MIL’s Plan To Make Bride Look Ugly In Wedding Illustration Backfires When Artist Catches On

With the holidays coming up, many of us try to dream up thoughtful gifts that will truly surprise our loved ones. We want something personal, meaningful, and enjoyable—which is often harder to nail than it sounds.

One mother-in-law thought she had the perfect idea: a custom wedding illustration of the newlyweds alongside herself and her husband. On paper, it sounded sweet and creative. But once the artist began working, the requests started rolling in, and they quickly became strange. The MIL kept asking for adjustments that made the bride look less and less like herself, and noticeably less attractive.

Eventually, the artist had enough. She called the woman out and later shared the entire story on Reddit. Read what happened below.

The mother-in-law commissioned a wedding illustration a