Your wedding day should be about you and your partner, and while some people strive for the 'perfect' ceremony, there's no right or wrong way to host a wedding as long as you and your loved ones are happy.
But one woman has claimed her dream wedding is in jeopardy as her partner's mum is trying to force her to have a joint ceremony instead of having the day to herself and her fiancé.
The bride-to-be explained that her future mother-in-law is also currently engaged and the pair have been bonding over wedding planning, which has been "such a delight" for the woman.
However, her fiancé's mum has now declared that the two couples should have a combined wedding in order to "experience the same love" - and was less than impressed when the woman turned down the idea.
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In a Reddit post, the future bride claimed: "I have been engaged to my lovely fiancé for a few months now, everything has been perfect, my family absolutely adores him and his family is just the kindest. They are so comforting to be around and they welcomed me with open arms.
"But here's the problem. Aside from me and my fiancé getting married so is his mother - which I have never had a problem with. In fact, I'm very happy for her. We have been planning our weddings together and it's just been such a delight. We have bonded so much from these meetups and I've learned so much about her.
"At one of our meetups, she brings up having our weddings combined together and states 'so we can experience the same love'. I say no to this because I am not comfortable with sharing my wedding with someone else due to the fact my wedding is supposed to be about me and my fiancé only."
The woman told her future mother-in-law that she wasn't "comfortable" with the thought of sharing her wedding day, but was slammed as a "nasty b***h" for turning her down.
And now, even the woman's husband-to-be is against her for not agreeing to have a combined wedding.
She added: "I tell her that I am not comfortable with that thought and it would just be better if our weddings stayed separate, she says she understands but keeps on pushing with the matter to the point where I burst and tell her that I am not comfortable with sharing my wedding with someone who is 21 years older than me and on their 3rd marriage.
"She began uncontrollably sobbing telling me I'm a nasty b***h that can't take care of myself. She informs her and my family about what happened and also posted about the issue on Facebook saying how I'm gonna be a s****y wife to my husband and an even s****ier mom to his kids.
"My fiancé and his family are absolutely outraged with me meanwhile some people are on my side."
Commenters on the Reddit post were quick to reassure the woman that she wasn't wrong for turning down her mother-in-law's suggestion - but many said it was a red flag that her fiancé wasn't on her side.
One person said: "If your fiancé isn’t taking your side, I’d reconsider the engagement."
While another added: "Absolutely stand your ground, I can’t believe your husband-to-be is remotely on her side in this."
And a third wrote: "You have every right to want your own wedding. You set the boundary and she kept pushing until you lost patience. I'd rethink the potential marriage. If your fiancé won't have you back in this, he never will."
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