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To be upset by their choice of church? (Another wedding one- sorry)

262 replies

WanderingNotLost · 20/12/2015 00:36

A good friend of my DP's is getting married next year. We're quite close to the friend and his fiancée and I like them both a lot.

A while ago they chose a reception venue quite close to my home town- neither of them is from there, it's just a convenient and close-ish distance from where they live. I found out today though that they've now decided to get married in the church that I've always assumed I'll get married in myself.

My family has close ties to this church; my Grandfather grew up in the village and was an alter boy in the church; he is buried there and his name is included on the honour roll of local men who served in WWII. On the other hand our friends have no connection to it at all, it's just the closest one to their reception venue.

AIBU to be a bit upset/disappointed by this? It's true DP and I aren't even engaged yet (although we're not far off) but I feel like when the time comes it will feel a bit less special for me because I (and a decent number of mine and DP's friends) will already have been to a wedding there, and we'll just be reusing a church that someone else we know got married in before us, and our wedding day will be compared to that one. Were it as important to our friends as it is to me I think I'd be less upset, but to them it's just a church like any other.

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YeOldeTrout · 20/12/2015 19:53

...and the nice thing about the friends' marriage is they will have worked out so many of the practicalities precisely for that venue. Could be great people to have as your wedding planners when the time comes.

GloriaHotcakes · 20/12/2015 19:56

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YeOldeTrout · 20/12/2015 19:58

Xmas Grin @ GHC

carabos · 20/12/2015 20:01

Some brilliant responses to what must be one of the all-time classic AIBUs,
even if it is obviously a wind-up but badlad wins it for me.

I've been laughing out loud for 11 pages. Grin Great fun.

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 20/12/2015 20:08

Wow.

Op, is the real issue that you are jealous/upset that they are getting married and you aren't, despite really wanting to?

That's the only reason I can possibly think of that would cause such an insane response!

gingercat02 · 20/12/2015 20:09

Seriously if you were a regular church attender you would know lots of people who have been married there. FlowersBiscuit

VaticanAssassin · 20/12/2015 21:01

Gingercat02 just nailed it in one.

If you had real close ties to the church, you'd likely have attended more than a couple of Weddings and Christenings or Funerals there by now.

You and your boyfriend aren't anywhere near marriage yet. Chill out about the church, and as you feel this connected to it, just enjoy being back there for your friend and her fiancé's wedding!

Time to calm down get your head out your arse and move on

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 20/12/2015 21:09

It's a good job it didn't bother me - I got married in the local registry office as did my best friend and 3 of the women I work with. We've all got identical wedding photos but it didn't occur to me to be upset about it!

LittleBeautyBelle · 20/12/2015 21:38

On the face of it ybvu. However, I can tell in the tone of your post that your future wedding in this particular church has been important to you for a long time because of your personal connection to it. My advice is to not say anything to your friends or your fiancé (it will get back to your friends otherwise) because your friends have every right to be married where they want; be happy for them.

What you can do is to have on your wedding program the story of your connection, your grandfather's wonderful ties there along with a photograph of him with you, and your lifelong wish fulfilled by being married in this beautiful old church that has such deep meaning to you and your family. That would be a lovely thing to add to your program or to the favors, or presented at the reception somehow. That would be lovely to add anyway. Best to you, OP!

Blueboys · 20/12/2015 21:45

YAB massively U!! This is THEIR wedding and you will hopefully have YOURS! Pick somewhere else if you are that bothered. I know two people who married at the same place we did and I just think, cool what good taste we have. Try and get over it though or you will get upset over many more things, they have the flowers you would like, same first dance song....

Kayakinggirl86 · 21/12/2015 08:15

You have no right to throw a strop about it but part of me gets it. A number years back (while I was single) and ex boy friend married a work friend if mine (they met through on line dating). I did not go to the wedding as could not face it. Was very/annoyed up set when I saw photos and heard storries. As they had a ceilidh in a barn which is what I had always wanted. She used maps to decorate the place another thing I had wanted to do. Her dress was the stile I wanted.
However I was un able to say anything to anyone with out sounding like the jealous ex.

BringMeTea · 21/12/2015 08:29

Wow! Taking self-involved to a while new stratosphere. As someone upthread has suggested, please DO NOT EVER vocalize this to other human beings.

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