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

[catherine]

I keep quiet mostly because I hear horror stories from DD about her friend's mothers trying to run the whole event. We had a long sit-down yesterday to discuss logistics and costs. She is planning an Austin funky wedding so at the least it will be informal and hopefully memorable in a good way. No attendants, short ceremony and lots of partying and dancing afterward with a food truck for feeding everyone. Outside under huge live oaks and twinkly lights.

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.