get ready, so maid of honour told her it's not possible and the bride shouldn't be rushed to accommodate her mam and she responded with well she's not being left out it's HER son's wedding and she will be there to get her hair and makeup done as the hair and makeup girls are friends of hers and that's it, so MIL was expecting after attacking my whole family and I to rock up and use my hair and makeup people, so I contacted her myself and told her that given her mams behaviour it's not appropriate that she is here with the bridal party the morning of the wedding but to keep you two happy you keep the hair and makeup people ill try and find someone 3 weeks before my wedding to which she replied that's fine at least we're sorted then!!! The girl has done nothing but cause stress the whole way through everything she offered to do she done nothing and I mean nothing ignored texts etc, even down to jewellery I sent prices etc shops that had what I thought would be nice and she rang her brother my partner claiming she was never informed and that I'm trying to cause problems! When we put up about hats etc no-one is to wear a massive hat she actually recorded herself giving out about it and put it in the WhatsApp group for the wedding! Even though it's there in black and white! Not to mention she owes the other two bridesmaid money from the hen party and she's blanking them as well.and to top it off she's told me she'll be telling the photographer what to do to ensure he gets great pictures of HER!!!.
So do I tell her to step down or just go through for peace sake and cut ties after the wedding?

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Zebra31 · 21/09/2018 12:29

Hopping Grin

Bananalanacake · 21/09/2018 12:30

Was about to ask the same. How can she cash cheques if they are payable to you?

Emmageddon · 21/09/2018 12:31

Cancel the wedding and elope.

Cancel the wedding and walk away from your partner and his crazy-not-in-a-good-way family.

Go ahead with the wedding and spend the next few years in utter misery trying to extricate yourself from the mess.

Eliza9917 · 21/09/2018 12:32

Why have you got the SIL as a BM? Sack her and don't let either of them in on the morning of the wedding. Don't let them use your hair & make up artists either. Keep them and let these two cheeky fuckers find their own.

WhatHo · 21/09/2018 12:44

Hang about, leave the wedding for a mo: your MIL... took money meant for your kids? Do I have that correct? I mean that is literally stealing.

What did your future DH do about this? If nothing I would be very VERY worried about your future autonomy.

shakeyourcaboose · 21/09/2018 12:47

Fuck that! Run!!!!!

glitterfarts · 21/09/2018 12:54

Your DH-to-be is going to become more like his mum as years go on. Are you sure you want to marry into this family when your man can't stand up to her?

diddl · 21/09/2018 12:59

How does she get hold of the cheques/know about them & have access to your daughter enough to feed her?

Charlie97 · 21/09/2018 13:02

She formula fed a breast fed baby against your wishes?

Relationship over end of! And if your DH didn't deal with it effectively and cut unsupervised access (assuming he wasn't there when it happened, but I'm thinking he may have been) then relationship over with him as well!

Don't get caught up with the wedding is next week, it's better now than down the line!

youlethergo · 21/09/2018 13:02

I wouldn't tell her to stand down. It will only make the drama worse.

Are you sure you want to marry into this family?

Ellisandra · 21/09/2018 14:03

I was kind of on your side (I mean - stealing money!) then you read your comment about you dictating what hats people can wear.
So I’m not sure if you’re as bad as each other and there’s two sides to the drama!

TheFuckfaceWhisperer · 21/09/2018 14:10

Don't go through with it, you will regret it forever

Heighwayqueen · 21/09/2018 14:12

I couldn't read that. Punctuation is your friend

CalonGlas · 21/09/2018 14:13

explain the cheques, I really don't get it.

hazell42 · 21/09/2018 14:21

I found your post difficult to read because of the lack of punctuation. You all sound nuts. Why would you be sending out dictats about hats or jewellery?
It's a wedding. Invite only people who are happy to celebrate with you. And remember that it is your wedding, important only to you and your husband. Nothing bad will happen if someone inadvertently wears a big hat? They sound horrible and you sound a bit if a bridezilla. Chill

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 21/09/2018 14:27

Run for the hills.

Nightwatch999 · 21/09/2018 14:30

Oh my pet hate is posters putting the OP down because of punctuation!

Merryoldgoat · 21/09/2018 14:32

No chance I’d be marrying into that fucking nightmare.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 21/09/2018 14:34

Oh my pet hate is posters putting the OP down because of punctuation!

Why? It's so hard to read without punctuation. The first post was really hard to follow as it is without any commas, full stops or paragraphs. 🤨

DailyMailFail101 · 21/09/2018 14:37

You need to think seriously if you are prepared for this stress for the rest of your life? Your not just marring your fiancé but his family.

Gemini69 · 21/09/2018 14:49

I wouldn't have anyone at my Wedding who STOLE money from my Children.. the end

LagunaBubbles · 21/09/2018 14:54

Oh my pet hate is posters putting the OP down because of punctuation!

Its not putting the OP down - its stating the obvious that its very difficult to read without paragraphs. Which it is.

ConsiderHerWaysAndOthers · 21/09/2018 14:58

That was long and confusing but based on a skim read:
You can’t dictate what people wear, stop being a bridezilla.
Why are you having any sort of relationship with someone who has repeatedly stolen/tried to steal from you and your child?
Where is your fiancé in all this? It’s his mother and sister.

I’d seriously think twice about marrying into this shit show of a family. If you do through with it then I’d call off the wedding, elope instead and go low/no contact with the thieving mother in law.

Andreamarie · 21/09/2018 15:07

My mam said the same thing 😅😱

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Andreamarie · 21/09/2018 15:15

Guys apologies about my punctuation I was so angry writing this morning. So she lodged the cheques in her account as she actually works in the bank my partner has his account and she accesses this account. I know it's very illegal. I asked his sister as I thought it would be nice as she has no sisters, I'm way too soft I know. We have three children together and we love each other so it's too much to throw away. But his family have just gotten out of hand over the last few weeks, and it's been so hard as my dad has had major pancreatic surgery two weeks ago. So I just thought I'd get some objective opinions.
Thanks everyone for responding 😊

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