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Please Help - wedding & inlaws

TheBigDay Posted: Dec 30, 2005 12:10 AM+

TheBigDay MEMBER SINCE: 9/05 TOTAL POSTS : 746 WEDDING DATE: Sep 08, 2006

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 12:10 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

you say FMIL is looking at white (bridal) dresses.. has she tried any on??? Then i would worry.. other than that it may just be a way of expressing her jealousy that you will be center of attention with her son and not her! my FMIL is like that.. she ALWAYS needs to be the center of attention and that worries me cause if she is not made the focal point she MAKES herself the focal point..

again, good luck!

werock0709 Posted: Dec 30, 2005 12:26 AM+

werock0709 MEMBER SINCE: 12/05 TOTAL POSTS : 8532 WEDDING DATE: May 06, 2007

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 12:26 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

What planet is this woman on? Under NO circumstances should she be thinking of buying a wedding dress. The nerve of some people

waterspout4 Posted: Dec 30, 2005 01:13 AM+

waterspout4 MEMBER SINCE: 9/04 TOTAL POSTS : 4792 WEDDING DATE: Apr 01, 2006

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 01:13 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

Your FH needs to talk with them. No ifs, ands or buts!!!!!!!

roxyspark Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:46 AM+

roxyspark MEMBER SINCE: 8/05 TOTAL POSTS : 1334 WEDDING DATE: Jun 17, 2006

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:46 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

She is going to look like an idiot wearing a bridal gown to someone else's wedding.

As for the extras your FFIL is requesting, tell him that your family has already budgeted X amount, if he wants the extras then he can pay for them.

SPITSBRIDE Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:51 AM+

SPITSBRIDE MEMBER SINCE: 1/05 TOTAL POSTS : 4209 WEDDING DATE: Nov 26, 2005

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:51 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

Oh sweetie...I feel for you

ali120206 Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:54 AM+

ali120206 MEMBER SINCE: 10/05 TOTAL POSTS : 4385 WEDDING DATE: Dec 02, 2006

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:54 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

Posted by TheBigDay

you say FMIL is looking at white (bridal) dresses.. has she tried any on??? Then i would worry.. other than that it may just be a way of expressing her jealousy that you will be center of attention with her son and not her! my FMIL is like that.. she ALWAYS needs to be the center of attention and that worries me cause if she is not made the focal point she MAKES herself the focal point..

again, good luck!

It sounds like both your FILs want to be the center of attention.

If your FFIL wants all the extras, he should pay for them completely since it isn't important to you or your family (that's how I'm working things with my FH, if it's a necessity and they really want it, they need to pay).

For the dress thing, if she does do it (and I hope for your sake she won't), she'll look ridiculous. Maybe if you could get your FH to let her know how ridiculous she would look.

PrincessRose Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:57 AM+

PrincessRose MEMBER SINCE: 9/03 TOTAL POSTS : 4666 WEDDING DATE: Aug 29, 2004

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 08:57 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

You've got an army of brides to back you up. We'll all come after her if she wears that dress.

I think that the easiest solution to this problem is to tell her what color you want her to wear. Pick one. Anyone. It doesn't matter. But she'll have to get a dress in that color, which will (hopefully) not be purchasable in a bridal gown.

My MIL is a winner too, I completely sympathise.

Mrs. dleeny Posted: Dec 30, 2005 10:25 AM+

Mrs. dleeny MEMBER SINCE: 3/05 TOTAL POSTS : 12387 WEDDING DATE: Nov 06, 2005

Posted: Dec 30, 2005 10:25 AM

Re: Please Help - wedding & inlaws

I just wanted to add that I told my DH about what your FMIL wants to wear to your wedding and he said 'I would tell her if she does that she can't come to the wedding'. and that's coming from a guy! that is so wrong on so many levels!