Hey ladies. We told all the parents our intended date and waited about a week for input. Just after we deposited on the venue, future MIL emailed to say that the date was OK, but it happened to be the groom's uncle's 80th BDay (on his dad's side). The groom's dad said it's fine, so I'm less concerned (since it's his brother turing 80). But I sense groom's mom may be slightly concerned. I want to respond to her aknowledging the date conflict and smoothing the waters, but without apologizing or offering to change the date.
I want to say something like, "We did send the deposit for that date, since it has special meaning to us, and it works well with our work schedules. Hopefully groom's dad's family can make it work, if there's a BDay celebration the same day." Maybe add that we're happy to honor Uncle's bday at the wedding?
Any additional suggestions? We just started planning, so any advice on keeping future in-laws happy helps!