ISO Help

Hi all. I am looking for some help here if at all possible. Hubby and I got married last year at the JP. When we told our parents his were happy and mine, well lets just say there was lots of hurt feelings. We did this because we moved the date back 3 time while planning the big wedding due to being low on cash as well as my parents being low on cash. My parents kept telling family that they were going to have something for us and every time I would ask what was going on they kept saying we are not sure. Hubby and I decided that we were going to do something for our 1 yr Ann. Where we renew our vows for the family members that we hurt. In doing so we asked my parents for help so they would not feel left out again. Still no straight answer. So we started planning on our own with the help of friends. Now my mom says she wants to help. All is good so I thought, but she is trying to make it into her thing and not ours. For ex. She can only afford something for 50 people not 120. We have friends that offered their back yard for the party and my mom says that`s not good and after running off who is even going to come. If I wanted something then I should have waited and not run off. Nothing I have come up with seems to be good enough. We are trying to do this on the lowest budget, but my Mom keeps saying you can`t do it like that. If you are not going to do it right you shouldn`t do it at all. Again my day feels like it will have to be 2nd best because it has to be up to her standards. Again I am about ready to say forget the entire thing. Everytime I try to do something I have to second guess myself because I feel that it has to be to her standards. What should I do? I already passed up the big wedding I have always dreamed of.

Lacey in Ohio where are you located? Cleveland here.
Posted by Dianne; updated 07/07/05