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Wendy
Just Said Yes April 2019

Hurt feelings when none of my family is attending my wedding

Wendy, on November 25, 2023 at 3:21 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 3
Been trying my hardest to fight off the pre-wedding blues for our upcoming nuptials with just over a month left. The thing is, my mother recently passed away and after several betrayals from my dad, he's out of my life for good. This alone made me want to elope, but somehow that turned into the agreement that we'd have a "small" gathering to appease my fiances family. In turn, I invited the few cousins, aunts and uncles I have left. One by one, they've been declining the invite to where now nobody that shares my bloodline will be there.


How does one wrestle with feeling like the lone twig standing in my family tree? My four best friends and their respective partners will be there on my side, and the parents of my best friend, maybe a few coworkers; but with every confirmed "no" that I've gotten back, it feels like the tear in my heart is getting bigger and bigger.
On top of that, the HMU artist I was lining up ghosted me over a month ago and I can't find another. Thanks to the depression, my wedding dress is now too snug.

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Latest activity by Pat, on November 25, 2023 at 9:24 PM
  • Andrea
    Rockstar January 2024
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    Big hugs to you! I’m so sorry. Try to focus on who you DO have coming to support you. Friends are the family we choose, after all! What matters is that people you love are there. ❤️
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
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    Big hugs!! Don’t forget that your friends are your family. Also your fiancé’s family is your family as well. Everyone attending is there because they love you.
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  • Pat
    Rockstar May 2023
    Pat ·
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    Read this, and really try to accept that your 'family' is made up of love, not blood.

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