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Planning a wedding when you don’t like most of your family.. Help!

Jennifer, on May 18, 2021 at 2:13 PM Posted in Planning 0 3

Hi,

I am having the hardest time planning my wedding. I get so excited about thinking about it, but when I start to think about the people.. (family) attending I want to shut the whole thing down because we don’t care for most of them. Does anyone else experience this?

My fiancé and I would like to have a dentition wedding but we would prefer to have it with mostly friends. We would like to have the friend wedding in the Caribbean, then have a dinner for family in the states. We would like to have the ceremony in the Caribbean, but then our family would not be present for it. It that rude? Do people do that? Help!

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Latest activity by Pirate & 60s Bride, on May 18, 2021 at 11:47 PM
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    VIP January 2019
    Maggie ·
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    You can absolutely invite (and not invite) whomever you want to your wedding (provided you are paying for the whole thing yourself). You can also plan another party later to celebrate again and invite (or not invite) whomever you want. But what you can't control is whose feelings will get hurt, and your plans may result in hurt feelings.

    So, as long as you know what you and your future spouse really want, move forward with your planning, with confidence. But when/if you hear about/encounter hurt or upset feelings, just accept that those people have the right to feel how they feel. Let them feel their feelings and try not to let that affect you.

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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    You can invite anyone you want. Many people do not have relationships with their relatives and are much closer to their friends. Ignore anyone pressuring you into inviting anyone you are not super close to.

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  • Pirate & 60s Bride
    Legend March 2017
    Pirate & 60s Bride ·
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    Can you do a destination wedding with your friends and only immediate family? Or if you don’t like immediate family either, do a local reception back home for them?
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