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Is friend a CF? Wedding Edition!

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Goldfish92 · 01/06/2025 21:45

Finally after many years & cancelling and rebooking our wedding, me and DH to be are tying the knot this summer.

A few weeks ago, DFriend announces she has booked her own wedding a couple of weeks later. This itself would never be an issue, I realise I do not have a monopoly on wedding and I’m not the only bride in the world!

However…

As we’re trying to save money wherever we can, I have been making lots of the decor/favours/flowers etc for my wedding. I had been sharing a lot of this with DF as we share everything & are very close. She had now started to say, firstly jokingly now seriously that she’ll have all my decor after me (for free!) and she likes all my ideas etc. She’s asking what my dress is like, what food, music etc too.

I’m also feeling pressured to help with her wedding when I already feel maxed out trying to get everything done for ours with 6 weeks to go! I’ve stopped sharing things with her as it’s a) making me feel uncomfortable but b) like she’s stealing my wedding! I’d also quite like to resell as much as possible and I feel pressured to give it all to her! It’s also making me feel like my day isn’t my own.

AIBU?!

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Therealjudgejudy · 01/06/2025 22:16

Just say no. You want to keep everything.

Or offer to sell it to her if you want

Goldfish92 · 01/06/2025 22:11

Thanks all, it’s not just the money it’s really taking the sparkle off for me too, I just feel like it will be really odd to attend her wedding looking exactly like mine a few weeks later. I’ve also worked really hard on some things and it’s making me really sad knowing I can’t share them with her as I would normally. She also asked about flower girl dresses etc! It’s also the effort I’ve put in to all of this for my day not hers as well ☹️

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 01/06/2025 22:02

Springadorable · 01/06/2025 21:47

Just say that of course she can have it, you were planning on listing it all as a bundle on marketplace for £800 but she can have it for £600 if she's keen and no worries if she's not.

And leave the ball in her court.

This 🙌

nomas · 01/06/2025 21:58

Stop helping her! Tell her you’r busy with your own wedding.

And don’t give her a thing!

Catinthereallysmallhat · 01/06/2025 21:56

CF to expect free shit. Tell her no. Simply as that.

Lmnop22 · 01/06/2025 21:54

Just say she had better make other plans for wedding decor as you don’t know whether they’ll be damaged/stained/knocked over etc etc at your wedding so don’t want her to rely on having them just in case…..

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 01/06/2025 21:51

She's a CF indeed; but surely she isn't wanting to serve the leftovers from your fortnight-old food for her own wedding (or worse, what the food will naturally become), is she?!

Gundogday · 01/06/2025 21:50

First post nails it.

Also, yes to not telling her everything.

If you haven’t got capacity to help her at the moment, then tell her. Just say that so busy with last minute preparations, that you’re unable to give her any time until after your wedding, and then you’ll be happy to help.

Springadorable · 01/06/2025 21:47

Just say that of course she can have it, you were planning on listing it all as a bundle on marketplace for £800 but she can have it for £600 if she's keen and no worries if she's not.

And leave the ball in her court.

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