My toxic mother-in-law brought my husband’s ex wife to our wedding – she said it was her right as she’d paid for the day

A BRIDE was left fuming after her mother-in-law turned up to her wedding with her husband’s ex-wife as her plus one.

Taking to Reddit, the woman explained that her new husband’s mum believed that it was ‘her right’ as she had paid for the wedding.

She wrote: "I met my husband four years after he divorced who everyone in his family calls 'the love of his life'."

The bride says she wasn’t bothered what her in-laws think because her husband has assured her that his ex-wife - who she refers to as 'Mindy' - was not the love of his life, she was toxic and their separation was good for both of them.

In the beginning, the woman found it difficult to connect with her mother-in-law, but the pair bonded while grieving the father-in-law's death. 

And things began to look up for the family when the couple welcomed their first child and they hoped to get married, but things got in the way.

"When the pandemic began, money became tight for us and after having our baby my husband and I decided to prioritise our needs," the woman continued.

"We used what his father left him and some of our savings to buy a house and decided to have a small celebration after we were legally married, but my MIL said no."

The mother-in-law offered to pay for the wedding, and after some careful consideration, they agreed but wanted to keep it small.

"We made it small and simple because we didn't want to take advantage of her and we even let my MIL have her way in some decisions," she said.