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Just Said Yes May 2025

Sister is mad i want to get married same year

Sophia, on February 10, 2024 at 7:22 AM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 9
Hello all! I need help. Both of my sisters got engaged last year (2023) 1 month apart. My oldest sister got engaged the last weekend of May and wanted to plan her wedding in June of 2024. My middle sister got engaged in June (2023) and said she wanted the whole year to herself so planned and set everything for October 2025. My oldest sister ended up just setting a date in February of this year and having a small dinner. I wanted to start planning my wedding for late April or early May of 2025. Which I already knew would be a problem because when my FH told my family he was proposing my middle sister said “well I’m telling you now if you start planning a wedding in 2025 I’ll kill you both.” Like who says that?? I thought that was messed up. So when I told her I wanted to get married in those months of 2025 (which is 6 months before her set date!!) she first hung up on me and then I called her back and she was like “why would you do that it’s my year, now I have to spend my money on you getting you a gift and bachelorette party/bridal shower, etc.” The reason I don’t want to wait is because I want my grandma to be there (who is our only grandparent left) and he wants his grandparents to be there as well. God bless us that they are here but obviously things can happen within that time if I wait until 2026 (hopefully not of course.) this is one of the main reasons I just don’t want to wait please help am I wrong?? What should I do….

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Latest activity by CM, on February 12, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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    Just Said Yes May 2025
    Sophia ·
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    Forgot to mention I recently got engaged January of 2024
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  • Michael
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    If her concerns are on financial stuff, let her know that she does not have to be involved in situations that cost her money, except perhaps to attend the wedding event. Instead of adding expenses to her, tell her you are happy just having her as a sister and that she too is getting married. It is natural that people close to an engaged couple also get interested in marriage. If you also keep the bachelorette as a simple and cheap gathering, there is nothing to complain about that situation. Others here will note that a bride only gets her day, not the week before or after, and especially not the whole year.

    The idea here is that if it is easy and simple to address her concerns, your sister should be satisfied.

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  • Jacks
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    Your sister sounds very involved in her own needs. She gets one day. One. The ring on her finger doesn't entitle her to a whole year. As Michael has said, reassure her that you're not expecting for her to spend money on you or your day, and that you're happy if she is in attendance to support you in whatever capacity. Then don't get drawn into conflict after that. "We're choosing what works best for us and our marriage" is a line you could say. No-one can argue with that.

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    Thank you… this helped me a lot.
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    Thank you so much for your reply this has helped immensely
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  • Michael
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    It is too bad that these dynamics happen. Sometimes sisters and friends try to out do each other (or it is lopsided). There have been several of those situations posted around here (but they still are rare). However, your concern regarding your grandmother is reasonable enough, especially with a sister claiming the whole year. I hope things smooth out between you.

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  • Andrea
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    She doesn’t own a year. She’s being completely unreasonable. Just keep doing your thing.
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    As other posters have mentioned she doesn't get the whole yr and just because she was engaged first doesn't mean you can't get married first. She got to choose the time she wanted to marry and so do you. However the expense thing is important to keep in mind and you should be ok with her not attending or contributing to your pre wedding events. Tell her you are excited to share this sweet time in your lives but you completely understand if she can't contribute/,attend to your shower and bp. Tell her you hope you can both enjoy your engagements and planning together . Good luck to you and congrats 💜
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    Your sister is being an unreasonable bridezilla. She doesn’t own an entire year. That is ridiculous. As long as you both understand that pre-wedding parties themselves, as well as hosting or contributing to then are entirely optional and voluntary, and that these things are only meant to be low key and local, not over the top, there’s no need for conflict. Not to mention your reasons for not waiting are entirely valid. It wasn’t that long ago that a two year plus engagement would have been considered rather strange.


    Just because your sister has a fixation with having the year to herself doesn’t mean it applies to you. H and I attended weddings almost every weekend in the months before and after ours, including weddings of family members close to us and it didn’t take anything away from anyone. Your sister needs to focus on herself and what’s really important.
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