I Refused to Have an All-Vegan Menu at My Son’s Wedding

As one of the happiest days in life, the wedding day is often meticulously planned to reflect our preferences. However, for a woman named Norma, she felt that her daughter-in-lawโ€™s decision for a strictly vegan menu was selfish, given Normaโ€™s familyโ€™s love for meat. She took matters into her own hands and arranged for meat at the wedding without the brideโ€™s knowledge. This has caused significant issues, prompting Norma to reach out to us for advice.

Here is what Norma shared:

My future daughter-in-law imposed a strictly vegan menu for their wedding. I think itโ€™s very selfish of her given that our side of the family loves meat. So, I went behind her back and hired an additional caterer to make cutlets and barbecues because I wanted everyone to have a good time.

On the big day, I saw my daughter-in-law turn red when she saw the food. Later that evening, my son came to me in tears and hugged me. He looked at me and said, โ€œMom, please donโ€™t turn our most important day into a bad memory. My wife is very unhappy. Please go and at least apologize to her!โ€

I got furious and told my son I wonโ€™t apologize for something thatโ€™s normal and natural. If his wife chooses to be a strict vegan, thatโ€™s her choice, but she canโ€™t impose it on the rest of us.

Itโ€™s been almost three weeks, and there are still tensions between me and my daughter-in-law because of the wedding day. Was I wrong?