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To not go to my SIL wedding reception

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EdwardorEricCantdecide · 14/02/2011 22:30

Ok sorry if this is long.
DSIL got married in dec (gave every1 4 wks notice)
As her husband is Italian they are having another reception in Sorrento. In June DH and I are expected to be there. And we were grudgingly going to go. (it's more than we would normally spend for a week hol) I have been quoted £1500 at best for the week.
I have now just found out I'm preggers and will be 24 wks in June. I think the money could be better spent on really cheap hol with DS earlier in the year. And on baby/house.
AIBU not to go?

Ps we did go to the original wedding and reception in December and will be going to "wedding celebration" in march I think 2out of 3 isn't bad??

OP posts:
ChaoticAngelofAnarchy · 25/02/2011 18:07

nailak The WBIL's family was at the wedding, this 3rd wedding will be for extended family.

LittleMissHissyFit · 25/02/2011 18:07

Ooh, wonder if nailak IS actually the OPs BIL, only a complete idiot would think the OP is BU... Hmm

I wouldn't want to travel 2 flights, a coach with practically an entire day waiting at an airport even without DC, let alone a toddler and PG...

OP, you can actually fly up to around 30-odd weeks, give or take a week or so with some airlines.

IF DH wants to go, then he should go. IF not, then he genuinely doesn't have to.

Even if your BIL was actually paying for and fully compensating your family for the trip, if you don't want to go, he can't make you.

BIL's surname isn't Mussolini by any chance, is it? He has no right to dictate to anyone what to do with or without his money.

If I were you, I'd be telling BIL to take some of that £60k he has, and place a large bet on him still being married in 2 years time. Grin

Actually, that's the other point, there is a formula that needs developing. Working out the relation between the amount of sheer bridezillaness or indeed groomzillaness and the longevity, or lack of, of the actual marriage. The worse the wedding for this, the shorter lived the union...

This pair will be screaming at each other and instructing lawyers before you have even finished bringing yourselves back up to date with the debt of this trip.

diddl · 25/02/2011 18:12

"its his sisters wedding, he gets to meet his new bils family, does family mean nothing?"

It´s not his sister´s wedding, he has already been to that.

It´s a reception in Italy for those who new BIL didn´t invite/couldn´t come to the wedding in UK.

I´m not interested in all of my BILs family.

Is that odd?

WhereYouLeftIt · 25/02/2011 18:28

"TBH its taking every ounce of my self control not to go to his house and rip his head clean off his body!!!"

Self-control is over-rated in my opinion ...

The use of the word "disgusting" by your BIL settles it for me. Has your SIL had anything to say about all this bad feeling her H is generating?

nailak · 26/02/2011 18:38

tbh i do find it odd because in my experience and opinion marriage is about two families coming together, to celebrate and support the commitmment of the family members and those two families now being joined aswell as just 2 people being joined, if it would put stress on my sister and her husband would think it is unreasonable of me to not come i would go. if i really couldnt i would talk to him about it and give my apology for my absence.
imo you have to be understanding of bils upbringing and culture and make things as easy as posss for dhs sis

have had saying that if you are pregnant with spd and need your dh around then they should understand that ant it is unreasonable of them to expect it, and if bil still expexts it he is a twat, coz im sure he wouldnt want his own sis to be in that situation

although she probably wouldnt be due to her extended family being there to help...

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