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[quote=Anonymous]You are asking her to have opinions on things that she is not paying for.  She may feel awkward or unsure of why you are asking her to validate your choice of photographer for instance.  She may have legitimate sticker shock at the cost of your wedding since, in her mind, she sincerely could not afford to pay for it and worries that that may be your next question "MIL, since you also love the photographer we've chosen could you possibly help to pay for our wedding pictures?".

I suspect that you are getting such a lukewarm response because your future MIL does not think that her son is in the financial position to afford such a big wedding and she worries if you are going to start off your married life together with a huge wedding debt to pay off.  If you also have student loans to pay off that might make her doubly worried.

Regardless of her concerns, I agree with the above poster that her reaction is telling you to back off.  Take a deep breath and allow her to come to you.

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