Your save-the-dates play a crucial role in your nuptials, notifying guests when and where you plan to tie the knot. By giving your loved ones this information months in advance, they’ll be able to book flights, transportation, and accommodations for the celebration. One couple did just that, informing 10 of their closest friends and family members that they would be hosting a micro wedding in Las Vegas and letting them know that they would be responsible for their own travel-related expenses. However, one mother of the bride decided to ignore her daughter’s words—and demanded to stay in the same hotel suite as the soon-to-be newlyweds.
Key Takeaways
- Two brides decided to have a micro wedding in Las Vegas and invited 10 of their closest loved ones to the celebration.
- The mother of one of the brides insisted on flying out early with the couple and sharing a hotel suite with them.
- Her daughter refused to let her stay with them, but the mother continued to insist on the arrangement.
- The internet sided with the bride, encouraging her to set boundaries with her mother.
The user posted about her mother’s frustrating request on Reddit’s “Wedding Drama” subreddit. “My (35F) bride and I (41F) planned an elopement in Vegas initially, but, of course, everyone wanted to come,” she wrote. “So we paid to have a micro wedding (under 10 people) for our most special guests to come. Everyone is responsible for their own rooms, arrangements, flights, etc. We posted on our website, which no one has read.” Wanting some alone time before they tied the knot, the brides decided to spend a few days in the locale by themselves. However, upon learning of this, the original poster’s mother decided that she wanted to join them. “She’s never been to Vegas, so she wants to make a whole trip of it,” the Redditor wrote. And as a result of her flying out to Nevada early, the OP’s mother suggested that she stay in the same hotel suite as the couple, an idea the Redditor quickly rejected.
However, recently, the weather in the bride’s mother’s city hasn’t been great, and as a result, she informed her daughter that she may not be able to fly out as early as she had anticipated. “She’s thinking of canceling her hotel room for those three days because she doesn’t want to lose her money,” the Redditor wrote. “For me, that’s not a huge loss. We wanted the time beforehand together anyway.” However, the OP’s mother then inquired as to whether she could stay with the couple if she cancels her accommodations but ultimately decides to come out before the celebration. Again, the Redditor refused, telling her mother that there wouldn’t be adequate space for her—and that it was inappropriate. “You have made it very clear that you don’t want me there those days before the wedding,” her mother said to her in response.
While the OP admitted in the post that that may be true, she told her mother that she ultimately wanted her to make the safest decision. In response, her mother said: “I’m worried I’m going to miss your wedding and then you’ll be mad I missed your wedding!” The conversation left the Redditor in shock. “I never thought my own mother would be so enmeshed with me that she would suggest [staying] in my room with me,” she wrote. “Why? I don’t even understand why you would want to stay with your daughter and her new wife in her wedding suite?…Never expected my own mother to be a monster-in-law.”…