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Rosilus
Devoted May 2021

i want a reception but having a issue accepting family on both sides.

Rosilus, on September 30, 2021 at 7:41 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 1 4

We eloped on May 15 2021 No support from family on either side for various reasons. Covid being one of them and Mostly all of them state they are busy with their own lives but they would be willing to come to our reception. We understood at the time. We chose to do our "celebration of marriage" on our 1 yr anniversary because of COVID this year which falls on a Sunday in 2022. I understand that people are busy with their lives, we are busy with ours as well. It's just I can't stomach our families don't talk to us hardly at all maybe once every 6 months or once a year on a holiday if that, But you are willing to come to our reception and celebrate our marriage with us and we suppose to be happy and joyous. I don't smother people not asking for people smother us. It's just everyone is so busy but over the years their lives are still the same predicament. We didn't get to do our first dance as husband and wife or cake cutting and that's important to me. I just want to still be able to do these things but lack people to do it with. We don't have any friends either Any ideas on this would be helpful thanks.

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Latest activity by Rosilus, on October 2, 2021 at 12:27 AM
  • Elri
    Dedicated September 2021
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    It sounds like you want closer relationships with others in your lives. Do you want this specifically with your family? Are there any broken bridges that can’t be mended with them? It’s hard to give suggestions without more information. Is it that you want to be close to your family or that you want a Wedding? Or both ?
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  • Rosilus
    Devoted May 2021
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    Honestly we did want both. But since that didn't happen, we decided to pursue OUR happiness instead. However the door is always open. They were a few bridges one of them being in a interracial relationship (on my side)
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  • Elri
    Dedicated September 2021
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    Family relationships can be so hard. It saddens me to hear you want this but you don’t really feel you can, or maybe you do? Could you start with a get together with a few of your family members at your house as a gesture of good will? Maybe first work on the relationships during this time before your anticipated celebration in 2022? Now that you’ve started a new life it may be a great Segway into getting closer with family. I find that if I want to see my family I have to make the plan usually because they are all busy too. Every other month or so we have a get together at our house centered around food of course, lol. Football games are always good because it doesn’t require gift giving or feelings of obligation like a birthday would. We like to go to hibachi with our ex’s when we celebrate kids birthdays because the focus is on the food and the cook rather than each other. Just some thoughts.
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  • Rosilus
    Devoted May 2021
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    That sounds good but my problem is almost all of them are out of state I'm in Pennsylvania they are in the south and Midwest but I totally agree with you
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