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Amelia
Just Said Yes June 2022

Sister-in-law as Flower girl?

Amelia, on August 31, 2021 at 12:10 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 9
I am getting married in 9 months and I have already pick out and asked my bridesmaids and all of them have said yes. My fiancé and I have lots of friends but we didn’t want huge bridal parties. There is only 6 on each side, both consisting of mostly family members. I did not ask my sister-in-law for many reasons, one of the main ones being that I already had another job planned for her. I want her to be a flower girl. She recently married my brother and I was part of their wedding as a bridesmaid. I had not asked her to be a flower girl yet because their “honeymoon” phase was not over before I left for school. Recently she had called my mother asking why she had not yet been asked to be bridesmaid in my wedding and felt very shut out from my planning. At this point in time I had only been planning for 3 weeks. She has never been supportive of my engagement and she was actually upset and cried when I got engaged because it was “taking away” from her engagement. I waited 7 months to begin planning my wedding because I was waiting until her wedding was over so I would not step on her toes. I am trying to enjoy my time planning my wedding but she makes it feel impossible when she tries to make everything about her. That being said, should I make her a bridesmaid, flower girl, or nothing at all?

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Latest activity by Lisa, on August 31, 2021 at 11:59 AM
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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    I definitely wouldn't make her a flower girl, as that is usually a role filled by a young child (although flower grandmothers have become a recent, cute trend). Since it doesn't seem like you two are that close, I probably wouldn't make her a bridesmaid either.
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    VIP September 2020
    Willow ·
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    Give her zero role in any planning or in the wedding


    What a hot toxic mess
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  • Clarissa
    Super October 2021
    Clarissa ·
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    I wouldn’t make her anything. It sounds like she’s getting a sympathy/guilt role. Don’t allow anyone to make you feel guilty about your decision. Just because you were her bridesmaid doesn’t mean she has to be.
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  • AJ
    Super October 2022
    AJ ·
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    A flower girl is usually a young child, although it sounds she acts like a child… don’t give her a role. Sounds like she will try to make it all about her. You do not need to have people stand up because you feel obligated since you stood up in their wedding.
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  • Jacks
    Rockstar November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    No don't ask her to be flower girl, that's kind of insulting, especially as you already have drama. I'm also of the opinion that asking someone to be in the wedding because of pressure or to mend a broken relationship is not a good idea. I would not react to all of that noise.

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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    It's completely up to you. I wouldn't make her a flower girl, but do you think her being a bridesmaid would make the day more about her?

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  • Hanna
    VIP June 2019
    Hanna ·
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    I agree with PPs that asking her to be a flower girl is rather insulting, since that's a role meant for a young child. Just have her attend as a guest

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    Maggie ·
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    Yep, echoing all of these responses. But above all is the fact that you and she aren't close (despite her asking you to be a bridesmaid) and you don't even like her. For a million reasons, don't ask people you don't like to be in your wedding party.

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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
    Lisa ·
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    I agree with all the previous comments. The flower girl role is typically for a child, so I wouldn't ask her to fill that role. You are under no obligation to ask her to be in your wedding. She doesn't have to have a role, she could just attend as a guest. For wedding party, only ask people who you genuinely can't imagine your day without. Don't ask anyone just because you were in their wedding, or because someone else wants you to add them, or because you feel obligated, or because you are trying to improve the relationship between you and that person.
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