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Brooke
Savvy January 2022

Friend Wants To Get Together Right Before My Wedding

Brooke, on January 6, 2022 at 11:53 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7

Okay ladies- I need some advice here. A friend of mine and formerly college roommate is coming into town for my wedding which is next weekend (Jan 16). At the moment, I'm going a million miles a minute trying to make sure I've covered everything, haven't forgotten anything, pick up last minute things like seating chart, meet with coordinator, etc. My friend asked me yesterday in a kind of "poor me" way that she felt like she wouldn't get to spend much time with me over the wedding weekend (and in my head I was like well I don't usually expect to be able to spend much time with the bride or groom on their wedding weekend, does anyone???). So now I ask, AITA? She's going to be in town for two days before the wedding and over those two days I'm going to the dentist, getting nails done, finishing outfit, rehearsal, meeting with coordinator, etc. I really do not have time to spend to go hang out with her in the two days before I get married. Of course I will see her at the wedding, but there will be many people I have to talk to then. For context, this is a friendship that I'm not even sure I want to continue. She has a track record of losing all of her friendships due to selfishness but I've always hung on to our friendship out of wanting to be a loyal friend and not wanting to hurt her. Is it wrong/selfish of me not to be able to make one-on-one plans with her like she's asking?

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Latest activity by Mcskipper, on January 6, 2022 at 5:51 PM
  • J
    Super March 2022
    JA ·
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    If this is a friendship you cherish, Id say maybe invite her to get nails done or something. But considering you arent sure you want to continue it I would just say you have a bunch of things going on and wont have any time the week of the wedding

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  • C
    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    Absolutely do not commit to spending time with her. Yes it would be nice to catch up but these last few days you are going to be stressed with so many last minute things to tend to. You could invite her to get her nails done with you as PP suggested, but I wouldn’t stress over saying no. You have enough on your plate at the moment.
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  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
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    I wouldn’t stress about trying to make time for hang outs with friends the days leading up to your wedding. However, I also wouldn’t have invited somebody who I didn’t even know if I wanted to maintain a friendship with if I knew it meant they had to spend considerable time and finances traveling for my wedding. This girl is obviouslt spending this time and money because she values your friendship and assumes it is reciprocated. I don’t think it’s really fair to have her do all this then just drop her after the wedding.
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  • R
    Dedicated April 2022
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    How I would go about this:
    "Hey friend! It's great to hear from you and I really appreciate you wanting to hang out. Unfortunately this last week is super busy and between all the last minute meetings and trips, I really don't have time right before my wedding. I'd love to catch up soon-- we could hang out/do a video call/something after the honeymoon."
    You're not being a brat for not having time! Best of luck and hopefully you can nourish a healthy relationship with this girl if you choose to continue being friends. Smiley winking
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Can you hang out together at the nail salon? If that isn’t a possibility and you don’t have a day of coordinator to tie up all loose ends, see if she can meet up with you for a weekend after the wedding when you aren’t so busy.
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  • S
    Savvy September 2021
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    I would invite her to go with you as you get all the last minute things done. And if she doesn’t get the message by then or understand that you’re busy, then it’ll be time to re evaluate the friendship
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  • Mcskipper
    Rockstar July 2018
    Mcskipper ·
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    Sounds like you don’t want to make plans because you’re iffy on the friendship. That’s fine, just say you’re totally booked up with last minute details. If you wanted to spend some time though, it’s definitely feasible. Go together to do nails, even just have her visit and keep you company while you finish stuff up— I’ve run errands with friends or had them run them with me, but only because I wanted and enjoyed that quality time with them— so it’s not a crazy idea! But if you don’t want to, you don’t want to! And that’s fine too.
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