I HATE fake flowers!

I understand "hate" is a strong word; however, in the terms of my wedding to the fiancé and what I want, I am forced to use these extreme measures. I'm not a bridezilla unless I'm forced to be, and the fiancé's family doesn't seem to listen the first time I speak. I also think fake flowers have their place. For example, I am not going to throw my real bouquet at the reception, I will throw one with fake flowers and whomever catches it can keep it.

We had asked his uncle to do our flower arrangements, but when we learned he didn't even attempt to work with real flowers, we decided to let him do the table arrangements. Seven or so years ago he did all of the fake flower arrangements for the fiance's older sister's wedding. I have made it clear from the beginning I did not like fake flowers. I feel they look tacky, again my personal opinion. The fiance's sister asked if we wanted to use her fake flowers, I said no.

A few days later, the fiance's grandmother (who is a piece of work and cannot mind her own business) calls from her brother's (the uncle's) phone. She informed the fiance she was coming to our meeting with her brother and the fiance needed to call him back tonight. When we received the message, he called his uncle back. This is when we learn there has been a rumor floating around the family that we wanted to use his sister's fake flower arrangement from seven years ago. The fiance politely declines and tells his uncle I will put together a folder of center pieces I did and did not like.

A couple of days after that discussion, the fiance gets a text from his uncle asking about my parents price range. I was under the impression he was going to be giving us the centerpieces as our gift, since it was what he did for the older sister's wedding. His gift was putting the pieces together. Well, if that is his gift, I will go and buy the material and then put them together myself. I was irritated. Plus the fake flowers from 7 years ago was brought up again.

Yesterday, the fiance was given a text from his mom that a friend of his oldest sister wanted to use the dusty, seven year old, fake flowers in her wedding. Therefore the fake flowers will be on display at his sister's house for me to look at on Christmas. Great, now I am going to have his entire family pressure me into using something I am simply not interested in. Yes, I plan on being polite. Yes, I plan on turning the flowers down. But for the love of god, leave me alone about the damn flowers!