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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We paid for our own wedding, and it was the best decision. MIL wanted to pay for it, but that would have meant she runs the show. Sidelining her was very satisfying as she had no control over anything.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Agreed, footed our own bill. Filled up the wheelbarrow and kid shell pool thing with ice and a thousand bucks of dan murphy's finest merchandise, ordered like 30 pizzas, job done.