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[quote=Anonymous]No drama.

My parents helped pay for it, so my mom and I sat down and talked about what kind of wedding and reception I wanted and whether there was anything that was really important to her.  Turns out, we wanted the same thing: a fun party with dancing and good food.  She did insist that we have some kind of food available for guests at the reception right away, which I thought was reasonable.  She did ask that I invite my great-aunt and great-uncle, which I would have done anyway, because my great-aunt was one of my favorite people.  Otherwise, she was incredibly helpful but not at all pushy.  Actually, she had some great ideas that ended up making things even better.

She did want to invite some of her friends, but they were all people I had known my whole life, and she had gone to all their kids' weddings, and she was willing to pay the bill.  I guess I could have put my foot down, but why?  It wasn't a whole bunch of people, and it ended up being nice having them there.  I suppose if I had really wanted a small, intimate wedding, I would have said no, and I know she would have respected that, but I didn't--I wanted a ginormous party with my ginormous family and as many friends as possible.  I wanted the dance floor to be packed!

I even said something about it to her, and she said, "I've had my wedding.  When I got married, my mom let me have the kind of wedding I wanted.  You should have the kind of wedding you want."

My MIL was zero drama, too.  She asked what color dress I wanted her to wear, and she and my FIL hosted the rehearsal dinner, and otherwise, they said absolutely nothing and were lovely guests.  Oh, and she loaned me a sixpence for my shoe.

Yes, I know how incredibly lucky I am.  I still thank my mom and MIL for being so awesome about the wedding.

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