My wedding is in Mexico in early April at a resort. I did a destination wedding bc my father is undocumented and I wanted my family to be together on my wedding day. At the time of planning this, I knew one of my closest and dearest friends, let’s call her Lisa, is antivax. However, I didn’t know that my mom would have cancer.
My mom has triple negative breast cancer which means it’s resistant to treatment. The way her chemo is going, there’s a good chance she could attend the wedding, but she’s going to make her decision last minute depending on the risk.
I’ve been wrestling on whether or not I should require all my guests to be vaccinated. I recently had a heart to heart with Lisa telling her that I was seriously considering requiring everyone to be vaccinated to protect my mom, which would exclude her and her husband. She said she would seriously consider it and get back to me.
Sadly, she feels too strongly against the vaccine. She said she and her husband would do everything necessary to be careful around my mom. I believe her, and know they’ll keep their distance, wear masks, etc. I also plan on having everyone take a rapid test when they arrive at resort, and the day of the wedding.
I always imagined Lisa by my side, taking pictures with her, having her help at the bridal suite. But I’m nervous of my Mom and Lisa being together. Lisa said she’s fine not participating in these events, to help protect my mom, but it makes me sad. Also, my Mom really wants Lisa there too, she loves her and she knows how close we are. She just wants Lisa and her husband to keep their distance. Since my Mom is fine with Lisa being unvaccinated, I wonder if I’m overthinking this.
Has anyone here been in a similar situation? Did you make a vaccine exception for a close friend or family member?
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