Let's talk about family❤

Wedding planning started off to a rocky start for me. My sisters are both residents at different hospitals and my only wish was to have my whole family together in one room. Even though I gave them plenty of time to ask for some time off/find someone to cover for them, they still told me they wouldn't be able to make it to my fall wedding. To top it off, my father also told me he didn't think he would be able to make it cause of work. It honestly felt like I wasn't a priority knowing that my FH's family could come any time.

We decided to push the wedding to next year to give everyone enough time to plan accordingly. Supposedly, my dad is coming as I've already booked his flight and hotel room. My sister is also coming, she's found someone to cover her time. The only one I haven't heard back from is my little sister because she said she'll be on a different rotation by February so she can't give me an answer until January. Do you know how expensive plane tickets are a month before and I am paying for it because we offered to for our immediate family! ...

You are so right about cherishing all the time you have with family! I lost my mom about a year and a half ago...today is her birthday actually.

My fiance and I have been blessed so far when it comes to wedding planning. Everyone is supportive and everything has gone smoothly (so far). The hardest part is not having my mom here. I actually had a break down a few weeks ago because I just couldn't stand how unfair it is that my mom doesn't get to be here for the planning and won't be at the wedding. My wonderful fiance said, "Who said she won't be there? She'll be sitting right in the front row." And I know he's right.

Congratulations to you...June will be here before you know it!

Your mom was beautiful!!!! My bio mom is no longer in my life but my parents (Dad and step-mom) were thrilled to be a part of our day. In fact my dad told me after that while I had no idea what to expect from me, he thought the handfasting ceremony was really beautiful. My wife's mom passed more than 10 years ago and she was so sad her mom could not be there to see her happy. Her dad has dementia and could not make the trip. All of my wife's sisters were there and both my brothers made it though my sister had to stay home (in another state) since my niece had her first child a couple days after our ceremony. All of our family were surprisingly happy to simply support us. It made planning so much easier (if at times a bit more stressful) to have the decisions fall on us without outside opinions. It meant that every detail was just what we wanted and our loved ones got to see that play out. Yet we know that we were influenced by our family and friends, we are who we are because of them and that certainly played into how we wanted our day to look and feel. I was overjoyed that our families were there for us.
Us with my parents

My wife with her sisters, son, niece, and great nephew

Thank you Anna! Your post is really awesome and I appreciate it Wedding planning is very stressful!

My little sister got back to me today and told me that they choose rotations at the end of this month, so she will know if she can come then. It made me so happy to hear!

But then, she asked me if she could bring her girlfriend. She's known about this for months and now she's bringing up someone else? I don't want to sound insensitive, but I'm pretty sure they wont' be together in a few months when my sister leaves the hospital - then I'll have wedding photos with this random girl who is no longer in the picture!

She is aware I won't be paying for her girlfriend, but now my mom and other sister told me to tell her no. I do want my little sister to come, but it's quite frustrating that she's inviting someone so late. I am just going to focus at work right now until I can calm down to call my little sister with my ultimate answer...