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Layla

Should i wait for my older sister to get married before i do?

Layla, on May 20, 2021 at 11:41 AM

Posted in Family and Relationships 23

My sister (30) got engaged in October 2020, and her wedding will be in October 2021. My bf (now fiancé, 30) just proposed to me (26) a few days ago (!). We've been together for almost 4 years and are very ready to start a family. We'd like to have a short engagement, very small wedding (15-20 people...

My sister (30) got engaged in October 2020, and her wedding will be in October 2021. My bf (now fiancé, 30) just proposed to me (26) a few days ago (!). We've been together for almost 4 years and are very ready to start a family. We'd like to have a short engagement, very small wedding (15-20 people max), and start a family asap. My sister's wedding is going to be 150-200 people, so there is a lot of planning involved and our whole family has been more or less consumed with planning since the engagement 7 months ago, and my parents are spending a lot of $ on it (like selling their summer home to finance it).

I'm wondering if it would be in poor taste for me to get married this summer, specifically late August or early September. It would be immediate family only and we plan to pay for it ourselves. My mom has expressed that she wants me to wait until summer or fall of 2022 so that she can pay for it or give us the same amount that she gave my sister, but I'm not comfortable accepting that much $ from her knowing her financial situation, and I really don't want to wait that long.

Just hoping for some unbiased opinions and advice! Thank you Smiley smile

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    Savvy July 2022
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    My brother got engaged dec 2020 - I got engaged April 2021. He had already decided on April 2022 for his wedding. I really wanted a spring wedding and bc I didn’t want to take away from his big day I picked July 2022. About two months in between. I felt as you did - we are ready to start our family and we didn’t want to have to necessarily put it off bc of someone else but wanted to respect the couple before us.
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  • RaylaSan
    Expert February 2021
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    I agree with people on here, I also think it might be in poor taste to have your wedding just before your older sister's wedding. I would honestly either wait to have your wedding in November or December, or just elope. Definitely talk to your sister about it though, if you can.


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    Judith ·
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    Marry when you are ready do it. Doñ't delay, and don't be hurried. And if at all possible, don't take money from parents for the wedding. A nice wedding gift after, no striñgs, would be nice.
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