Skip to main content

Post content has been hidden

To unblock this content, please click here

Laura
Savvy August 2021

Family planning problem.

Laura, on December 13, 2020 at 12:01 PM Posted in Planning 0 4
So I have been engaged since last year planning on getting married 2021! Anyways planning this wedding has caused a huge rift between my grandma and I. For a long time I wasn’t allowing her to pay for the wedding or be involved in any planning because everything I wanted she wouldn’t pay for unless she liked it. Her idea and my idea for this wedding are completely different. Anyways over a lot of talking we agreed to let her help with the wedding as long as she doesn’t act like that and be hateful to me, and stops buying stuff without my approving it. She continuously tries to add people to my guest list. Then I find out yesterday from my mom that my grandma is buying stuff to decorate my wedding with that I haven’t even seen. It infuriates me to the point I want to cut her out of planning all together again. She also hates my wedding dress and has multiple comments like oh I don’t think it’s for a black tie wedding ( we are not having a black tie wedding). I hired a wedding planner to avoid this but now she is just doing stuff behind my back. I feel like I’m going to get a wedding I hate! I don’t want her to waist money and I know it makes her upset when I tell her I don’t like something she has spent money on. I just don’t understand I have made it very clear to her I want nothing purchased without my approval. What should I do!!!! My grandma is pretty much my mom she raised me for 12 years.

4 Comments

Latest activity by Rebecca, on December 14, 2020 at 3:35 AM
  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
    Mrs. Spring ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    Oh goodness! That sounds rough. I would jist let it go and stop giving her any info about the wedding. If she asks just smile and say "it's under control and will be the wedding I envision. Can't wait to celebrate this special day with you, Grandma!"
    • Reply
  • Chrysta
    Master November 2022
    Chrysta ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    Yikes! Thank goodness you hired a wedding planner! I would say definitely communicate with her what is happening with your grandmother, and make sure no decor is added on your wedding day that has not been preapproved by you. (Trust me, if she is a professional who has been doing this for a while, I’m sure she has dealt with way crazier family situations than this!) You may even want to “casually” let your grandmother know that you have a hired a staff for your wedding who will ensure only preapproved items are utilized during your wedding - hopefully that will deter her from wasting any more of her money, or wasting her time bringing said items to your venue.
    • Reply
  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I would have a talk with her and let her know that you appreciate her trying to help but she needs to run things by you first or else she will waste her money. That it's your wedding so you have the final say on everything
    • Reply
  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    It's time to talk to your grandma.

    You're getting married, you're an adult. If she can't respect your boundaries, then that needs to be a problem for her. As in, you will stop telling her things, you won't take her money, and you will restrict your time together and topics of conversation.

    It's not easy, but if you let her run your wedding, she will run your housing search, interfere with family planning, and so on.

    • Reply

You voted for . Add a comment 👇

×

Related articles

WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Learn more

Groups

WeddingWire article topics