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Danielle
Beginner October 2023

I’m completely defeated..

Danielle, on March 30, 2023 at 11:28 AM

Posted in Planning 25

I’m having a dilemma and I don’t know what to do except to just cry.. As everyone knows, usually the groom lets the bride and her mom, girls and mother in law plan while the groom doesn’t care and says “Yeah, that sounds great babe.” Well that’s not the case here. It’s the exact opposite and it’s a...

I’m having a dilemma and I don’t know what to do except to just cry..

As everyone knows, usually the groom lets the bride and her mom, girls and mother in law plan while the groom doesn’t care and says “Yeah, that sounds great babe.” Well that’s not the case here. It’s the exact opposite and it’s a complete nightmare. Yes, it’s nice he shows he cares about the way the venue looks but I believe he cares too much.
And before anyone thinks: god she sounds like a bridezilla - I feel like I have valid reasons. My wedding theme is kind of a mixing pot between pagan, halloween, mystical & fall. (Getting married October 27th of this year)So with the mixing pot of themes we have, the decoration ideas are endless. But also limited. I would like sequined tablecloths throughout on different tables so it can glimmer in the dimly lit lights we want - no go. He hates it. Thinks it’s tacky and argued with me saying he will be upset if there’s any sequined tablecloths. Next, I would like some rose petals (in our wedding colors; black, burgundy, rust orange & plum purple) to go with the centerpieces, but not too much to stray from the centerpieces with the lanterns, and also sprinkled lightly on some tables like the desert table, guest book/guest photo book table, gift table, etc - absolutely not. He thinks that’s the most terrible idea and he doesn’t want it looking like valentines. He also thinks it looks tacky and people who use rose petals don’t know how to decorate so they throw rose petal to make it look nice. I want like 3-4 skulls that have the top cut open so I can place flowers and vines in and around it with some moss along with some rocks and moss on the rocks to give it the mystical forest kind of feel (he wants the forbidden forest from harry potter feel) to the centerpieces or most likely at the gift tables, dessert table, etc because it might look tacky with skulls in the centerpieces. I told him I’d bring out the details and make it look realistic by painting the skull carefully and defining it, where it doesn’t look so tacky because it’s a cheap plastic skull- h a t e s the idea even more than the other two. And to top it all off, the lanterns. He did not like ANY that I had given/shown him ideas for. The ones I would like to choose between - nope. he fought with me for hours on them over the little fake candles he wants because he won’t be able to see the fake candle and what’s the point if you can’t see through it, etc etc. Told me that if we don’t choose the one he wants, we don’t get lanterns. He even fought with me for having a bridal registry for my bridal shower and the wedding in general itself. I’ve also had to change a lot of things I liked that he did not and that we HAVE to always come to a compromise if he doesn’t like it.
I don’t know what to do. Everything is going so smoothly; honeymoon is booked, plane tickets are bought, my mother is paying for all the decorations and helping with the bridal shower, my mother in law is paying for the bar, etc etc. So why is it so hard to plan when he literally writes off everything that I say? What I also don’t understand is, every time he gives an idea I incorporate it and/or come up with a compromise so he can be happy and have what he wants at the wedding - so why can’t I? I don’t get it. I feel like this is not fair. I could be overreacting but I honestly feel like I have had no say in the wedding at all - not even with the date, season and colors.
I don’t know what to do or say to make my fiancé realize this is tearing me apart. I’m not even excited for my own wedding and honestly it’s super stressful. I could use all the advice I can get. And please, don’t be afraid to tell me if I am overreacting or overthinking things. I’m really really stuck and I don’t know what to do or who to talk too about this..

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  • Marine
    Just Said Yes April 2025
    Marine ·
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    Girl if this is how he is now imagine how much worse it will be when your his wife . Plus if your mom is buying the decorations he shouldn’t have a problem
    With what u get and if he does he can buy his own decorations
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  • Bethany
    Just Said Yes August 2023
    Bethany ·
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    You need to have a serious conversation with him about boundaries. Honestly, I would interpret all of this as a red flag. He sounds unreasonable and controlling… like a groomzila. Doesn’t he have a bachelor party or something he can plan for his guys. Maybe he should focus his attention on that instead. Also, maybe your vision is hard to interpret. Try looking up mystical wedding on Pinterest to see if you can streamline your concept a bit.
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  • D
    Just Said Yes October 2023
    D’lorah ·
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    I’m getting married in October too(10/8). My fiancé is very involved in wedding planner.. he has booked more vendors than me! We have had disagreements though and this is where a neutral third party may help.. it doesn’t seem like you are hearing each other. This sounds stressful and you should feel bliss while planning the wedding. Have you considered maybe limiting the theme to where it’s not all over the place? This may make the compromises easier when there are easier options. What about a wedding planner? Maybe they could help you merge the ideas. Compromise is a major factor of marriage so we have to figure this out soon. Maybe premarital counseling could help.
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    VIP September 2020
    Willow ·
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    At first I thought you were unable to compromise on a wedding and had unreasonable expectations about how much say you get. But the wedding planning is simply an example of the way he is. Your not being able to have any say about what goes in your apartment is a HUGE red flag. Rethink whether you want to tie yourself to someone so controlling and uncompromising.
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  • M
    Just Said Yes October 2023
    Michelle ·
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    I'm so sorry your having to go through all of this! I'm guessing your groom has a really hard time visualizing what things would look like. My suggestion is to create a table in your home of what exactly you would like. Then he can see it live and in person and see it's not going to be "tacky". I'm sorry I don't have more to offer you, but that is what I would do if it was me.

    Good Luck,

    Shelly

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