Today, I sampled some of the food my fiancée's mom is making for our wedding. Everything tasted terrible, and I almost vomited. Turns out she never actually went to culinary school as she claimed, but had just watched Julie and Julia. It's too late to book another caterer for the wedding. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I'm getting married. A few months ago, I allowed my mother in-law to take care of catering. She begged to be a part of the wedding, so I gave her the caterer's number and order info. It appears that I will not be eating at my own wedding because she decided to order food I'm allergic to. FML
Today, I got food poisoning from my wedding food. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. Being a chef of a highly-rated restaurant, I cooked a well-liked dish. Not only did she say no, but commented on how bland and tasteless the meal was. FML
Today, I spent 5 hours preparing dinner for my fianc''s grandparents, whom I've never met. At dinner, his grandmother says to him, "If you're going to pick someone to spend the rest of your life with, at least make sure she can cook." I'm the executive chef at a 4 star restaurant. FML
Today, a friend invited me over for dinner. She presented me with a "gourmet" homemade meal. As I started eating, I realized it tasted… off. She looked at me expectantly, so I politely ate it all. Afterwards, she told me it was a new recipe she was trying "tuna casserole" made with canned tuna… which we found out later expired in 2015. FML
Today, I found a recipe online that looked delicious and not too complicated. Halfway through cooking, I realized I was reading the instructions for two different recipes and had combined them into one horrific dish. The resulting meal tasted like burnt cardboard mixed with regret. My girlfriend ended up ordering takeout. FML
Today, surprisingly, my roommate made a nice meal. Within an hour, I started throwing up. When I confronted her, she confessed that she'd used long expired ingredients, including meat, because she didn't want the garbage men to think she's "the type that wastes food." FML
Today, I got dragged to a wedding where I knew no-one. It went on for hours, I got so hungry. We get to the meal, my wife had forgotten to order a vegetarian meal for me. I couldn't eat the main meal, due to allergies and no alternative. I then spent two more hours just waiting to go home. FML
Today, I called my mom to make sure she could attend on the wedding day my fiancé and I had discussed. She started off with criticizing the venue we considered, then went on to criticize my fiancé, and then stated she would under no circumstances help out, but demanded to pick my wedding dress. FML
Today, I went to my fiancé's house to have dinner with his family for the first time. Trying to be polite at the end of the meal I went to take the plates in to the kitchen. I overestimated how heavy the half-finished soup pot was, and threw soup all over myself and future mother-in-law. FML
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TheDrifter 24
F your fiancée's life for having to grow up on her terrible cooking.
brittanyrmh_ 12
Julie and Julia is the equivalent to culinary school, didn't you hear?
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Comments (119)
NOWAYJOSE 14
Maybe she's doing it out of hatred to ruin the wedding because she hates that you are marrying her little girl.
acarter1013 1
It's never too late. It's just more money. Call your local pizza and pasta joints that cater.
wanderingshopper 13
And you've never tasted her cooking before now? And your intended never mentioned the state of moms cooking prowess? I'd say you brought it on yourself. I'd be calling up Subway for short notice. At least it would be an alternative to offer guests.
alfred07 18
If you are creative and do a lot of research you should have time to find another caterer.
delightfultwist 5
should have done it earlier. its your wedding fool not a cookout
Sonotsuave 37
Yikes that's a sticky situation you got there. I would've done things a lot sooner, but for now...I would have your fiance taste the food too if not already done so, then maybe she'd see your point and you can both take your future mother in law aside for a little chat. Or maybe you can just say, "Thank you, but I think we'd rather have a professional handle things."
ScrapperDoggie 4
Actually OP, you might still be able to book a caterer. I work for a small catering company and have had people talk my boss into booking their weddings, which are usually only a few days away. Try calling up some local wedding planners for good catering references and hit them up. You might not be able to get a customized menu, but most catering companies have a bunch of "example" menus that they build off of all the time. Also, small businesses can be coerced into payment plans or even business trades. Good luck!
mariebc123 7
He should have known and told you..I would have told her it tasted horrible
thepooburgler 2
She probably doesn't want you guys to get married. Just call it off now, before you are stuck with her doing crap like this for life.
doby199 6
Shame on your fiancé he grew up with her cooking he knew better