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Thankfully, I've never had a birthday party where no one showed up. I was a bossy child, so perhaps my grandparents paid off some of the neighborhood kids to come, though - who knows? Anyway, I have this fear. I fear no one will come to our wedding.
I say this in a whisper, because it sounds kind of crazy. Of course people will come! I don't think we'll be standing all alone at the wedding with our officiant and an ocean of empty tables. That's irrational. But still, I worry. I worry when people say, in response to our Save the Dates, that they're going to be on vacation during the week of our wedding, and I worry when people say they can't come to our engagement party. But I mostly worry because I don't have much family (read: one person). I think that no one is obligated to attend or can't imagine not going, the way that your Aunt Edna would drop her Saturday date at the senior center because she's been waiting to see you married for 30 years. I don't think anyone feels that way about me. Feel free to send me your crazy Aunt Edna if she's getting bothersome!
Thankfully, Groomy comes from a large family who is totally excited about our wedding, so there will be people there. This I know for sure. We just won't do that bride's side/groom's side seating thing. That could get sticky.
Does an unconventional family situation leave you slightly anxious about the attendance at your event?
Unconventional doesn't begin to describe your family life! But one thing you always need to bear in mind - 99.99999% of the time, someone's lack of attendance at an event in your honor has nothing to do with you or how that person feels about you. Sometimes, people just can't make it - it doesn't mean they don't love you! (Because I love you, and I never go anywhere you invite me... but I will be at your wedding no matter what!)
ReplyDeleteYou're right, unconventional isn't it. I prefer to call it "The Situation". That dude from "Jersey Shore" totally stole it from me...
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