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It's your wedding day and this happens...
Does this make your special occasion that much better, or does it ruin your wedding?
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Not that anyone noticed, of course.
It was my grandma everyone was afraid of, most especially me. She could say the meanest nastiest things imaginable, at the worst possible moment, often in a moment of silence.
I wasn't worried Spot would flame broil and eat our Priest, that shit happens, especially in my family. Rather I was worried my grandma might say something so horrible it would cause our Priest to burst into flames and incinerate everyone, condemning all to hell even our Priest just for the sin of comprehending it.
If he married the wrong person. She seems fun 
'She, knowing that I'm not a big fan of wearing formal dresses and that I probably wouldn't have a lot of money to buy something really nice, reassured me by letting me know that I could pick out any outfit that I choose.
'I was trying to think of something that I would be willing to wear more than once and thought to myself, "Well, she did say anything, and if I'm spending more than $50, I want it to be a dinosaur costume, because they're fantastic and I've always wanted one.
'I sent her a text so that she could have a laugh - surprisingly she was ok with it!'
In the months that followed, Christina admitted she would randomly change her mind and offer up other equally ridiculous outfits to the bride-to-be, including a Tardis from Doctor Who, but the dinosaur costume 'stuck' with her.
'I was trying to think of something that I would be willing to wear more than once and thought to myself, "Well, she did say anything, and if I'm spending more than $50, I want it to be a dinosaur costume, because they're fantastic and I've always wanted one.
'I sent her a text so that she could have a laugh - surprisingly she was ok with it!'
In the months that followed, Christina admitted she would randomly change her mind and offer up other equally ridiculous outfits to the bride-to-be, including a Tardis from Doctor Who, but the dinosaur costume 'stuck' with her.
'Funny side story - about 15 minutes into the reception, someone was looking for me and said they saw me walking around the neighborhood with a boy.
'But it wasn't me, it was a kid and his friend who was just cruising the neighborhood in another T-Rex costume!
'But it wasn't me, it was a kid and his friend who was just cruising the neighborhood in another T-Rex costume!
In response to one negative comment, Deanna wrote: 'It's not a joke, it's a giant middle finger at spending thousands of dollars and putting ungodly amounts of pressure on ourselves just to please a bunch of people who, in the end, only want free food and drinks.
'The point was to get married to the man who treats me like I hung the moon, and we did that part.'
She added: 'My sister is awesome and I genuinely was not kidding when I said she could wear whatever she wanted.'
'The point was to get married to the man who treats me like I hung the moon, and we did that part.'
She added: 'My sister is awesome and I genuinely was not kidding when I said she could wear whatever she wanted.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7416305/Maid-honor-dresses-T-REX-sisters-wedding-told-wear-anything.html
I like this family!
have a good laugh...and that's a good thing! 
which save lots of money 'cause they're very plentiful in Nebraska.
Thrifty couple saving money for better things.....