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3 Months Too Close to Brother's Wedding?

Caryn, on March 7, 2022 at 2:29 PM Posted in Planning 0 6

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My brother is getting married 3/18/23. My longtime partner and I were planning on getting married in 2024 but for a number of reasons June 2023 would be much better timing. We're all in our 40s and second marriages all around. The only out of towners who overlap are an aunt, an uncle and a few cousins on my mom's side. I am totally fine with them skipping my wedding if they can only make it to one, especially since mine will be a lower key affair. Before I bring this up with brother, I wanted to get a sense of whether people think it would be obnoxious to have my wedding three months after his. I know it would be problematic to schedule before his, but what about after?

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Latest activity by Kaitlyn, on March 8, 2022 at 12:22 AM

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Janet · on March 7, 2022 at 2:37 PM
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Honestly, it shouldn't matter if it was 3 months before or 3 months after. 3 months is quite a bit of time between weddings. You get one day based on what's best for you and your fiancé, same for your brother. There is more than enough joy and happiness to go around.
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JA · on March 7, 2022 at 2:59 PM
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I would say 3 months is totally fine! Especially if not too many guests are traveling for both weddings. The only thing I'd say is be open to those traveling for both to decline since traveling twice in three months may not be possible in everyone's situation.
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Samantha · on March 7, 2022 at 3:06 PM
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I think 3 months would be more than fine! I have a friend who is getting married in the first weekend of April and her FSIL's wedding is the end of April!
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Jasmine S. · on March 7, 2022 at 3:51 PM
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3 months is plenty of time. Don't worry about it, pick the date that works for you and your fiancé!
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Bird · on March 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM
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My cousin got married in august. Her brother got married in October. There was absolutely no issue. Both were extravagant affairs and everyone attended both. Unless your brothers fiancé is unnecessarily dramatic, I think you should be okay!
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Kaitlyn · on March 8, 2022 at 12:22 AM
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My little sister got engaged like a month after we did. We had decided immediately we were going to be getting married in April/May. We ended up with April 28th. She made her wedding date the end of August. I should also note she’s my half sister, so really the only ones that would need to travel for both are her mom and my dad, and our siblings. Then our older brother decided to get engaged to his gf that nobody has met and plan his wedding 2 months before mine. But what are you gunna do 🤷🏻‍♀️ Lol
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