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Jr
Dedicated November 2020

How to uninvite family to wedding?

Jr, on March 1, 2020 at 10:25 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 14
If you have read some of my other post, my FH has some family members with questionable morals. His sister is very passionate aggressive towards everyone- she is 8 years older than him. Stayed at out engagement party for 5 minutes and left, complained about her Christmas gift my FH gave her- which was a great gift for any girl! He isnt close with her & so he got her the same baybliss blow dryer I got. She is 35 years old, christmas is for kids! Now we are hearing that she is talking bad about me, out of the blue. Many people in his family have serious mental health issues, I know she used to be on medication, but stopped. My fh always wanted her husband to be his best man but he has gone back and forth on weather he will be available... so with the last stunt we agreed we need someone we can count on and the stress is not good for me, so we want to tell them that we are uninviting them and that his sister should have no problem with me or her brother because we have been nothing but nice to her, her passive aggressive actions and refusing to try to have a relationship with me is unacceptable.we think its best for her mental health that she sits this wedding out.. so we agreed to text her something because my FH wants to tell her but he is working 7/12s and this is basically the only way we can do it right now. So can yall help me put something together that doesnt sound super rude. I mean we want her to understand that we wont accept this but also not be rude like she is being? Does that make since?

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Latest activity by Jr, on March 3, 2020 at 4:30 PM
  • B
    Dedicated June 2022
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    Uninviting her will surely cause a lot of drama between you and the rest of the family. Are you sure you can’t just play nice for one day?
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
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    The wedding isn’t until November, so I’m assuming no one has been invited yet. You can’t uninvite someone who hasn’t been invited. Also, a lot can change in 9 months, so I would wait a while to make this decision or have a conversation with her about it. Once it’s time to send invitations, she will almost 100% contact your FH about not receiving hers, then he can say, “I’m sorry, you are not invited to our wedding because of the disrespectful way you have spoken about both of us.”
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  • Jr
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    Jr ·
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    Ive been playing nice but this is my only wedding so no. And if she doesnt learn she will just keep acting the same way
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    Dedicated June 2022
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    I just think uninviting her will create a bigger headache for you than if you just let her come. What is your relationship with FMIL and FFIL? How will they react if they find out your husbands sister isn’t invited?
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  • Jr
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    Ok nevermind
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  • MOB So Cal
    January 2019
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    I agree with others that with your wedding 10 months in the future, I would just put this on hold. You have at least 7 months until invitations should go in the mail. At the very least I think a face-to-face discussion can wait until FH's work schedule lets up. I can't believe there is any way to frame a text message to a relative telling them they are uninvited to your wedding in 10 months because of their passive-aggressive actions, not having a relationship with you, and their mental health status, that won't have a very high-risk of being perceived as "rude."

    In the meantime, you don't have to engage with her. If she has as many challenges as you've suggested, I'd guess the "many people" she's talking bad about you to tend to take what she says with a grain of salt. Also, there is an organization, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) that has a wealth of free resources available specifically to help family members of those with mental illness (NAMI.com). If there are members of his family with illnesses, you might both find their "Family to Family" program invaluable. Good luck to you!

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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
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    You two should what you need to do but as others have said uninviting them could cause more family drama. I agree to tell the BIL. That he is not the best man. I know you've been nice but I think before any decisions maybe have a straight up talk about how they've been and how you want them to be at the wedding but not if they WI act this way. I say put the ball in their court and if they choose not to come then that's on them not you. Either way they should be told their actions are rude and needs to stop.
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    Are you worried that they’d cause a scene or do something to otherwise ruin the wedding ? If not, I think uninviting them would cause more drama than it’s worth. You’re right when you say that at this point it seems like you guys have done nothing wrong and it’s been all on her. But if you uninvite her, then you WILL have done something aggressive back to her.
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  • Vicky
    VIP January 2020
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    Nothing you're describing is worth the relationship-ending drama of "uninviting" the groom's sister from the wedding.

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  • P
    January 2014
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    It's much too soon to bring this up with her if you want to keep the drama to a minimum or else you're going to have it for all those months leading up to the wedding. A lot can change between now and then anyway.

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    Savvy November 2020
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    It sounds like you're more opposed to her coming than your FH is, which is concerning being that it's his sister. I would highly advise against sending a text message - for reasons previously stated, you have plenty of time for her to correct her behavior and/or have a sit down conversation with her. Sometimes people with these personality types are looking to get a reaction from you more than anything, I wouldn't give it to her... If she's still acting disrespectful within a month of the wedding, after you have already addressed it in-person, I think that would be the final straw to uninvite.

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    Master January 2015
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    I'm not going to comment on whether this is or isn't the right decision (in my opinion) since that wasn't your question and we also don't know the entirety of what you're dealing with. I will say that while our situation was different than yours, we had to face the ugly reality of uninviting my husband's mother from our wedding. I have a discussion post where I went into detail about our situation, but it ultimately came to an end by my husband telling his mother:

    "This isn't up for discussion and I'm not looking for an argument with you. I ask that you consider how my fiancée and I feel and understand that we no longer feel comfortable with you attending our wedding. If you ever decide you'd like to make amends with us, we are open to that conversation and attempting to mend a relationship with you. Until then, I ask that you keep a respectful distance from the both of us and allow us to enjoy our wedding day".

    It was difficult to do, but it had to be done. We didn't want it to come to that with her, but we had a great wedding day without her being there and we know that wouldn't have been the case had we allowed her to come simply because she was "family". If you ever need someone to talk to about this, please send me a message. Best of luck to you and your FH Smiley heart

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  • Jr
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    Yes that is why I dont want them there because I think she would cause a scene.
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  • Jr
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    Lol I guess Im just not fake. I think If you dont like me and cause drama is plenty to uninvite someone
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