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Laura
Dedicated February 2022

Feeling Crushed About My Upcoming Wedding

Laura, on December 31, 2021 at 2:41 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 6
Hey guys! I have been beyond excited for our destination wedding in Puerto Rico since we began planning pre-covid, and even after postponing a year due to covid. We are a little over a month away, and Puerto Rico just issued a vaccine mandate in order to enter. My fiancé’s side of the family is more conservative, so several very important people to him and I including immediate family members are not vaccinated. We’ve had a lot of very important people to us tell us they do not want to come now, including his mother, his two sisters, his aunt in uncle, my brother and my sister in law, and his best man’s wife. Since we’re so close to the wedding, we can’t move the location back to where we live and there’s obviously nothing we can do about the restrictions. I’m just feeling really depressed and kind of like this is ridiculous at this point to even have a wedding celebration with all of them missing. I know what’s most important is that we will be married, but I’m just feeling beaten down by this news and with covid sticking it’s neck out again so close to the celebration. Any good vibes are appreciated.

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Latest activity by Jacks, on January 12, 2022 at 7:38 PM
  • MrsMcK
    VIP September 2017
    MrsMcK ·
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    I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. Unfortunately, the decision to not be vaccinated comes with consequences - it’s so sad that your fiancé’s family are so against being vaccinated that they’re willing to miss the wedding. Maybe you can livestream/have someone FaceTime the ceremony? Just focus on the fact that you’ll be married, and enjoy your wedding as much as you can. Again, sorry this is happening!
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  • Kacey
    Savvy February 2022
    Kacey ·
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    This is such an unfortunate situation. Our wedding is in a city with an indoor vaccine mandate so we will be missing a few family members as well. Having COVID burst out again is so discouraging and I’m feeling it too with my wedding 8 weeks away. My heart goes out to you. Would it be possible to have a small, simple family/VIP ceremony closer to home, followed by a nice dinner, and then do the Puerto Rico wedding as well? Then it might feel more like they got to see you get married and celebrate with you, but you also get the wedding you’ve been envisioning and working hard to plan in Puerto Rico.
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  • M
    VIP January 2019
    Maggie ·
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    That's so unfortunate that people have chosen to prioritize being more vulnerable to disease over attending your wedding. The only thing you can do is just try to put those people out of your minds and move forward. Celebrate with the people who will be there and enjoy your wedding.

    We have dealt with this in our personal lives, too, and it's so sad to not be able to see certain people. We now truly know they don't value us (my husband is immunocompromised and it's his family who aren't interested in following public health guidelines), and though this hurts, we are making our peace with it.

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  • Y
    Just Said Yes November 2020
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    I’m so sorry to hear that. I can relate as well. We planned to have our wedding in Thailand and this is already the second time we postponed it. We thought back a couple months ago that everything is set for our wedding in February (next month) and then omicron hit. In the last month Thailand has tightened up entry requirement and so many of our guests have cancelled because they did not want to risk it. It honestly hurts every time someone texts me to tell me they can’t come, but at the end of the day as long as you and your SO are there I do think it will be wonderful no matter what. This is also a time for you to see who are those that really care and would do everything they can to celebrate with you. My husband and I are still planning to go to Thailand and we plan to celebrate who whoever that can still make it. We know it’s going to be really fun as long as we have each other!!
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  • Laura
    Dedicated February 2022
    Laura ·
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    Thank you everyone for the sweet words and advice, it means a lot and to know other people are also going through it due to omnicron makes me feel less alone. Going to try to go into the weekend with great energy and a super positive disposition no matter what, hoping that energy will rub off on everyone and we'll still have a great time.

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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
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    I’m sorry you’re being affected by their decision to not vaccinate. Seems unfair, but appropriate for the island to require vaccines. I guess try and focus on who is there for you.
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