My aunt took over the planning of my wedding that was done in 27 days!She ruined it!The day of wedding she took me to a salon that ruined my hair,it was falling and crooked!Then she left me and the groom to setup reception and ceremony area while she went home to get ready!It started 1 1/2 hrs late due to dj not showing up!When he did he unplugged our altar lights and ceremony music as my dad was walking me down the aisle!The pastor said the wrong names during our rememberence ceremony,and forgot our names!then when we cut the cake I find out noone videotaped anything!I almost stabbed her with cake cutter but burst into tears in front of all the guests!Then I find out she never reserved a place for my dad to stay(hes from arizona),so we had to drive him back home to arizona from las vegas nv after our reception was over!But before we did that all my family left including my aunt,and i had to clean up everything!Oh and she totally copied our wedding in every way for her sons wedding!
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Seriously, dear, I want to first apoligize because no one should ever have to go through such a turmoil. And for being the most important day of your life, I would have been appalled. It is one of those situations where one day you might back at it and laugh, and but for the mean time me per say I would say that you should be the "bigger adult" and live on your life with your new hubby, within 10-15 years you can re-new your vows and have something even greater. As far as forgiving her I seriously would say no, and on the same note not even give her the time of day. I would more else let the time pass on until you are ready to talk to her, not on her turf, but yours. I wish you all the best of luck, and I know eventhough that you didn't get a chance to have your wedding video taped,just know that the people who were there, and you ended up being with person of love, those memories will last a lifetime!
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I don't think it's nasty at all. I do think it's important to decide what about your younger sister getting married is making you jealous. Getting caught up in the wedding details can be pretty exciting, I too find myself wistfully looking through Bride from time to time. It's important to remember that everyone must live life accoring to their own timeline. If she feels she's found her life partner in 18 years then I wish her the best of luck. If you're happy with where you are right now and who you're with then don't sweat it...enjoy your guy, help pick out the cake, and enjoy yourself. If nothing else you'll know better how to get prepared for your own wedding after all this. =)
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Wow, you're screwed.  It's her best friend, right?  That's doghouse for a long, long, long time, pal.   You gotta miss the game.  Rarely would I ever suggest dumping a game over a wedding, but you got no choice in this one...unless you want to be in pain for a long time.
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We have a LOVE/HATE relationship!  lol  I love her dearly for giving me the greatest gift in the world- my husband- but she is just a toyally mean and wicked woman!!!!  She was throwing MINUTE RICE at our wedding cuz she said thats how long it would last!  She told every guest there that!!!!  Total mean spirited lady!!!
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Nothing quite as bad as yours.  Mine was just having to do the Achy Breaky Heart Line Dance 10 times in 55 minutes.  I now hate line dancing and country music.
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Good for you, thinking about starting your own business.  I do agree though look into it before you place your $$$ into it.  I don't live in your area so I don't know how things are there but here well I thought of it myself.  I am planning a wedding of my own for October and there was not one person or business that I thought treated me as a bride the way that I should be treated. And I was looking for the help. There is no place that can help with every arrangement.  Keep in mind if you do do this that you need to be able to cater to everyone and their budget.  Good luck to you!!
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If you want a fancy ceremony, go for it.  A nice one would be in a park.  VERY inexpensive.  Or in a greenhouse.  I had mine there and they took care of everything for a VERY low price and even helped me find a minister.  I think it was like $100 and they set up the chairs and flowers and alter.  It was so beautiful.  Then we had our reception at a decent restaurant that had a buffet line.  The whole wedding only cost about $500 which is actually really cheap.  And it was wonderful to top it off.  You could get a teenager to do the music.  A friend to take pictures.  You dont need a lot of money to have an incredible wedding.  Just some imagination is all.
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My sister in law didn't show up after saying she would come.  My brother walked in the door without her.  She didn't come because I didn't invite her son from her first marriage his wife and their child (6  years old) and his wife's son from a first marriage (16 years old) and her daughter from that first marriage (18) and that girls boyfriend that she is shacked up with.  I was already cooking for 9 people and my husband is not with me this Thanksgiving because he is overseas.  (He is the big cook in the family)  I didn't feel I could cook for more than 9 people and still keep my sanity.  That was the drama this year.
