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From one of my co-workers, at least once a day - 'You know marriage is the leading cause of divorce'

And my other favorite, from pretty much everyone - 'Well where are you going to live? You're not still going to live at home now are you?' Well, PARDON ME, people, but FH's dad is quite literally dying which is why I had to plan this whole thing in 3 months and which is why we're not moving out! (Besides, it's easier to save for a house that way)

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LOLOL...thanks for the laughter everyone!!! I can't think of anything TOO horrible yet, but I have plenty to look forward to....the week before my sister's wedding, my mom and my sister had a fight over who should be more stressed...and my mom was honestly convinced it was her!! The only thing i've really gotten was:

'Two years!? Why so long?' (b/c i'm in grad school and we're still young and poor!)

Oh, and there's my mom who said 'You're going about 20 friends there right?' (you should have seen her face when i said it was more like 50)

and there's just my mom's overall concern that my friends won't spend 'enough' on our presents...personally, I just care that my friends are there!

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THese are hysterical - here are some of my 'gems'

FMIL when I showed her my BM dresses, 'Oh, they are so plain'.

FMIL seeing me in my dress, 'Oh, its so......you'

FMIL when I brought her to the hall, 'Oh, its not gaudy at all' (Apparently b/c I am italian I like gaudy things).

My mom (god love her) - Flowerfield, that is so far (Ok, I live in Commack, the hall is in Saint James, 15 minutes away from the house).

Photographer who I have since terminated my contract with, 'wow, you're getting married at Flowerfield, you must have money'. Haa, haa - if that guy only knew how NOT rich I am.

These are my favorites but I have plenty more. But thank god more good stuff than bad!

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I saw mistyeyed posted that she hoped none of her guests were awake now - well so will the next story on here be - FMIL saying how will you make sure we don't get sick

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The mother of my MOH says to me the WEEK before the wedding(MOH's whole family was invited to my wedding): ' I just don't know how we're all going to be able to get out there...we only have one car, I think I'll tell aunt XXXX to stay home!'

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these were really funny to read. some people are just crazy! i really don't have anything to share. my family has been really supportive (or just knows how to keep their mouths shut at the right time). my coworkers would tease me at first b/c they said my ring was blinding them from being too sparkly. but that was all in good fun.

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I forgot one -
Let me preface this by saying that we are not having kids - not a FG not a ring bearer - NONE. There were just too freakin many...and if you invite one, you have to invite them all.

Anyway my cousin has two gorgeous little girls (ages 9 and 5 by the time we get married) whom I adore and who adore me. Not asking them to be FGS tore me up, but it was a decision FH and I made together and that's it.

I go visit them in Texas last year, after making it clear to their mother that we were not having children...and a few minutes into some Barbie play with them, I get these adoring big brown eyes and a drape across my lap.... 'Aunt Rachel, are you gonna ask us to be your flower girls?' I'm going 'BEOTCH BEOTCH BEOTCH' mentally to my cousin and I said 'I don't think so sweetie...you guys will be in school...' and so the little one, my angel, goes 'Well then do you know any other big girls whose wedding we can be in?' It would have been cute if I wasn't so dayum angry with their mother for siccing them on me.

OH yeah - FH's cousin is having a baby like, now (our wedding is in Sept) and when FMIL told her we weren't having children at the wedding she goes 'But it's a BABY! An infant! What's the big deal!' Then she goes 'Oh well, I know you'll take care of it Aunt ____. You'll clear it with them for me to bring the baby.' HELLO! Two of our freakin groomsmen are going to have newborns by the time we get married and they aren't bring THEIRS! Not to mention that 10 couples on our guest list- yes 10 - have gotten pregnant and will deliver before our wedding since we got engaged and none of them are bringing their babies either!

THE GALL!

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I remembered more!

From my mom's boyfriend when I told my mom that FH had told him he was going to propose: 'He didn't believe him, he thought he never would!'
so this schmuck thinks my FH is a liar?!?

And the same as above from my MOH's Grandmother-in-law, plus she said that I needed someone different, he wasn't my type - (translation: he didn't make enough $$$$and she wanted to set me up with 'a nice jewish boy')

Give me another day and I'll remember another rude SOB who said something stupid when I got engaged!

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Bumping for more stories

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I got the same from alot of my co-workers, 'Over Two Years. By the time the engagement might be over'. Thanks for making me feel so good about having a long engagement.

Two of my good friends on we having all my vendors and almost everything taken care of: 'YOu better be careful. They might close before you get married and then you will be out all that money and have nothing'. Thanks for making me worry about other things.

My FIL and FSIL about the BM dress: 'That is the dress. That is the color. Catherine (FI's niece) does not like strapless'. My FI than explains to them that we are adding spahetti straps and a shawl. They tell him 'She does not like spaghetti straps. She needs a jacket. She does like to have her arms exposed. Don't worry she will make her own jacket'. After this problem, FI put his foot down and told them that this is the dress, she is not making her own jacket and if you and her do not like it than she does not have to be in the BP. When she saw the dress in person (since she had only seen a picture), loved the dress and the color.

