Today, I found out that my fiancé's parents are refusing to pay for a honeymoon, because they "didn't have one, so neither will we", meaning they won't pay for a single thing for our wedding. FML
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Today, as I'm traditional, this that means I learned the bride's parents pay for wedding, the groom's parents pay for the honeymoon. My in-laws didn't pay for a honeymoon. Fine - they disappointed me, I'll disappoint them with no grandchildren. No honeymoon, no grandchildren. FML
Today, I found out less than three weeks before my wedding that my fiancé will lose his new, great paying job, unless we cancel our nonrefundable honeymoon. FML
Today, I found my fiancé is cheating on me. Our wedding is in 26 days and everything is already paid for. FML
Today, we gave my in-laws-to-be our wedding invitations. Their first reaction was to assume we needed money and told us they couldn't help pay for the wedding. Their second move was to book hair and make-up for themselves. Congratulations? FML
Today, because my fiancé is criminally incompetent at budgeting, I'm now having to pay the first installment for my own wedding ring. FML
Today, I was told by one of my bridesmaids that she can't afford the travel costs to get to my wedding, after telling me that she didn't need me to organize alternate free travel for her. I'm getting married in less than two weeks. FML
Today, my fiancée told me she can't marry me. Our wedding day is tomorrow and around 20 of our 180 guests attending have travelled half way around the world just for the occasion. FML
Today, six weeks before my wedding, my mother decided to claim that she never agreed on paying for it and that she doesn't think she will. Now I have six weeks to scavenge enough cash for the wedding she planned in the first place. FML
Today, three days before their rent was due, my fiancé's friends moved out of our basement without saying a word to us. On their way out, they took an envelope from my locked desk with $800 in it that was for our wedding in six months. FML
Today, my fiancé told me he didn't have the money to make payments on my engagement ring and that I either have to return it, or make the payments myself. Now we aren't engaged any more, and are "dating." FML
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Top comments
Snow_Daisy 7
Why don't you save and pay for it yourselves? That IS an option, you kno.
TrekkieGirl 0
Agreed with the previous postings. Honestly, if you're old enough to be getting married, then you should be able to afford to pay for the wedding and the honeymoon. If you can't afford it, then you need to figure something out. It's not the parents responsibility, it's yours. YDI for not planning ahead.
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Comments (244)
newsgit 0
well, either way, congratulations on getting married OP. Hope you two live happily. And Independently.
hannah44 0
So? I would not even expect someoen else to pay for my honeymoon and/or wedding even if they just won the lottery. YDI
ChihiruLee 0
If, and only if, they promised to pay before and are backing out for "selfish" reasons and not because of finacial hardship then I can understand being upset. If you parents are helping to pay and it was agreed before hand that (and the parents were willing on both sides) the parents would chip in, then yes, you can be upset. But to expect them to pay for your honeymoon as well as the wedding is harsh. Perhaps you could have a small wedding and then ask for the money from the wedding to be used to pay for the honeymoon.
youthink_fml 0
Expecting someone to pay for your wedding is bad enough. Expecting someone to pay for your honeymoon makes you a useless POS.
ChihiruLee 0
Depends on how soon they want those grand kids.
Darkhumor 0
what everyone else said: Don't be expecting massive handouts and you wont sound like an entitled bitch Seriously, you're whining? Nobody asked for a dowry, I think you should be RELIEVED.
ajthere4u 0
they got married dint they?
hjrn 0
that post doesn't even make sense. It says in one sentence they aren't paying fir the honeymoon and in the next they aren't paying for any of the wedding. why should they pay for the honeymoon? That isn't part of the wedding. Everyone I know had to pay for there own honeymoon or at least part of it.
Rixe_fml 0
it's not their maraiage, it's yours! Pay it your self! Spoiled brat..
bbq_sauce 0
Ditto #44. If it's your wedding, it's your responsibility to pay for it. Nobody is obligated to buy you a party, and they are certainly not obligated to buy you a vacation. Grow up.
msjd 0
I agree about paying for your own wedding! my husband and I saved up and paid for our wedding and honeymoon. Grow up!