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Savvy November 2019

Family issues on wedding day

Yesterdaysbride, on November 1, 2019 at 8:44 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 7
I cannot wait y’all!! The day is today!
I’m just feeling a bit let down by family members. During the whole planning, my family has been an issue (so has FH but for different reasons). First they offer to buy the cake as a wedding gift because they hated the idea of donuts at the wedding, so FH and I chose guava filling in a vanilla cake and are excited but come to find out that they can no longer pay the cake and we are left with 380 bill we didn’t account for. They also are complaining that we were selfish in choosing the flavour because it was a gift from them and they should be the ones picking it. Mind you they were brought home left overs from tasting.
My mom is constantly trying to get us to spend our wedding budget on her like to pay for makeup or dress and we kept telling her that if we had extra money we would but that the bills came first. She was so upset and said we were hiding money to not help her on purpose. In the end we had to go over budget and every time we did so, she kept asking for more and more things to be paid.
last night at my rehearsal dinner they asked if they could come and borrow my car for the day of and I said no problem but if they could come pick it up because I needed sleep to be rested for today. They caused such a scene because I wouldn’t drive 40 minutes (back and fro) after my rehearsal dinner with few drinks in me and called me a selfish daughter. Also said oh don’t worry if you don’t do this then we don’t have a way to get to tour wedding so you decide.
my FH saw me stressed and upset and didn’t let me cave into their demands so I didn’t drive over there.
Im unsure of what to do because I want my family there and my dad to walk me down the aisle but it’s been costing me my peace of mind. I do nothing but worry over them and how to help them. Am I overreacting or are they really being unfair and toxic?? How did you deal with family issues? Looking for advice y’all

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Latest activity by Andrea, on November 1, 2019 at 2:45 PM
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    Master January 2015
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    You're not overreacting at all, your family sounds selfish to me. I'm not sure why they would need to borrow your car, does no one else in the family have a vehicle? I'm glad your FH didn't let you give in to their demands, my FH does that for me too. I'm not very confrontational and he is, so he helps me stick to my guns when I need to.

    Because today is your wedding day, my advice for dealing with this is to forget about it. They'll either show up or they won't, there's nothing you can do now to change that. Enjoy your day regardless because you're marrying your best friend! I hope it all works out, but try to keep your head up even if it doesn't. Today will be great Smiley smile

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  • Aimee
    Super July 2021
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    Just remember it’s YOU and FH’s wedding. It is a day for you to be selfish. All the time and effort for a special day. All this time they knew they were coming to your wedding when RSVPs were out now decide things last minute. It’s nice to treat parents to honor them but not when you’re going over budget and they’re not helping
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  • Ivy ORP
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    You're not overreacting at all. It sounds like your mom expects you to dote on her when she should be supportive of you right now. If they show up, great. If not, their loss. Walk yourself down the aisle with your head held high. They will be the ones to regret their actions if they let pettiness get in the way of their relationship with you. Good luck today and congratulations!

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    Expert September 2020
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    At this point, they either show up or they don’t. Don’t get stressed anymore than you already are. Enjoy your day!
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    Savvy November 2019
    Yesterdaysbride ·
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    Thank you all for your advice and well wishes! ☺️☺️
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  • Diana
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    I think your mom and my mom are twins!! I had to end up telling my mom no!! Either she shows up or not. The wedding is our celebration to our marriage. Sorry not sorry mom your not the center of it all!!! Please don’t get stressed over how everyone is acting about your wedding day!! Enjoy your event and celebrate with your new sweetheart!!
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    Don't stress out! They will appear or won't. At this point in time you should be focusing on you and your FH. Your wedding will be great with or without them!

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