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Family drama

Mrs2Be2022, 5 May, 2021 at 00:56 Posted on Planning 0 8

Hey all first time posting, need advice and to get things off my chest.

Me and HTB were supposed to get married this year 3rd April 2021. We are now due to get married (Infact will be getting married 2nd April 2022).
At first before COVID restrictions we were having a wedding of over 200 people (something we both really didn’t want but to please others we said ok) and we wouldn’t have a honeymoon as this would be well over our budget and we don’t want to borrow. so then we decided to scale it down our venue went into liquidation and we decided to buy a marquee and have the wedding at home which would be a lot smaller and something we both wanted.
Our marquee holds 36-40 people. Me and HTB are a blended family him having 3 children 2 of them having partners and our grandchild and me having 2 children one having a partner, between us our children and their partners grandchild and my maid of honour that’s 12 people already. So we decided that between us we have 21 niece and nephews HTB family is very big that we wouldn’t have niece and nephews attend so now our list is ourself children partners grandchild our parents brothers and sister and 3 sets of close friends. Families are going mental my brothers have decided that they aren’t attending if their children aren’t getting my oldest brother came and said he changed his day for me to make room for 1 of my stepchildren at the time she was younger and the invite was for me my htb and my 2 children now at the time my stepdaughter came every 2nd weekend and half the school holidays but I was told if it was our weekend then htb would have to stay at home with her so I decided that if all 3 of our children ( we didn’t make a deal about the older children as they don’t see my family) weren’t getting none of us would go. So now my parents are telling me I’m being selfish and causing problems which I really don’t think is the case I’m not inviting any children at all so I’m not excluding anyone.
Me and my HTB have been together 8 years so you would think they could get past this issue of being a blended family. ( I am the first person in my family to say I’m not happy and walk away from a relationship and family we mortified what are the neighbours going to say to which I replied I actually don’t care me and the children need away from this to be happy)
My HTB has been in my son and daughter life since they were very young son being just 1 their dad now lives away and whilst my daughter calls htb by his name my son calls him dad ( he has done since he has been 2 and seeing other Dads picking up there kids at nursery or at the park etc and their dad only being around them 2-3 times a year we did try stop him but how long do you tell a child off for calling someone dad who does everything that a dad does) my son doesn’t keep very well and spent a lot of time in hospital and had to travel around hospitals in the uk for life saving treatment my htb was at his side with me 24/7 his dad knew and didn’t show face not that I tell my children this because I want them to have a very good healthy relationship with their dad yet any occasion possible the older brother like to “politely remind” my htb he isn’t my sons dad nor will he ever be.
My brothers don’t see why I can’t just wait a few years and save up and have the original big wedding I have explained that we actually didn’t want the big wedding in the first place we would rather a small wedding and again been told we are being selfish.
They also think because HTB has been married before that his family have already seen him get married so I should have more on my side because I haven’t been married before.
Now we are having it at the house people seem to be looking at it as a circus my FIL was complaining about the suit we were hiring and said he wasn’t sitting uncomfortable all day so we told him to wear something more comfortable just dress trousers and a shirt and tie but he isn’t happy about that either he thinks it a joke that we are paying for a bus to bring guest to the house thinks it’s a joke that we are paying for all the food and drink and we should put bring your own bottle on the invites I’m mortified.
I wish I done what we had originally said and that’s ran away and got married and just came back and told everybody however I’m the only daughter so I wanted me and my dad to have that walk me to my future husband down the aisle but it seems everything I’m doing I’m doing wrong
Please give advise am I being selfish?

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Latest activity by Ben, 7 May, 2021 at 11:28
  • Ebony
    Savvy May 2023 Lincolnshire
    Ebony ·
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    This sounds like such a difficult situation, especially as you have both sides of the family playing up. I’m assuming from what you’ve said that you and your HTB are paying for the majority, if not all, of your wedding. If that’s the case, then family members have zero say on what you do or don’t do. You’re well within your rights to have the wedding you want and can afford.


