Finally...dd's wedding is in the works

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Originally Posted by catherine

Sounds great!

In terms of the horror stories, yes, DH's mother and my mother weren't speaking to each other after a huge blow-out on the phone two days before the wedding because my mother's escort (her third husband) was wearing a suit, and my MIL's escort (her brother) was wearing a tux.

Geez…and these were two very practical, reasonable women IRL, but too frequently weddings don't resemble real life.

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Doesn't have to be a wedding I had an accident in 1991 after which my mother and aunt's pastor returned a family bible back to my mother. My mother and her sister (my aunt) didn't speak to each other 'til the time each passed away. It's weird what can set people off.

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she Doesn't seem to be in Princess for a Day mode, it's more like Paaaaaarty Time

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Yes!! I scratch my head wondering where this girl got the ultra-outgoing personality she has because it sure didn't come from her hermit parents. DH and I were discussing that yesterday and wondering if we brought home the wrong baby long ago.

I love weddings any which way they are put on.

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Originally Posted by libby

The keeping mouth shut thing is getting really old around here. As adults we should be able to express our opinions and talk openly with our children.

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When my younger sibling went to get married, their spouses mother kind of barrel rolled the whole thing over. Things happened, between my sibling and mother that I didn't even know I was invited, or where the wedding was, until the day of the wedding about 1/2 hour til.
My older siblings wedding I was in as an usher. I ended up walking down one of the extended relatives down to their seat, that the last time I saw them, I was an infant. They and my grandfather talked for the first time in 40 years. I don't know if there was other family there that I don't know or not. I've talked to some, not by my choice over the years, that I have kept things from my family, for their own sanity about.
I wish some relatives would learn it is better to keep your mouth shut sometimes. Because of some of this junk, I have always tried to keep my girlfriends away from my family.

Pinky, the Austin wedding I went to had the twinkling lights in the live oaks. It was absolutely magical, so pretty.

pinkytoe and ctg -congratulations! I'm with Glo - I love weddings however they go :)

When my son got married we gave a set amount & they could do what they wanted. I learned from my Mom that the way to be close to your kids is not to offer unasked for advice. I follow this & I find that I am much closer to my kids then I would be if I was telling them what to do.