A bride has taken sweet revenge on her mother-in-law who turned up to her wedding in her same white dress. The woman, who is not a fan of traditional weddings or dresses, shared her story on Reddit, saying: "My mother-in-law hated me from the moment we met - think evangelical Catholic meets goth atheist. I moved in with her son and had a baby without getting married and she truly believed I was the devil incarnate sent to draw her baby boy into the depths of hell."

She continued: "I never cared about getting married. I felt weddings were a waste of money. I'd rather have a boat or a new motorbike, but it was important to my husband, so I agreed, on the condition that it was not a church wedding." She also revealed how her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law insisted on being part of every aspect of the wedding planning, including dress shopping, despite her dislike for traditional wedding attire.

"So, my mum, mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, brother, and his wife all traipsed along with me to marvel at the sight of me in a dress." "The in-laws behaved and I found a dress that I didn't hate as much as the others. I paid for it and we left." But the woman got a shock the next morning when the bridal shop phoned her up, making her realise just how far her in-laws would go to show her up on her big day.

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"I got a call from the shop - my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law had ordered themselves the exact same dress as me," she said. She relayed everything she'd been told to her husband-to-be - but he didn't believe his mum and sister would do such a thing. But not wanting to take any chances, the woman went back into the shop and ordered a completely different gown.

She also came up with a plan to make sure her in-laws did not steal the spotlight on her wedding day. "I told my husband and he didn't really believe it. I laughed about it for a bit, went back to the shop, and ordered a new dress," she added. "This one was dark purple with black trim."

"Then I had the idea - I don't have a lot of female friends but all my male friends have wives who had wedding dresses. Sometimes they say they feel sad that they spent all that money on a dress that they'll never wear again. I talked to my husband and he agreed, so the invitations went out and every person who had ever worn a wedding dress was invited to wear it to our wedding."

"My mother-in-law and the sisters-in-law got different invitations that specifically asked that they not wear white. The dress code was stated as 'whatever you're comfortable in'." On the big day, her in-laws arrived in matching white dresses, but were "completely absorbed by the rest of the crowd". She said: "All four of them turned up in their beautiful white dresses with their beautiful makeup and hair - they didn't stand out."

"They looked exactly like everyone else, except for my mum and brother's wife, who wore purple like me. They weren't going to ruin my day by upstaging me. My husband, who up to that point really didn't think they would do something so vile, turned to stone that day."

"They had finally shown the depths that they would sink to and the last of the fog was swept away." After the ceremony, her mother-in-law tried to have a chat, but her husband quickly shut her down. "I came face to face with my mother-in-law at the door," she added. "She was incandescent with rage."

"She went to speak, but my husband stepped forward. and he shushed her right in front of everyone! It was glorious." After the wedding, the woman didn't hear from her mother-in-law for nearly a month until she "calmed down" about the situation. She says her mother-in-law finally broke the ice because she wanted to visit with her grandchildren.

"I let it go because my husband and I had won. But every now and then I wear the purple dress when I know she'll be at an event because I'm petty like that," she added. While most users congratulated her on her revenge plan, others shared their ideas on how to keep reminding her in-laws of their "vile" attempt to show her up on her special day.

One user said: "You didn't just get your revenge, you also made all those women's day by letting them wear their wedding dresses again. Love it!" Another user added: "I'm a big fat man, and I would have worn a wedding dress if I knew the reason." A third user said: "It's tragic that 'White Wedding' wasn't on your playlist. Maybe use it as the soundtrack for a photo montage during an anniversary celebration?"

* An AI tool was used to add an extra layer to the editing process for this story.

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