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Here is another one - I was telling my mom about some gifts my friends have received at their weddings/showers/r-parties - Mom says well don't get your hopes up no one will be giving you anything that generous. Those are for people who don't understand what is appropriate to give - besides don't expect anything too nice from some people in the family and defenitely NOT from his family - none of them have anything to give - and don't forget you are mostly inviting students so you won't get much from them either

Mom was shocked at all the wonderful gifts from our party - funny part - the people who she said would be the least generous were the most and the people who should have been the most generous - gave the least...lol.

Anyway - next comment - Oh well since they were so generous now - expect much less for your wedding

Etd to say - that our favorite gift actually cost the least - my friend wrote a poem for us using the each letter of our names as the start of each line - placed in a beautiful frame with a photo of the two of us!

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This thread is really funny-
On Mother's day we went over FH's parents house & his Father- who sounds like the brother on Everyone Loves Raymond said this to me:

"I don't know what you have to do Michelle, but I would love a picture of you and Phoebee (the dog) in your wedding dress! Can you stop here before the church? (ah- NOOOO) or, can we bring Phoebee? She can be your FG?"

Just when I thought I had heard it all... All this b/c he saw a picture at the dog's groomer w/ a woman in her wedding dress w/ her dog. It's not my dog- I love her and all, but I'm not going out of my way to have a picture taken w/ his dog.

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Oh I LOVE this one:

Me: When you got married did you have a band or a DJ?

Girl at school: Band? Band? Oh NO- don't you know - Only Irish people have bands at their weddings - Italians ONLY have DJ's. What a stupid question - did I have a band ha ha ha

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Okay, this is fun.

My boss (when I told him I was getting married) asked me if my FH got down on one knee when he prosposed and then he asked me if he had flowers too when he did it.

I brought my mom and one of my bridesmaids (who is a size 0) to the florist meeting. Florist told me to come back in a few months with a swatch of my bridesmaid's dress to get a better idea of colors and then looked at my bridesmaid and told her "that will be easy for you because you're going to need a ton of alterations"

I went to a bridal showcase with my mom, a bridesmaid, my aunt, my uncle and my FSIL and my aunt yelled at me for discussing prices with my FSIL. I didn't get that. It was like she didn't want me to help anyone else out. My FSIL is going to be marrying my FH's brother soon after I get married.

Before I finalized my bridal party, I asked my mom if she thought putting my FSIL in my bridal party would be a nice gesture and my mother told me "having a large bridal party looks very juvenille". What is up with that????

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"The reeption at the Brooklyn Society for what??? It sounds like a cult!!"

FMIL when FI and I told her how we really liked the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Cultures' building and grounds.

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the first one that comes to mind is my FMIL... she said, "No way... not while I'm alive!" I think we threatened to resolve that problem


Ohh. there's more:

Q-Why did you get a "silver ring? Was it cheaper?"
Response: Uh, it's friggin platinum!

Q-Why aren't your groomsmen wearing tuxedos?
Response: They are - they're called "morning suits" slightly less casual b/c our ceremony is at 1pm!

Q- what if it snows???
Response: what it it doesn't?

BUT MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE ONE:

us: we're getting married
them: are you pregnant??

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I KNEW I'd remember another one...

From our Best (wo)man who admits to being a spoiled prima dona: you're not having limos? thats sad!

--nothing sad about it, d@mmit! I don't need or want them!


Hearsbellz your FMIL has nerve!

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It's amazing we still get married after being harrassed like this!

(And to think that we will carry on some of these genes )

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Bumping for some more stories

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1. MIL - wants me to hand out $30 a piece favor to the guests (mind you I have over 200 people coming) and she is not contributing any $$ towards our wedding planning
2. Relatives I don't know are asking to be in the bridal party not even asking me asking my mom!! - still fighting with my parents on that.

That's it for now

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My friend...BM...why didn't you get a diamond, noone is going to know that that is an engagement ring(it's a sapphire)
My mom(whom i love to death)...how come you are inviting so many of his family(uh, cuz you told me not to invite certain people)
Another friend...please don't ask me to be a bridesmaid, i hate wearing those dresses(she later said she really didn't mean it and sort of wanted to be in the party)
And last but not least...You're getting married in January, better pray it doesn't snow(well, hello, i know that, how about that is the only time FH isn't working, and it's what we can afford)

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I work in a hair salon in Dix Hills some of the women can be very nosey and rude with q&A:

So how much money does FH make?

Are you paying for the wedding or are your parents?

And so I answer with how much does your Hubby make? And Why do you want to help pay for our wedding also?

As for other people April? You know it could rain? YEAH Hellooo it could rain anytime of the 364 days out of the year!!

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I remembered another one.

FMIL looking at the first draft of the guest list. Who is Silvia and Paul? Well hello....they were on your list. Obviously if you don't even know who the hell they are we don't need to invite them

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I ALWAYS get.... "oh July 2004??? You still have time to back out."

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one girl saw my ring for 1st time since we got engaged and said "very nice... finally!"
And i have heard from family, people that claim to be friends, and complete strangers, "two years.... that's a looong engagement!" I was only 24 when I got engaged, and was going through grad school. I am graduating now, need to find a job and save. And excuse me, but don't have much time to plan the wedding when i am doing school, internship, and work!

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Holy $hit people have some nerve

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I heard a great one today...why would you want to get married, are you afraid he'll leave you if you don't???

<--- I would like to point out that my FH proposed to me... what the H@!!

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I know eroxgirl....she's got some brass ones!