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Just Said Yes July 2019

Fiance's cousin wants an invite to my bachelorette

Ashley, on January 7, 2019 at 11:49 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 5
I'm having a bachelorette party that my sister is throwing in a few months and my close friends are coming to my party.

My fiance has a large extended family. His younger brothers girlfriend hangs out with the family frequently, and then there are his older cousins. They are interested in coming, but I don't know them that well, I don't feel like I can be myself around them fully and didn't want to invite.

When I got engaged, his older cousin who is in her mid thirties came up to me and told me let me know if you need help planning your bachelorette. I thought that's nice and all, but I didn't know her very well. I haven't spent time with her much since I've met her and we are very formal with each other. When she said that, I felt odd because obviously my close friends and sister would plan it.

Every time I have met her in the last year, she asks my fiance or me about my party. My fiance and I avoided the question because we are under a lot of stress for the wedding and said when we decided fully we would tell people. As a result of this, we are both thinking we should do a separate party with extended family - have a joint family bachelor/bachelorette. Otherwise, it may be too many people and you're running around trying to talk to everyone.

I think she automatically assumed that she isn't invited to mine and turned from a sweet person to a mean girl. She now is ignoring me in parties and even got her husband to do the same to me and my parents. I can't think of anything I could have done to offend her.

We want to have the joint family bachelor and bachelorette party still, but to be honest I don't even want her there by how rude she thinks she can be to me. I also don't think she would be grateful for the family bachelorette invite either. I can tell by the way she talks to me she keeps trying to fish an invite along with my friends but doesn't even know them. Any advice is appreciated!

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Latest activity by Bluey8616f, on January 9, 2019 at 9:11 AM
  • Elizabeth
    Dedicated April 2019
    Elizabeth ·
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    Girl... stop caring so much about what people will think. It's going to cost you unnecessary time, MONEY, and stress. In this wedding planning process you have to learn to say "oh well, they will get over it". Especially to folks you don't even know that well (read: this cousin is out of order!!) DO NOT plan that second party to appease one person who probably won't be appeased anyway from what you wrote. Now, if you want to have an engagement party where the whole family can come together for dinner and celebration, I would suggest doing that. If your sister and close friends are planning your bachelorette party, let them plan it and politely tell anyone who thinks they deserve an invite, "I'm not planning it so, I don't really know what the details are". (The bachelorette party is normally for the bridal party anyway). Be prepared to put your foot down and set some boundaries or else entitled folks (friends and family) will walk all over you and leave you with the bill.

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  • A
    Just Said Yes July 2019
    Ashley ·
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    Thanks! I needed that haha. It's tough and I'm learning through this process you definitely can't keep everyone happy.
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  • Kristen
    VIP August 2018
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    Who cares what she thinks? Clearly she is childish if that's how she behaves at not getting invited to a party. Don't worry about her and go have fun at your bach party!Also, it sounds like you might be having a "family " bach/bachelorette just to appease people. I say scrap it. Don't have a big party just to make other people feel better - they're all invited to the most important party - the wedding.


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  • Maren
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    Hi Ashley! Smiley heart Welcome to WeddingWire and congrats on your engagement!

    Elizabeth said it simply and I agree, unfortunately not everyone is going to agree or be happy with all of your decisions and plans. Your pre-wedding and wedding plans, guest lists, and details are completely up to you and your fiancé entirely. Smiley heart

    On another note, your joint bachelor & bachelorette party idea sounds awesome! What are you thinking of doing for it? Smiley heart

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  • Bluey8616f
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    This happened to me with my husband's cousin who is the same age as us. She asked my SIL to be invited but I'm not close with her. Barley spoke with me before we got engaged. I find some people want to be involved when it comes to a wedding and then once its over they go back to ignoring you like before. So I told SIL absolutely not and she could tell cousin whatever excuse she wanted.

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