Even if they pass off smoothly, wedding days can be stressful occasions - even more so if the in-laws weigh in with demands.
And for one bride, the tipping point came when her new family-to-be started accusing her of being too busy with her career to listen to their plans for her big day. So she got her own back by donning a cheap black frock for her nuptials before splashing out on designer clobber for her job.
The Mirror reports how she hoped the 'revenge' stunt would prove, once and for all, that her successful career is as important as her wedding day. Taking to Reddit to explain the story behind her dress, the woman, constantly harass, said: "Ex in-laws wanted my wedding to be done their way, but I refused. My ex knew I was working towards a promotion and told his parents about it.
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"They decided to attempt sabotaging my promotion by having my ex peace at home me at work and start long arguments at home with me so I would be too exhausted to focus at work.
"When I confronted my ex about it, he told me 'if you want to have any peace at home so you can focus on your work so badly, then give in to everything my parents want for the wedding'".
Livid by the husband and in-laws' manipulation, the woman said: "I decided a little petty revenge was in order. I found a black dress for 40 bucks online a week before the wedding to function as my wedding dress.
"Some time before the wedding, my boss had told me that my promotion would be announced at a meeting on the week of the wedding. So I went to a local designer and bought a $500 dress to wear to that work".
The woman's ex-husband's parents took the dig terribly, but the bride was more than satisfied with her decision.
"I then proceed to make sure ex MIL, ex FIL, all the family and friends they invited (f****** filled most of my wedding guest list with their guests) knew that I spent a lot of money on a dress for work and barely anything on the dress I wore for the wedding.
"I remember saying something to the tune of 'weddings just aren't as important to me as my job is' to a lot of people. Apparently, that really embarrassed ex MIL and ex FIL".
The woman concluded her dramatic account with the ultimate finale, as it turns out her expensive work dress still remains in the family.
"Eventually, I gave the work dress to younger ex SIL when I outgrew it. It's been almost a decade, I've divorced my ex and moved away, but from what I last saw on FB, ex SIL is STILL wearing that dress to family events, no doubt ruining the mood for her witch of a mother. It's truly the gift that keeps on giving".
Many people have questioned why the woman decided to go ahead with the marriage in the first place, with one Reddit commenter saying "The real story here is that that OP [original poster] went through with a wedding that had red flags from every single person possible. Including herself".
Another person responded to their comment, writing: "She explained in the comments that she stood to lose her social security savings if she called off the wedding. Something about being a rule or some such thing in the country she lived in at the time.
"Women don’t always get to choose who or when they marry".
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