My best friends wedding??

[Elainet83]

My best friend is having a civil partnership in december this year, I am overjoyed for him and he's asked me to be bridesmaid. However I am divorced and he has invited myself and my boyfriend of six months but not my daughter who is six years old. As far as I'm concerned my daughter is my plus 1 in life, and had they have been no other children going I would have totally understood. The other children whom have been invited are his partners nieces and nephews (whom they don't see). We have a very close relationship, I feel hurt and don't know wether to shut up and put up or brooch the subject. Any advice on tackling the situation would be greatly appreciated.

There could be any number of reasons why he's done this, you'll never know unless you ask... if he's your best friend why can't you?
If you can't then you'll have to assume he felt he had to draw a line somewhere with kids/guest numbers, couldn't face insulting family, so thought you wouldn't mind. Put a smile on and enjoy ther special role he's chosen for you. I don't think weddings are that much fun for 6 yr olds so life's too short to be offended on her behalf. I do think people without kids don't get this kind of thing either.

Thanks defineme.

My best friend is having a civil partnership in december this year, I am overjoyed for him and he's asked me to be bridesmaid. However I am divorced and he has invited myself and my boyfriend of six months but not my daughter who is six years old. As far as I'm concerned my daughter is my plus 1 in life, and had they have been no other children going I would have totally understood. The other children whom have been invited are his partners nieces and nephews (whom they don't see). We have a very close relationship, I feel hurt and don't know wether to shut up and put up or brooch the subject. What would you do x

Sounds like it is family children only. I would go with boyfriend but without DD.

Have you asked him why? Many people only invite family children to weddings, there has to be a line somewhere I'm sure it's nothing personal

When I got married, my best friend asked to swap her invite for her and boyf (who I didn't know) for her and her mum (who I know well cos she was brilliant when we were teenagers). I was glad she said that because her mum was one of the people we had to cut from the list due to limited numbers.
Ask him, I'm sure it won't be a problem and he might even be relieved like me.