I've never been to a renewal of wedding vows ceremony and perhaps they're all like this... My ILs are celebrating their 40th anniversary tomorrow by renewing their vows in church followed by a sit-down lunch, then an evening party and buffet.
MIL phoned yesterday and I asked if she was looking forward to tomorrow, to which she replied in a strained voice: 'No, completely frantic', seeming to expect some sort of sympathy. I felt like pointing out that if it makes her so stressed and unhappy, why bother? She seems to be treating the whole thing as a wedding and we've been asked to be at the church early to hand out orders of service, button-holes and corsages MIL has spent week searching for the perfect outfit and FIL assures me it looks 'bridal'.
I'm not particularly looking forward to it as I know she's going to spend the whole day looking like she's about to cry- she finds these situations so stressful but at the same time, seems to rather enjoy a bit of drama.
Are these services normally just like weddings or are they usually a bit more low-key? My MIL doesn't do low-key.
I do love my ILs, they're essentially nice people, just rather irritating.
Are they being a bit OTT?