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To un-invite aunt

42 replies

OhThePlacesYoullGo · 26/02/2014 21:44

DP and I are getting married in May and neither of us are keen on the whole 'puffy dress, matching bridesmaids and stately home' thing. Not a church wedding, and we are just having a party at a (quite pretty) nearby pub after for friends and family - complete with pub quiz.

Everyone is excited for us including soon-to-officially-be PIL. DP's family is quite traditional though and one of his aunts has kicked up a fuss and actually called him to say that she didn't think I should 'ruin' 'his wedding' (amazing!!) like this and that since I'm not even bringing any family and his family offered to pay, I shouldn't really get a say anyway.

I am quite frankly fuming and don't want her to come anymore. It's just a lovely day with our friends and everyone who matters to celebrate our marriage - I don't really want her raining on our parade.

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ReadyToPopAndFresh · 27/02/2014 09:31

I think you should invite her and "hire" some of your friends to play interference and point and whisper and laugh at her.

But I'm kind of a bitch that way. What do your PIL think about it? MAybe if they are nice you can mention it to them and see if they can shut her up or tell you themselves not to invite her

wyldchyld · 27/02/2014 09:31

My stbMIL's first comment when we announced our engagement was "is her family paying for it?" They're loaded, we're paying ourselves as my parents are not, had no support (monetary of other).

Family is messed up. Invite or don't - it's your wedding, you and DP.

thegreatgatsby101 · 27/02/2014 09:33

Sounds like a great wedding - can I come?!

YouAreTalkingRubbish · 27/02/2014 09:38

I would try and not give it anymore thought. I would tell your DH to be to deal with it however he fancies but you are not fussed. Having a crabby aunt at the wedding won't ruin and neither will her absence matter.

Btw, your wedding sounds perfect. I hope you have a wonderful day. Thanks

Littlegreyauditor · 27/02/2014 09:38

I had an aunt do this. We are both from massive families and decided we wanted a small wedding. The only way to prevent them all turning up anyway was to marry abroad. When it came to the invite we pulled names out of a hat to invite a representative from each family.

Bitch aunt had a fit, called us an embarrassment, demanded a "proper, big, Irish wedding" (our 'must invite' list was 427 if we married at home), shouted at my parents, shouted at me; the full on toddler tantrum.

When we drew names from a hat she unfortunately did not make it in to the hat.

Fast forward 5 years or so and her PFB got married "in a beautiful ceremony"...abroad with a few witnesses. hypocritical fucker

Ignore her OP. She appears to have forgotten that a wedding which is not hers is none of her business.

Burren · 27/02/2014 09:41

People get bizarrely over-invested in other people's weddings, don't they? We just went to the local registry office in jeans with our witnesses, and you'd think from some of my now-ILs's responses that we had pulled down our pants and shat all over the institution of marriage. (Though actually it was more a 'you cheated us out of Our Big Day Out' thing.) and yes, the assumption was that my partner had wanted a 'normal' wedding (white dress, church, 200 plus guests, chicken or beef in a hotel function room, smutty best man speech etc etc).

The aunt sounds appalling. Don't uninvited her, put her to work - make her be the pub quiz quizmaster.

mrsjay · 27/02/2014 09:44

Burren you are right some people just get over invested and think they are so important to have an opinion, you have a wedding you invite people if they come they come

Fakebook · 27/02/2014 09:50

I was phoned up by my aunt and told that she wasn't going to come to my wedding because I didn't go and hand deliver my invitation card to her and that's disrespectful and rude. She phoned me the night before. I told her I couldn't believe she was saying this to me the day before my wedding and put the phone down on her. Funny thing is she still came though, the stupid cow.

Ignore her and let her stew. It's your wedding day, just enjoy it!

soapnuts · 27/02/2014 09:52

My grandmother came to our unconventional wedding and spent the whole time while we were taking photos repeating (as if nobody had heard her the first time) "But it's not a REAL wedding."..... Everyone ignored her and people still talk about how it was the most enjoyable wedding they have been to. You can't please everyone! Still glad she came though and if you univite you'll probably have major repercussions for years to come - if you let her come and show her what a good time really is, hopefully she won't spend the rest of her life moaning about how you uninvited her. Your wedding sounds great btw!

mrsjay · 27/02/2014 09:54

Fakebook you should have hired a messanger to hand it to M'lady that was bad form Grin

Littlegreyauditor · 27/02/2014 09:56

It's an invitation not a summons. People don't have to attend if they disagree and similarly you don't have to invite them.

I bet she has form. People don't often become mad aul bats because of a wedding, she will have previous. Either way she is not your family therefore not your problem.

harryhausen · 27/02/2014 10:06

I had a civil ceremony about 10 years ago. My MIL spend the whole day commenting on the fact she was so shocked that I had a proper wedding dress as she was expecting me to just but a normal white dress from debenhams etc because it wasn't a 'normal' wedding.

(I had a pretty un-flouncy plainish corseted wedding dress).

Me and DH paid for most of the wedding, including a reportage photographer that we loved. We didn't do any formal family shots as such. MIL hated all the photos and refuses to have any of our wedding in the house.

Mind you, my own mother was too impressed with our wedding either but that's another story!

Fakebook · 27/02/2014 10:50

MrsJay, I know! Should've placed it on a red velvet cushion right inside a spiralling dog poo Wink.

SlightlyDampWellies · 27/02/2014 10:52

I have nothing to add except that your wedding sounds like my perfect wedding- as a guest and as a bride. [sigh]

ReadyToPopAndFresh · 27/02/2014 10:54

you are right some people just get over invested and think they are so important to have an opinion, you have a wedding you invite people if they come they come

Not just an opinion...but more of an opinion that the bride Confused as the aunt doesn't even think the op should have say! Shock

what is wrong with people

BillyNotQuiteNoMates · 27/02/2014 10:57

I'd let DP deal with it, she's HIS aunt. Hopefully she'll come to the wedding and realise that it was just perfect for YOU and DH. If she doesn't like the sound of it then she doesn't need to show her face. Possibly, lovely PIL could have a quiet word with her, if you are worried that she will spout off on the day. And daft guests make for great anecdotes afterwards - well behaved ones never get a mention! Grin
Congratulations, btw [champagne]

wishingchair · 27/02/2014 11:10

I would not uninvite. You will lose the moral high ground if you do.

I'd instead take great pleasure at presenting her with a pint and a bag of crisps when she arrives!

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