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<p>Happily Ever After is tough to plan. It&#39;s a miracle that any weddings happen at all, when there are hundreds of logistics to consider and the traditions of two families to integrate. Whether its because they hold the purse strings or raised the bride or groom in the first place, parents can be demanding about the direction of the festivities. Wedding guests sometimes demand more than just a free meal, and can make some strange requests for special treatment,</p><p>A recent <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/weddingshaming/comments/onomk5/weird_family_requestswhat_is_the_weirdest_request/">Reddit thread</a> asked, &quot;Weird family requests..what is the weirdest request you have gotten during wedding planning?&quot; It&#39;s a great case for just eloping.</p><h2>1. Pets at a wedding?</h2><blockquote> <p>I had a family friend request permission to bring her 9 month old puppy <em>and</em> her cat to my wedding.-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/DiligentPenguin16/">DiligentPenguin16</a></p> </blockquote><h2>2. Crash with the bride and groom?</h2><blockquote> <p>I had a friend ask if he could hitch a ride back to our house with us after the reception and crash at our place.</p> <p>Our reception was only about 15 minutes from where we all lived, in a town where Uber, Lyft, and taxis are very much a thing. He also had a lot of friends attending the wedding he could have carpooled with, but somehow, he thought of us, the couple getting married, first when it came to asking for transportation and a place to sleep. Blew my mind.-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ostentia/">ostentia</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. Ban June?</h2><blockquote> <p>[Sister-in-Law] expected us to remove the entire month of June from the running when were were choosing a wedding date because... her five-year-old&#39;s last day of school is June 24th. What in the sam hill....-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/VoodooChickenFeet/">VoodooChickenFeet</a></p> </blockquote><h2>4. A stranger for a flower girl?</h2><blockquote> <p>My mother in law tried to get me to use her other son&rsquo;s girlfriend&rsquo;s daughter as our flower girl.</p> <p>I said no it would be my niece and she is family. She then tried to convince me to have 2 flower girls. No. No one knows this other child and honestly it would&rsquo;ve been weird. She was also annoying lol.-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TheBigSqueak/">TheBigSqueak</a></p> </blockquote><p> </p><h2>5. Bring the ex and leave the wife at home?</h2><blockquote> <p>When my ex SIL was getting married, my ex-husband&#39;s mother was insistent that his ex GIRLFRIEND come to the wedding and leave me at home.</p> <p>(She had been trying her damnedest to get him to dump me and marry his ex when we she F*ck it and eloped.) Why? Because ex-girlfriend should have her time to shine, too.-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Outofworkflygirl/">Outofworkflygirl</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>6. Park the RV at the venue?</h2><blockquote> <p>My fianc&eacute;&#39;s uncle who recently got married...they don&#39;t like to travel in any vehicle outside of their RV, which totally fine! However, this uncle and my father in law have asked me and my partner if they can park their rv at the venue and stay there overnight??</p> <p>I immediately said the venue does not allow for overnight parking, and sent them the link to campsites to look at.-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/runrunlittlecat/">runrunlittlecat</a></p> </blockquote><h2>7. Share a suite with the in-laws?</h2><blockquote> <p>Not a relative request- but the venue.</p> <p>We are having a destination wedding - and the venue is undergoing renovations (don&rsquo;t get me started. Wasn&rsquo;t notified when we signed the contract). The suite we had booked for our wedding will no longer be available- nor the suites for my parents or my in laws. Solution!? Parents get a new stand alone suite. Newlywed couple will take the Presidential 2 bedroom suite, along with the in-laws.</p> <p>Because a newlywed couple WANTS TO SPEND THEIR WEDDING NEXT DOOR TO THEIR PARENTS/IN-LAWS.&quot;-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/s4zippyzoo/">s4zippyzoo</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. Wedding at a cowboy restaurant?</h2><blockquote> <p>We had a last minute venue change, [mother-in-law] suggested we have it at a local cowboy themed family restaurant. Ahh yes, let me show up in my extremely formal white dress to eat me some yee haw chicken tendies.-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/rschu2016/">rschu2016</a></p> </blockquote><h2>9. Choosing a fancier venue?</h2><blockquote> <p>We decided to postpone due to COVID....we decided to go with a different venue that was family owned and run.</p> <p>First venue was like a mini castle. New venue is more of a rustic estate.</p> <p>My parents were appalled at how &#39;low class&#39; the new venue was. Asked me to cancel and spend another $10k to rebook the first venue. They offered to buy us out of the current contract, which is cheaper than 10k.</p> <p>I declined saying we prefer the more rustic venue anyways.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>They asked me to look at other venues. &#39;It doesn&rsquo;t have to be the castle venue.&#39;</p> <p>When I still said no, my dad was very disappointed and said &#39;ok. Then I may have to uninvite some of my friends,&#39; because it won&rsquo;t be nice enough for them.&quot;-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/s0ralia/">s0ralia</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10. Married at a church by a stranger?</h2><blockquote> <p>My mom, who I wasn&#39;t very close with decided to ask her pastor to marry [my husband and me] at her church. I had never attended this church and had no desire to be married in a church. Of course, she was mad when I said no. She pushed for it, even had the pastor call me to talk about it. I stood firm.-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Candlehoarder615/">Candlehoarder615</a></p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

10 married people share the weirdest requests their family made during wedding planning.

