Traditional mother-in-law tries to control wedding venue for son and daughter-in-law, DIL snaps at her despite offering to pay 40% of wedding costs: “Your ‘generous offer’ wasn’t about helping us”

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the infamous internet. Weddings can be some of the most fun you have all year. Even "nontraditional" or "cheap" weddings have their own luster by virtue of the love and celebratory aspects of the event. Even cheat wedding venues aren't that cheap, and expensive ones are reserved for the wealthy families of the world. Seeing your friends or family get married is like watching them fulfil their dreams; you eat, you drink, you dance, and you watch them refall in love with the soon-to-be spouse. The convivial time from start to finish may leave you either wondering when your beautiful day will come, or reignite feelings of love and compassion for your marriage of 20 years.

In the past, dating, marriage, and weddings were all part of a formula that basically everyone followed. These days, every aspect of "tradition" is being dismantled left, right, and center by men, women, children, and teenagers. In the story below, it centers around marriage, weddings, tradition, and family dynamics.

The protagonist is a woman who's engaged, and she and her husband have picked a nontraditional wedding venue, much to the displeasure of her MIL. Read the full story for all the juicy details.

01
AITA for telling my MIL that her "generous" offer was actually a manipulative way to control my life?

via Jonathan Borba from Pexels / Canva

This image is for illustration only, and the subjects are models; the image does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
Advertisement
02

via u/Sad_Dig_901
After reading this one, I do think that the daughter-in-law was a bit extreme. Maybe instead of just yelling and snapping at her soon-to-be mother-in-law who she should be respecting, she could have talked to her fiancé about it first? Maybe she would have understood something about the situation, instead of choosing aggression.
03

via u/Sad_Dig_901
04

via u/Sad_Dig_901
Advertisement
05

via u/Sad_Dig_901
06

via u/Sad_Dig_901
07

via u/Sad_Dig_901
Advertisement
08

via u/Sad_Dig_901
09

via u/Sad_Dig_901
10

via luoman from Getty Images Signature / Canva

This image is for illustration only, and the subjects are models; the image does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
Advertisement
11

via u/Sad_Dig_901
12

via u/Sad_Dig_901
13

via u/Sad_Dig_901
Advertisement
14

via u/Sad_Dig_901
15

via u/Sad_Dig_901
16

via u/Sad_Dig_901
Advertisement
17

via u/Sad_Dig_901
18

via u/Sad_Dig_901
19

via u/Sad_Dig_901
Advertisement
20

via u/Sad_Dig_901
21

via u/Sad_Dig_901
22

via It Must Be F/8 / Canva

This image is for illustration only, and the subjects are models; the image does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
Advertisement
23

via u/Sad_Dig_901
24

via u/Sad_Dig_901
25

via u/sog96
Advertisement
26

via u/sog96
27

via u/DaniCapsFan
28

via u/DaniCapsFan
Advertisement
29

via u/DaniCapsFan
30

via u/DaniCapsFan

Like what you see? Find more hilarious women's memes and crazy stories on our Instagram @Cheezcake_Humor and more videos on our TikTok @cheezcaked

Also From CheezCake

17-year-old son refuses to go on family cruise with parents, his mom demands $2,000 to reimburse for the ticket, sparking backlash from him: “I won’t be moving back with you”

Trending Now

Generous sister gives unemployed 30-year-old brother a 30 day notice to leave her house with his kids after finding out their parents have been giving him $2000 monthly stipend: “[She] gave him nearly a year of free housing”

Mother-in-law paints over son and daughter-in-law’s home while they’re on vacation, they call the cops on her after finding out she drained their bank account as well: “I raised you, so you owe me the money”

35-year-old birthday girl repeatedly turns down sister-in-law's invitation to go bowling not realizing event is her surprise party, SIL throws a tantrum over rejection: “I wasn't up for it”

Mother-in-law guilt-trips daughter in law for refusing to pay for husband's extravagant birthday dinner, she cancels the reservation: “We thought you were in a good enough place to pay for everyone”

Traditional mother-in-law tries to control wedding venue for son and daughter-in-law, DIL snaps at her despite offering to pay 40% of wedding costs: “Your ‘generous offer’ wasn’t about helping us”

AITA for telling my MIL that her "generous" offer was actually a manipulative way to control my life?

Tags

Also From CheezCake

17-year-old son refuses to go on family cruise with parents, his mom demands $2,000 to reimburse for the ticket, sparking backlash from him: “I won’t be moving back with you”

Trending Now

Generous sister gives unemployed 30-year-old brother a 30 day notice to leave her house with his kids after finding out their parents have been giving him $2000 monthly stipend: “[She] gave him nearly a year of free housing”

Mother-in-law paints over son and daughter-in-law’s home while they’re on vacation, they call the cops on her after finding out she drained their bank account as well: “I raised you, so you owe me the money”

35-year-old birthday girl repeatedly turns down sister-in-law's invitation to go bowling not realizing event is her surprise party, SIL throws a tantrum over rejection: “I wasn't up for it”

Mother-in-law guilt-trips daughter in law for refusing to pay for husband's extravagant birthday dinner, she cancels the reservation: “We thought you were in a good enough place to pay for everyone”

31-year-old mom throws a fit when boyfriend’s sister doesn’t treat her children as her own, sister tells her off: “My kids don’t owe you anything”

30 Lord of the Rings Memes for Couples on Romantic Walk Through Middle Earth (May 25, 2025)