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Family driving me crazy!

Ashley , on May 24, 2016 at 1:58 PM

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I am getting married this summer. Due to our venue size and budget we had to cut our guest list of about 300 to 110 people. I am so embarrassed by the reaction and response from my side of the family; people saying they won't come now if certain people are or are not invited, openly criticizing the...

I am getting married this summer. Due to our venue size and budget we had to cut our guest list of about 300 to 110 people. I am so embarrassed by the reaction and response from my side of the family; people saying they won't come now if certain people are or are not invited, openly criticizing the choices we made to invite certain people, telling me not to have kids there so I can invite people they want me include and now family members pestering me almost daily (including my mom) with messages and phone calls asking me to invite so and so or to make an exemption for someone's girlfriend to come that I have met once and didn't even remember her name.

My fiancées family is easy peasy- no one has said anything or even asked us about our guest list, no pressure, nothing and my family is looking to start WWIII and has me in tears from What I feel is a complete lack of respect for our decision. I feel so bad for my fiancé...having to listen to all this, he must think my family is crazy!

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  • BoozyBaker
    Master January 2017
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    @Fall, that seems to be de rigueur around here...

    ETA: Re your recent reply: Cue the "here comes a white knight 'it's your day'ing her!" comments..

    @ashley, sorry that sucks. I wish I could give better advice but I would just tell them to fuck themselves.

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  • Erin381
    Master September 2016
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    Ashley -the problem is, while it is your wedding, the reception is a thank you to your guests for being a part of that day.

    Yes you get some say in who is invited... but if this is a SO that the family seems to know about - that seems to be the cut.

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