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)
volcomxbabiix3 0
how the **** is this a FML?
Jake951716 0
igloos are awesome, WTF are you talking about.
novajen 0
If you're getting married, you should be able to pay for your own wedding and honeymoon. Although traditionally the brides family paid for the wedding, these days it isn't a given.
ast_seatbelt 0
I'm getting married this weekend - my family offered to help in any way they can and would not let us pay for our ceremony and reception. My fiance's family have not offered to help out in any way, except to help decorate the reception, "if they have time." We didn't expect anyone to pay, but it sure is a nice gesture to even offer. Weddings, Deaths, and new Babies - bring out the worst in everyone.
oped01 8
You are probobly some spoiled annoying prick who thinks they are entitled to everything. pay for your own honeymoon or don't go. I am married 34 years and no one gave me anything. ydi
RKftw 0
GET A JOB
Ucla_cupcake 0
It's YOUR wedding. Pay for it and quit your bitching.
Punkartmama 0
It's YOUR wedding, you should pay for it! Neither set of parents should pay for your wedding. It's 2010 not 1950, grow up
myfriend_youfail 3
I don't think it's the fact that the in-laws didn't want to pay for anything. It's the fact that they gave the reason as "we didn't get to enjoy a honeymoon, so you shouldn't enjoy one either". And that is beyond rude. If the couple had asked for help paying for the wedding, and the in-laws had said "sorry, we don't have the money and we feel it is your responsibility", that would have been one thing. But they said "we didn't get to have fun, so you don't get to have fun". That's just not something sane, reasonable, and mature adults should say to each other.
piinkbunnii 1
Are you serious? It's something called "grow the **** up, and pay for your own shit" You and your fiancée have a job so pay for the wedding yourself. Or go to City Hall, and quit bitching. This is not FML worthy. YTFDI (You Totally ******* Deserved It)
alexFYL 11
That sucks, but it's not an FML. As much as it seems like on TV for everyone to have a massive ceremony with their parents footing a portion of the bill, the majority of people have small, inexpensive weddings or just get married at a courthouse. The only part of me that wants to say "FYL" is the selfish part of me that hopes my parents and in-laws would pay for mine, but I know they can't or won't, so... :)