I said that’s fine, I’ll fix the pictures in post–production. She said I would not adjust anything, they paid for the pictures and I would not alter anything. I said, any picture I post with her in it will be altered on my end, so they have no control of what I do.
I excused myself and enjoyed the rest of my wedding. My MIL has a habit of trying to make things about her and make little comments like, “Well I am the mother of the groom, my opinion counts.” Or “I can make decisions too, I’m the mother of the groom, and we are helping pay for this wedding.”
My parents paid for 70% of the wedding, my in-laws paid for the photographer and the rehearsal dinner. The photographer was their friend and only charged them $800 for the whole night.
The rehearsal dinner cost $300 because they chose the cheapest options for everything possible. People supported her. Someone even shared their own experience in a similar situation.
I told her if she really wanted that I would try to accommodate, but that pale colors and pink especially would make me look like a zombie, was she open to other colors? And she said it wasn’t a requirement, that my mother was wearing pale blue, and the groomsmen were wearing a medium blue, so I found a pale/soft blue dress that would work (all the formal dresses I own are black, dark blue or dark purple, and I didn’t want to be the one dark dress in a sea of light colors!). And then my shoes, purse and jewelry were light gold to try to cue into the champagne color.
But I asked her first, instead of going off on my own thing, and made sure my choice would blend with others for the family photos. So there are ways to work with these requests, if the bride and family members are reasonable! OrindaSarnia / Reddit
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