Happily Ever After is tough to plan. It&#39;s a miracle that any weddings happen at all, when there are hundreds of logistics to consider and the traditions of two families to integrate. Whether its because they hold the purse strings or raised the bride or groom in the first place, parents can be demanding about the direction of the festivities. Wedding guests sometimes demand more than just a free meal, and can make some strange requests for special treatment,A recent Reddit thread asked, &quot;Weird family requests..what is the weirdest request you have gotten during wedding planning?&quot; It&#39;s a great case for just eloping.1. Pets at a wedding? I had a family friend request permission to bring her 9 month old puppy and her cat to my wedding.-DiligentPenguin16 2. Crash with the bride and groom? I had a friend ask if he could hitch a ride back to our house with us after the reception and crash at our place. Our reception was only about 15 minutes from where we all lived, in a town where Uber, Lyft, and taxis are very much a thing. He also had a lot of friends attending the wedding he could have carpooled with, but somehow, he thought of us, the couple getting married, first when it came to asking for transportation and a place to sleep. Blew my mind.-ostentia 3. Ban June? [Sister-in-Law] expected us to remove the entire month of June from the running when were were choosing a wedding date because... her five-year-old&#39;s last day of school is June 24th. What in the sam hill....-VoodooChickenFeet 4. A stranger for a flower girl? My mother in law tried to get me to use her other son&rsquo;s girlfriend&rsquo;s daughter as our flower girl. I said no it would be my niece and she is family. She then tried to convince me to have 2 flower girls. No. No one knows this other child and honestly it would&rsquo;ve been weird. She was also annoying lol.-TheBigSqueak  5. Bring the ex and leave the wife at home? When my ex SIL was getting married, my ex-husband&#39;s mother was insistent that his ex GIRLFRIEND come to the wedding and leave me at home. (She had been trying her damnedest to get him to dump me and marry his ex when we she F*ck it and eloped.) Why? Because ex-girlfriend should have her time to shine, too.-Outofworkflygirl 6. Park the RV at the venue? My fianc&eacute;&#39;s uncle who recently got married...they don&#39;t like to travel in any vehicle outside of their RV, which totally fine! However, this uncle and my father in law have asked me and my partner if they can park their rv at the venue and stay there overnight?? I immediately said the venue does not allow for overnight parking, and sent them the link to campsites to look at.-runrunlittlecat 7. Share a suite with the in-laws? Not a relative request- but the venue. We are having a destination wedding - and the venue is undergoing renovations (don&rsquo;t get me started. Wasn&rsquo;t notified when we signed the contract). The suite we had booked for our wedding will no longer be available- nor the suites for my parents or my in laws. Solution!? Parents get a new stand alone suite. Newlywed couple will take the Presidential 2 bedroom suite, along with the in-laws. Because a newlywed couple WANTS TO SPEND THEIR WEDDING NEXT DOOR TO THEIR PARENTS/IN-LAWS.&quot;-s4zippyzoo 8. Wedding at a cowboy restaurant? We had a last minute venue change, [mother-in-law] suggested we have it at a local cowboy themed family restaurant. Ahh yes, let me show up in my extremely formal white dress to eat me some yee haw chicken tendies.-rschu2016 9. Choosing a fancier venue? We decided to postpone due to COVID....we decided to go with a different venue that was family owned and run. First venue was like a mini castle. New venue is more of a rustic estate. My parents were appalled at how &#39;low class&#39; the new venue was. Asked me to cancel and spend another $10k to rebook the first venue. They offered to buy us out of the current contract, which is cheaper than 10k. I declined saying we prefer the more rustic venue anyways.  They asked me to look at other venues. &#39;It doesn&rsquo;t have to be the castle venue.&#39; When I still said no, my dad was very disappointed and said &#39;ok. Then I may have to uninvite some of my friends,&#39; because it won&rsquo;t be nice enough for them.&quot;-s0ralia 10. Married at a church by a stranger? My mom, who I wasn&#39;t very close with decided to ask her pastor to marry [my husband and me] at her church. I had never attended this church and had no desire to be married in a church. Of course, she was mad when I said no. She pushed for it, even had the pastor call me to talk about it. I stood firm.-Candlehoarder615 

Happily Ever After is tough to plan. It&#39;s a miracle that any weddings happen at all, when there are hundreds of logistics to consider and the traditions of two families to integrate. Whether its because they hold the purse strings or...