What to do about future in-laws taking over wedding planning?

My Fiance’s family is really obnoxious and in each others’ business all the time. We just recently got engaged (10 days or so) and have set our wedding date for Oct 20, 2012. I have done some initial planning and we have set a very formal theme. However, my fiance’s family, including his mother, grandmother (who hates me), and aunts I’ve never met are all making decisions for us about reception venues, food, how our cake will look etc. It’s very frustrating because they are taking away this experience from us. They really want us to get married in the Catholic church and have me convert (but I really don’t want to and my Fiance is fine with that). They are also trying to turn it into some kind of backyard barbeque with enchiladas and other types of mexican food (we live in New Mexico but I really don’t like mexican food and would prefer not to have it at our wedding). I want to have a late evening wedding so we don’t have to provide a full meal (we’re college students on a limited budget) I would just like to have desserts and snacks. They also want to have the reception at my fiance’s grandparents house (which I hate the idea of). We’re having 130 guests and it simply won’t work. Finally, I told my future mother-in-law our colors for the wedding and she started making all these designs for our cake without even consulting me. I know it sounds petty, but I really want my Fiance and me to plan the wedding, not everyone else. How do I approach this gently without creating further tension? This is a once in a lifetime thing and I don’t want to be unhappy on my wedding day because other people made my decisions. If you have a similar story or any suggestions please share.

math:please help with Landscape Design homework?

1.You are planning to spend no less than $3,000 and no more than $8,000 on your landscaping project.
a.Write an inequality that demonstrates how much money you will are willing to spend on the project.

b.For the first phase of the project, imagine you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees. You need 35 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton costs $60 and each tree is $99, what is the maximum number of trees you can buy with a budget of $2,400? Write an inequality that illustrates the problem and solve. Express your answer as an inequality and explain how you arrived at your answer.

c.Would four trees be a solution to the inequality in Part b? Justify your answer.

2. The coordinate graph of the backyard shows the location of the trees, plants, patio, and utility lines. If necessary, you may copy and paste the image to another document and enlarge it.
a. What are the coordinates of Tree A, Plant B, Plant C, Patio D, Plant E, and Plant F?
b. The water line is given by the equation

Imagine you want to put a pink flamingo lawn ornament in your backyard. You want to avoid placing it directly over the water line in case you need to excavate the line for repairs in the future.
Could you place it at the point (6,-15)? [Support your answer with algebra work.]

b.What is the slope and y-intercept of the line in Part b? How do you know?

c.Imagine you want to add a sprinkler system and the location of one section of the sprinkler line can be described by the equation

Complete the table for this equation. [Support your answer with algebra work.]

xy(x,y)
-10
-2
-8
2
18

d. What objects might be in the way as you lay the pipe for the sprinkler?
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Help with algebra…?

Landscape designers often use coordinate geometry and algebra as they help their clients. In many regions, landscape design is a growing field. With the increasing popularity of do-it-yourself television shows, many homeowners are becoming amateur landscape artists.

Imagine you are a homeowner getting ready to sell your home. You realize there are some landscaping problems you want to address so your home will sell quickly and you can get the best price. After making this decision, you realize there are many things to consider when landscaping the backyard, such as bud

Answer the following questions. Use Equation Editor to write mathematical expressions and equations. First, save this file to your hard drive by selecting Save As from the File menu. Click the white space below each question to maintain proper formatting.

1.You are planning to spend no less than $6,000 and no more than $10,000 on your landscaping project.

PART 1
You are planning to spend no less than $7,000 and no more than $12,000 on your landscaping Project.
1.Write an inequality that demonstrates how much money you will be willing to spend on the project. (2 pts)

2.Suppose you want to cover part of the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees as the first phase of the project. You need 42 tons of rock to cover the area. Each ton cost $65 and each tree is $89, write an inequality to show the maximum amount of money you can spend on trees with a budget of $3,400 for Phase 1. (2 pts) Show your work using equation editor. (1 pt)

3.What is the maximum number of trees that you can buy without going over your budget? (1 pt) Show your work using equation editor and answer in a complete sentence. (1 pt)

