Firstly I have to say that I love my grandma very much, she's raised me since I was a baby. I wouldn't be successful today without her. And I love all the financial help she's giving me with my wedding.
That being said, she's driving me crazy lately! I still live at home. As the wedding gets closer and we buy and order more and more decorations (along with everrything else) it's starting to clutter this tiny house. I have it all organized the best I can, but everytime I pull out a box to work on something ( put favor boxes together, tie ribbons on fans, put invitations together, etc.) she gets SO mad. She yells at me and tells me I better clean it up. I can't remember the last time she really yelled at me. I can't help that everything is taking up so much space, and I always put it away!
Another problem is that while she is willing to help out financially, she doesn't want to get into the maual labor one bit. She gets frustrated every time I ask for her help, and says to call my bridesmaids. They are actually helping a great deal, and they have lives also, so they're not available every time I need them, which I completely understand. My grandma however refuses to understand that fact.
I've talked to my family and friends, and we determined that the bachelorette party is up to friends and bridal shower is up to family. I AM PLANNING MY OWN BRIDAL SHOWER. She won't even help with that one bit, other than handing me her credit card.
While she's always supported me through life we've never been close. I half expected planning my wedding together to bring us a little closer, but I should have known otherwise.
Ugh. Sorry for this long vent. Any opinions on how to change/deal with the situation for two more months would be much appreciated.