I hate when people put their two cents in about everything.

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Somebody in my family (who shall remain nameless) told me that I needed to invite less of MY friends and more of my parents friends because they would be more likely to give us nice gifts!! HELLO!

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This was such a great thread. I've really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. We should all get together and write a book!

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these are soo funny!!!!

I have a couple..

My mom and sister, while planning my *surprise* shower, which is still a surprise, I dunno when it is BUT, they've bugged me about everything.. tell me 'you really think people are going to buy you anything off your registry.. you registered for such expensive things, you should have really out some cheaper things on there!' ***!?! and to think that I think I did a good job...

or on the subject of kids at the wedding.

well where are the kids going to go? will you be providing a room for them and getting a clown? R U KIDDING ME? lock them in the trunk for all I care. NO KIDS AT THE WEDDING..

at work about the ring.

'WHOAH! you just blinded me with that.... what does your fiance do for a living again?'
or

'can you take it off so I can take a look at it closer!' LOL !! from an attorney here..

or if you ever see my wife here, turn your ring around, I'll get alot of sh it.. from another attorney here, mind you who is one of the top producers here...also from a coworker, 'I'm so jealous of you, you have what? 1 year until you quit?' I was like no, why? well, I just figured that rich (yeah, real rich lol) fiance of yours would make you quit your job!' todd would keal over if I didn't work b/c I'd drive him crazy or broke lol

from FMIL on the phone talking to someone about the hall 'well, it is beautiful, but you know they would not be having it there if I didn't think it was' lol

FMIL about the e-party, we were going to have it at this local yacht club and have it catered.. we didn't want anything big..

'what will everyone think about you having it here.. this place is so low class.' none of my family will come here lol

so instead we ended up with Fox Hollow and having a wedding-y e-party.

I love this thread.. some of them are really funny!

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Best one that really made my blood boil was when my MIL said to us on the day we made the final payment at Milleridge, week from the wedding:

'Why didn't you have a smaller wedding? You two are spending way to much money.'

I was totally p*&%ed off b/c we wanted to get married the summer of 2002 but b/c we had no $$ help we had to do it in March 2003.

What is wrong with people?

Can't they mind their own business.

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I remember another one while I was reading some of the other posts.

From FMIL at the time:
Nobody is going to buy you a glass that cost $30 a piece.
Just like to say that not only did I get all 12 of the wine and goblets but my cousin got me an additional six of each. Thank you very much.

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Here is another one - I was telling my mom about some gifts my friends have received at their weddings/showers/r-parties - Mom says well don't get your hopes up no one will be giving you anything that generous. Those are for people who don't understand what is appropriate to give - besides don't expect anything too nice from some people in the family and defenitely NOT from his family - none of them have anything to give - and don't forget you are mostly inviting students so you won't get much from them either

Mom was shocked at all the wonderful gifts from our party - funny part - the people who she said would be the least generous were the most and the people who should have been the most generous - gave the least...lol.

Anyway - next comment - Oh well since they were so generous now - expect much less for your wedding

Etd to say - that our favorite gift actually cost the least - my friend wrote a poem for us using the each letter of our names as the start of each line - placed in a beautiful frame with a photo of the two of us!

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This thread is really funny-
On Mother's day we went over FH's parents house & his Father- who sounds like the brother on Everyone Loves Raymond said this to me:

'I don't know what you have to do Michelle, but I would love a picture of you and Phoebee (the dog) in your wedding dress! Can you stop here before the church? (ah- NOOOO) or, can we bring Phoebee? She can be your FG?'

Just when I thought I had heard it all... All this b/c he saw a picture at the dog's groomer w/ a woman in her wedding dress w/ her dog. It's not my dog- I love her and all, but I'm not going out of my way to have a picture taken w/ his dog.

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Oh I LOVE this one:

Me: When you got married did you have a band or a DJ?

Girl at school: Band? Band? Oh NO- don't you know - Only Irish people have bands at their weddings - Italians ONLY have DJ's. What a stupid question - did I have a band ha ha ha

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Okay, this is fun.

My boss (when I told him I was getting married) asked me if my FH got down on one knee when he prosposed and then he asked me if he had flowers too when he did it.

I brought my mom and one of my bridesmaids (who is a size 0) to the florist meeting. Florist told me to come back in a few months with a swatch of my bridesmaid's dress to get a better idea of colors and then looked at my bridesmaid and told her 'that will be easy for you because you're going to need a ton of alterations'

I went to a bridal showcase with my mom, a bridesmaid, my aunt, my uncle and my FSIL and my aunt yelled at me for discussing prices with my FSIL. I didn't get that. It was like she didn't want me to help anyone else out. My FSIL is going to be marrying my FH's brother soon after I get married.

Before I finalized my bridal party, I asked my mom if she thought putting my FSIL in my bridal party would be a nice gesture and my mother told me 'having a large bridal party looks very juvenille'. What is up with that????

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'The reeption at the Brooklyn Society for what??? It sounds like a cult!!'

FMIL when FI and I told her how we really liked the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Cultures' building and grounds.