Hello all,
I am completely torn between my fiance and my mother, and would appreicate some advice. We are young, getting married at 22 and 23 and my parents are paying for the wedding as we are just getting out of college this december, going into teaching (BAD Idea, especially in NY) with hardly any money to our name (my parents are well off).
My fiancé has a vision of our wedding in a open field, away from traffic, with a giant tree as our 'arch', which at first I was hesitant about, but am really seeing the beauty of his idea. My religious parents believe weddings should be held in a church, and my mother is refusing to even discuss this idea, planning an elaborate wedding in a fancy church. My first problem is I cannot decide between intimate and simple, or big and elaborate.
I am much more inclined to agree with my fiancé, it fits out personalities and are upbringing in the open country. But as my mother is paying I feel like I HAVE to go along with her.
Is there anyway to find a balance???