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AIBU?

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Not invited to wedding

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notaceleb · 27/07/2012 00:28

this is a difficult one I will try not to drip feed and I firstly do recognise that everyone has the absolute right to invite whoever they want to their wedding and it is their day, but I feel a bit hurt and upset at not being invited. Its a bit of AIBU and WWYD

My cousin is getting married and has not invited any of his 5 cousins including me and my ds, I would consider us to be a close family we used to all spend a lot of time together up until a few years back we all lived close and saw loads of each other but as we got jobs, got married, had kids etc we moved away and we all obviously saw less of each other,but kept in touch via facebook

The wedding is a big do, money no object and here is why I am upset, cousin is quite high up in his job and well known in his field he mingles with a lot of celebs, he has invited them to the wedding even though they are not friends as such, and has only invited 4 family members, outside of his immediate family. I feel like he is saying we are not good enough and I feel very hurt. One of our other cousins is very upset as he was very/is close to him. There have been no arguments, or problems so no real reason for excluding us all,we all get on with his fiancee and like her, and thought she liked us. so AIBU to feel hurt and upset and wwyd, would you say anything or just leave it.

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YouOldSlag · 27/07/2012 19:35

Perhaps they think you'll embarrass them by pestering their guests for autographs and pictures, making stupid comments and staring? That would make the guests very uncomfortable and could negatively impact his reputation and work.

What an awful thing to say, and a bit insulting to the OP.

bobbledunk, I think the OP was being flippant when she mentioned the autograph book.

Also, if her cousin is more concerned about what people think than he is about his own family, then I would call that a bit shallow.

OP I think it's awful he's excluded aunts and uncles too! Social climbing and forgetting where he came from! Tisk tisk.

LeeCoakley · 27/07/2012 19:42

Maybe the bride has 20 cousins and 10 aunts so they are being fair and not inviting any extended family. Also it's the bride's parents who traditionally hand out invites so maybe your cousin hasn't given them names of relatives.

Anyway, as someone else said, just send your best wishes and not show you're miffed.

bobbledunk · 27/07/2012 19:52

I really didn't mean to sound awful YouOldSlag! Sorry to the op if I did.

YouOldSlag · 27/07/2012 20:26

No problem bobbledunk! I think I see what you were trying to say. Sorry if I got mixed up Smile

VegansTasteBetter · 27/07/2012 20:30

Your cousin sounds a twat tbh. good riddance!

YouOldSlag · 27/07/2012 20:41

LOL at Vegans cutting to the chase!

notaceleb · 27/07/2012 22:13

vivi no offence taken at all

bobble it was a joke, Im hurt as are the rest at not being included in a special day to someone who we all thought we had a good and close relationship with

I completely understand him not inviting my dh he doesnt know him, but all the cousins shared a lot, he came to my wedding my dsis wedding and also to one other cousins wedding, but I will just do what has been suggested and wish them well and send a card

thank you all for taking the time to reply and not telling me I am being totally unreasonable. I do see that maybe we are not as close as I thought anymore and his life is now very different from the rest of us

FWIW I dont think he is a twat, he has worked really hard to get where he is and still does

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