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Not inviting MIL

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oceaneyesq · 01/08/2022 16:00

My fiancé and I are getting married.

Originally we planned on a big white wedding in his mums garden.

However his MIL is overbearing and has said something completely unforgivable. (Said I lied about having a miscarriage, you may remember my other thread)

I think she's done this to drive a wedge and to stop OH moving (we are long distance, he lives near her and is moving to me) she can't bear the thought of him moving...

Anyway... we are currently on holiday in the states. Seeing the sights and seeing people have quicky weddings...

OH suggested we do a legal wedding here, just the 2 of us, and I'm ok with that... we can have a fancy party back home with our friends and family

i don't want OH to regret not seeing me in a dress or having a real wedding, he says he doesn't care and we can always have a wedding later...

His family will be devastated as he's the only boy, the youngest and the last to marry. He isn't bothered but I don't want any upset. We will have a "proper" wedding at some point

AIBU to just go ahead and get hitched? Has anyone else done a wedding without it being a wedding?

Tell me your courthouse wedding stories ...

OP posts:
IDreamOfTheMoors · 02/08/2022 03:18

oceaneyesq · 01/08/2022 16:16

Did any of you do the wedding without the dress and flowers etc?
I'm thinking of just doing it, apparently we can get a licence within a day and marry any time after that, so it just makes sense to just do it

My parents got married outside of Las Vegas and didn’t tell anyone for over a year.
Yes, there were a few tears and upset but exactly what could anyone do? They were married!
Their marriage lasted SIXTY YEARS and they managed to live without a dress and flowers.
My mum told me once she never looked back.

MyDarlingClementine · 02/08/2022 07:20

It's his family though not yours and he is asking to just do it? So why are you bringing in...he's the only boy etc?
He's not an only child even? They have been too and seen other Weddings?
Let him choose whether he wants his own family there and go with that.
His family are really not your business,your partner is.

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