Aug 4, 2026 · 45 min · 7 segments
We are wedding venue hunting this month, so I thought I'd take us through some wedding venue hiccups. If anybody has any venues they recommend in SF, please send my way plzzzzz. Apologies for all of…
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AITA for not wanting to get married at my fiance's family's venue? I, 23f, just got engaged to my 24m fiance two months ago.

While this has been the happiest moment of my life, it's also been one of the most stressful.

My parents are usually pretty opinionated about everything, however, I thought they would have been a little more supportive for this big moment in our lives.

To preface before I get to the story, my dream wedding venue is outdoors and rustic.

One that my family's fa- no, my fiance's family owns, and one that is a very cute local barn.

However, it is about a 50-minute drive from us, and is not what I had dreamed of for my wedding.

His family is generously giving us a family discount that would make it $5,000 cheaper than the other location.

The other location, however, is only a seven-minute drive from both of our houses, and has a beautiful outdoor portion that overlooks a farm with horses.

Where I am running into some problems is my parents' opinionated comment on how, quote, "dumpy" my fiance's family's venue is.

While I think it is nice, it's definitely not what I had dreamed, but it is significantly cheaper, and it's my fiance's top choice, obviously because it's his family's venue.

However, my heart is telling me that I'll be very sad if I do choose to have our wedding at his family's venue.

While I know it will be nice and his family would go above and beyond for us, it is just not what I had ever dreamed.

I'm afraid that if I do choose my fiance's, fiance [laughs] fiance's family's venue, that they will also be making the same comments the day of our wedding.

My fiance and I also toured both venues, and he loved both of them, but felt a very strong emotional connection to his family's venue.

I am feeling stuck in my decision, and feel like an asshole for wanting to choose anything other than my fiance's family's venue.

AITA for not wanting to get married at my fiance's family's venue? I, 23f, just got engaged to my 24m fiance two months ago.

While this has been the happiest moment of my life, it's also been one of the most stressful.

My parents are usually pretty opinionated about everything, however, I thought they would have been a little more supportive for this big moment in our lives.

To preface before I get to the story, my dream wedding venue is outdoors and rustic.

One that my family's fa- no, my fiance's family owns, and one that is a very cute local barn.

However, it is about a 50-minute drive from us, and is not what I had dreamed of for my wedding.

His family is generously giving us a family discount that would make it $5,000 cheaper than the other location.

The other location, however, is only a seven-minute drive from both of our houses, and has a beautiful outdoor portion that overlooks a farm with horses.

Where I am running into some problems is my parents' opinionated comment on how, quote, "dumpy" my fiance's family's venue is.

While I think it is nice, it's definitely not what I had dreamed, but it is significantly cheaper, and it's my fiance's top choice, obviously because it's his family's venue.

However, my heart is telling me that I'll be very sad if I do choose to have our wedding at his family's venue.

While I know it will be nice and his family would go above and beyond for us, it is just not what I had ever dreamed.

I'm afraid that if I do choose my fiance's, fiance [laughs] fiance's family's venue, that they will also be making the same comments the day of our wedding.

My fiance and I also toured both venues, and he loved both of them, but felt a very strong emotional connection to his family's venue.

I am feeling stuck in my decision, and feel like an asshole for wanting to choose anything other than my fiance's family's venue.
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