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Just Said Yes July 2022

Mil ruined my wedding

Haley, on October 29, 2022 at 6:02 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 4
We only had 15-20 people at my family's cabin so very small and intimate. We had issues with mil a few times before the wedding but we felt obligated to invite her because you SHOULD be able to invite your mom to your wedding. We have some beef with his sister so she wasn't invited for reasons i wont get into. Mil was informed of that before the wedding even happened. So mil shows up, first thing she says to me is my husband is making a mistake (i was 2mo pregnant with our first btw) then goes "just kidding" and said it while no one was around. Then the whole time periodically keeps saying "this is so hard for me"(she was the only one saying anything like that) it seemed like she wasn't happy for us at all and with it being so small and intimate it kind of put a damper on the whole thing. During dinner she insisted on sitting next to us and talked about drama the whole time and said i needed to let her plan my baby shower since she couldn't plan my wedding (baby shower is in a week and shes not even invited). Also, when she first showed up she brought out pictures of the sister and told my husband to set them out "so she could be there in some way" he didn't put them out so she took it upon herself to do it. After dinner my dad foolishly invited her and her husband (also a very odd dude) back to the cabin to be nice but hoping they'd decline because everyone was noticably exhausted. They came back for FOUR HOURS and all she talked about was drama and every bad thing that happened in her life. She made the ENTIRE DAY about herself and i really feel like i can never forgive her for that. 2 weeks after the wedding she messaged me asking to go shopping (ive been with my husband for 7yrs and she's never once asked to do anything with me) so i declined and told her exactly why. She denied doing or saying anything. So, my husband called her out and yet again she denied everything and said maybe we we're just the problem. Haven't heard from her since, almost 4 months and we hope it stays that way. She caused so much hurt to both of us on what was supposed to be the best day of our lives and we were trying so hard to enjoy we feel like we just can't forgive her for that and shes too selfish and toxic to have in our lives. Still processing how to feel better about this situation but right now im just extremely angry with her and want absolutely nothing to do with her but i know once i give birth she'll probably come back all entitled to my child and that'll be a whole other situation to deal with. His sister ruined our engagement by making it all about herself and starting drama and now the mom with our wedding. 2 moments that are supposed to be the happiest had huge dampers put on them because these people are too selfish and i just want my birth to not be that way too... I feel bad for feeling the way i do but the way she acted was completely unacceptable and i feel like it's all we really remember from our wedding day now because she was doing these things the whole time and the night ended absolutely horribly...

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Latest activity by Mary, on October 31, 2022 at 8:58 PM
  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    Sounds like she was angry that her daughter wasn't invited and so acted out at the wedding. Is she usually like this?

    What are the plans for the future re: contact with her? What does your husband think?

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    Just Said Yes July 2022
    Haley ·
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    In my opinion, i don't think the fact her daughter wasn't invited is a valid excuse to act the way she did. A little back story as to why we don't speak to his sister is because since we've been together she always made rude remarks about our relationship and tried to pin us against each other and split us up. She didn't like me before she even met me and over the years it got progressively worse and when we got engaged she made it all about herself and made a huge thing about it instead of just being happy for us. After that my husband stopped talking to her and she would text him every few months guilt tripping him and saying very off-putting things. She cried to the mom that we don't talk to her and that we're mean to her when in our eyes we don't know what shes always been so mad or upset about and when we asked her what her problem was when she would say rude things she never really had an answer. She treats basically the whole family like this and we're just the only ones who had enough of it and cut her out so thats why she wasn't invited because she wouldn't have been happy for us and probably would've acted terribly. My husband told me his mom has been pretty narcissistic his whole life and never emotionally there for him and always made everything about herself. Both me and my husband are sick of this behavior from both of them and want nothing to do with them, we feel our relationship is better off without them because they clearly can't be happy for us and as far as i know i haven't done anything for them to have so much hatred towards me. Before our wedding the last time we saw mil was the Christmas before (about 7mo) where she got in my face as soon as we walked through the door and started telling at me that i better be nice to her daughter and stop fighting with her. I talked to the daughter ONE time about the situation but my husband has been the main one dealing with the conflict that SHE started and i only reached out to her to clear my name because she was saying very wrong things about me. Imo they're both crazy and full of themselves and both of us are better off without them. Neither of them can admit when they do anything wrong and always turn it around to try to guilt trip and gaslight us.
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    I didn't imply it was an excuse, I was thinking it might have been the trigger.

    Sounds like distance from them is the best bet for you in the future.

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    Dedicated June 2023
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    Very sorry you experienced that with your MIL!!! Sounds extremely upsetting and toxic. Maybe you and hubby can set some firm boundaries going forward- it’s ok to stop playing nice & inviting her to things. Therapy might be good too for both of you- I’d imagine on some level it’s really hard for your hubby having to deal with that kind of toxicity from his own family & trying to stay sane while building the new family with you.


    Since your ceremony was small, you and hubby could do a fun vow renewal next year & only invite people who bring you joy! Wishing the best for your family.
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