My friends are getting married this year in Autumn. They are a lovely couple whom i have known 5 years and DH at least 12. They came to our wedding and are having about 8 page boys and flowergirls at their wedding. It will be a wonderful event although it is a 6 hour drive away, so a bit of a slog. Anyway - it falls on the weekdn after our anniversary so thought we would make a long weekend of it. Booked ourselves into a junior suite at lovely country house hotel so DS could sleep in living area and we could have bedroom. Booked spa treatments (manicure and make up) for morning of as will be as big as a house as will be 7.5 months pregannt at time so wanting to look slightly attractive as opposed to heffer like. Only to be told 'no kids'. Now i completely respect the couple's decision to not have children - it is afterall their wedding. And i understand that them involving all their godchildren as page boys and flowergirls (there are 8 of them!) may be enough. We thought about it and thought - well why not DS and I attend the service and reception and leave at the sit down meal time. I can take DS back, arrange a babysitter and return for the evening dance. They said 'no way' no kids at all at any of it. Am so sad. The flowergirls and and boys are the same age as DS so there will be children his age there. We aren't asking for them to spend money on us for food or anything.
Anyway - looks like DH will have to go on his own, which means yet another weekend of me looking after DS on my own and as we have hit the terrible twos and i am knackered from pregnancy, isn't the eaiest of tasks.
I know they have every right to make any decision they wish for their big day. Am just absolutely gutted to be missing out on being there and sharing the day with them.
Hugs please.