I grew up in an abusive home and I've distanced myself from most people in my family since I turned 18. I still have some contact with my mom, but only when I have to such as calling her on mother's day and holidays. My biological father walked out when i was 6 and I haven't seen him since, and my step father was very abusive to me and my mom. And my mom was too stressed out and hurt over her marriage to be a mother to me while I was growing up. The rest of my family is in another part of the world.
Now that I am engaged and starting to plan my wedding, I'm realizing that I won't have a father-daughter dance, i won't have anyone to walk me down the aisle, and there won't be anyone from my family to toast me. The only people from my family who will be there are my mom and my stepdad because my mom insists if he's not invited it would be humiliating for her.
The guests of my wedding will be my fiance's family and friends, and about 5-10 of my friends.
Has anyone on this forum ever dealt with this situation? I'm so anxious that the guests will realize that I came from a broken home. I'm scared that this wedding will essentially put the fact that I didn't come from a stable home on display. Any advice?