    The family members suggesting that you should just save up more sound like they think your wedding is just a big free party for them, very immature! We have some family members who we are unable to invite due to budget constraints. If we get any silly comments I’ll be suggesting that their parents pay for them. It is disappointing when you can’t accommodate everyone, but your family need to either realise you’re in a strict budget, or foot the bill for the extra guests they are demanding.
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  • M
    Beginner April 2022 Central & Glasgow
    Mrs2Be2022 ·
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    Hey


    Yeah we are paying for it all, I did get tipped over the edge last week and said unless your paying stay out of it they have either already had their weddings and done it there way and the ones that aren’t happy told them to get married and have the wedding how they want there’s to be. but then I felt bad and was told I have to apologise for my comment again I just feel like everytime something happens we have to apologise for not having the wedding that the rest of the family want lol
    We aren’t a close family and I invite them to any gathering at my house bbq birthday just nights were we are having a few friends over and they never come so I just think what’s the big drama you don’t come to anything else
    Wedding politic eh!
    I just feel so deflated and I’m actually starting to hate planning my day we wrote a list of everyone’s problems and what the solution is and what we are telling and we have 17 pages ( 17 pages and I’m like this is unbelievable) why are we even answering this many complaints
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  • Ebony
    Savvy May 2023 Lincolnshire
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    17 pages?! That is ridiculous! If I were you I would throw that list straight in the bin and forget about every single complaint. The only opinions that matter are yours and your partners, no one else’s. Focus on making the day special for you and your partner. You should plan the wedding you want and then it’s up to the whingers whether they attend or not. If they decide not attend then they are missing out and only have themselves to blame.
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  • M
    Beginner April 2022 Central & Glasgow
    Mrs2Be2022 ·
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    Thank you


    Thats my thinking too my youngest brother is getting married just after me and family are like you know now you have done this he won’t invite the youngest stepchild and I said that’s fine because they are at an age now they don’t come every 2nd weekend and even at that they prefer to just get picked up for a few hours and taken home again and if brother wants to be petty that’s fine by me but me the other half and my 2 children will be there.
    So sorry for the rant you know that way you can’t sleep because you have so much on your mind and when you start getting it off your mind it just keeps going and going maybe tonight I will get a sleep lol
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    Curious October 2021 Berkshire
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    This sounds like you are in a horrible situation, in my opinion its not you who is being selfish but your family. While it is nice to be invited to someones wedding I never assume I will be but it sounds like your families have decided that this is their party and not yours and HTB's. That could be because of having to reschedule and reduce numbers, and I imagine that with everything that's gone on over the last year your families were looking forward to a big day out and a proper blow out that they now feel like you're denying them (I am not saying they're right to feel that).

    This is your wedding, you don't have to invite anyone if you don't want to. The most important thing is that you have the day you want and don't try to please everyone else, you will never manage to do that. You and HTB need to sit down and decide what your priorities are for the wedding and then plan according to that and stick with it. Trying to adapt your day to everyone else will only spoil it for the two of you. If your families really care about you they will understand and get over it eventually...just be prepared for the petty responses of "well, you didn't invite them to your wedding" when nieces and nephews get married...

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    I never cease to be amazed and shocked at how many people are having to deal with such unreasonable and selfish families. As others have said it’s your wedding not theirs. Being invited to a wedding should be an honour, not some sort of right.

    Arrange your wedding your way. Invite who YOU want there. Those not invited will either get over it, or aren’t the people you need in your life right now.

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  • Mrsa2021
    Dedicated June 2021 Cornwall
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    I agree with everyone else, this is your wedding, have it exactly how you and your h2b want it and if people don’t like, they don’t come. It’s their loss not yours.


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  • M
    Beginner April 2022 Central & Glasgow
    Mrs2Be2022 ·
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    Thank you ladies for your responses


    We have everything planned out and what we are needing we are just now at the stage of dealing with the backlash and constant complaints and making us feel guilty trying to get us to feel bad and change our minds. I’ve got to the point I’ve said that when we go to visit or chat to our parents and they mention the wedding we are just going to say listen we would rather not talk about it just now it’s still 11 months away x
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