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In defense of the bride, I'm sure your financial problems were the LAST thing on her mind right now, no offense! She's planning a wedding and everything included. When it was mentioned that you wouldn't be able to go to the wedding due to money issues, I'm sure she just told her dad that it wasn't right for the family not to go. Dad might have volunteered to pay ya'lls way as his present to the marrying couple, did you think about that?\n\nI understand that your job is very important, but this is important to you wife, so if you are unwilling to compromise and go, then send your wife. It is her family, and she needs to be there.\n\nWhy should the bride alter her wedding dreams, if her family has the means to make it happen for her? I think you need to just suck it up and go! Not everyone gets a chance to fly for free to Hawaii and spend a week there, so my advice is to take advantage of it, it may never happen again!\n\nBe the bigger man here, for your wife, and go to the wedding!
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Ya this is real problem, my friends and sibs don't have enough time for me after their marr, worst is after kids, my sis is always behind them and wants to be this nice homemaker! Even if she finds time to talk she always brings up her family issues!/// Well on the other hand my sis's hubby is a nice guy..but we have very few family gatherings..may be thats how things work after marr///
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Gosh, what loser brought the alcohol, and who drank it to the point things got out of hand?  Your poor daughter, I feel so bad for her!  Tell adults to not bring alcohol next time, and if they do, take it and go hide it, seriously.  Yes, they were AHs, and you DO deserve to have a nice celebration for your marriage.  That is a BIG deal!  Do it as nice as you can afford with out going into debt, or not too much.  Show your kids that marriage is special, and should be celebrated!  Don't just go to city hall.  Do it nicely, and take lots of pictures.  This is the stuff life is made of!  Enjoy and I wish you the best!  :)
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My mother's boss's husband (that's a mouthful) who's also an old family friend just got ordained online so that he could perform his son's wedding ceremony. It's completely legit as long as you check out the site. Apparently there are some scammy type ways to be ordained online but there are some legitimate ones. I'm actually thinking about him doing my own wedding since we don't attend a specific church and have no minister of our own.
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well my ex inlaws were EVIL! (my 1st marriage)  they told my best friends sister we were getting married cause I was pregnant.. I wasnt.  They were suppose to bring food for the reception.. we counted on them.. they didnt, they walked out of our reception WITH thier gifts.. and gave them to my brother in-law (thier other son) and his girlfriend.  When our baby was born, 22 months later.. they flew to Ca to visit other family and go ski-ing in tahoe.. but wouldnt come to our house..... so we packed up everything and our 2week old baby and drove 2+ hours to see them.  They never gave a gift w/o leaving the tag still on it.  They dont talk to thier grandaughter but maybe once a year, but thats my fault (!?!?)  most recently, they sent her a birthday card and didnt even sign it.  do I detest them.... thats putting it mildly!\n\nI dont know my husbands parents as they were both deceased before I met him.
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ok this should be interesting to follow im getting married in two weeks...lol.  I would have to say no i never because i can't remember it...Mine was last night...haha!
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I have 2 aunts, one on each side of the family... the one uses nothing but fat free food so nothing sticks together like it should, everything she makes is runny, and the other well we all joke about how for her wedding present we should have sent her to a cooking school. It's really that bad.
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I heard this one this morning:\n\nI had an aunt who, whenever we met at a wedding, would nudge me on the arm and wink, saying, "you'll be next". It irritated the hell out of me, until one day when I finally got her to stop. We were at a funeral, and I nudged her on the arm, winked and said, "you'll be next."
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We planned our wedding, in six weeks, for the week before Christmas.  We also had the ceremony at the reception site.  First, you should see if the site will already be decorating for the holidays.  Ours did and it saved us so much money.  We served Roast Beef and Chicken family style (trays were brought to the tables and people served themselves).  The guys wore silver vests and the girls wore apple red.  Our cake was white with a silver ribbon wrapped around it.  For our wedding favors I purchased 150 small silver bells with hearts on the top that also doubled as placecard holders.  We also had a friend bake us gingerbread men and woman and "dressed" them up with tuxes and dresses (using basic frosting).  The bells were perfect for those guests who are obsessed with having the bride and groom kiss every ten seconds!  I think it would be a great idea to do a christmas theme.  It always seems to put people in great spirits and we got some amazing pictures in front of the decorated christmas tree.