To cut a long and not very cheery story short, a family incident occurred that has resulted in my family ostracising me. Due to over 30 years of being the odd one out and giving them their last chance to keep my affections and things going more horribly wrong than can be imagined, I am not even entertaining the idea of inviting them to my wedding now. However my top table shape is going to make it very difficult, it is half of a hexagon, with me and my H2B in the centre, his parents will be on one side but who will i have on the other side?
Please help with some suggestions, as much as i need to exclude my family for my own sanity and safety it is causing me some stress.
Family problems are always stressful, but even more so during those special times when we would want to have our loved ones around to share. Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Not to worry, you may substitute friends for the traditional family roles. For my wedding, my brother-in-law (my best friend) walked me down the isle. It was wonderful. My husband's aunt stood in as his mother that day. So, you may mix it up a bit.
You could ask a couple of friends to sit with you. I'm sure they would be thrilled. Gender does not matter these days. Basically you are simply balancing the table, which means as an alternative, you could ask your father-in-law to be to sit on your side. With your father-in-law sitting next to you and your mother-in-law sitting next to your husband you would be presenting yourself as part of a new family. So, you do have a couple of options.
My best wishes to both of you on your special day.
Regards,
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To cut a long and not very cheery story short, a family incident occurred that has resulted in my family ostracising me. Due to over 30 years of being the odd one out and giving them their last chance to keep my affections and things going more horribly wrong than can be imagined, I am not even entertaining the idea of inviting them to my wedding now. However my top table shape is going to make it very difficult, it is half of a hexagon, with me and my H2B in the centre, his parents will be on one side but who will i have on the other side?
Please help with some suggestions, as much as i need to exclude my family for my own sanity and safety it is causing me some stress.
Top Table Dilemma
