AAARGH. Why is getting married this hard?

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bmf185

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Tell your parents to grow the fuck up and be there?
Tell your parents to grow the fuck up and be there if they care about you at all. Should shut them up. If it doesn't, you're better off without them there ruining your day.
 

wgreer25

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Ushers need to do just that, usher thier asses out of there if they act up. Tell your parents they have a choice. They can come and be civil, or they do not come. If they come and are not civil, they get ushered out. But tell your ushers to handle it, you shouldn't even know if it happens. That's why there is a wedding party, to take care of all the drama in the background. It wasn't until after my wedding that my best man told me that the photographer lost the rings (they obviously found them eventually), but they kept if from me and my wife while they solved the problem.
 

Arsen

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Don't let it bother you. Just sit back and relax.

You are getting married, your family is not.
 

Captain Spectacular

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CapslockFury said:
My family is non-existant, so the seating plan is this:

Fiance's Side VS. My Side
xxxxxxxxxxxxx_______xxxxx <------ One or two of these might not come
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yeah, thats right. I have Family envy.
I got the same problem my friend. If I do eventually marry my current girlfriend then it will look something similar if not more exaggerated. She literally has 70 members of her IMMEDIATE family within the city she lives in where as I have literally 4 and one of those is my grandmother who probably wouldn't be able to go anyway.
 

TheRightToArmBears

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shadowelancer said:
Guilt trip them. Make them feel bad that they might not be able to see there kids wedding, And if they show up and ruin it, never talk to them again or at least make them apologize, thats my plan.
He has the plan.
 

shadowelancer

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or you could set it up

Fiance's Side VS. My Side
xxxxxxxxxxxxx_______xxxxx_______x<-dad<------ One or two of these might not come
xxxxxxxxxxxxx_______x<-mom
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

sam13lfc

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Don't invite either of them and tell them why, maybe that will force them to cooperate because they want you to be happy.
 

mike1921

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Captain Spectacular said:
CapslockFury said:
My family is non-existant, so the seating plan is this:

Fiance's Side VS. My Side
xxxxxxxxxxxxx_______xxxxx <------ One or two of these might not come
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yeah, thats right. I have Family envy.
I got the same problem my friend. If I do eventually marry my current girlfriend then it will look something similar if not more exaggerated. She literally has 70 members of her IMMEDIATE family within the city she lives in where as I have literally 4 and one of those is my grandmother who probably wouldn't be able to go anyway.
She has 68 siblings?
 

SenseOfTumour

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Yes, all I can suggest is you talk to them each separately, stating this is the single most important day of my life, and it's important that you BOTH come, and that you both put aside your differences for the few hours it will take. Let them know the other one will get the same offer, and if only one can agree, then only they are invited, and that on the day, should they feel they really can't control their feelings they should leave, not ruin your day.

I'm not sure you should threaten them with being written out of your future, however, at least try to appeal to their parental instincts first.

A ray of optimism for you, don't be too concerned about the imbalance of her family and yours, the moment you say 'I do' they ARE your family.

In the end, do what you need to do to, so your day goes well, even if it means doing it without them there.

As for the seating arrangement I don't think it's law to split em like that, just get some over on your side to balance the numbers or it'll look weird in the church :D oh and invite friends! That should build up your numbers some.

Congratulations on finding someone special however, and I hope it all goes well and that your parents see sense, and can moderate themselves for the sake of their son's big day.

Oh last thing, for pity's sake, let them know it's just them, invited, not any new partners, at least that's my suggestion, I can't see this being the ideal place for those two to meet new partners of their exes.