4.Would 8 trees be a solution to the inequality you created in #2? (1 pt) Show your work using equation editor and answer in a complete sentence. (1 pt)

5.If you buy the maximum number of trees and the 42 tons of rock, how much money will you have left to spend for the rest of the project? Show your work using equation editor (1 pt) and express your answer as a compound inequality. (Hint: Take the inequality from #1 and subtract the cost of the rock and trees from both sides) (2 pts)

2.The water line is given by the equation:

y= -3/4 x -9

3.What is the slope and the y-intercept of the water line? (4 pts)

.5.Suppose that you wanted to add a sprinkler system, and the location of one section of the sprinkler line can be described by the equation:

y= -1/2 x-2

Complete the table for this equation. (5 pts) Make sure to show all work using equation editor for full credit. (5 pts)

xy(x,y)
0
-2
-4
2
8

6.There are 4 objects that might be in the way as you lay the pipe for the sprinkler. Identify two of them and explain in words how you determined that they would be in the way. (They do not necessarily come from the table. You are looking for specific objects). (2 pts)

can anyone help me with this pretty pleasee? ?

Samantha wants to have an ice rink built in her backyard. In order to do this, she must:

hire someone with landscaping equipment to level her backyard. This costs $2.50 per square metre.
flood the rink with enough water to form ice to a depth of 12 centimetres. As water freezes, the volume of ice formed is about 1.1 times the volume of the water. The price of water is $2.10 per 1000 litres. Note: 1 m3 = 1000 litres.
paint the ice with ice paint that costs $8.99 per litre. One litre covers eight square metres.
allow $65 for miscellaneous materials she will need to buy.
pay PST and GST, both at 7 percent, for all materials, and only 7 percent GST for labour (having the yard landscaped).
pay her children for flooding the rink. Water flows through the garden hose at 20 litres per minute, and the children insist on receiving $3.50 per hour for flooding. Samantha pays no PST or GST on this expense.
Samantha has a budget of $400 to build this rink. Determine the maximum-size rink she can build for that amount. What would be a suitable shape of rink for her to design? What are the dimensions of the shape you suggest?

She has never had a rink in her backyard before, and she needs your advice about anything related to this project. What are some other things (expenses, design features, safety concerns, et cetera) that Samantha needs to be aware of if she has an ice rink in her backyard?

I am having a candyland themed wedding and i need help with decorations, so its fun, but it looks great. Help!

My wedding/reception is in a huge big backyard and I need help with decorations we are doing (think original Chocolate Factory when they first walk in to the candy wonderland). I have my grand entrance designed that the guest will walk into. I have 4 ft balloons that will be strung high as large lollipops, and normal sized balloons on the lollipop sticks to go in the ground as smaller lollipops. i have awesome punching balloons (i’ve cut off the rubber handles) that will float around as gum drops. i have pvc piping that were turned into extra large light lollipops with laterns on top that frame out the back of the reception area, where the head table will be). already have table clothes coved, dresses coved, all the giant stuff what i’m missing is the small details that will pull this off so it doesn’t look bad and half done. I don’t have a giant budget but i do have a lot of help and a lot skill. Please help with your constructive suggestions.
We actually are having a chocolate river its more of a “c” to look like it is beyond where the wedding is and just curved in for a visit…..i did a demo one last weekend to make sure it would work.
you guys are so awesome! the mushroom idea is great we were trying to figure out how to make something like that…..

as for center pieces i’m still working on that one, as usual there is lots of debate and ideas…just none that are working for me….on each table (because its small – it can’t be the centerpiece) but we have candy/food games…. ready set spaghetti, candyland, h.h. hippos pizza party, i even found a willy wonka board game, and an awesome zombie fast food card game.

as for people that think i should grow up…i am, and i’m a mom… i’ve been with my fiance along time we have a famiy… both families are fun, we wanted to do something exiting and different, something that was crazy and us. this is perfect…. my flower girl and brides maids are even walking down the aisle to the peanuts theme song. it may not be traditional, but tradition is not for everyone..marriage is for people mature.. it does not mean that have to be void of imagination and creativity