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AIBU To think that my sis booking wedding two months before my own is wrong?

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immortalwife · 14/01/2014 17:54

I have been engaged since Feb 27 2013. I have already booked my wedding and venue. My Sis got engaged on Xmas Eve and has just informed me that she has booked (and presumably put a deposit down) her wedding for June. Two months before mine, and I booked mine first. I just think its massively inappropriate, as it kind of has already overshadowed my own excitement and big event. She has also started saying things about me making sure my hen do doesn't clash with her honeymoon, and that because she will be married by then, that she doesn't feel its appropriate for her to link arms with a groomsman to walk down the aisle at my wedding, as she only wants to walk down the aisle by herself, with my dad, or with her future husband.

Aibu to expect her to fulfil her obligation as a bridesmaid and spend 30 second max walking down an aisle with someone else? And to be frustrated and upset that she's swooped in and sort of stolen my thunder?

I just feel like my mum isn't going to have time for me to do the special mum daughter wedding things with me if she has to now concentrate on 'rushing' my sisters plans so she's sorted for hers. And that upsets me. Is that stupid and unfounded?

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squoosh · 15/01/2014 11:50

YANBU your sister is clearly trying to get one up on you. And what's this crap about it not being appropriate for her to link arms with a man who isn't her husband, is she a Mormon or just crazy?

Is this your sister? The 'lovely' Laura from Him & Her.

BumPotato · 15/01/2014 12:47

YANBU to feel miffed. YWBU to say or do anything about it. Look forward to 2014 to being wedding year and enjoy your celebrations as well as your sister's.

You can even upon your sister's day as a practice run for your own, and make improvements where you see fit.

manchestermummy · 15/01/2014 12:59

My SIL did the same to us only it was four weeks before. She hated the idea of her little brother getting married before her. All my ILs thought we were copying. Our wedding had been arranged and dates circulated long before she booked hers.

YANBU

WooWooOwl · 15/01/2014 14:53

What do you mean you are going to 'try and sort it out like adults'?

What is there to sort out, and what exactly are you expecting her to do?

Surely you're not going to try and get her to change her wedding date when it's already a whole two months away from your own?

Tailtwister · 15/01/2014 14:59

Well, I think YANBU. She should have booked hers for after your wedding, not before as you were engaged first and it's not as if she didn't know your planned date.

WooWooOwl · 15/01/2014 15:51

So if she wants a summer wedding, which is a normal, reasonable and popular thing to want, she should wait as long as 18 months just because that's what her sister chose to do and she can't handle sharing the year of her wedding with anyone else?

That's ridiculous.

I can understand OP being a bit disappointed that the whole wedding limelight won't be focused soley on her, although I think needing that is a bit pathetic in the first place, but to try and make someone wait a year and a half to get married, especially when they want to TTC, is just crazy.

twinkletoedelephant · 15/01/2014 15:59

Mil booked hers for 11 weeks after mine. She scavenged lots of our bits. Decorations left over plates cups etc.... reused the bridesmaid dresses ( and 2 of the bridesmaids) and even ' borrowed my lovely shoes and never returned them

still a marriage isn't just about the wedding - it's about building a life together

LaQueenOfTheNewYear · 15/01/2014 17:10

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Alisvolatpropiis · 15/01/2014 19:54

Have you actually read the thread LaQueen?

immortalwife · 12/03/2014 22:20

Just to update anyone still watching the thread, my sister told me she was fine about walking down the aisle, changed her mind last week and decided not to be my bridesmaid altogether. This was all very amicable, and now my cousin has very happily stepped in to her place and couldn't understand the fuss my DSis was making

Her wedding is all booked and I have received my invite- there has been an almighty FAFF going on re transport as we don't drive and my DP is ill so trains are a no go but hopefully will sort out and we won't be promised a lift then have it cancelled two hours later like last week

SO

hopefully all is well. I'm well over my initial annoyance anyway. And my DP is doing very well at the moment too. Woohoo!

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MomOfTwoGirls2 · 12/03/2014 22:56

Delighted for you that DF is currently well. That us the most important thing in all this.

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