My Mother-in-Law Tried on My Wedding Dress and Ruined It—Her Refusal to Pay Backfired Spectacularly

I should’ve known my mother-in-law would try to steal the spotlight. Days before my wedding, I found her in my bedroom, twirling in my wedding dress. “I just wanted to see how it looked,” she said, grinning. But the grin vanished when we heard the dreadful riiiip.

She gasped, eyes wide. The delicate lace had torn beyond repair. “Oh well,” she shrugged. “You can fix it, right?”

When I asked her to pay for the damage, she refused. “It was an accident,” she huffed. “I’m not wasting money on a dress you’ll only wear once.”

Fine. I activated Plan B. I took the torn dress straight to my fiancé. He was furious—and when he confronted her, she backtracked fast, but it was too late. He told her she was banned from the wedding.

I walked down the aisle in a new dress, while she stewed at home, missing the celebration. Sometimes, karma needs a little push.