Does a Family ever fall apart because of a family Wedding?

Question

I think ours is! So I am wanting to hear some other horror stories! Please tell me your worst Wedding family nightmare!

Answer 1

Yes, a friend of mine had a great wedding until the end. Her brother and brother-in-law got in a fist fight in the parking lot. It was awful. Now her husbands family wont even talk to her.

Answer 2

I think families tend to have differences during times like that... but it will all come to an end when you're all drunk at the reception and everything went like clockwork!

Hey... here's a thought... get a bottle now, sit down with em all and have a laugh.  Talk about ANYTHING but the wedding... like some great times you all have had together!

Good luck!

ML

Answer 3

no advice. just wanted to let you know that i feel you. I'm terrified that my wedding day is going to be WW III our families are from two different worlds.  If you find out anything helpful let me know.

Answer 4

Weddings are emotional and stressful. They sometimes bring out the worst in people instead of the best. The bride & groom can sit the tone for the whole thing though, by how gracious they are to others. That doesn't mean being walked on, but by acknowledging that other people have opinions and they deserve your respect. The parents can also make things easier or worse. If everyone treats each other with respect, most problems can be avoided.

I'm not sharing my worst nightmare because it's not something that needs to be relived. It's over, behind us and we've moved on. No reason to dwell on something negative. We chosen to look forward and see the good in each other!

Answer 5

Fortunately, the biggest problems in my guy's family aren't going to spend the money to come 1000 miles for a wedding and lunch.  Bunch of conservative christian nuts and I'm including some pagan things in my ceremony.

Answer 6

Well in the first place, it is the parents of the groom who are supposed to plan the rehearsal dinner.  The bride should have no part in this, unless the groom's parents are not willing to do it!!!  

Second off, I would tell the bride you want to view the bill for the whole rehearsal dinner before you pay anything else.  The only tactful thing for the bride to do is to show you the bill before just asking you for the cash!!

Third off, the other parent of the groom should have to pay 1/2 of the rehearsal dinner.  If he/she can not pay, they should not attend or only attend as a guest, not the host or hostess!  Also you because of paying for everything should have had a say on who was invited and what was to be served!!

The mix of the children, you as the parent need to tell all the kids, at this point everyone is going to get along, because of this wedding.  So suck it up and act like adults!!!  If for some reason, you can't get along, stay away from each other.

For the dance, I would have to step up and tell the bride that the parents dance will either be with the appropriate spouse or not at all.  The same thing with the pictures.

I just went through a terrible wedding thing with my son, and his Mother was a person  from h**l.  My wife was left out of the whole wedding thing, and then she became ill.  So we went to the wedding both of us, and my wife was to tired to attend the reception, so we went home!!!  SAVED US A BUNCH OF STRESS!!!

Weddings can be terrible stressful times in all parents life's.  Just do what you have to do, and then be done with it!  

My heart aches for you.  GOOD LUCK!! Be sure and let us all know how things turn out!!!