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[Lila Belle]

We were married at the Cadet Chapel at the USMA and when I was swatted on the bum with the saber in the Arch of Sabers my 5 y/o nephew went ballistic and ran up and smacked him.

My brother was mortified but I'll never forget my nephew's concern for me. He's my oldest child's godfather.

[JustJazzmom]

On 5/23/2014 PurpleBunny said: Honest to God, I've considered writing a will stating she isn't allowed at my funeral.

Actually you tell your spouse or someone who is close to you and they tell the funeral director at the wake to bar her from being there. Believe me, funeral directors have heard and seen it all.

When BIL died, we didn't want whacky on again off again GF to show up and we didn't end up dealing with her. She ended up not coming up for the funeral and waited to visit him in the hospital because it was around Easter and rates for airlines would be cheaper after Easter!! He ended up dying before she came up. Nice isn't she?

[JustJules]

On 5/23/2014 PurpleBunny said:

On 5/23/2014 PuppyBreath said:

Oh - I can't go there. I think I am related to Purple Bunny.

I shouldn't have either. Now I'm all fired up. Lol!

PB your MIL sounds like a really awful piece of work, but she did one thing right in having your husband. I always find the bad In-Law stories so sad because my In-Laws were like 2nd parents to me and the best part of my relationship/marriage/divorce with their son. I stayed in touch with them long after we were divorced and we managed to maintain a healthy and fun relationship. My MIL is the one that got me into hiking 14'rs, and we would often go hiking or shopping on the weekend and then out to lunch. I cannot imagine having a horrible MIL, and I'm not sure I will ever marry again so I might not have to worry about it.

[lilypadfrog]

We were married on my Grandfathers farm and the pasture was at the crossroads of a lake and highway. During the ceremony a couple of cars stopped and people walked up to us because they thought it was a farm sale. We laughed and they even signed our guest book.

[Lotus]

I forgot to add.......

I had 3 gifts stolen from the ""Bridal Room"" at the Reception......3 pieces (large) of Waterford crystal straight from Ireland. :-(

[Cakers1]

My MIL wore a full length, full skirted, off-white, all lace gown - like a wedding gown. Complete with picture hat (in style back then my bridesmaids wore them) with a netting wrap and large bow on the back.

Considering she lectured me that my mom couldn't wear white or off-white because that would be considered poor manners - like we didn't know this already.

[Colinka]

On 5/23/2014 Preds said:

On 5/23/2014 LipstickDiva said:

I caught my veil on fire lighting my unity candle!

I burned a hole in the back of mine and didn't notice it until I took it off. We don't know if it was the candle or the smoke that DH had, but luckily it didn't catch, just burned a small hole. It really burned me up, though. All that veil money "up in smoke." LOL

My new husband burned a hole in the skirt of my wedding dress with his cigar. He was a secret smoker and didn't want his parents to see him smoking a cigar, so he tried to hide his hand behind my skirt. Luckily, I didn't go up in flames!

[I am still oxox]

Hmm I had some one steal 160 dollars out of my wallet that was in the bridal room, which was supposed to be locked but apparently was not, so in essence I had the Great Neck, NY Police Dept at my wedding.

[Jeanhelen57]

We were really young and planned and paid for our own wedding--back in 1977.. When we sat to plan, we specifically asked the Caterer about tipping and she said "A $50 bill would be appreciated!" So--we put $50 in an envelope and gave it to my Mom, along with whatever we had left to pay..As the wedding was winding down, they approached my Mom to tell her the tip was not enough! My Mom felt SO awful--she had no money--she didn't want to tell me, I was fuming & not about to open my gift envelopes to see if anyone had given us cash! I would have given more if they told me in the beginning, but I was so darn mad I gave nothing else! That just ticked me off!!!!!

[ID2]

I will be married 36 years this July. I had about 200 attend my reception. My one aunt was feeling no pain at the reception and when she was leaving decided to take one of the big beautiful flower arrangements that was in the foyer of the hall. It was the halls arrangement, not one of ours. She got all the way home with it and when she woke up the next morning she realized what she had done. She drove all the way back and returned it.