ophidi: i'm getting hitched on oct 30th too!
Joy: whether or not she really loves you, no need to harp on it liao~ the point is, if you wan her blessings, then have to do it her way~ if not, can u bear the consequences in future?
i see it this way, if u are super unhappy about it, voice it out to her~ tell her that either
1) i give u 5k and u get the hell out of my life
or
2) sit down and negotiate... tell her that u wish for ur wedding to be a happy event and she is affecting your decisions~ tell her what you are unhappy about and talk it out..... no shouting and screaming~ just make it a factual thing~~
it could be becoz she is brought up this way and she feels that there's nothing wrong by doing all this since she was treated in the same way too. after all, she has been providing a shelter for you since you are born~